The age-herald., 1901-04-26
BIRMINGHAM WILL
 BE REPRESENTED Industrial Companies Will Help
 Get Up Exhibit COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS Commissioner Poole Has Already Se- cured Space for Alabama at Pan- American xpostion-voIun-
 untary Contributions.
 
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS

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 It has been decided that the Birming- ham mineral district will be well repre- sented at the Pan-American Exposition. The Tennessee and Sloss Companies have definitely agreed on an exhibit and repre- sentatives of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company and the Republic Company say they will go into the move ment as soon as the proper officials can be consulted.
 A call meeting of the Commercial Club was held yesterday afternoon to take us the matter, and in the absence of Presi- dent Kettig Rufus N. Rhodes called the meeting to order,
 Secretary Gibson stated that the meet ing was called for the purpose of consid- ering the matter of placing an exhibit representing the mineral district of the State on exhibition at the Pan-American Exposition, and that the immediate in- spiration was letter from R. R. Poole, Commissioner of Agriculture, which was read and is as follows
 Hon. J. D. Gibson, Secretary Commer-
 cial Club, Birmingham. Ala:
 Dear Sir:-I have just returned from Buffalo where I have secured space to make an exhibit of agricultural and min eral resources of the State, and I write to ask the assistance of the Commercial Club in getting up creditable exhibit for the Birmingham district The Governor in ordering this exhibit made at Buffalo, instructed me to use the sum of s5000 in making the exhibit This is very small amount and l will have to rely largely upon voluntary contributions of the va rious products of the district.
 T would be very glad indeed to have two or three carloads of minerals deliv- cred to me f. o. b. Buffalo and I ask the hearty cooperation of the Commercial Club in securing these exhibits. and hope that you will take action in the matter immediately. Very respectfully,
 'R. R. POOLE,
 Commissioner of Agriculture"
 Companies are Willing.
 After the reading of the letter the sec retary stated further that MT. Poole had visited Birmingham, spending about two days here, during which time they had called upon the representatives of the different iron manufacturing companies, and discussed the matter with them. In the interview with E. O. Hopkins, presi- dent of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, Mr. Hopkins had made some favorable suggestions, which they in turn submitted to the officials of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad Company the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron 1 Company, and the Republic Iron and l Steel Company, and that these sugges- tions had been generally approved. MT. Hopkins being present was called on to state his views of the matter. to which he responded that the Sloss Com pany was willing to cooperate with the other companies mentioned in getting up an exhibit. and that he would name A. G. Palmer to represent his company in the work. and would be willing to do what ever was agreed upon by representatives of the different companies, and contrib ute their share in both minerals and mon- ey to that end.
 The secretary at this juncture stated that G. B. McComick had agreed that the Tennessee Company would cooperate in the same manner, and had authorized him to name c. E. Bowron to represent the Tennessee Company and that G. M. Bowers, in the absence of Col. T. G. Bush, president of the Alabama Consoli- dated Coal and Iron Company, had thought favorably of the idea of CO., operative exhibit, and while he could not bind his company in the absence of the president he thought it would be agree able to Col. Bush when presented to him, and suggested the name of l.. A. O. Cab any to represent their company in the work. He further stated that J. A. Adams, representing the Republic Iron and Steel Company had offered some very valuable suggestions, and while he could not in the absence of MT Hassenger, manager of the company, agree finally to cooperate in the matter yet he thought it entirely practical. and stating further that in his opinion a first-class exhibit could be made in very small space, by selecting some model design for the construction of an exhibit into which all the mineral products of the district could be worked, beginning with the raw ma terials and going through to the finished productions of every description, atten- ton being paid to the kind oI materials entering into the exhibit. Mir. Adams signfied his willingness. provided his company would allow him the time to meet with the representatives of the other three companies named, and to agree upon some design to be worked out in the man. ner specified.
 The secretary then moved that the chair appoint Messrs. A. G. Palmer, represent ing the Soss Iron and Steel Company; L. A. O. Gabany. representing the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company; C.. E. Bowron. Tennessee Coal, Iron and | Railroad Company, and J. H. Adams, representing the Republic Iron and Steel Company, as committee of four to pre- pare the exhibit, and determine what it should consist of. This motion was sec- onded by Judge J. J. Banks.
 ". NJ. Drennen moved as an amend ment that the secretary of the Conner cial Club and the president of the club be also members of that committee. The amendment was seconded and unani- mously adopted. and then the motion made by the secretary was passed unan- mously.
 
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