The age-herald., 1901-03-02

the close of the convention, after a great many of the delegates had left for their homes.
 The committee appointed at the last meeting to investigate and report on the advisablity of prospecting for petroleum in this district and also to recommend the plan to be adopted in such prospect Ing was not ready to report. Maj. F. Y. Anderson, chairman of the committee, stated however that since the appoint ment of the committee three syndicates had been formed to prospect for oil-one at Decatur, one at Russellville and one at Bessemer.
 The Meeting.
 President w. II. Kettig called the board of directors to order at 3:45 o'clock. Sec retary Gibson read the following list of names which were ordered enrolled as members of the club: s. J. Johnston, B. M. Perrow, G. T. Crampton, Charles Morgan, D. J. McCombs, Walter Cham berlain, NJ. c. Reynolds and c. D. Allis,
 The report of the treasurer showed the club to be in good financial condition.
 Secretary Gibson stated that he had received letters from a majority of the Alabama delegation In Congress. saying they were favorable to the subsidy for the fast mail service to the south and southwest. This bill passed Congress sew eral days ago, and the Alabama delega- tion voted for 1t.
 i, At 4 o'clock President Kettig called the club to order and announced that since IL nI. dry and Machine Company, whose plant was recently destroyed by fire, had de- cided to remain in Birmingham. and the work of rebuilding had actually begun.
 Industrial Convention.
 A letter from Secretary Thompson of the Southern Industrial Association call- ing attention to the convention to be held in Philadelphia in June was read. In his letter MT. Thompson requested the club to name certain members to prepare papers to be read at the convention. He further stated that he would place the name of Maj. F. Y. Anderson on the pro- gramme for a paper on Immigration to the South" He also referred to the pro- posed Warrior canal, stating that Pres- ident Cowan of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had recently said he would fa- vor an inland canal from Baltimore to New York. This was in contrast to the action of most of the railroad officials who oppose the opening of canals.
 In accordance with the request of MT. Thompson the club named speakers and subjects for the convention, as follows:
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 T. G. Bush-"The Iron Industry of Ala bama."
 F. Y. nderson-"Immigration to the South"
 These three were constituted commit tee to confer with the secretary on any subjects that may arise affecting the convention of the Southern Industrial As sociation between now and the next meeting.
 The Boys Industrial Farm.
 letter from Mrs. R. D. Johnson. chair man of the board of control of the Ala bama Farm for White Boys located near East Lake, was read. Mrs. Johnston requested the club to name a committee to visit the farm for the purpose of in- vestigating the conditions there. B. Stein CT made short talk respecting the farm and what he had been able to observe there on three different visits He spoke in the highest terms of praise of the women who have worked unceasingly for the establishment and maintenance of the institution. He stated that the club still owed the farm $1O0 of the 5000 originally SnhSprthed tlat be raised at once and turned over to the women.
 President Kettig suggested that the club go in a body to the farm and Vice President Robert Jemison of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power Com pany proffered the use of a special car free for the transportation of the club members as far as East Lake,
 On motion of Joseph Beitman the pres ident appointed the following committee to visit the farm: F. Y. Anderson, B. Steiner, w. N. Malone, S. B. Claypool Rufus N. Rhodes. John w. Johnston, J. B. Gibson, W. B. Leedy, Robert Jem,son, Culpepper Exum, c. L. Stickney, Joseph Beitman. George c. Whatley and w. H. kettig.
 Other Business.
 Maj. F. Y. Anderson. chairman of the petroleum committee, stated that his com mittee was not ready to make a final report. He added that since the Com nercial Club had taken hold of the mat .er and appointed a committee to look mo tiie question of forming syndicate Or the purpose of prospecting for pe- roleum three syndicates had been or yanized, all with the same purpose in jew. These three syndicates were form 'd-one in Decatur, one in Russellville