The age-herald., 1901-11-07
MERCHANTS RENEW | FIGHT FOR 5 CENT
 FARE ID ENSLEY Board of Trade Appoints Con- mittee to Appear Before
 Council QUESTION OF INSURANCE Southeastern Tsriit Association Will Be Urged to Establish New Rates
 at once--Not to Use Trading Stamps.
QUESTION OF INSURANCE

At a meeting of the board of control of the Board of Trade, held yesterday afternoon it was decided to renew the fight for 5-cent fare to Ensley, and a large committee was appointed to ap- pear before the City Council which met last night and urge that no franchise of any kind whatever be granted the street railroad unless they would agree to this fare.
 The board also decided to communicate with the Southeastern Tariff Association | and press for an immediate carrying in- to effect of their promised reduction in insurance rates which was to have been in force September 10. The trading stamp matter was also discussed.
 | On the trading stamp question the City Council last night passed the following resolution:
 That the license collector be and Is hereby instructed to refuse license to | any dealer, firm or corporation dealing fin trading stamps or periodical tickets" 1 The board met In the office of John W. Tomlinson. Among those present were Colman Blach, president; John l.. Parker, John ". o'Neill. John w Tom | linson, Herman Saks, J. D. Collins, oli- yer Chalifoux, H, II. sinnlge, Simon Klotz J. R. P. Durham and Ferd Marx.
 Discussed Trading Stamps.
 The first question taken up was the matter of trading stamps. petition had been circulated among the members for them to agree not to use them. Some members had neglected to sign this | agreement and committee consisting l of John L.. Parker, Oliver Chalifoux, l Colman Blach and H. H. Sinnige was l appointed to see these members and have them sign.
 | MT: O'NeiH stated that the first com mittee appointed on this matter had seen the Mayor and several aldermen | and that the Mayor stated ..ere was an | ordinance about year ago which pro- hibited trading stamps and companies in- troducing them could not do business here. It was decided, however, to get l all the merchants to sign the agreement not to use them.
 ! MT. Tomlinson's office was selected as 8 permanent place of meeting for the Board of Trade. The question of puttins l up sign with the name of the Board | of Trade on 1t was taken up A brass 1 plate was agreed on. The matter ot keeping 1t clean was then humorousIy discussed and 1t was finally decided to have committee appointed for this | purpose.
 | The question of getting the merchants of the city and members of the board to become closer allied, to forget that they are competitors and work together for a common cause was brought before the meeting by the president, Various short talks looking towards this end were made and several suggestions offered.
 All on the Committee. | The question of 5-cent fare to EnsIev was then considered and every member | present was appointed on a committee to see the City Council and urge it's | adoption. It was shown how Birnine- hams trade is dependent on the payrolls of the district, and of what adyantaee to the city 6-cent fare from Ensley would be- The newspapers of the city were requested to urge this matter and a committee was appointed to wait on them and ask that they keep. up the | fight.
 George P. Bowers was elected mem 1 Der of the board