The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-05


 committees take the matter up again and raise the balance.
 James A. MacKnight explained the work being done at the foundry, going into detail as to the amount of skill and care needed before a casting could be made, thus explaining the delay in the first cast | ing.
 Receiving Exhibits.
 MT. Jackson stated that George II. Clark was receiving exhibits at the old car barns of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company, and was asserting them so that they would be ready to ship to the worlds fair in the most compact form in time for the opening. T. H.. Motion said that in his opinion people who had already contributed to the Vulcan fund would have to be call ed on again, and that he was willing to l increase his donation by 50 per cent of what he had already give, N H. Sewall stated that he would double his, and 1t is expected that several others will do the same thing in the next few days
 James Bowron suggested that base
 
 for the Vulcan fund. Mir. Jackson stated that this had already been suggested to him by newspaper men and that he would appoint committee to make arrange ments.
 Merchant Marine. request from the New York board of trade that the resolution regarding the rehabilitation of the Merchant Marine be considered by a special commission to be appointed by the president, was complied with and the resolution was unanimously endorsed.
 Ae request of the Brunswick board of trade that the Commercial club endorse the bill seeking to have the harbor at Brunswick deepened and improved was not acted on. It was the sense of the meeting that the Commercial club would aid all bodies to get their bills passed provided they would in turn assist the Commercial club to get the Warrior canal bill through congress. Good Roads Convention. President Jackson was instructed to ap- point a committee of five to attend the initial meeting of the Southern Good
  ized at New Orleans April and '. The motion to send delegates was made by E. W. Barrett and seconded by Mayor Drennen.
 T. H. Motion moved that the Commer- cial club start a movement to get the bankruptcy act repealed. MT. Barrett sug- gested that a committee of three be ap- pointed to draft resolutions and report at the next meeting of the club. MT Mol ton embodied this suggestion in his mo- tion, which was passed. President Jack son appointed Oscar Floyd, T. H. Motion and Judge J. J. Banks. Synodical College. A. D. Smith offered a resolution that the efforts of Bessemer to secure the Synodical college of Alabama be endorsed by the Commercial club. This was adopt ed. Several members expressed them- selves as being glad that Bessemer was making this effort, and it was the sense of the meeting that Bessemer should have the college. N. II. sewall, Joseph Beitman and Prof Smith spoke on the subject New members were elected at the meet ing of the board of directors as follows: w. L. Doan, T. F. Johnston, T. w. Sweet James c. Blasingame, A. F. Dun- ker, W. E. Urquhart, s. w. Slaton, Tom Rensford, George A. Smith, John Mo- Poland, J. T. Thornton. John S. Mabry, T. H. Sims, the Rev. pr. J. w. Stagg, J. T. Palmer, John J. wirth, David T. Blakey, Thomas E. Parnell, w. H. Mer- chant. L. K. c. Glover and E. L. Lee Rust.