The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
CLUB WORKS HARD
 FOR BIRMINGHAM Worlds Fair Exhibit Project
 We'll Under Way CANAL MATTER COMES UP Morgan Scheme VIII Not Be Pushed for the Present--People of Portland Want Birmingham's Vulcan
 at Their Exposition.
CANAL MATTER COMES UP

The Commercial club attended to many minor matters yesterday, as well as to take action In several more important. A letter from the Louisville Board of Trade was read in which the Commercial club was thanked very cordially for the enter tainment which it furnished the members of the board on their recent southern trip. The letter was from Marion T. Taylor, president of the board, and he stated that the entertainment in Birmingham was specially cordial and very. much appreci- ated, and he hoped would lead to future social and business relations between the two cities.
 Frank Nelson, Jr., reported that steel and iron casting plant capitalized at s50,- OOO had been secured and that Mir. Wayne who was organizing the company, would be here shortly to locate the plant. MT. Wayne is furnishing half the capital and the other half has been taken by local men. The plant will begin on a small scale, but 1t is believed that 1t will grow very rapidly
 1 Worlds Fair Exhibit.
 Secretary Gibson reported on the organ ization of the Alabama Worlds Fair Ex- hibit association as result of the meet ing of the Alabama Commercial and In- dustral association some time ago. His report was in behalf of the special delega- tion appointed by President Jackson rom l the Commercial club. The report was brief and MT. Gibson merely stated that inc movement was actively under way to have state, building and good forestry aericultural and mineral and textile ex- hibit outside that of Jefferson county.
 A resolution was passed thanking the Roard of Revenue of Jefferson county for 1 ifs action in regard to the $bOOO appro- nriation for the Birmingham exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. The resolution was offered by Ross c. Smith ana was unanimously adopted
 A copy of it will be sent to the Board of Revenue as a token of the apprecia- tion for the decided stand taken by that body and assurance that the club Will stand with it's members in anything.
 President Jackson stated that he heart ily approved of the resolution and thought 1t very appropriate. He made report to the club on the progress of the work to- l being done by the committee in charge, and that some of the members had a conference with the mayor and board or l aldermen of Woodlawn, and that this city had promised a liberal donation to the fund. He also stated that its mayor had given a nice check as a personal dona- 1 tion-
 l Support Is Promised.
 Letters from all over the state have been received by the Commercial club endorsing the movement and promising support Several gentlemen in the city have sent in private subscriptions. MT. Jackson reported that mass meeting had been arranged for next Monday night at the Jefferson theatre for the purpose of arousing public spirit, and that he thought as a result of the meeting that the committee could go out and have no trouble in raising the balance of the money needed.
 He stated that the entire programme Monday night would be free, and that ladies were especially urged to be pres ent That after the meeting adjourned all those present would be expected to at- tend the Hillman Bazaar A letter was read from the cashier of the National Park bank of New York acknowledging the receipt of a check. for 5000 which Is to be paid Sculptor Moretti as the work on the Vulcan progressed. In the name of the bank, the cashier said that he was 1 glad to see such enterprise in Birming- ham and that 1t spoke we'll for the city. ho 11t Ia, OP President Jackson and satisfaction at the work of the committee was expressed. The mayor and board of aldermen of Birmingham will be asked to make an appropriation of s250O for the exhibit fund and it is thought that this will be done.
 The Morgan Canal.
 l James Bowron reported that he had been in conference with the representa- tives from Alabama in regard to the Nor. gan canal, and that he found 1t was best that the matter not be pushed until the Warrior river work was complete to within a few miles of Birmingham. He said that it was the expressed opinion of Congressman Underwood and Bank head that the matter would not be taken up by congress until after the Warrior river work was completed, when 1t would be possible to build canal to one of the upper locks and give direct water com munication with the gulf.
 Burton Is Favorable.
 | He said that Chairman Burton of the rivers and harbors committee of the house. was favorable to Alabama's wants in this line, but that he had stated pos itively that he would not make a re- commendation for an appropriation for a canal until there was some direct outlet | for the canal It was thought best to drop the matter for the present and re- tain the good will of Congressman Bur ton than to carry 1t further and take the risk of injuring the prospects of canal by loosing his friendship.
 | A letter was read from the Chamber of | Commerce of Pensacola thanking the Commercial club for it's kindness in talk ing up the matter of having the North Atlantic squadron sent to that port this l Tha oI, xxroo ,1