The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-12
CLUB CONDEMNS
THE ELKINS BILL
Two Members for Board ofPhiI-
adeIphia Commercial Museum
MEETINGS IN AFTERNOON
Commercial Club Does Not Favor
Closer Trade Relations With Cam
ada and Lays Resolution On
Table--14 New Members.

At the meeting of the Commercial Club
last night a resolution was passed con-
demning the EllSins Bill. which was pend,
ing In Congress, legalizing the pooling
of freight rates. Secretary Gibson was
instructed to notify Senators Morgan and
Pettus and Representative Underwood of
the action of the club.
The bill has not been acted upon, but
IL is feared by commercial bodies that
1t will be pushed at the next session.
The club decided to meet In the future
at o'clock in the afternoon instead of
o'clock at night. AT the May meeting
1t was decided to hold the meetings at
night as several members claimed 1t was
too warm In the afternoon during the
summer months.
Action was finally taken on the resolu-
ton which has been before the club re-
gardIng closer trade relations with Can.
| ada looking to the ultimate union of the
two countries. The resolution was laid
on the table by an unanimous vote II
was laid before the club by a member
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce whc
lectured on the subject. Several mem
bers of the club thought the object OF
those backing the movement was posi-.
bly, to get lumber and some other mer-
chandise needed by them into the United
States free of tariff. 1t was claimed that
the South now has a market in the State
bordering on the CaTada line for its yell
low pine and that If the bill was passed
1t might injurc this trade
An invitation from Mrs. A G.. Smith
for the Commercial Club to be present at
the laying of the corner stone of Hill
man Hospital this afternoon at o'clock
was accepted. President Roden urged the
members to attend, saying it was a new
era for Birmingham and that the ladies'
should be encouraged in their good work.
A number OF the members will probably
attend.
Secretary Gibson announced that Sec
rotary Green of the advisory board OF
the Philadelphia Commercial Museum
was In the city several DAYS ago and
asked the club to appoint two members
on the board. President Roden was I'M
structed by the club to appoint the two
members to attend the meeting to be
held In September or October.
The club Endorsed the efforts of the
State Fair Association to hold fair in
Birmingham next fall. John w. O'Neill
a member of the exec utive committee OF
the Fair Association, stated that they
had sufficient funds to hold the fair and
make It a success.
John w O'Neill. a member of the spe-
cal committee appointed to arrange for
entertaining the teachers who met here
last month. reported that the committed
gave car ride to the principal points
of the city and that the teachers were
otherwise entertained.
The following new members were elect
ed to the club: w. s. Brown, B. F. John.
son, J. T. Hurt, DIR. A. F. Crane. Jones
c. Moore, ]. C. Richardson, ]. w. Weis
singer. r. A. Terrell. w. 2. Mead. D. c
Savage Paul Gilardoni Walter Moore
G. T. Roberts. ]. F. Shelby and ]. d
Burnette.
| President Rcden was instructed by TIL,
club to appoint five delegates to the in
ternatiopal mining congress to be hell
in Butte, Mont, September 1-5. He will
rame THIN in few days.