The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-17
MANY, ID FIGHT
 REVENUE BILL  Formidable Array of Busi- ness Men to Capital WILL BE AMENDED
Consensus of Opinion Is That Unde- sirable Clauses in the Measure Will Be Stricken Out.
 Those Departing

In battle array and with the positive conviction that the proposed revenue bill would wreck commercial operations, the largest delegation of business men to leave Birmingham for the capital during the present legislative session was on the Louisville and Nashville train yesterday for Montgomery. The delegation was of- ficially styled as of the Chamber of Commerce, but the proposed revenue bill has the other interests wildly worked up, and they, too, formed a portion of the caravan moving on to Montgomery.
 The Chamber of Commerce has officially placed it's disapproval upon the revenue measure and will exert every legitimate power to kill that enactment.
 The bill prevents the successful opera ton In this state Of a. class Of institu- tions that are vital to this district. It s claimed, and will in many and various ways operate to the detriment of com mercial interests.
 The legislature has promised to receive the delegation from Birmingham this morning and hear their voice of pro test over the contemplated revenue-get- ting enactment. Speeches will be made by trained business men, who possess no power of flowery eloquence, but who will state positively how detrimental the pro- posed bill would be to the real makers of prosperity.
 The sentiment among the prominent men leaving yesterday afternoon was that the bill would be amended in such a way as to remove the undesirable passages at present contained in it. The revenue bill will go through, it is stated and to this the local people will agree but those passages that spell wreck and ruin will be stricken out if the protests of the local men avail.
 Birmingham is not alone in the fight against the revenue bill. Other communi- ties yielding potent influence will meet the local delegation before the makers Of law today and the combined interests will in no uncertain manner point out why the bill should be amended. r It is doubtful, according to expres- SlOIS, II there HdS DccH dhy HiSoSaic tho' has so offended the sense of right of Birmingham folk AS a rule, it Is stated the business men here are opposed to entering the political arena, and are op- posed to lobbying. but 1t is stated they are not conditional in their stand against the revenue bill.
 Among those who left yesterday were the following: w. P. G. Harding, pres ident of the First National bank; Webb w. Crawford, president of the American Trust and Savings bank; John D. FL liott of the Commercial State bank; Henry B. Gray of the Peoples bank, who pre- Manly of the Birmingham Trust, R. A. Terrell of the Bank of Alabama, Fergus W. Mccarthy, attorney, of Ensley; J. B. Babb, secretary of the Chamber of for the Illinois Central railroad; Edward K. Campbell attorney; J. H. Holcombe of the State Fair association B. F. Ezekial of .Loveman, Joseph X Loeb, w. B. Leedy B. H. Cooper president of the Interstate Fire Insurance company; John l.. Kaul of the Raul Lumber company, Fred Levert, John G. Bradley, Felix Blackburn, George B. Ward, Judge H. B. Abernethy Dr. Charles Whelan, B. B. Burton, August Benners, w. E. Rose- mond, J. D. Moore, John L. Parker. Fred Winkler and others