Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-05
YERY IMPORTANT MEETING Of the Commercial Club Was 5 A Held Yesterday. A NEW VICE PRESIDENT sLetisrsFrom President Milner Asking Board to Defer Business Session Until His
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The Commercial club held it's regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon, and h was a very important meeting. The following members of the board of directors answered to roll eall M. V. Jo- seph, J. Morgan Smith, J. A. Rountree, c. T. Rainbow, James A Roy, Robert Jemison, Joseph Beitmans w. B. Philips, Robe.l. Harvey, J. K. Mcdonald, s. E. Thompson. MT. B. Steiner presided.
 Secretary Boles read the resignation of James Bowron as one of the vice preSiderits, who resigned on aceou.L of the press of private business. MT. B. F. Roden was eleJ.ed to the vacancy.
 The secretary read leJ.er from Presi- dent Milrer saying he would rot reach home tonight (Fliday) and requesting that the board pos. .po1e its business ses- sion. MT J. Morgan Smith moved that out of courtesy to the president that the board adjourn, 10 meet on Friday, two weeks. Adopted
 < line club was called l,o order er.d the secretary reported progress in having an ac9ommodation train put on between Bir- mingham a1d Eutaw.
 4 MT. U. K. Mcdonald, chairman of the commtJlee appointed 10 raise funds 10 pun a commercial and industrial agent in the fled, repo1ted subscriptions to the Amount of SS39 per morysh, w1.h $75 per ~ mcarah more in sight, making 'potal of $5.Q0o for the year. 1t is desired to secure S6,0GD.
 < MI. J. A.. Rountree said that the report of the committee was very gratifying, z and moved 11he thanks of the club and thas the committee be given further time. Carried.
 ,Mr. M. V. Joseph said the committee had done ex>lallent work, but some of our ciizens Eave not fully realized the im- portance of. this matter. He hoped the press would agl.alse the matter and in- duce all our cJ,izens ito subscribe, even if 1t be only a small amount.
 The following new members were elecr- ed.J. J. iM1ckle, c. w. Taylor, A. R. Dear born, l.. A. Lewis, Waiter Gay.
 The following committee was appointed to suggest standing committees: W. J. Mfiner, J. Morgan Smjh, c. T. Rainbow, M. V. Joseph, James A. Roy { Mr. Milher, immigration agent, ad- dressed the club, and sta. ed he would De fn this section for several days, and was working to bring immigrants here He said that the farmers in Jefferson county lad market in Birmingha m, and thus saved the freight on heir pro- duce which other farmers had to pay. Every 1mmigraEt brought on an average $2,000, which was added to the circulat- ing medium There are 2,000, 900 people in the north looking for homes in '.he south. MT Joseph Bei. man moved that the i'm migration committee, of which MT J. A. Rourtree is chairman, be requested to confer with MT. Miller Carired.
 MT. Ross c. Smith spoke of the plan he had suggested to a former meeting sofs'the club He though. the club should co-operatte with the county commission CTS and publish list of the farm lands i'm the county for sale. The people in the west were looking southward, and the only obs acle in the way of their coming IS their frhbilify to dispose of their hold 1ngs in the west. There are very desir- able farming lands in this county. The Georgia colony that located on the War rior river is well pleased.
 Adjourned