The age-herald., 1900-10-06
THE INITIAL STEP Mai. Frank Y. Anderson'S Reso-
 Iution Adopted. 1T PROVIDES FOR A COMMITTEE Meets With the Enthusiastic Indorse- ment of Representative Business
 Men-Plans Will be Formu-
 lated and Submitted
IT PROVIDES FOR A COMMITTEE


 With the assurance of the construc- . tion, within a short time, of the isth- . milan canal, and the certainty that . within few years, possibly by 1eo2, the Birmingham district will become . the greatest, as well as it is at present, the cheapest iron and steel producing region In the United States, this club believes it is all important that we . should show to the world at large. and especially to those countries tributary . to the isthmian canal, our great possi- biities as an iron and steel center. Tt is, therefore, recommended that an International and Metallic Exposi- tion, to show our raw materials and finished products, be held at the city of Birmingham during the fall of 1902 and that a committee be appointed com | posed of fifteen members (of which the president of this club shall be chair ' man) to devise the best method of car ' rying out this idea, and also to consid- : CT the advsability of seeking aid for appropriations from the state and Fed !" . eral governments"
 
 This resolution, introduced by Maj. F. Y. Anderson, was adopted by the Commer- cial Club of Birmingham yesterday after noon, with the exception of the date for the holding of the exposition, which was left for the committee to decide upon. The Commercial Club, being composed as it is from amongst the best business and pro- fessional men of the movement, assures Birmingham the biggest industrial and general exposition ever held in the South.
 There was no half-hearted endorsement of the suggestion to have an exposition commensurate with the importance of Birmingham and the Birmingham district. rection Of preliminary arrangements for it.
 The committee to be appointed under the resolution introduced by Major Anderson Will go to work at once, and will doubtless nave plans mapped out at an early date. Whether the exposition be held in 1902 1905 or some other year. depends upon the re- suit Of the committees inyestigati but 1t will be held, and it will be the biggest and the best and the most complete from an industrial standpoint, that was ever gotten up in the South. The men to make 1t such will be behind 1t and they will be men of such business prominence and skill that they cannot permit of failure.
 Major Anderson, who introduced the resolution, is one of the best known busi- ness men in the State and has been con- nected in an official capacity with other expositions of great magnitude He was at the head of the Alabama Department at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 and was largely Instrumental in placing the Ala bama exhibit at the Nashville Fair two years later. Not only is he a business man of marked ability, but he has the en- tire confidence of the people of Birming- ham and when he takes hold of any enter prise others are not afraid to join in with him.
 The Age-Herad d's Work
 The Age-Herald's suggestion that great exposition be held in Birmingham has borne fruit sooner than the most san- guine expected. Usually an undertaking of this magnitude Is discussed for weeks be- fore any definite shape is given to the movement, but it is habit in Birmingham that when anything is undertaken no time is lost in getting it under good headway, providing there is something tangible to work upon. So with this exposition. From now until the date fixed for it the men DehlnQ II VIII not alOW interest 10 lag, nor will they delay the preparations.
 In speaking of his resolution, Major An- derson said; "The time has come when We must not only tell the people what we have here in Birmingham, but we must bring them to see 1t. When a movement of this kind meets with the endorsement of all the papers in the city, there is no chance tor failure and the question of a date Is a small matter If the exposition be held in 1902, we will have the balance of this year, all of next and two-thirds of the fol- lowing year in which to prepare for 1t.
 'l believe we could get an appropriation from Congress for the exposition. It should be metallic exposition, with a great ma- chinery display, and should open with a mammoth parade.
 q believe we could get quarter of mill lion dollars from the government. We might not get anything from the State. but the great County of Jefferson would come to our aid with an appropriation of at least $10O000
 "Where we are so unanimous, and have heard no objections, we can get up a great exposition, and the question of date for 1t is one that can be easily settled. The Buff falo Exposition will be held In 1901 the St. Louis Exposition in 1903, and the Charleston Exposition either next year or the year fol-