The age-herald., 1900-05-05
MEETING OF THE
 COMMERCIAL CLUB Endorsement of the CuIIom Bill
 Voted Down. AN INTERESTING SESSION Fire Investigation Committee Submitted It's Report-Work of the Mining and Manufacturing Commit
 tee-The Proceedings
IN INTERESTING SESSION

The Commercial club yesterday voted down a proposition to endorse the Culom interstate commerce bill now pending in congress. The vote on this question came up on 8 motion to table the favorable re- port of the special committee to which the bill had been referred for investigation.
 The bill has been before the club for the past two months, and was considered at the request of the Board of Trade, which organization had endorsed it and requested the members of congress from Alabama to vote for it's adoption. The board of direc- tors of the club some time ago adopted the favorable report of the committee, but on the point .being raised that the matter should come before the club and not the board of directors the question was recon sidered and the report made direct to the club.
 The committee appointed in March to in- vestigate the Metropolitan hotel fire and the water supply and fire protection of Bir- mingham submitted it's reports. This com mttee reported that after a thorough in- vestigation the failure to stop the fire on that occasion could not be accounted for on any other grounds than an insufficient fire department The committee stated that this opinion was based principally upon the statements of the chief of the fire depart ment, who said the force he had was not more than half as large as it should be to give proper protection to the city.
 A committee was appointed to arrange for placing the Spanish gun donated to Bir- mingham by the navy department. The club agreed to loan the gun to the Elks to be used in the street procession on the occasion of the street fair during the week of May IA.
 The board of directors met at 330 D. m.. President F. Y. Anderson presiding, and with the following members present: The president, E. W. Barrett, J. w. O'Neill. Jo- seph Beitman, c. T. Rainbow, J. K. Me Donald, J. J. Banks, s. P. Fowlkes S. F. Thompson, J. D. Kirkpatrick and w. IT. Kettig.
 An appropriation of s9.74 was made to pay the freight on the Spanish gun.
 The following new members were elect ed: G. R. Browder, G. M. Given, w. P. Pinckard, c. E. Trout, J. D. E. Smith,
 The Meeting
 The board adjourned and at 4 o'clock the club was called to order.
 iiS iiSI puSiHeSS taken up was the port of w. N. Malone chairman of the mining and manufacturing committee, which was as follows:
 Birmingham, May 4, 1900. Major F. Y. Anderson, President Com mercial Club, City.
 Dear Sir-Your committee begs to re- port the following, since the last regular meeting of the club:
 "A location has been secured for a large woodworking plant to be operated by Messrs Wood, Dickerson and Company, manufacturing sash, doors, blinds and in- terior finishings for houses. They have a paid up capital of $50,000, and will increase same when necessary, giving employment to some 75 or 100 men, a great deal of 1t being skilled labor. They have already be- gun work on the gronds.
 Your committee secured location also for a blow and agriculture works, with a capital of $100,0O0. giving employment to something like 150 men, work to commence at once.
 ''The club also has under consideration, which they will consummate in a few