The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-18
BURNETT TALKS
 TO CLUB TODAY
CONGRESSMAN FROM SEVENTH DISTRICT WILL TELL RESULT OF OBSERVATIONS ON lMMloRA- TON QUESTION.

John L. Burnett congressman from the Seventh district, will arrive Ia Blr-
 mingham over the Alabama Great
 Southern this morning for the purpose meeting of the Commercial club, which will be held at o'clock this afternoon. The club has been after Representative Burnett for quite a while, and the club rooms will undoubtedly be filled to the doors by those anxious to hear him. He will be met by committee from tho club and escorted to the hotel Hil snan.
 The subject of Mr. Burnett's address will be the securing of high class i'm migratn for Alabama. His discourse on this subject will be particularly in teresting as he has just returned from a trip to several European countries. where he went as a member of the Immigration commission which was sent abroad for the purpose of in vestigating the immigration question. His personal observations from com ing in direct contract with these pe ple on their native heath will make his ad dress doubly intereseing.
 Mir. Burnett will present both sides of the question which has arisen be- tw cen the national immigration board and the immigration commission as to which countries were the best to draw immigrants from. After giving both sides Mir. Burnett will express his per sonal opinion on the subject, as form ed by the information picked up by hinl while in Europe.
 After MT. Burnett's address the sub ject will be opened for discussion.
 Ill addition to the address of MT. Bur nett several matters of exceptional in- terest to the club members will be taken up. One of these will be the discussion of new club house. MT. Wood is very anxious that this build ing be completed during his admin istration, and A. R. Dearborn, who Is one of the clubs hardest work CTS. Is also taking a good deal of interest In the matter. MT. Dearborn has just returned from New York, where he picked up some points on the sub ject and will speak of them this afternoon. J. A. Emery is chairman of the com mittee in charge of new club bu!liins plans and is doing some effective work along the lines laid out by President Robert Jemison, Jr., during his ad- ministration.
 Chairman ]. M. P. Otis will have a cheerful report to make for the mem- bership committee. The committee is going after the 1000 mark and indica- tions point toward that mark being passed before the first of the year.
 The report of the committee on the Ensley -cent-fare proposition will also be made. This committee Is a part of the joint committee composed of the committees from the various conner cial organizations of Birmingham. Ems Icy ard Pratt City. This joint com nittee held a meeting yesterday aft ernoon.
 There are also a number of other equally as important matters to come before the meeting, and it gives te,esting and important in the clubs history. The work of the club has been somewhat handicapped by the ill., ness of Secretary Babb, who has been confined to his room with an attack of sciatic rheumatism for the last week or two. His condition is somewhat improved, but. he is still very ill. It is doubtful whether he will be able to attend the meeting this afternoon.