The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-06
Commercial Club EndeaVOrs 10
Have One Established
PRESENT ONE A VOLUNTEER
Nal. John w. Johnston Resigns as
First Vice President of the Club.
Much Business Transacted
at the Meeting.

The Commercial club disposed of a
great amount of business at its meeting
pointment of a committee of banker
members of the club to entertain the
bankers of Illinois who will be In Blr-
mingham November and 8. This COM
mittee is as follows:
w. P. G. Harding. A. w. Smith. C. T.
Enslen, II. B. Grey. Leo X Steiner
George Ward and J. B. Cobbs. It will
proceed at once to make arrangements
for the reception and entertainment of
the visiting bankers and will probably
arrange for a trip around the horn.'
At the meeting Of the board of direc-
tors the resignation of Major John w.
Johnston. first vice-president of the
club. was accepted and committee of
three. consisting of G. II. Estes. W. N.
Malone and Culpepper Exum was ap-
pointed to nominate a successor. The
committee reported recommending that
each of the vice-presidents be moved
elected the twelfth ce-president. This
was done. making F. Y. Anderson first
vice-president
Joseph Beitman, James Minor and Mr..
Cameron were appointed committee of
three to draft resolutions of regret on
Major Johnstons leaving the city. The
committee will report at the next meet
ing.
Want New Quarters.
A motion was made that the secretary
be instructed to cast about and see If he
could find quarters which would be more
suitable for the Commercial club than
those occupied at present. The members
experience great trouble in hearing in
the present quarters and are anxious
to move. These quarters will be sub
leased If possible.
The secretary reported he had reveral
Industries which he thought might be
brought to Birmingham. He has been in
communication with A. C. Whitney OF
Tallapoosa, Ca, relative to erecting a
glass factory here. Mr.. Whitney pur-
chases a great deal OF his sand, coke
and coal in Birmingham, and says glass
could be manufactured here as cheaply
as any place in the country. The sand
on Sand mount ain is said to be as good
as can be found, and all the other neces-
saries are convenient. Tho matter was
referred to the manufacturing commit
tee. with instructions to act at once.
The secretary has also received COM
munications from men who are looking
into the advantages of the district as
site for manufacturing patent iron bed
spring, a stove manufacturing plant and
plant for making the new Venetian
blinds. All theee matters were referred
to the committee on manufacturing.
Regular Weather Bureau.
A movement was started to get regu-
lar weather bureau ard signal service Of
fee In Birmingham. At present this Is
only volunteer station, and many men
here are anxious that the city should
have a regular station with experienced
men In charge. A resolution was passed
requesting the government to make this
full station, and committee will be
appointed to have this IN charge. IT was
stated that Alabama had less stations
than almc st any other state IN the south.
There are only two, one at Mobile and
the othct at Montgomery.
The matter of the boundry lines of Ala
bama was brought up ana rererred 20 a
committee. 1t was sta ted that In several
places there are two lines, and that many
people living between them do not pay
any taxes.
Fall1ner stating that he would take the
matter up and see what provision could
be made to have the line surveyed again.
The members of the club think this is an
important matter
M. V. Joseph and Major H. X. Miner
were appointed as members of the adj
visory board of the Philadelphia Com
mercial museum, and N. II. Sewell. T.
G. Bush, W. s. Brown and r. M. Good
all were appointed as alternates. A let
ter was read from Manager Green of the
bureau of information of the museum
asking that the members be appointed
and saying there would be a meeting In
the near future.
New Committeeman.
President Roden announced the men
who will be on the committees OF the
Alabama Commercial and Industrial as
ISOLATION for the ensuing year. On the
mining committee and the transportation
committee there were three named, one
Of each committee to be chairman. The
committees and men appointed are as
follows:
Mining-T. II. Aldrich, F. NJ. Jackson.
p. @. Shook
Transportation-E. A. DeFuniak, Scion
Jacobs, Sid Lee.
Advertising and Press-J. A. Rountree.
Agriculture-B. B. Conner.
Good Roads-W. M. Drennen.
Immigration-F. Y. Anderson.
misunderstanding A. Wood.
Harbors and Rivers-J. A VanHoose.
Manufacturing--Prest Means.
Schools--A. ID. Smith.
Joseph Beitman called attention to the
fact that New Orleans was offering ex-
emption from taxation until 1910 to all
factories which would come there. He
said the Birmingham district needed
something of this kind, and he made a
motion that the club see what could be
done to get the legislature to pass a
provision allowing exemption for a num-
Der of years to all new industries. This
was referred to the committee on legis-