The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-03
GIBSON RESIGNS AS
 CLUBS SECRETARY
Vulcan to be Sent to Portland,
 Oregon, Exposition
MORE MONEY WAS RAISED
Number of Important Matters Were Considered By the Commercial Club at Yesterdays Meeting--J. 3.
 Habb Elected Secretary.

J, B. Gibson, who has been secretary of the Commercial club for over six years. rendered his resignation yesterday afternoon at the regular monthly meet ing and J. B. Babb, managing editor of the News, was elected to fill the vacancy. Rhodes. B. Steiner, Lewis Minor, w. M. Drennen and W. N. Malone was appointed to draft fitting resolutions on the resig- nation of MT. Gibson, which was accepted with regret. MT. Babb was sent for and was introduced to the club by President Jackson. He thanked the club for the honor 1t had bestowed upon him and promised to do all in his power to further the interests of Birmingham and of the club.
 Tributes were paid to MT. Gibson on the floor by B. Steiner, Rufus N. Rhodes and President Jackson. MT. Gibson sev- cred his connection for the purpose of en- tering bushes for himself.
 The executive committee on the perma- nent location of Vulcan recommended that 1t be placed at Five Points. The re- port was signed by Mayor Drennen, Ross c. Smith, Escar Floyd. Hugh McGree- yer, Charles K. Dickey representing re- spectively the city, the Commercial club and the Board of Revenue.
 Vulcan Goes to Oregon.
 The report was received and ordered filed. A committee of five was ap- pointed to make arrangements for ship ping the iron man to the Clark and Lew is exposition to be held in Portland, Ore gon next year, an urgent request com ing from the exposition management that 1t be sent to Portland. The committee consists of Captain Frank Y. Andersen, Henry Hiden, Culpepper Exum, w. M. Drennen and B. Steiner.
 The Rev. J. w. Stagg and Rufus N. Rhodes spoke against putting the statue at Five Points urging that 1t should be placed where the great stream of visi- tors could see 1t. ". P. G. Harding stated that California had offered $5000 for the statue, and wanted to set 1t up
 
 the last thing touched by the setting sun. He said that it would be very ap- propriete for the rising sun to touch the statue of Liberty first, and the setting sun to touch Birminghams iron man last.
 Several members of the club then pro- posed to raise the balance of the money needed for the expenses of the statue, and about $500 was subscribed in the meeting. This makes about sl7OO the club has raised to meet the s4o0O balance due on account of casting the figure. w. N. Ma lone gave s1OO. Culpepper Exum raised his subscription to $100 Lewis Minor raised his to $1oO R. Nj. Goodall raised his to $10O, and Frank Nelson, Jr., raised his to $l00. The club will commence again in day or SO to solicit the remainder.
 Several stirring addresses were made on the subject, among them one by Frank Nelson, Jr., who in plain words stated that the club was under moral obliga- tions to pay that debt and to pay it at once. He said that if the members of the club would stand together and work together there was nothing that could not be accomplished, but that many of them had accumulated large amounts of money In Birmingham, and begrudged the donation of s25, $50 or $1oO for cause like this. MT. Malone endorsed the remarks of MT. Nelson and said that if Birming- ham men would hang together like At lanta men, nothing would be impossible.
 Stock Company.
 James Bowron reported that the stock company to aid infant industries had done nothing. as only a few had signed papers promising to subscribe. He said that he had the paper and would like all who desired, to come forward and sign 1t. Following are those who have signed and the amount they have sub- scribed: