The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-29
DISCUSSED PLANS
 FUR "BOOSTING" Travelling Men Will Talk Bir-
 mingham AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Committee Named to Outline Plan for Talking Up Birmingham By Mem bers of the U. c. T. and
 the r. p. A.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING


 At a joint meeting of members of the | Commercial club, the United Commercial Travellers and the Travellers Protective association held last night in the Com mercial club rooms, plans were inaugu- rated for a systematic advertising of Bir- mingham by the travelling men of the city, of which there are several hundred. | A committee of nine, three to be ap- pointed by the president of each of the three organizations represented, was pro- vided for, and the committee will be an- nounced next week
 Resolutions were passed endersng the Greater Birmingham bills drawn by 2. J. Smyer: endorsing the movement to have an Alabama Home Coming week aud also the matter of getting an appropriation from the state for an exhibit at the Jamestown exposition. It was the sense of the meeting that the travelling men should aid in creating a sentiment in favor of these matters by talking them every where they went in the state
 The matter of giving a name to the movement. such as the Boosters was referred to the committee that will be named and the members were requested to suggest appropriate names. It seemed to be the sentiment of the meeting that the buttons mentioned in several of the 1 speeches should have the words "Greater i Birmingham on them.
 When the meeting was called to order by Robert Jemison. Jr., president of the | Commercial club there were some sixty members of the three organizations in 1 the room
 Hedon Chairman.
 Col. E. L. Higdon was unanimously elected chairman of the meeting. He stat ed that the Commercial club had done well in calling in the U. c. T. and the T. P A. to aid in its work in helping Bir- mingham. He said that no class of men could advertise and help upbuld the city more than the travelling men. Colonel Hig don said also that both organizations were eager to do all in their power to help ad- vertise the city. c. S. Wilson was elected secretary.
 T. B. Babb. secretary of the Conner cial club, was called on explain the ob- ject of the meeting. He stated that the idea of the club was to form mutual as- sociatlon of three organizations, which were natural boosters" He declared that the travelling men were natural "boos- ters," and that Birmingham would do well to use these forces at her command.
 Natural Advertiser.
 The travelling man is natural ad- vertiser, said MT. Babb He stated that 1 hot fay than any class of people; that travelling men go into all cities and towns in the state and see the Improvements which the man who stays at home never knows anything about. He spoke of systematic ing the advertising of Birmingham through their respective organizations.
 MT. Babb said that there were a num- Der of vital matters before the public among them the question of Greater Bir- mngham, and that all should stand to- gether this question.
 Jamestown Exposition.
 In regard to the Jamestown exposition, Mir Babb said that 1t was more vital to Birmingham and Alabama than was the St. Louis exposition. He said that the time had come when Alabama should take up the matter of an exhibition of her re- sources to the world. He thought that a campaign should be naugurated local ly and throughout the state to get suf- hclent amount appropriated for a suitable exhibit at Jamestown. He suggested a sub-organization to conduct the cam paign of advertising.
 A Button.
 .faJ Travellers, said that he thought the or ganization was on the right line to boost Birmingham and especially Greater Birmingham. He suggested that every man wear a button with the words "Greater Birmingham" on it, as 1t would cause comment and cause people to ask questions which would give an opportuni- ty to put in some good words for the city.
 Mir Latady also recommended the ap- pontment of a committee from the three organizations to take the matter in hand. as 1t would be easier for committee to meet than for the entire organization to meet
 Col. R. Cunningham. one of the oldest | favored the idea and that he thought the plan was the right one. He favored the idea of q button and said it shoud be carried out.
 Dr. Stagg.
 The Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg said that tiie travelling man was the man to advertise the city and that he favored the idea. | He said that he had been talking Br- mingham. until his relatives would not believe him, but that too much could not be said of the city and it's great ness. ~
 F. s. Roy said that the population of l Birmingham as shown in the census re- ports was against Birmingham, that when a man told stranger about the size of Birmingham the stranger would look 1t up and see what the census report showed
 He said that the Greater Birmingham matter should be carried out so that Birmingham could get the showing 1t de- served.
 Robert Jemison, Jr., president of the Commercial club, said that the club had already taken up the matter of buttons
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