The age-herald., 1901-12-03
VIII Be in Special Car Armed With Facts About
 District
COMMITTEE HAS NEE TING
Delegation Named to Make Arrange. ments for Trip-Secretary of Commercial Club instructed
 to Compile information.

committee of Birmingham's repre- sentative citizens will go to Washing ton in special car within few weeks loaded to the gunwales with documents and good humor enough to bring a United States regular army post home with them as a present for their con- stituents
 A joint meeting of committees from the Commercial Club and the Board of Trade got down to business yesterday afternoon and formulated a schcme by which it is said the War Department will have to give Birmingham what she wants.
 J. B. Gibson, secretary of the Commer- ciai Club, has already begun the work of compiling statistics concerning the advantages offered by this city for the establishment of an army post and load ed with this document which will be printed in pamphlet form, a committee will go to Washington and present 1t to the board appointed by the War De- partment to select sites for camps in the South. This party will go to Washing ton determined to bring the army post home with them and if necessary they will remain there a week to accomplish their purpose.
 Facts to Present Board.
 G. H. Estes was elected chairman of the joint committee which met yesterday afternoon and after considerable discus sion he read from a card list of the main facts which should be brought be- fore the War Department. These are that Birmingham has healthy locations high above the sea level, good sanitation. ample water and light supply and rail- road facilities for the mobilization and concentration of troops far ahead of any city in the South.
 The information was volunteered that Birmingham Is the only city in the south which has two trunk lines of railroad from here to New Orleans, and trunk lines to Mobile, Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston and Norfolk. The city Is also on trunk lines from New York, Chicago, St.. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburg to New Orleans.
 Mayor Drenncn addressed the meeting, saying he had just returned from Wash ington, where lie had seen Congressman Underwood in regard to the army post.
 MT Underwood told me- said MT. Drennen "the main thing the board wanted was information, and if this was presented to General Miles and his asso- ciates it would do just as much good as Il large committee going there loaded with speeches"
 To Assist MT. Underwood.
 he committee decided MT. Underwood's s position was correct so far as 1t went. but they want to assist him in every way pos sihie and pressure will De brought to bear on certain Congre ssmen and officials of the war department, which it is said will do much towards securing favorable consideration for Birmingham, provided ether things, such as location and health conditions, are equal.
 It was suggested that every merchant or manufacturer in Birmingham who has business friends in other parts of the country he asked to write to them and ask their aid in influencing the Congress- men from the respeetlve districts to as. sist Birmingham.
 The joint committee decided not to do things by halves, and Q special car win be used to carry the party to Washing ton when the time comes for making the move on the capital
 The trip will not be made for several weeks, but the documents will be sent ahead.
 Pamphlet of information.
 Secretary Gil son will have his pam phlet of information ready by Wednesday, at noon, and another meeting of the joint committee will be held that afternoon at 0 clock to go over it, and make any sue egestions or changes found necessary