The age-herald., 1900-01-06

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 "I will be greatly indebted if you will take this matter up with the powers that be, and see if this cannot be changed. Yours truly,
 (SlgneD IF. Y. ANDERSON, 'President' Mir. Smyer's Reply birmingham, Ala, December 14, 1899. Major F. Y. Anderson, President Com mercial Club, Birmingham, Ala: Dear Sir:-Yours of dlne 12th before me, asking that I arrange if possible so that the census reports of the city of Birming ham be made to include the population immediately outside and surrounding the dneorpate limits of said city. I recognize 1t to be a fact, you say ithat the sur rounding suburbs not included in the cor porate limits are in fact a part of this city, and not included now perhaps from the sole ground that it would bring addi- 'tional taxation to the suburban property.
 You are advised that section 13 of the census act provides that the population schedules for any incorporated town or city shall plainly distinguish and saparate the inhabitants of such town or city from the inhabitants not included therein.
 SSStOh Nooib NOut Ol <AIdpdIHd, pTONlueS the manner by which the corporate boundaries of town may be changed. Without suggesting whether this be pos sible or desirable, would say that if the boundaries of this city changed in any way before the 1st of June next, that I see no reason why the reports of the cen sus for this city should not be made to Include the inhabitants of any newly added territory.
 Il will take the matter up with the hon- orable director of the census at Wash ins,ton and ask that the wishes of your body be given careful consideration and if he should find that he has any author sfy in the premises, believe he will sug- gest some way to meet your desires. :. T take the liberty of forwarding your letter to the honorable director, and also suggest that you write our member of congress, Hon. o. W. Underwood, who is familiar with the conditions, and ask him to go over the matter with the honorable director in person. Yours very truly,
 'R. B. SMYER,
 Supervisor of Census''
 Mir. Underwood's Letter
 House of Representatives,
 Washington. D. C.. Jan. 8, 1900. Major F.. Y. Anderson, President, Bir- mingham, Ala
 Dear Sir-Yours of the 29th uhimo en- closing letters from Mr. Smyer in refer ence to including the suburbs of Birmine- ham in the census of the city of Birmine- ham came duly to hand. Of course, it is unnecessary for me to say that I agree with you that it would be of great advant- age to our city, but I do not see how it IS possible to accomplish the result as the law distinctly states that the census of a city shall only include its limits Of course the surrongding territory will be taken. but it will not be included in the census of Birmingham. I will take pleasure in lay- ing the matter before the director of the census, and if anything can be done to- wards accomplishing the result you desire I will do every thing in my power. Yours truly
 (Signed) 70. w. UNDERwooDn
 Birmingham Exhibit at Paris
 The following letter from George I Motz. commissioner from Alabama to the Paris exposition, was read:
 Huntsville, Ala, January 8, 19oo Major F. Y. Anderson, President of Con- mercial Club, Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Slr:-Beleving it would be great mistake not to advertise in some form tho mineral resources of your section of Ala balna at the Paris exposition, consider 1t my duty as commissioner for the state to call the attention of the club of which you are Its honored president to this fact, as- suring you that anything the club may de- eide to send in the form of spenimeps ,,,ns and literature. that will give it my persona al attention Gas in the agricultural domaIn), in Paris that specimens will be properly exhibited, maps explained and literature distributed. just received a letter from MT. Sklff, director of metallurgy, urging me. to ship to Baltimore, arriving there by the 18th of January, collection of specimens of minerals properly labeled as to locality, to be turned over to some museum in Paris after the exposition closes. What an op-