The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-28
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Alabama Commercial and Indus
duStrial Association In This City.
F.Y.ENDERSoN ELECTED PRESIDENT
Mobile Selected as the Next Place of Meeting.
Resolutions Favoring Constitutional
Convention and Better Edu-
cationaI Facilities.

The Alabama Commercial and Industrial
association was called to order in annual
session in the rooms of the commercial
club of this city at 1890 o'clock yesterday,
by President Mckee, of Selma.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting were dispensed with. Delegates
from Mobile, Montgomery, Admission, Sell
ma, New Decatur and Birmingham were
enrolled by Secretary Boles.
In few PREDATORY remarks President
Mckee expressed regret at the inability of
other delegates to be present and attributed
the lack of attendance due in large mea-
sure to the feeling aroused by the war He
referred to the association during the past
year and called attention to a number of
industries, which had been established in
the state since the last annual meeting.
He expressed surprise at the interest felt
in Alabama, which he had found on a re-
cent visit to New York among the northern
people. He heartily Endorsed the plan of
Colonel A. K. Mcclure to advertise Ala
bama in the Philadelphia Times, which he
thought would bring good results. He also
referred to the question of constitutional
convention and believed that it was grow
ing in favor among the people.
Omaha Exposition
Major F. Y Anderson offered a resolution
providing for the publication of 900 copies
of pamphlet setting forth the advantages
of Alabama, to be distributed at the Oma-
ha exposition.
In offering the resolution Major Anderson
stated that he believed that every CONNER
cial body in the association would contrib
ute $25 toward the publication and distribu-
ton of the same.
The governor will be asked to contribute
$3.50 from the surplus fund in the hands of
the commissioner of agriculture and the
articles published in the Philadelphia Times
will be reproduced, besides special articles.
On motion of Mr.. Steiner the resolution
was adopted and referred to the president
and secretary.
Mr.. Roundtree moved that a committee
of three on order of business be appointed,
which was carried and the chair appointed
Messrs. J. A. Roundtree, w. ]. Boles and
w. A. Bibb.
Adjournment was then taken until 8
pA m.
Aftern6 Session
At o'clock the convention re-assembed,
and Secretary Boles for the committee on
order of business reported the programme,
which was adopted. Several additional del
egates were enrolled.
Reports of committees were then taken
mlttee to select a sponsor for the battle
ship Alabama and to devise ways and
means to present the ship with service of
plate, reported that the committee had
communicated with the navy department,
and attached to the report was a report
from John d. Long, secretary of the navy.
In view of the fact that Miss Morgan,
daughter of Senator Morgan, had been Sc
lected to christen the ship, the committee
thought it best that Senator Morgan be
made chairman of the committee to devise
ways and means to obtain the silver serv
ice. Mr.. Steiner asked that the committee
be discharged.
ceived and the committee be continued to
present the matter before the next legis-
lature to secure an appropriation, which
was adopted.
President Mckee stated that as chairman
on constitutional convention committee he
had no report to make. The committee he
stated had correspondent with prominent
men all over the state and he thought that
the committee should be continued to work
in the interest of constitutional conven-
ton. On motion the report was received
and adopted.
The Quarantine Question
DR.. Barclay, health officer Of Jefferson
county was introduced and read paper
on Quarantine and It's Effects Upon Com
MERGE"
The paper was an able presentation OF
the question. DIR. Barclay asked that the
association indorse the plan as outlined by
memorializing congress to establish ma
tional quarantine in accordance with the
suggestions in the paper. After some dis
'cussion, the question was referred to COM
mittee of three composed of Messrs. Scott,
Shepard and Kennedy to report back at
the night session.
.f Woo aryr ao6 mar
on Railway Transportation and Its Rela-
ton to Commerce and Industrial Develop
ment." The paper was especially clear and
able and was roundly applauded. On mo-
ton a vote of thanks was rendered to Mr.
Shepard for his excellent contribution to
the meeting.
Mr.. Kennedy then offered the following
resolution:
THAT the president of this association is
hereby authorized to appoint at his leisure
a committee of five, of which the president
shall be chairman, to memorabilia the Ala
bama legislature for an appropriation to be
expended under the direction of the COM
missioner of agriculture in Systematically
advertising the state throughout the east
and west in such manner as deemed best
by his excelency, the governor of the state,
and the said commissioner of agriculture"
After discussion, which was participated
in by MesSrs Kennedy, Steiner, Anderson
and Rountree, the resolution was adopted,
and the chair stated the committee would
be announced later.
Mobile Selected
The time and place of holding the next
meeting of the association was then taken
UP, and Major Anderson presented the
claims of Birmingham, which he thought
was the proper place for holding the meet
ing, because it was the center of the indus
trial development of the state.
Mr.. Kennedy presented the name of Mo-
bile and. urged that the next meeting be