Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-08
BIRM|NCHAM'S NEW MOVE Commercial Club Takes Steps K e for the Public Good.
 IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIONS
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An Interesting meeting of the Com Inetcfal club was held yesterday after 1fdoh.s In the absence of President Joseph h New York MT. B. Steiner was called to the chair. Among those present were. Nal w J. Miner Messrs F. Y. Ander- son, James A. Roy, B. F. Roden, J. A. Tucker, Robt. Jenison, J. A. Rountree, S E.. Thompson, Jos. Beitman, ". J. Wheel Q dry U. Morgan Smith, J. K. Mcdonald, w. H. Kettig.
 -- .gfhe following new members were elect ed: c. L. Stfckrey, J. M. Meighan, E. l.. Brown The election of officers 1of the club for the ensuing year takes place Monday, and the polls will be opened be- T1ween 12 and o'clock
 M It was ordered that the portraltspl the .cub's presidents, Messrs. Moore, Rhodes, and Joseph, be painted and hung upon the walls.
 Secretary Boles read communfcat ton from MT. Barnes, of EutaW, askmg as- distance in getting the A. G. s. K. to put on an accommodation train between Eutaw and Birmingham. The present schedule makes it impossible for parlles in Eutaw ard Tuscaloosa to come to BIT n1ingham a1d do their shopping and get back the same day. It was the sense ot the club that this accommodation snouid be put on, and that 3. petition be afcu- lated in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and i-e~~tff
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 1-- Mir. J Mo gan Smith read resolution, which was adopted, requesting the club tor a7ypOint a committee to consider inc - advis7abgity of appointing a c1nme rcial agent to travel in the north and induce people and industries to move to Jei1er- as3n county. The following is the com rnittee: J. K McDCrald, Sol Haas, JamsS I3gwron. Robt Jemison and B. F. Rod5n. This committee will ascertain 1T the county giTtd the corporations will not CO., aperate with the Commercial club in pear ing the expenses of this agent. MT smith made a fercifle speech showing the importance of putting such an agent in the field.
 .sA1aj. F. Y. Anderson sugg5 sted hat the club should issue monthly periodical giving valuable facts and figures con cerntrig 'the Birmingham dis rict, and scatter several thousand copies in the northwest. The comm rcial agsnt could laesiss in the circulation of this r r1edleal.
 A resolution was adopted requesting Speaker R-ed to aropint m Alabama member on he committee on rivers and harbors.
 Mai. ". J. Milner read a communi- c@tinn he had received from the Phtia- ''4fslkhia Museum. of which he is a mem Der as @ representative of the Cc07a7z'- cial club, stating that the delega af leading business men from SoEt# and C1n,ral America and Mexico would be in Philadelphia about the 1st of JuFse. They will be addressed by the prss.d ent Of the United States, and will be tax = On an btinersrv through the north. winch will consume s6rns three weeks is ez- pected lhat the rlrty will visit the Na ash- Villa Certznnial and may be induced te visit southern cities. The C mmercial club will e1esen;i them an invitation to. visit Birminghsm. and other southern cities will no d0Uht extend them a similar Gnvifatfon.
 4 re=olution was adapted in1orsang the raoYsansnt 70 have a department of com -r4afee and industries the head to be m amber of the cabinet. MT. Steiner stated that the United s1atas was he only important country hat did not have such 2 Ctrarme-t.
 Rs&9lrticns were edop.ed favorlng a -t2riH commission, and alsa an appropria- fiantbg cesEress for the PariS-expesf a4r. v. F. Thonpson on was Invited t1 aa- dfess the club. and made q short but lm- pressiva spa eh, H said he always put in q sOcd wi5Fd for Birmingham wher- eyer he went. He .found Birminsham iron amcrg the f7undries of Pfttsbure. r. Carnegie Ead said him that if h. WIS 2A years younger he would move all ls hadto Blrm,ngha n.