The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-21

ALABAMA BUSINESS MEN MEET
IN BIRMINGHAM.
It is the Sentiment Of the Delegates
That the States Magnificent he
sources be Amply Displayed
at Worlds Fair.

Birmingham, Feb. 20.-(Special.) IA
convention is being held in birmingham
attended by representatives of CON-
mercial and Industrial organizations In
the State, municipalities and communal
ties. looking to an exhibit from the State
at the louisiana Purchase Exposition to
he held In ST. Louis next year.
The convention was called to order at
1. o'clock by w. p. Lay of Gadsden.
president Of the Alabama Commercial and
industrial Association, who stated the
objects Of the meeting. Then Mayor
Drennen of Birmingham, extended well
come to the delegates. announcing .
favorable opinion on the subj, ct bel, re the
convention. He was followed by Gull
pepper Exum. president of the Birming-
ham Commercial Club, who offered a
welcoming hand also and stated that
the Commercial Club Of this city favored
proper display at the St. Louis Expo
sion.
Mayor j. e. Blackwood Of Gadsden re-
piled to the addresses Of welcome and an
nounced an opinion for proper display
at the Exposition. The Mobile delega-
ton, which was the first to get UP the
movement resulting In the convention
here. telegraphed that they had been de.
layed and would not arrive until tonight
1t was therefore decided not to transact
any definite business until tomorrow.
A motion prevailed that 1t was the
sense Of the convention. practically. that
an exhibit be made at the exposition to
be held in ST. Louis next year. A COM
mittee on plans and scope and means and
ways was authorized and the following
were named. w. p. Lay of 'Gadsden
chairman; r. r. Poole of Montgomery
T. T. Huey of Bessemer. L. L. Gilbert
fof Montgomery, o. Agricola Of Gadsden.
g. II. Estes of Birmingham. A. C. Con-
stantine Of Admission. w. A. Handley of
Roanoke. c. w. Ashcraft Of Florence
and one committeeman from each dele
gallon arriving this afternoon and to-
night.
A committee on resolutions was named
as follows: Major John w. Johnston OF
birmingham, chairman: j, T. Wilson OF
Mobile, J. C. Adams OF Montgomery. j
E. Blackwood Of Gadsden, John w.
O'Neill Of Birmingham and one commit.
teeman from each delegation arriving this
afternoon and tonight. -
The Commercial Club of Birmingham
offered entertainment to the convention
but the same was refused.
In the morning suggestions will be
made as to the proper way Of getting ur
a suitable exhibit for the Exposition will
be made and the committees named will
report back to the convention after a
proper consideration. The proposition or
rather suggestion OF the St. Louis Exposi-
ton authorities as to the ways and means
Of getting up a. creditable display has
been presented and there appears to be
no doubt that provision will be made al
this convention looking to a big exhibit
for the State. The convention will re.
assemble tomorrow morning.
Mine Inspectors Report.
Accordington to the report of State
Mine Inspector J. deb Hooper. thirty
seven men were killed In the coal mines
Of Alabama during 1901. Twenty-Five OF
these were negroes and fifteen white
Twenty-Five were married men, thirteen
single and two were convicts. There
were thirty-seven fatal accidents in the
coal mines In this State in 1900 also. The
accidents by months were as follows
January. one colored, three white; Feb.
ruary. four colored: March. four colored
April, one colored, three white: May, one
colored; June. three colored. one white
July. two colored. one white; August. two
colored, two white; September, three
colored, two white; October one white
November pne white; December one
colered, one white. Threeaf fatal accidents
. nave occurred In 1902 already. More
than, Is. 900 men were employed last year
In the coal mines of Alabama and the
production of coal in 1901 was one million
tons larger than it was the previous
wear