The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
MANY MAT TERS UP
 FOR DISCUSSION Commercial Club Hears Several
 Important Reports QUESTION OF LABOR UNIONS Statement Made That Many Industries Will Not Come to Birmingham
 On Account of the Labor
 Conditions Here.
QUESTION OF LABOR UNIONS

Frank Nelson. Jr.. chairman of the mining and manufacturing committee of the Commercial club, yesterday made report at the monthly meeting. in which he suggested that some action should be taken by the club to protect the city against labor organizations, and to protect the organizations against them- selves"
 MT. Nelson as chairman of this com | mittee has been busy in his endeavors to locate industries in Birmingham and yes- terday he read a communication from a Georgia firm capitalized at about S30o, 900, and which wants to come to Birmingham, but the firm stated that the attitude of the labor unions here alone kept the company from erecting a large plant in the city. Mir. Nelson stated that this was his experience with other firms. In speaking on the matter MT. Nelson said that the union men of other cities around Birmingham, and cities of equal size, were in better condition than the union people of this city
 Not Against Unions.
 He stated that it was not his desire, or his recommendation to the Commercial club, to wage any war on the unions, but he thought that some plans could be de- vised which would aid the unions, at the same time making 1t possible for the city to get many and more varied industries which were now kept out of the city and district by the attitude of the unions. This one company, he mentioned, used Iron and coal exclusively, and employed several hundred men, but was afraid to come here.
 On motion the matter was referred to the committee cn public policy, of which Chappell Cory is chairman, with instruc- tions to report at the next meeting.
 Maximum Bank Deposits.
 W. P. G. Harding. chairman of the banks and banking committed reported that at this time the deposits in the banks were at their maximum and that the re- serves of the banks was equal to fully 50 per cent.
 w. c. Cameron, chairman of the com mittee on grievances, reported that his attention had been called to the fact that the railroads are not checking baggage from the residences in Birmingham as they do in other cities. He said that the Louisville and Nashville and the Frisco have recently agreed to check baggage from the residences and save the trouble at the depot, and moved that the South ern, Alabama Great Southern and Cen tral of Georgia be requested to do the same. The motion was passed.
 Locomotive Engineers.
 TN ~ ( &A.. local Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers. requested the support or the Com mercial club in an invitation to be ex- tended the national organization to meet in Birmingham next year. John McFerrin Is to go to Los Angeles to the annual meeting on May II and he has been instructed to invite the convention to Birmingham in 1905. MT. Pounds will accompany him to aid In securing the convention, and wanted the support of the Commercial club. which was gladly given.
 A proposition was made the club from w. B. Leedy to take the entire second floor of the Tomllnson building as quar- ters. This was referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. whatley, Sessions ana hOuntree to lnVeStiBdte uHu report on at the next meeting.
 New members as follows were elected; w. II. Woodward J. w. Sibley, E. D. Taylor. F. w. Parker and Phil Painter.
 The following candidates were placed in nomination for the offices of the club: Vice presidents-twelve to be elected F. W. Dixon, W. P. G. Harding, '. Y. Anderson, w. N. Malone, w. s. Cameron, G. w. Griffin, J. W. McQueen, J. J. Smith. M. V. Joseph. R. M. Goodall James Bowron and Louis Minor.
 The directors nominated were T. 6. | Bush, R. N. Rhodes, A. D. Smith, Robert Jemison, T. H. Motion, Otto Marx, E. W. Barrett. B. F. Roden and Cuipepper Exum. Nine are to be elected.
 Leo K. Steiner was nominated as treas- urer. By unanimous request Fred M. Jackson consented to run for reelection. The election is from 12 o'clock to 5 o'clock Monday,
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