The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 HAS BUSY SESSION Many Matters of Interest Acted
 Upon Yesterday GREATER BIRMINGHAM GO Committee Reports FavorabIy and Sub Committee Is Instructed to Draft Bill to Be Presented to the
 Next Legislature.
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AGO

Next Legislature.
 Nearly the entire meeting of the Com mercial club yesterday was consumed in hearing the reports of the various eom- mittees which have been working on the different important questions before the club.
 The first report was that of President Jackson on the meeting of the board of directors He stated that the board had decided to make the chairmen of the standing committees ex-ofhclo members of the board of directors. The club will act on that at the next meeting.
 President Jackson also reported that the board of directors had decided to have a new standing committee on the Morgan canal plan, and the club authorized him to appoint the committee. which he will do In several days. On motion of R. N. Rhodes the club decided to call the canal after Senator Morgan. who has taken great deal of interest in 1t recently and who will appear before the club at some meeting soon and talk on the canal. The purpose of the club is to get a water way to the gulf.
 R. M. Goodall. chairman of the commit tee appointed to investigate the proposi- tion of the Laffler Electro Magnetic man. ufacturing company reported adversely The report was adopted and the commit tee discharged with thanks.
 Greater Birmingham.
 Chairman Beitman of the Greater Bir- mingham committee. reported on the boundary lines for the proposed enlarge ments, and his report was received and the committee continued with instructions to appoint a subcommittee to draw LID the bill to be introduced in the legisla- ture. The report was briefly that the com mittee had decided to include Woodlawn, Avondale, East Lake, part of East Br- mingham, all of that part of North Bir- mingham which has been incorporated. Elyton, smithfeld, part of Green Springs. Glenn Iris. Highland Park and that the southern boundary would be just north of the crest of Red mountain.
 The New Railroad.
 R. IN. Rhodes reported for the Bir- mingham, Huntsville and Gulf railroad His report was that they were raising $lO,OOOO for the preliminary survey. and that nearly coco had been raised here and in Huntsville, and that the survey would commence in the near future. Henry B. Gray was appointed to fill the place of J. B. Thompson, who had resigned. The re- faa art connection letter was read from Enos R. Stewart, of Selma, in which he made a proposition that the Tombigbee River Railroad company would build and oper- ate road from Demopolis to Birmingham if the Birmingham, Huntsville and Gulf railroad would do the grading and build the culverts. The letter was referred to the Huntsville railroad committee. It sets forth that the Tombigbee railroad Is the direct outlet to the gulf, towards which place the Huntsville railroad pro- poses to build.
 M. V. Joseph reported that the com mittee of which he was chairman raised several hundred dollars to entertain the American Educational Association, and that 1t had been given a trip around the horn and a banquet at the Hillman He thought that the association would come here again next year.
 Trip to Mobile.
 II. K. Miller reported on the trip of several members of the club to the meet ing of the Alabama Commercial and h. dustrial Association at Mobile. The re- port was lengthy and complete. He re- hearsed all the important matters brought up before the meeting and urged the members of the Commercial Club to at- tend the meeting next year.
 The last report was made by Secretary Gibson, who stated that he had the laws of the states of Delaware and Now Jer- sey on the incorporation of large com ranies, and that they were ready for the judiciary committee whenever 1t chose to take up the matter of having similar laws passed in Alabama
 Cable Company Congratulated.
 Robert Jemison introduced a resolution congratulating the Postal Telegraph company and the Commercial Cable com pany on the completion of its Pacific cables, which will be formally opened to- day by President Roosevelt. In the reso- lution he stated that the Postal com pany employees more operators in it's of- flee here than are employed in any tele- graph office in the south The resolution was adopted, and a copy of 1t was or dered sent to the officers of the company The resolution also embodied a congiat- ulation of the people of the United States for the lower cable rates which this would make possible.
 President Jackson stated that in a few days circular of the club and the re- sources of the district would be issued, and that it would be free from advertise ments. He said that it would be filled with facts about Birmingham, and would be distributed all over the United States free of charge.
 St. Louis Exhibit.
 Secretary Gibson requested the club to send a delegation of prominent men to Montgomery In the near future to see Governor Jelks and get definite promise from him to make an appropriation for the Alabama exhibit at the St. Louis ex- position. Unless the state makes an ap- proptation the Alabama commission be- tfo,.o. ttat f4 x.yflI ta iropooof,1o t. .x~&