The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-01
GOVERNOR WILL BE J R GE J ID
 SIGN MEASURE Commercial Club DiSCuSSSe the King Greater Birming-
 ham Bill
DELEGATION WILL GO
 TO MONTGOMERY TODAY
Mayor Ward Introduces Resolution Extending Thanks of the Club to Those Who Have Worked
 for the Bill.

While the enthusiasm over the passage of the King Greater Birmingham bill has been manifesting itself in plans for ju Dilation receptions the sober minded work CTS for the measure realize that it has not yet passed the governors desk and frohl remarks which the governor has made 1t is apt to meet with an obstacle there. At a meeting of the Commercial club yester- day afternoon the matter of fighting for the bill to the last was discussed. and as a result a committee was appointed to go
 to Montgomery this morning and urge Governor Conner to sign the bill. The meeting yesterday afternoon was 1 the postponed July meeting which went | over on account of the fact that Pres- dent Sterling A. Wood Secretary Babb and a large number of the club members
 were in Montgomery. The call for the meeting was issued by President Wood last Tuesday, and although the attend ance was small the meeting was spirited. A number of matters were taken up. but nearly everything was dispatched. and Greater Birmingham was the one live topic.
 President Wood announced that tho main thing to be taken up was the King Greater Birmingham bill, and stated that while indications of 1t being signed by Governor Conner made 1t very doubtful, the club was in the fight until the end. i He told of the splendid fight which had been made in having it passed by the leg islature and commended those who had worked for it. He stated that they had managed to get it passed even though the opposition was great and at times impossible to ascertain the source from which the opposition came. He declared that the King bill with the proposed Mill Ter amendment was already embodied in the municipal code bill.
 MT Wood further stated that while Governor Conner might personally be op- posed to the bill, he believed the state wide sentiment would appeal to him strongly and cause him to sign it.
 Vote of Thanks.
 Mayor Ward then introduced resolu- tion extending the thanks of the club to Representative Jere C. King and Lieu tenant-Governor Gray for their efforts to- ward securing Greater Birmingham. The resolution was unanimously passed.
 w. N Malone moved that a committee be appointed to go to Montgomery and urge Governor Conner to sign the bill. This motion was readily agreed to and the following members appointed to this committee: E. Wilkerson. P. Sibley King, w. N. Malone, Frank S. White, R. N. Rhodes, B. H. Cooper, Kinds Peevy and Hill Ferguson.
 J. R. Dunlap made short address in which he stated that in conversation with Governor Conner the governor had in- formed him that he would veto the King Greater Birmingham bill in its present shape. MT. Dunlap stated that this was before the bill had passed the senate and before the referendum amendment had been inserted in it.
 T. H. Motion requested that he be al lowed to "cuss stating that he desired to explode" His request that he be all lowed to "cuss" was not granted. He was given permission to explode how ever. The explosion" then took place and filled state officers, legislators cor porations and the opposition generally to Greater Birmingham with hot shot
 E. J. Smyer also spoke on the subject. He outlined the different Greater Bir- mingham bills He stated his opinions very strongly. He said he was working for any kind of bill so 1t gave the greater city.
 F. M. Jackson also spoke along the same lines stating that he wanted Greater Birmingham under any conditions rather than none at all.
 Routine Work.
 The meeting was called to order by President Wood, after which F.. M Jack son moved that the rules be suspended and number of new members be elected. The rules were suspended and the ap- pleants elected to membership unani- mously.
 The reports of standing committees were then called for.
 W N Malone, chairman of the new in- dustries committee, reported that the committee has been of assistance to some persons were were thinking of erecting an overall and shirt factory here. He stated that the committee had assisted greatly in securing the necessary capital, and that $S0,000 of the necessary si00, 900 had been subscribed and that the com pany would be organized today.
 Secretary Babb stated that Chairman Hiden of the railroad committee had re- | auested him to report that the comn<c- l tee had persuaded the different railroads | to establish city ticket offices, which was | proving of great convenience to the public.
 l A. R. Dearborn and Secretary Babb then made a report of the work Of the committee on the repeal of the foreign | loan tax law. They gave a brief outline 1 of what had been done and the success with which the committee mad met. F. M Jackson, chairman of the com mittee on securing a Methodist hospital l for Birmingham, then read his report, which was to the effect that the matter was still in abeyance. He requested that | the committee be continued, which re- quest was complied with.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, for many years the Commer- | cial club has agitated and forwarded the movement for Greater Birmingham which agitation has resulted at last in the passage of bill by the legislature of Alabama providing a practical plan for the enlargement of the city limits; and Whereas, the movement would have failed if 1t had not been for the effort of the Hon. Jere C. King, author of the bill and the support and influence of Henry B. Gray, lieutenant governor; Therefore, be it resolved, That the thanks of the Commercial club is here with rendered Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray and Hon. Jere C. King for their patriotic, energetic and successwul sup port for Greater Birmingham. Be it further resolved That copy of this resolution he spread upon the minutes