The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-09
Commercial UIub Will Send
 Down Big Delegation
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS
Sixty-eieht New Members Are Elected at Special Meeting-No Regular Meeting Will Be Held
 Friday.

meeting yesterday afternoon for the pur- pose of endorsing the King Greater Bir- mingham bill and arranging for a delega- tion to go to Montgomery in behalf of this bill and the measure repeating the tax on foreign loan companies. The meet ing was called to order by T. H Mol ton, who presided In the absence of the president, Sterling A. Wood. MT. Motion announced the purpose of the meeting and asked for discussion. W. P. G. Harding then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously passed.
 Whereas. the movement for Greater Birmingham was inaugurated by the Commercial club. and has been fostered and promoted by this organization for many years, and
 Whereas. several attempts have been made on the auspices of this club to se- cure the enactment of Legislation to bring about this end, said measures in the opinion of the club providing wise, safe and just methods of extension of the city limits, and
 Whereas, the club is for Greater Bir mingham first, last and all the time, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That inasmuch as the Great CT Birmingham bill to be introduced by Representative Jere C. King offers practical method to secure Greater Bir mingham, the club hereby endorses said bill and requests representatives from Jefferson county, and the senator there of fo give the measure their support. Be 1t further
 Resolved, That as a matter of precau- tlon, In addition to the bill proposed by Representative King, the club would rec ommend the passagenof the bills now on the senate calendar providing for an extension of city limits and for the mer- ger and consolidation of municipalities, as they in no wise conflict with the pro posed King Greater Birmingham bill, and provide an additional method of extend ing the city limits. Be 1t further
 Resolved. That Representative King Is to be commended for the unselfsh activ ity and patriotism In promoting Greater Birmingham, and the thanks of the Com- mercial club are hereby extended to him"
 Special Lobby Committee.
 Upon motion of R. M. Goodall a com mittee of twenty-five, with the power of increasing its own numbers, will be sent to Montgomery to assist in the passage of a bill repeating the tax on foreign loan companies.
 MT. Bletman was appointed as a com mittee of one to get up a delegation of unlimited numbers to attend the leglsla- ture to assist in the passage of Kings Greater Birmingham bill.
 R. M. Goodau announced that a com mittee from tho conferences of North Alabama, North Mississippi and Tennes- see of the Methodist Episcopal church, South would meet in Memphis on July 16, to consider the establishing of hos pital at Nashville, Chattanooga and Bir- mingham. His motion that a committee of five, consisting of r. M. Jackson, John E. Morris, J. B. Dyar, Rev. s. l.. Dobbs and A. W. Smith, be appointed to at tend the meeting of this committee in Memphis and endeavor to secure a hos pltal for Birmingham was unanimously passed.
 New Members Elected.
 The applications for membership in the club of sixty eight men were read and they were unanimously elected to mem bership. Tho names of these new mem bers are as follows:
 T. A. Weller Hubert Stamps, H. w. Rubloff, A. K. Wilson, W. G. Whereat D. o. Watkins, F. F. Jones, John $. White. Charles M. Campbell. A. H. Gris- wold, P. W. Turner. J. M. Bibb, s. P Sturgeon, w. J. Wynn. w. J. Bell. Fran cis s. Wilson. H. F. Wood, games C. Long, Jr., Rev. George A. Sharits, E. T. McNeely, F. c. Powell. A. Max Boxer, l.. M. Robertson, E. M. Tutwiler, Jr., W. T. Williams, William Williams. c. J. Per- ry, J. R. McWane. J. K. P. Lacey, Rob- ert N. Bell F. D. Dean, K. c. Jeter, M O. Ellis, J. Q. Smith, w. c. Caldwell, Lee Bonner, l.. A. Hanna, J. c. Marks, T. E. Holloway, Addison W. Lynch, Rev. A. R. Moore. L. II. Morris. James Down. Icy, J. E. Reagan, l.. D. Dea, J. J. Lee, Rev Hoyt M. Dobbs, William l.. Tarrant, Franklin P. Poynter. Dr. Robert A. Jones, Frederco s. Hammllle, w. l.. Robert son, WinK BroWn, w. A. Currle, ChriS Colias, Noryell w.. Cull0m, George C.. Adams, T. M. Williams, II. D. Breed ing, Fuller l.. Kendrick, F. T. Richard son. R. N. Thomas, J. B. Adams. John D. Culley, Charles Denegre, c. H. Will son, N. c. Walpole and W. H. Smith. It was announced that on account of such a large delegation of the members r,ho mould attend tha IeoI Ialatlre that tho regular meeting of the club which was set for Friday would be postponed sub feet to the call of the president.