The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-01
4 Commercial Club En- dorses Resolution. ECHOES OF SOUTHERN
 COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
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 Yards, Also
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Al she meeting of the Board of pirec- tors of the Commercial Club Thursday. there were several echoes of the Southern Commercial Congress. The railroad resolution of the Congress came up for consideration and the point was brought out that Governor Holxe smith was chairman of the Conn mittee of Resolutions that prepared the Important resolution. The direc- tors assembled voted unenimously to adopt the statement of tho Southern Commercial Congress relative to rail- roads and to give this endorsement as wida circulation throughout Ala
 The statement read by Governor Hoke Smith was as foilows:
 Railroad construction has been ex- tensiye, but the rapid growth of the South requires an enormous tncrease in its railroad facilities to transport to market its many and varied pro- duets. The construction of such ade- quate facilities can be accomplished only by assuring the holders of cap it3l that such enterprises will be safe- guarded by conservative and construct i've legislation, ana we urge upon our Southern legislators the wisdom of such policy and condemn any agifa- tion leading to the contrary.
 we favor . spirit of co-operation WGLHGSu tGS VNQRAE At&0 k4AAfV048 0ttAt other corporate interests. to the end that the required confidence may be established in the securities of the corporations of the South"
 New BIemBers.
 The Commercial Club Directors elected the following nnsmbers: A. L. Lehman. pr. Wm. 3. Westcott. Q. oNrwood, ]. 4. Dfiiar6 w. H. Stans- bury. and then reinstatsd two mem beis who had for 6 time withdrawn kror connection with the club. W. C, Adt and J. c. faaygood.
 1t was unanimously agreed that the Club should retain membership in the Nkional Board of Trade. thus keepins ofIimportance. and providing the Cluh wkh the means of making it's wishes ksown in relation to national question: when such come up for consideration br action in this city.
 IA letter was received ThursdAy after nson from the. trustees of the Mont lgpmery Library Association thanking bound volumes Of The Fortnightly Re. { view. Nineteenth Century Forum. Noftt I American Review and Critic. which have been moved fvem the shelves oi ; the Commercial Club to the Library.
 GuiR Navy Yards. : lse It was DrOuHnI 10 tne attention 0i the Board of Directors that inc Gen, l eYaI Board of the Navy favots estab. l fishing a costly foreign naval base al Gnantauario Cuba. to the exclusion 0. all future development of the Gull Coast ard South Atlantic navy wards
 This led to an earnest discusston ol the imp 9rtant relation that Montgom. cry has to the coast of the Gulf oi Mexico. and also to the importance oi maintaining an elaborate naval has, along the Gulf. As . result of ths discussion. the Secretary of the Com. lnerciaI Club was authorized to eEffi. mrnicate with the Senators and Rep resentatives of the State. asking then to exert all possible influence in devel oping Government shipbuilding and re pair yards or the Gulf coast.
 Tn view of what has been fFequentI, discussed in the Commercial Club re garding the iron destiny of AraerIcs resting in Alabama. which point wal again emphasized in the paper On iroI read before the Southern Commercial Congress, it is reasonable to look fol the establishment of a shipbuiidinl yard where the available raw pro ducts are nearest to the ssaboard. I this reason were not sufficient for , Government shipbuilding yard aiont the Cuff, the approaching completion of the Panama Canal and the conse quent holding of q portion of the nay, In Gulc waters perpetnally and tn, importance of building and repairin