The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-15
CLUB IS ATTACKED
 BY GERM OF WORK
Commercial Club Had a Busy
 Time Yesterday
BABE IS AGAIN ELECTED
Foreign Loan Tax and Greater Bir- rninoham Come In for Much Atten- tion-Interesting Reports
 By Committees.

Dy OOmnlllteeS,
 The germ of work attacked the members
 of the Commei sial club yesterday after
 noon at their resula" monthly meeting
 and caused then. to handla business with
 remarkable rapidty. Everything from
 Greater Birmingham to tax on foreign
 loan companies was threashed out thol
 oughly. There was large attendance
 and those present were enthusiastic
 The meeting was called to order by
 President Wood who announce that nom
 nations for secretary and treasurer were
 in order By unanimous vote J. E. Babb
 was reelected seeertary and john H.
 Frye treasurer. President Wood then
 read his report
 The reports of committees were then
 called for. T. H. Motoa, chairman of
 the subcommittee on che foreign loan
 tax bill, reported that petition had
 been drawn up requesting the repeal Of
 this bill and that copies of it had been
 sent out all over the state accompanied by letter requesting that the person
 receiving 1t have those who were in favor
 of the repeal affx their signatures to the
 petition
 A. R. Dearborn then addressed the meet
 ing on this subject and read letter from
 the general counsel of one of the i9rge
 insurance companies in reference to this
 bill. Mr Dearborn set forth the reasons
 why this bill should be repealed, stating
 that he had talked to the presidents of
 the New York Life Insurance company and the Equitable Life Insurance com
 pany, who had informed him that the en- forcing of this act would mean their with
 drawal from the state.
 The motion of Frank Nelson chairman
 of this committee, that a committee of ten
 be appointed to attend the next session of
 the legislature and assist in the attempt to defeat this bill was unanimously passed.
 Board of Trade Members.
 The Greater Birminghaln committee of the Board of Trade Was present at the
 meeting to confer with the club in regard to the passage of the Great Birmingham bill. w. E. Dickerson of this committee addressed the club, stating tfat the
 Board of Trade was endeavoring to ar
 range for a special train to be run 10 Montgomery in the interest of this bill and requesting the cooperation of the | club. MT. Dickersen stated that personal | ly he wanted the King bill. but that he | wanted Greater Birmingham above all i things and he thought one bill should be | decided on and Everybody pull for it. | President Heidt of the Board of Trade
 then addressed the club along the same | lines, and President Wood referred the 1 matter to the committee on Greater Blr- l mingham with power to act Robert Jemison, Sr., spoke on the demand for | Greater Birmingham, and was followed by R. N. Rhodes, who moved that the | matter be referred to the Greater Br-
 mingham committee with authority to act.
 President Montague of Howard college
 made an eloquent plea for education and suggested that a pamphlet setting forth | the educational advantages of Birming- ham be printed and sent out. motion | to this effect was passed.
 w. M. Malone, chairman of the com- | mittee for the securing of new industries, introduced Lewis Cohen of Meridian, who spoke in regard to an organ1zaton of company for the manufacture of over alls.
 A resolution requesting that legislation | be allowed for the completion of the ter
 minals of the Illinois Central Railroad l company was introduced by Frank Nell | son, Jr., which was unanimously passed. w. J. Wheeler suggested that com
 mittee be appointed to draft appropriate | resolutions in regard to the death of Sen | ator Morgan and a committee was named | by President Wood for this purpose. I The committee in charge of the work of publishing the history of Miss Ethel Armes entitled "Ironmasters of Ala | bama," was then named, this history be- ing officially indorsed by the club. Reports on Reunion. 1 J. Nj. Wilzin chairman of the reunion 1 committee, introduced a resolution of thanks to the other organizations who assisted In the securing of the reunion. R. F. Lewis made a talk on the Sun- day school auditorium, asking for the
 support of the club. A. motion indorsng the work and pledgin@ their moral sup port was passed
 A resolution electng the president and secretary of the Ensley Commercial club honorary members of the Birmingham Commercial club was then passed. Secretary Babb read letter from the New Orleans Commercial club inviting
 members of the Birmingham Commercial club to attend smoker and meeting at New Orleans on the 27th for the purpose
 of discussing the Worlds Panama exposi- ton, which is to be held In that city in 1915.
 Thefbmmittee on the exhibit for James, town suggested that the work be dropped, which was adopted.
 The annoIL cement was made that Vice President Fairbanks would be in the city from 80 until midnight, while on his way to attend the funeral of Senator
 Morgan, and a committee was appointed
 to call on him.
 The report submitted by President Wood WAS as follows:
 Greater Birmingham. The legislative recess will expire in less than a month. and the question of Greater Birmingham must be shortly settled after it convenes. The members of the house of representatives have always viewed this question az of the foremost impor-
 tance and have passed all bills presented to them accordingly The Hon. Jere King
 has been especially active in the advocacy
 of Greater Birmingham, and has been addressing sundry public meetings upon this subject and upon the subject Of
 bills which he has drawn up. This clnt will welcome any solution of the ques- ton in accordance with equity, but has and does consider that the Smyer bills to be more nearly in view with the gem eral thought of the district on account ol the many issues to be handled. At the
 same time the other bills offered. if satis-
 fatcory to the law-making powers, would be more speedy solution of the ques- tons and would be very acceptable. So far Lieutenant Governor Gray and Senator Miller seem still to have the | 1A IAr