The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
BOARD OF TRADE IS
 FOR GREATER CITY Delegation of Fifty Will Push
 the King Bill ALSO OPPOSE LOAN TAX Board Is Also Against Erection of crematory on Thirteenth Street,
 Because of Alleged Damage
 to Adjacent Property.
ALSO OPPOSE LOAN TAX

The endorsement of Jere Kings Great CT Birmingham bill was the main feature of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon, and committee of fifty was appointed to attend the coming session of the egisla- ture and assist in the passage of the bill. Here is the resolution which was unanimously passed:
 Whereas, the city of Birmingham is greatly handicapped in the commercial world by her showing in the last federal census, due to her contracted corporate limits; and
 Whereas, we deem 1t a matter of im- perative necessity for the future welfare and material progress of Birmingham that she should be shown to the business world in an official way, that she is one of the largest cities of the south; and
 Whereas, the extension of the city limits so as to include the towns and territory now thckly populated and con- tiguous to the city of Birmingham will make her a city of 125,000 population, making her the first city of 'tfie state, and southern headquarters for manufac- turers and the great wholesale interests of the country; and
 Whereas, we believe the only practl- cal way to accomplish this end, is for the passage by the legislature of Ala bama at the coming session, of some broad and liberal measure, fair to the people and territory annexed as well as to the city of Birmingham; and
 Whereas, movement to this end has been set on foot in this community, by Jere C. King, of the Jefferson county delegation, of bills for presentation to the legislature of Alabama, which bills appear to be proper to attain the ends desired; now, therefore, be 1t
 "Rasolved, by the Board of Trade of Birmingham, That we heartily endorse the King bills as the quick and practical way of obtaining a Greater Birmingham. Be it further
 Resolved, That copies of this resolu tion be sent to the governor, lieutenant governor, senator and each of the repre- sentatives from Jefferson county, with the request that they use their best ef- forts to secure the passage of said bills at the coming session of the legislature.
 Down on Foreign Loan Tax.
 The law taxing foreign loan companies was then taken up and a committee of fifteen appointed to go to Montgomery and assist in the repeal of this law
 committee of five was also appoint ed 10 assist the city attorney and board of aldermen of Birmingham in the pas sage of bill drawn up by John w. O'Neill giving municipalities the right to construct bridges over grade crossings and to assess the railroad companies with the charge for constructing same.
 resolution was also passed putting the board on record as being opposed to the construction of a crematory on Thir- teenth. street, south on account of the fact that the Crane company had pur- chased a piece of property directly across the street from the location of the pro- posed crematory. It is said that the Crane company contemplates erecting a large manufacturing plant on their prop erty which will employ several hundred men, and that they object to the building of a crematory in that neighborhood.
 List of Committees.
 The committe of fifty to assist In the passage of Kings Greater Birmingham bill is as follows:
 John w. O'Neill, chairman, W. B. Dick erson, J. D. Collins, Eugene Jacobs, M ". Joseph, Colman Bach, J. H. Coker, Eu- gene Fes, B. II. Cooper, W. T. Cox, R. D. Burnett. R. w. Ewing w. R. Gum, George McCreary, Lee Werthelmer, Hugh McGeever A Hirsch, Sol Caheen, J. r. Rushton, w. s. Brown, Louis Saks, E. E. Forbes, E. Wilkinson, F'erd Marx, J. H. McCary, w. II. Kettig, Oliver Chali- foux, J. E. Worthington. C. c. Hedt, Robert McLester, S. P King, s. w. Lee Samuel Earle. William L. Delheim, T. C. King, J. D. Collins, W. Smith, Jr., B. B. Martin, S. Spiro, J. Friedman. M. D. Gleason, John T. Yeatman, R. M. Good all, F. E. Butler, w. M. osby, J. T. Dos ter. S Thomas, S. P. Fowlkes and C. r. Bell.
 \ The committe of fifteen to assist In the repeal of the law taxing foreign loan companies is as follows:
 J. E. Shelby, chairman, P. w. Gorham John L. Parker, John w. O'Neill, c. C.. Heidt, J. D. Collins, Robert McLester, R. E. Collins, Oliver Chalifoux, R. w. Ewing Colman Blach, George McCreary, J. H. McCary, w. B. Dickerson, Ferd Marx and Sol Caheen.
 The committe of five to assist the city attorney and Board of Aldermen of Bir- mingham in the passage of a bill author izing municipalities to construct bridges across grade crossings is as follows
 John l.. Parker, chairman, Sol Ca heen, w. B. Dickerson, Charles Me- TAh,. oil