The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-26
PROMINENT MEN
 SPEAK IN GADSDEN Commercial and Industrial AS- sociation Meets Tomorrow BOY BROWNS IN RESERVOIR Seventh District Democratic Executive Is Called o Meet In Birmingham
 July 3-other News of
 Gadsden.
BOY BROWNS IN RESERVOIR

Gadsden June 5.-(SpeclaL)-Th fol- lowing is partial programme for the twelfth annual meeting of the Alabama Commercial and 1ndustrail association. which will convene in this city on next Wednesday. June 27:
 "fhe Value of a State Department in Immigration Work in Southern States" E. J. Watson commissioner of immigra- ton, Columbia. s. c. Afterward discus sion of ten minutes will be led by Ross c Smith, commissioner of immigration. Bir mingham, Ala.
 cotton, Factor in the Development or the State W H. Seymour. president Alabama division Southern Cotton associa- ton, Montgomery Ala.
 Alabama Trade School for White Boyse J. R. McMullen secretary. Gads- den, Ala
 Maintaining Local Interest in Club Work Robert Jemson. Jr., president Commercial club, Birmingham, Ala.
 Importance of the City Beautiful" Erwin craighead, editor the Register Mobile, Ala.
 Financing of Commercial Clubs" Joseph B. Babb. secretary commercial club, Birmingham, Ala
 Reports will be submitted by the chair men of the committees on advertising press, agriculture. forestry. good roads immigration legislation. manufacturing mining, rivers and harbors schools and transportation
 Invitations are out for addresses on the following subjects: "Extenson of For eign Market Future of Cotton Mann faeturing in the South" and "Alabama's Portland Sement Possibilities" The following resolutions will be sub mitted by the Montgomery delegation for consideration by the State association:
 Whereas. the forests of Alabama have been and still are the states greatest resources, and
 Whereas, the maintenance of this wealth is required by that wise economy which should preserve and develop all a states possessions for the good of the future, as well use them for the advantage of the present and Whereas. 1t is evident by what has been, and is being done in other states of the union that Alabama can stop many or the wastes that now exhaust her for ests can make many of them a perma- nent source of income to the people of the state and can make her farms more productive by encouraging the growing of trees on portions of each
 Be it resolved, That the Conmorcia, club unanimously request the legisIaturo and governor of Alabama to enter into an agreement with the United States Do partnent of Agriculture by which the forest service of that department shall undertake to make a careful study of hn lions of the state and submit to the executive plan for their development and control. And
 Resolved. That in furtherance of the objects of this investigation, the legisla- ture be urged to appoint the state horti- culturlst as state forester. and to make an appropriation sufficient to meet the ad ditional expense of such office
 Resolved, That the legislature of Ala bama be respectfully memoralized to estab fish bureau of immigration, and to ap- propriate sufficient funds for it's active and sufficient operation.
 Boy Drowns In Reservoir. Walter, the 10 year old son of J. R Marshall of Alabama City, was drowned Sunday afternoon in the water works reservoir on the mountain above that place. Ii is not known exactly how tha little fellow fell in the water. He was playlng near the border of the reservoir with several companions about his own age In some manner he slipped and fell and his paymates were powerless to help him. The alarm was given and the body was recovered after about two hours searching.
 Crews Successor Begins Work.
 C. Chamberlayne of Richmond, Va, has been appointed local manager of inc Dol entered upon the discharge of his duties today. He succeeds E. R. Crews. who has been local manager for the past four months. Mir. Crews has been promoted to the construction department in the general offices in Atlanta MT. Crews made many friends during his stay here who regretted to see him leave
 Lot for Confederate Soldiers.
 The cemetery committee of the city council has presented Emma Sansom camp. United Confederate veterans q number of burial lots in Forest cemetery where Confederate veterans can be buried The camp will inaugurate a movement to place a suitable monument upon the plot allotted to them and several of the or ganizations will assist them.
 Meet In Birmingham.
 O. R. Hood, chairman of the seventh district democratic executive committee has called q meeting of that body to take place on July B. at 12 o'clock in the Metropolitan hotel at Birmingham. In his letter Chairman Hood urges all committeeman to be present or send prox- ies. The committee will set a date for holding the democratic primary in this district. It is thought that they will se- lect the same date as the state primary so as to avoid unnecessary expense John l.. Burnett, the present representative from this district. is the only avowed can didate so far and 1t is not thought that he will have any opposition whatever
 Annual Picnic Thursday.
 The First Methodist church will hold their annual picnic at East Lake on next Thursday. June 2s. Six coaches and a bag gage car will leave this city on that morning oyer the Alabama Great South ern. Every convenience Is being provided to make the young folks enjoy the day fully