The age-herald., 1900-06-08
Annual Meeting of the Con-
 msrcia| Club, SECRETARY GIDSON'S REPORT New Officers Declared Elected and Formally InstaiIed-llesame of the Past Years W0ik-ie-
 treatments and Toasis.

meeting last nlSht and installed the neWly
 elected officers, who are to serve the en-
 suing twelve months. The principal fea-
 ture of the meeting was the report of Sec
 retary Gibson giving in detail the indus
 trial growth of Birmingham and vicinity
 the past year. His report makes a mag
 niticent showing for the city, one that can
 not be duplicated by any city in the south
 It shows that over S11, 900 have cen in-
 vested in new industries in the enlarge
 ment and improvement of old industries
 and in buildings and business. It shows
 what rapid strides the Birmingham district has made in the development of its won derful resources. The report is one Of the
 best documents that ever came from the
 Commercial club and will prove to the out side world that Birmingham and the Bir- mingham district are all that has been claimed for them.
 The retiring president, Major F. Y. An derson, called the club to order at s o'clock and stated that the meeting was
 for the purpose of hearing reports of the retiring officers and to install their sue cessors
 MaDufacturin Committees
 The re.orts were called for and w. N
 Malone, chairman of the manufacturing committee, read his report, which was as follows:
 Birmingham Ala, June ', 1900.
 Major F. Y. Anderson, President.
 Your committee begs to report that since
 the last annual meeting of the club 1t has
 labored for the location in the Birming- ham district of the various industrial
 plants, business enterprises and lndlVlo-
 uals It has distributed information Tn
 repard to the resources and advantages or
 the district by personal letters and send ing out papers and pamphlets. A number
 of trips have been made to various points
 in order to investigate fully the conditions
 surrounding the different enterprises we
 hope to locate. A great many visitors and
 prospectors have been entertained While Tn
 the city, and the results, while not what
 we would be glad to be able to report, have
 on the whole been fairly satisfactory. we
 have succeeded in locating and helping to
 locate during the year the following plants:
 The Birmingham Manufacturing com- pany now known as the Harris Co-opera- tive overall and Manufacturing company, with a capital of $1000O. This company
 manufacturers overalls, shirts etc, and gives employment to from 50 to 70 people,
 mostly women.
 The Dimick Pipe company, with cap ital of $200 900, has been located at North Birmingham, and has it's buildings almost completed, and is now installing its ma
 chnery and equipments. This plant when in full operation will give employment to 300 skilled mechanics. A bonus of $1, ,250 was given this company.
 The Birmingham Pipe and Casting com pany with a capital stock of $55,000, and which was given bonus of $1,000, has been located on the site of the old Baxter stove Works. The buildings are being thoroughly
 repaired and overhauled; the necessary ma chnery and equipments have been put Tn for their new business, and when in oper- ation they will give employment to about 150 men.
 Without Bonus
 The Wood d-Dickerson company, with capital of $50,000, has been located with out any bonus being given. This company is now erecting buildings and lumber sheds and will soon have machinery for the man. ufacture of sash, doors and blinds, inter for finishings, etc. When their plant IS thoroughly complete and ready for busi- ness they will give employment to 100 to l5O skilled mechanics.
 The Austin-Bryan Manufacturing com- pany has been located in the district. The
 location having first been secured Tn the city proper, but owing to complications in regard to railroad connections, which we could not control, a final location was se- lected at Ensley. This, of course, places 1t at as much advantage and value as at any other point. This plant when ready for business, will manufacture agricultural inn clements, etc. It will have capital or s15O. Oo0 and will employ 15O to 200 workmen. There are several other negotiations pend- ing some of which have not yet been com- pleted One, however, of very great import ance investing some three hundred thous- and dollars), is assured, and the terms nave all been agreed upon. This company will employ $50 men. Your committee, however, thinks it unwise at this time to publish any of the details All of the above mentioned plants will be built with foreign capital, and their coming here brings some of the best and strongest business men that can be found, and 1t is safe to say that others will follow Work of the Year
 The past twelve months has been one of the most successful and prosperous years 1 in the history of the club by Its efforts in dustries have been brought to the city ag- | eregating over a million dollars, and em- | ployment has been given to hundreds or | men, thereby stimulating trade of all char | acter and scattering money throughout 1 every avenue of business. Railroads fur | naces, machine shops and foundries, lum- | bermen brick manufacturers, merchants, 1 banks, lawyers, in fact all have profited | thereby. Employment has been given to l hundreds of people, contractors, carpenters, | bricklayers and mechanics of all kinds;
 wages have been increased, profits in trade | have been better and a general spirit of cheerfulness pervades the community. | The club may indeed feel proud of it's | years work, and is to be congratulated
 upon the wise, prudent and business-like
 administration of it's esteemed president | To him is largely due the unity of parties ! and the cooperative spirit which has pre- 1 vailed throughout the year. He has been 1 always ready and willing to devote his | time and his money to any legitimate and | laudable enterprise. With such leadership 1 success must follow; and your committee
 begs to say in conclusion that with the l same unity of spirit and efforts made by l each member of the club, we believe a | greater success may be attained another
 year. from the fact that enterprises al- ready located, together with a number of