The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-10
ID VOTE ON PLACE
 ID ERECT VULCAN Commercial Club Decides on
 Plan at Meeting AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT Club Will Establish Permanent Ex- hlbit at It's Headquarters-Dr. Lam- buth Makes Address-Many
 Matters Considered.
AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT

A representative meeting of the Com mercial club of Birmingham was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the club rooms on Twenty-hrst street.
 President T. H. Motion submitted his report as follows:
 Since our last meeting our secretary had much to occupy his time. He has had to look after moving the club from it's old quarters into this building. which has been undergoing repairs and improve ments, in order to fit up our new quarters suitably for our purposes; he has made two trips out of the city Investigating a proposition for the establishment of an industrial plant here; he has put in good deal of his time in collecting the amount subscribed to the Vulcan fund, dlas rendered assistance to the commit tees who have been planning for the entertainment of the Master Painters and Decorators convention, which assemblies in Birmingham next week, a number of inquiries from prospective investors and homeseekers have had proper atten- tion.
 Gates and Topping.
 The club has, during the past month, extended invitations to Messrs Gates and Topping and their associates, to visit the city, and replies have been received in- dicatlng that these gentlemen will be here in the near future. An invitation was also extended to the Imperial Chinese com mission to visit Birmingham, but no re- ply has yet been received. Congressman Underwood, in whose care the invita- ton was entrusted, has acknowledged re- cepit, giving assurance that 1t would be presented at the earliest possible mo- ment.
 Copies of a resolution adopted at our last meeting In reference to a canal con meeting the Tennessee and Warrior rivers, has been sent to our senators and rep resentatives In Congress, commercial bodies, and the Mayors of municipalities, inviting their cooperation in the pro- jeet.
 I have invited to be present with us today, the Rev. w. R. Lambuth, who will, after the regular order of bust ness, address the club on 'Tne Resources of the New South" which I am sure will prove interesting and instructive to all of us.
 Methodist Conference.
 During the month of May there will be assembled in this city a general con ference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south; there will be present on this oc- casion some of the ablest men In the world-men who are not only posted on the subject of religious conditions through out the world but who have studied all the practical questions of government and trade conditions in other countries, as well as our own. Among the number to be with us at this time will be s. H. Wainright, M. D., D. D., missionary to Japan and Kobe, who occupies the posi- tion of president of the Methodist college in Japan. He has lived in that country sixteen years, and his learning and elo- quence as an orator are so much appre- ciated that whenever his lectures are announced his audiences are always large. have taken the liberty to extend an in- vitation through Dr. Lambuth to this eminent man to deliver a free lecture to our citizens under the auspices of this club, on the subject of Relations of Japan to Corea and China"
 There will also be present at this Meth odist conference very distinguished man fin the presence of Young G. Allen, D. D.. L.L. D., who has for forty-seven years represented the Methodist church at Shanghai, China. He Is editing two news papers, and has published about three hundred volumes and is the author of a history of the war between Japan and China, published in ten volumes. It will be great privilege and pleasure to our people to hear Dr. Allen, who will lec- ture under the auspices of this club on the subject of "The Chinese Boycott" subject which Is now attracting great at tention throughout the United States, and is of especial interest to the people of the south.