The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-06
REGULAR MEETING
:. !. COMMERCIAL CLUB
s1stii
President Steiner Presided for
the Last Time.
MADE HIS MONTHLY REPORT
Showing That Many Valuable Indus
tries Are Being Negotiated For
Annual Election of officers
= Will Take Place Monday

The last regular meeting of the CONNER
cial club under the administration of Pres
ident Steiner and the present board of di-
rectors was held yesterday afternoon, and
besides the transaction of routine business
fifteen new members were added to the
roll.
The meeting of the board of directors
was called to order at $3.50 O'clock The
reports of the officers were read and refer
red. President Steiner submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Presidents Monthly Report
"Gentlemen:-H 1 beg to hand you
my report for the month of April The
club has made satisfactory progress during
the month. Fifteen new members have
been enrolled, which brings total men,
bershp up to nearly three hundred.
While there has been no industrial en-
terprise located here during the month, ne
gotiations are pending with several firms
Tor the removal of their plants to this sec
tion and 1t is hoped that favorable results
VIII come from some of them. The follow
ing are some of those with whom we are
now in correspondence:
"A Chicago firm which is looking south
ward for a location for the manufacture of
siderable Importance if it could be
secured
"A firm of F'reeport, ILL.,, that manufac-
lures line of wind mills tanks, pumps
and grinding mills. They also desire a
: southern location and are impressed with
the birmingham district.
"A Pittsburg firm which desires to estab-
hsh in the south hoop and cotton tie mill
ana prefer the Birmingham district
a stove manufacturer of Chicago who
desires a southern location.
"A Chicago firm which desires to locate
a plant for the manufacture of high grade
engines.
"A firm from Decatur, ILL.,, desires
southern location for the manufacture of
carpet cleaning machines. Wishes also to
put in machinery here for the cleaning of
carpets
a. "A great many letters have been written
curing the month, quite number of papers
and pamphlets having been sent out also
TO parties in all sections of the country fur
nishing valuable information pertaining to
the Birmingham district.
: since our last regular meeting the cour-
lesy OF the club and the use of its rooms
nave been extended to the Alabama Fire
Underwriters association, the Free Kin
dergarten association, local federation of
Womans clubs, the Alabama Scientific and
industrial association, the Carnival society.
the May Festival association, and thew
ceutical association for it's annual conven-
ton on the 9th and 10th of May
our invitation to the Alabama Educa-
tional association to hold it's annual ses-
sion in Birmingham this summer has been
accepted. The date of said convention is
June a. % and 20. The club is asked to
secure a suitable place in which to hold
their meetings, reduced rates at hotels and
boarding houses and the rate of one fare
for the round trip on all the railroads
throughout the state, which matter should
be taken up at once.
81 find that the club and its work are
increasing in popularity; its rooms are
great convenience to the public for the
holding of committee meetings conven-
tons, associations, ETC., where the attend
ance is not too large. 1t is becoming an
important factor in the social as well as
the industrial development of the city and
district.
"As Mardi Gras will be on our hands
during next week, I would recommend
that our anniversary meeting be postponed
until Tuesday night May Is, at which time
the new officers who will be elected next
Monday shall be regularly installed and
the final report be heard from the present
officers of the club"
The following applicants were elected
members of the club: Barnes Morgan, w.
D. Bogus, g. R. Harvey, J. H. Roll, J. A.
McClusky, w. e. SPHINX Frank S. White,
E. G. Roberts, ]. B. Chamberlain. T. H.
Freil, l.. P. HILL c. c. Ellis, Sr., c. B.
White, Jas. Harvey, J. P. Stiles.
The regular meeting of the club was
called to order at o'clock with good
attendance present. Several matters of
Importance came up for consideration
and were disposed of.
The committee to nominate a ticket to
be voted for at the annual election to be
held next Monday reported as follows:
The Election OF Omcers
President and Members of the Commercial
Club.
Gentlemen:-Your committee on nominal
tons appointed at the last meeting of the
Commercial club, April 7, beg leave to
make the following report:
We recommend for the officers of the
club for the ensuing year:
President-F. Y. Anderson.
Treasurer-W. B. Leedy.
ice-Presidents--J. A. VanHoose. e. w
Barrett, John w. Johnston. JOS, W. Tom
linson j. B. Cobbs, John W. O'Neill, Ross
c. Smith, Joseph Beitman, C. Exum, wv M
Drennen, H. H. Mayberry, C. T. Rainbow
Directors-M. v. Joseph, r. NJ Rhodes
B. Steiner, Robert Jemison, w. ]. Miner,
B. F. Roden. Sol Haas, T. H. Motion, j. K.
Mcdonald.
Inspectors of Election-James A. Roy,
j. B. Gibson, P. c. Ratliff.
Respectfully submitted,
- M. v. JOSEPH, Chairman.
w. H. KETTIG,
- J. A. ROUNTREE,
E. w. BARRETT,
- ]. d. KIRKPATRICK,
III q J. W. JOHNSTON,