The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-27
MASS MEETING 4 SPLENDID SUCCESS Object to Arouse General Inter-
 est In Vulcan
GOOD TALKS AND MUSIC
Fred M. Jackson, James A. MacKnisht, Ex-Governor Sims and pr. stagg Were the speakers--Many
 Telling Points.

About 600 people gathered at the mass meeting held last night at the Jefferson theatre in the interest of the Vulcan moy ement. It was an audience of repre- sentative people and enthusiasm prevail ed. Every one taking part Ill the p-o. gramme was applaudrd to the echo. The programme was well arranged. The music was good and the speeches were strong and to the rolnt. subscription was taken up on blanks rent Trough the audience by ushers. and the amount raised was about si60.
 The programme was as fellows; | Introductory Address-Presidort Fred | M. Jackson.
 "vulcan as an Advertising Proposition James A. MacKnight.
 "The Significance of Vulcan '-Ex-Gov.
 w H. Simms.
 Music-Calmans orchestra.
 "The Need of Unity"-The Rev. J. W. Stagg. D. D.
 Music Claimants orchestra. 6olo-'Ben Bolt" Mrs. Solon Jacobs.
 Violin Solo-oliver Chalifoux. Solo-"Non ver,-Sculptor Moretti. Object of Meeting. In outlining the object of the meeting President Jackson said that it was to get the people of Birmingham more inter- ested in this district exhibit at St. Louis and to explain to them some of the good results which would naturally follow the great iron man exhibit. He explained that 1t woiild cost s1S,O0O to complete Vul- can and pay all of Its expenses, that already over $12, 900 had ben raised. and that the public would be expected to give the remainder.
 Mir Jackson called on James A. Mac Knight to tell about the wonderful adver- ] Using which the Vulcan has received. MT. MacKnight stated that newspapers all over the world have used full page H. lustrations of Vulcan, as well as column after column of reading matter about it, and that experts have estimated that the l advertising received by Birmingham all ready could not be bought for S100,000, not | to speak of the millions of dollars worth l of advertising yet to come. He said that l he did not think the people of Birming- | ham appreciated the exhibit like people in other places, and that all that was asked | was for every one to cooperate a little l financially, and Birmingham would be the most talked of city in the world. Ex-Governor Sims. Ex-Governor Sims spoke in general | way about the significance of Vulcan, and
 what a great idea the statue was paying
 a compliment to Mir MacKnight, the | originator, as well as to Sculptor MoretH,
 who modelled the statue. He said that he
 could imagine himself standing near the | statue in St. Louis and hearing such ex- 1 pressions as these from lockers on:
 Well, there must be plenty of iron
 where that man came from" .'Birming-
 ham is an enterprising place and they
 do say that the Birmingham district can
 manufacture iron and steel cheaper than anywhere else in the world" while anoth-
 CT would say: And besides, look at all these exhibits from Alabama, which now arrest our attention-the products of her
 fields and forests and textile factories which the railroads have brought here free of charge to promote immigration
 Alabama surely is the place to go."
 pr. stagg.
 The Rev. J. w. Stagg, D. D., spoke on
 the need of unity. He said that If the people here would not stick together. and by their works show that Birming- ham was really the greatest city in the world, there was nothing that could not be accomplished. He said that if At lanta, with nothing in the world but red clay could build city such as has grown up there, Birmingham should be able, with it's immense natural resources to annex Atlanta as suburb. He said | that if the people would get together and show the United States government that water transportation was needed here and that 1t would aid this district in producing iron steel and finished products cheaper than anywhere else in the world the government would bring water here He said that unity was needed, and that 1t depended on the peo- pie.
 Dr. Stagg said that there was plenty of big things in Birmingham, and that what was needed now is the small fellow who will fill in the various places between the big men, the man who will wield the hammer and turn the pig iron into use full things. small things which are de- manded every where. He said that Vul- can would certainly attract the small men to Birmingham and that he ex- pected to be wonderfully aided by this exhibit. He said that Birmingham would get, as a result of this Vulcan the best advertising of any city in the world After the subscription was taken up, President Jackson explained that he hoped the object of, the meeting had been realized by the people present. and that all would go away from the build- ing impressed with the value of Vulcan, and that they would talk 1t all over the city and as far as they went The Commercial club has asked that those who took part in the programme last night be thanked for their services.