The age-herald., 1899-06-08
FIRST MEETING
 BOARD OF TRADE. Duties of Standing Committees
 Defined. ORGANIZATION PERFECTED T. L. McGowan Suggests That Birms ingham Be Advertised as a
 Wholesale Center-Wil
 Meet Semi-Monthly.
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED

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 ham board of trade was held last night l in Elks Hall, corner Fourth avenue and
 Nineteenth street and the practical work
 of the organization begun by the adoption
 of the report of the board of control
 recommending such standing committees as 1 were deemed necessary to the commercial
 interests of the city.
 | The meeting called to order at $50 o'clock by President C-halifoux with many
 of the leading merchants of the city 1 present.
 Before the reading of the minutes 1t was l suggested that the constitution adopted Tt 1 the last meeting be changed to conform l to the intention of the committee, so as | to provide that all elective officers be ex-
 officio members of the board of control in- | stead of only the president and vice-presi- l dents as provided for. On motion the sug- | gestion was adopted.
 | President Chalifoux called attention to the | fact that the election of officers took place
 on the third Wednesday in June and that
 the constitution provided that nominations
 be made by the board of control two weeks previous.
 The committee on permanent quarters re- ported that Elks hall could be secured for
 two nights each month with lights, fan,
 porter's service at hominal rental, and
 on motion the committee was authorized \ to make arrangements for the hall until
 permanent quarters could be secured. Will Meet in EIks' Hall The committee to secure new members reported that list of 15O merchants not
 members of the organization had been
 made up and that circular letter had been addressed to each with encouraging re-
 suits. The committee was granted further time in which to make a personal call up- on the merchants to secure their member- ship The following new members were ad- | ded to the role:
 F. M. Lynch, R. S. Warner, c. Claude
 Scull, Wilmington & Lynch, Israel Tailoring
 Co.,, H. O. Hoyt & Son, M. H. Burger 6
 Co.,, J. H. Dewberry & Co.,, Geo. W. liar
 ris, Webb Book Co.,, Gelders Restaurant Co.,, w. H. Hyronomus x Co.,, Henry Bar nard, Archer & Clapp, Bondurant &, Lloyd,
 M. Maloney, Estis Stove Co.,, and Charles Denton.
 A recess of ten minutes was taken to allow the board of control to get together
 to formulate a ticket to be voted for at he
 next meeting, and to recommend such
 standing committees as were deemed
 necessary.
 After a short delberation the board
 made the following report on nominations,
 which Mas adopted:
 For President-Oliver Challfoux.
 For First Presidential H. Sinnige
 For Second Yice-President-T. L. Me
 Gowan
 IT,,, ,tr1 Y
 For Fourth -President-Joseph Love-
 man.
 For Fifth vice-President-ch S. Sim
 mons.
 For Treasurer-Coleman Blach
 John w. ONeill was unanimously elect
 ed to temporarily fill the office of secre- tary.
 The Standing Committees
 The following standing committees, with the duties of each clearly defined were 1 recommended by the board: Legislation-The duties of this commit tee shall be to take charge of such oity county and state legislation as may effect the commercial interests of Birmingham. l Statistics-The duties of this committee l shall be, in connection with the secretary, to collect and keep records of the receipts and shipments of the leading articles sof trade to and from the city. County Roads-The duties of this com
 mittee shall be to secure the improvement of the county roads. thereby stimulating the country trade and making the city a l larger and better market. Retail Trade-4The duties of this commit tee shall be to gather information on all ma ha of
 mingham and to take such steps as will benefit the retail merchants. Wholesale Trade-The duties of this con-
 mittee shall be to look after the interests 1 of the wholesale merchants and to adopt 1 ways and means to build up the wholesale trade of Birmingham.
 Insurance-The duties of this committee shall be to investigate and report on all questions affecting insurance rates and risks, and to make such recommendations as will improve risks and secure the low est rate compatible with safety. l Suburban Trains-The duties of this
 committee shall be to look after the sehed-
 ules of all railroads entering Birmingham
 and to seek to secure schedules favorable l to the trade of the city Commercial Agents-The duties of this committee shall be to keep the board of 1 trade posted as to the number and eXtent to which commercial travellers are sent out
 of Birmingham, and to bring the Travellers l Protective association into sympathy and
 cooperation with the board of trade. l Freight Rates-The duties of this com
 mittee shall be to gather information of all
 matters of freight in which the trade of l Birmingham is interested to have all
 freight discriminations against the city re- 1 moved if possibe to obtain lower freis4.e
 rates to and from Brming ngham to obtain 1 local passenger train service, as will help l the trade of the city.
 Arbitration and Grievances-The duty of l this committee shall be to take cognizance | of business and personal differepces be- | tween members of the board of trade and to use all legitimate means to promote