The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-08
Informal Talk Yesterday AftGr-
 noon by Those Interested
COMMITTEE MEET THURSDAY
Membership VIII be Limited to Mill tary, Police, Sheriff and DePu- ties and Few citlzens-All
 Are Enthusiastic.

An informal talk relative to the organi- zation of the Jefferson County Rife Range association was held yesterday afternoon in the armory of the National Guard in the new city hall building and 1t was decided that the rifle range should be built at once and that the military, sherins office, the police and limited number of citizens should be asked to become members.
 The city, tie sheriff and the chief of police were represented besides nearly all of the officers Of the National Guard in Birmingham and vicinity. The plans were fully discussed and it was decided to hold meeting Thursday night to arrange the details and effect the plans for the organization. The meeting will be held at o'clock in the armory and those announced below as members of con mittees are requested to be present
 The range is an assured fact. for 1t has the hearty endorsement of every military company in the eity, the sheriff and the
 
 Lest in the south. according to the plans which are being worked out.
 There were about twenty persons pres ent at yesterdays conference. The com mittee on membership, whose duty it will be to see a number of the prominent citi- zens and ask their cooperation in the matter is as follows: ]. A. Van Hoose, R. s. Munger, John Yeatman, C. L. Led better, A. McDaniel, Robert Jemison, G. C. Willis. c. w. Austin, Captain McCros- sin. Ed Smith and Albert Stradford. On this committee there is a representative from every one of the military organiza- tions in the county, three prominent cit izens and a member from the police and the sheriffs office Several of those named were not present at the meeting and they will be seen today and re- quested to serve It is not thought that any of them will refuse. All of those named are known to be actively inter- ested and will materially aid in working out the plans.
 A committee on bylaws consisting of five was appointed to investigate the bylaws and constitution of similar or ganizations in the south and to base the bylaws and constitution of this organi- zation on them. Walter Gardner. quar- termaster of the Third regiment, was made chairman of the committee. He has already written to several of the organ zations, chiefly the Georgia Rife asso- ciation of Savannah and the National as- sociation at Sea Girt. He expects to re- ceive replies at once and on them work out a set of bylaws to govern this as- sociation. Others of the committee are R. H. Baugh, Lieutenant Ballard, F. II. Bell and J. D. Elliott.
 The committee on location of the range will have charge of selecting place and of securing a lease on 1t for a number of years. It consists of Lieut.. Hugh Miller Sr., c. F. Wheelock, W. I. Love, J. II. McCary snd T. T. Huey. of Bessemer The members of the committee nave found a suitable location near the golf links on the Powderly car line and will communicate with the owner av once and see on what terms he will lease it for d. number of years. The property is so lo- cated that the mountain will be the background and there is no danger of any of the bullets hitting any one should they miss the back-stops It is possible to get a range of GOO or 700 yards at this point, which will be almost level and require very little grading.
 Mayor Drennen acted as temporary chairman of the meeting He and a num- Der of others opposed a formal organiza- ton yesterday on account of It's beins Sunday. Had 1t been formal they would have withdrawn. Among those present were Capt. Ledbetter, Capt. Yeatman. Deputy Sheriff Love, Capt. Elliott, Chief Austin Lieut. Fellows, Lieut. Miller Lieut.. Ballard, Lieut.. Mayperry, Lieut. Francis. Sergeant John Fellows, Lieut. Gregory, Sergeants Wheeler and Cooper.