The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-07

avn oi tiis company, Dul pii took the prize upon its merits thus max ing the location of this plant all the more gratiiying. In this connection II is my pleasure to announce that durlhs the month the Birmingham Frog ana Cross- ing company began the eonstructioh oi great steel building at North Blf1nihs- ham; also that the North Birmingham Drop Forge company opened up TOT op- eration. These two new industries nave been heretofore reported: nevertheless ]. Is of interest to note their progress anu development
 Another announcement of considerapie interest is that the following rallroaus have opened headquarters in Birminghall' Lake Shore and Michigan southern, Lake Erie and Western. and the New York Central. This, in connection Wl,h , other removals heretofore noted' inui- cates the certainty that this clty ID to be the great distributing and headquaI- ters' point of the south-a dlstlnction .o which 1t Is entitled by reason pr its popu- lation, its geographical location anu US transportation facilities
 Considerable impetus was gwen ,o tne Greater Birmingham movement thIousn the energy and enthusiasm or ohaii'1 Beitman of the Greater Birmingham com mittee. A number of other organizations were called Into conference ana coili- mittee was appointed to walt upon 'no governor to urge that III lho c'ei'e extra session of the legislature, provisloh be made for legislation covering the oe- sired subject. The Greater Blrminshain committee will make a report
 During the month the club used It's et- forts to secure concessions In rallroau fare for the Alabama State Fair, WHICH takes place this month. i,
 "A number of inquiries were recelVeo and answered. and a large amount or correspondence attended to-.
 The first committee report was maue by J. w, O'Neill, who is chairman or the retail trade committee. He said that many merchants were paying the railroad rare of persons who came to Birminshah snu bought $30 worth of goods, and that the plan had been the means of enlarging the volume of retail business.
 Report of Committees.
 The immigration committee reported through the chairman, who said every body in Birmingham recognized the need of more labor in the field and factory, and he pointed out one of the chief req sons why immigrants do not come this way. In the north. he said. the big trunk lines were always at work getting 1or- eigners to settle in the middle and wes- ern states, and that as result a very small percentage came south.
 "rhe south suffers because 1t has no representative in Europe, said he. Fully S5 per cent of the immigrants who land in New York, or S5OOO0 yearly, go to countries traversed by the big trunk lines that run across the continent. That is why Illinois gets 50,000 year and Ala bama gets only 1000. Their minds are fixed before they reach this country by agents in Europe. Every nationality has mis- sion or station in New York. and this mis- sion sees that they go where they were first directed. We not only need a repre- sentative in Europe, but we need mis- sion In New York. Then we will get the class of people who have built up the west"
 John L. Parker reported for the mis- cellaneous and grievance committee. He told of the progress of the state fair and said 1t would be one of the best shows ever given In the state.
 With our great waterways. splendid forests and unsurpassed mines represented at the fair" MT. Parker said, "the people will go back home and say: See Alabama and die.' "
 communication was read from Adolf Damn Petersen suggesting that the club pass resolution making provisions for public lectures on fine arts and kindred subjects to be given this winter. The let ter asked that the club urge the board of education to take the matter up and con sicer the ways and means by>which such
 a series could be secured and given in the auditorium of the l>ew High school build ing. The communication was adopted as a resolution
 A communication from the secretary of
 the State Fair association asked the club to invite every commercial organization in Alabama to visit Birmingham during the fair. The club was also asked to in- vfte the business organizations of Nash vile and Memphis.
 The business session over. the members proceeded to the banquet room, where a | long table was laden with tempting | talks on different subjects were: John M. Caldwell, ''The Brighter Side;" D. J. Smyer, Greater Birmingham" Frank Nelson, Jr., "All Together" Dr. o. T. | Dozer, "The Vulcan:" The Rev. J. w. Canty Johnson. rector of the St Mary's, | and Dr. El-Kouri.
 Those Present.
 | The following were among those pre- ent:
 J. A. Yates, J. B. Gibson, P. Byrne, D. J. O'Cornell, E. J. Smyer, John M Cald- well, Ross Smith, Dr. El-Kouri, J. T. | Shaw, H. T. Hefin. John L. Parker Sterling A. Wood. R. B. Smyer, Frank l Ashton, P. c. Ratliff, N. II. Sewall, the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, J. c. Johnson, R. | N. Wheeler E. J. Dunn, J. F. Shelby, John W. ONeil, H. K. White, John D. Elliott, S. A. Ellis, A. Schillenger. N. c Dean, c. B. White. o. ChalS)ux, Eugene | Fies, c. l.. Mosely, Dr. O. T. Dozier, J. | c. DuBose, Dr. R. B. Hardness, E. O. | Lewis. w R. Farley. C. L. Stickney Robert Ewing, Hinds Peevey, A Damn | Peterson, F. Kindela, John l.. Kaul F. M. Jackson, Eli P Smith, B. A. Elford | w. E. Wier, T. H. Motion, J. B. Babb | D. B. Grace, c. H. Molron, W. R. Reck- I ling, L. N. Archer.
 New Members Elected. The principal business of the board of l directors of the Commercial club, which met at o'clock in the afternoon. was | the election of new members as follows | A. J. Lamb, H. C. Smith. Richard w. | Massey. A. M. Russell. H. E. Shaw, Wal | ter Puckett. J. w. Brockman, Dr. Baxter Rittenberry. Frank s. Address. A M Ashmore, W. A. Lester, G. B. Currey l Joseph A. West, T. A Rident, Gustav | Ermann, Dr. H. T. Heflin, A. B. Bayless
 G. H. Davis, Louis N. Kandela. Dr. H. A
 El-Kourl, J. w. Knight. Daniel Nash l w. H. Tharpe, J. w. Donnelly. ]. C. ! Miller, the Rev. Dr. Morris Newfeld. the | Rev. James F. Coyle, the Rev. Quincy | Ewing. s. J. Foster. A. A. Jones, Dave Rich. F. S. Ferguson. W. B. Copeland | w. F. Wier, E. K. Campbell. Dr. George
 s. Brown, Joel c. Dubose. W. R. Fairley
 Tom Bowron, J. P. O'Leary, s. T. May | field, Maurice Willows, Charles B. Powell I R. l.. Gregory. ". l.. Howard, J. Frank l Rushton B. B. Watts, W. F. Carter l James r, Hawkins, F. B. Clark. C. H | Miles, A. B. Tanner. c. w. Collins, w. C. | Hamilton. Henry Patterton, Paul Cooke | J. P. Jackson, P. Jones Abbott. J. W. Alt
 man, A. o. Lane. A. H.. Putnam. John l c. Forney, J. II. McCary, F. & Foster
 E. G. Lawley. J. B. Cleveland, w. J. Hou