The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-03
TRYING ID SECURE
 LARGE CONVENTION
Commercial Club Wants loco-
 motive Bremen to Come
COMMITTEE WILL WORK
Effort Being Made to Have Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Run It's Line Through Hlr.
 mingham.

At meeting of the Commercial club of the local body of Brotherhood of Loco motive Bremen appeared before the club In the interest of the movement to in- ,ite the national organization to meet In Birmingham in September, 1906. He showed the advantage of having such q meeting here. He asked that the club assist in getting the brotherhood to hold Its convention here, and to assist also in entertaining the delegates.
 John W. O'Neill was made chairman of a committee, consisting of soIon Jacoos and c C. Fleming, to raise not over S2OO to aid the two locals in securing the convention. The delegates from Birm- ingham will leave in a day or two fer Buffalo, where the national organization meets this year, and will set up a head quarters and make a determined figlt to get the next convention.
 President Jackson announced that he would appoint today or Monday delegates to the Alabama Commercial and Indus trial association, which meets in Annis- ton on September 21 and 9. He is walt Ing to see who can attend
 Railroad Project.
 A committee of eight, consisting of B. F. Roden, M. V. Joseph, Robert Jemi- son, R. N. Rhodes, W. N. Malone, w. P. G. Harding, w. J. Cameron and J. A. Montgomery. was appointed to endeavor to have the Mobile & West Alabama railroad to run through Birmingham The committee was appointed on the following resolution, introduced by w. N. Malone, and adopted
 Whereas, The Mobile and West Ala bama railroad has been surveyed from Florence to Mobile; and whereas, 1t ap- pears that the building of said railroad on low grades and curvature proposed will largely increase the tonnage per train. Therefore, be 1t resolved by the Conner cial club of Birmingham, Ala, that the construction of said railroad into Blr- mingham Is of great interest and import ance, and is much needed by this city and district as promising cheaper rates on coal and other heavy freight to the gulf and to the railroad as procuring 1t a very large percentage of the heavy ton mage from this district.
 Be 1t further resolved, That this clut heartily endorse such proposition and will give its support and cooperation toward building such railroad.
 Be 1t further resolved, That commit tee or eight members be appointed by the president to assist In furthering the construction of this railroad.
 Esear Floyd introduced a resolution seeking to have the term of the President of the United States heightened to six years and to make him ineligible for re- election. The resolution was referred tc the committee on legislation with in- structions to report at the next meeting The resolution sets forth that the cleo ton of a President generally effects the business interests of the country and costs a large amount of money. and is generally injurious and on these points Is based the effort to get Q six year term
 City Parks.
 J. B. McClary introduced a resolution looking to larger and better city parks He moved that a committee of three b, appointed to confer with the mayor anC aldermen of Birmingham and the city council of Avondale relative to enlarginl Avondale park and make 1t Greater Birmingham park. The committee ap pointed for this was J. B. McClary. J. D Chichester and N. c. Dean.
 President Jackson announced that h, would appoint four additional memberl of tia cl1b on the comrittee to go tc Washington with the Noble delegation t, urge the deepening of the outer bar a Mobile.