Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-17
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AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
In the Interest of the Alabama
Exhibit
AT TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL
Four Big Corporations Promised to Make a
Display-FulI Board of Commits
sloners Present.
IT TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL

That was an important conference in
the Commercial club rooms yesterday at
noon.
1t was determined that Alabama will be
represented by a fine exhibit at the Ten
nessee centennial in Nashville. =
The state board and mineral owners
came together and discussed the exhibit.
Four big corporations promised to make
display of minerals.
This promise of the corporations insures
the appropriation by the department of
agriculture
The board of commissioners met propt-
| ly and Birmingham's representatives
were on hand. Among those present
were the following: Maj. 1. F. Culver,
commissioner of agriculture and presi-
| dent of the board; Mr.. H. G.. Mccall of
| Montgomery, secretaryof the board; Maj.
F. Y. Anderson, land commissioner of
| the Queen and Crescent system and
| member of the board; r. G. Shook, of the
| Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
| pany; Maj. T. D. Radcliffe. of Sheffield,
| Ala, manager of the properties of the
Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel company;
| T. M. Byars, editor of the Brownsville
| Journal; Thomas w. Truman, editor of
the Albertsville Journal J. F. Fletcher,
| contractor; P. Byrne, architect and
| others.
| MAJ. culver presided anu cdlleu 1oI
expressions from the companies repre-
sented with reference to displays at the
1 centennial.
| TENNESSEE COMPANY.
| The first one to respond was Mr.. P.
| G. Shook, who stated that the Tennes-
see Coal, Iron and Railroad company nad
| determined to have an exhibit at the
| centennial, and to that end, had already
| forwarded part of their display to Nash
vile. He felt certain that the exhibit
of minerals-at Nashville by this company
would be fully as complete as that 1t FUR
| nished for the Atlanta exposition.
SHEFFIELD.
| Major Radcliffe, for the Sheffield Coal,
| Iron and Steel company, stated that his
| company was also going to be at Nash
| vile in excellent shape and would have
| a complete exhibit of iron manufacture
from the ore to the billet
CORONA COMPANY.
1t was stated by Major Anderson that
| the Corona Coal and Coke company had
authorized him to state that 1t would
| furnish the commissioners anything they
desired in the way of coal exhibit, in
GLIDING sections of coal Major Ander-
son dwelt upon tine necessity of having
| large specimens of minerals for the reas-
| on that they excited the greater atten-
| ton of the average person. 1t was stat
| ed in this connection that the Tennessee
company would have a section of iron
| ore at Nashville eighteen feet thick.
Major Culver thought the exhibit ought
| to be attractive and called for express
| sions in this regard.
Major Anderson thought the displays
should be uniform.
FURNITURE.
The Alabama City Furniture company.
| through Mr.. Furman, offered one of their
| handsomest tables for exhibit at the Cen
| tennial, suggesting that part of the 9TH
| er exhibits could be placed on this table.
THOMAS EXHIBIT.
Through Mr.. b. Steiner, the commits
| sioners were offered the excellent exhibit
| of the Pioneer Mining and Manufactur-
| ing company, which was displayed at
the Atlanta Exposition, the only condi-
| ton being that the exhibit be returned
with thanks. The exhibit is now in this
city, where it has been stored and kept
| free of charge by Mr.. Steiner.
| MORE SPACE WANTED.
| Maj. Radcliffe stated that Florence,
| Ala, parties would also desire space at
the Centennial. This brought on a dis
! cussion as to the amount of space allowed
| Alabama at Nashville, and it developed
| that fifty feet square was the allotment.
| 1t was determined that this was not
| sufficient, as the mineral exhibit alone
| would require that much. 1t was finally
resolved that Messrs Culver and Fletcher
go to Nashville in the next few days and
| see what additional space can be secured
| for Alabama. Col A. M. Shook, vice
president of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
| Railway company, who resides at Nash
vile, and is interested in the Centennial,
will be overturned to see the managers
before Messrs. Culver and Fletcher ar
| rive and pave the way for them.
The matter of a building for the Ala
bama exhibit was discussed, but it ap-
| peared to be the sense of the commission
| ers and the meeting that no effort would
be made in that direction, and that all
F.! funds would be expended on an exhibit
to be placed in one of the buildings of
| the Centennial company.
REGRETS.
Letters of regret were received from
| Gov. Johnston and w. F. Garth, of
| Huntsville, members of the board, at
their inability to be present. Both con-
| tanned expressions of hearty Endorsement
of the movement, and the former said he
| would have been present but for the fact
that he was compelled to meet today sew
eral committees of the legislature