The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-21
PROHIBITION LIKE RED RAG ID BOARD Resolution Takes Breath of the
 Board of Trade EVERYBODY TALKS ONCE Hack Fare Ordinance Becomes Side Issue and Meeting Is Largely De- voted to the Absorbing
 Topic.
EVERYBODY TALKS AT ONCE

discussion at the called meeting of the Board of Trade, which was held yes- terday afternoon. The meeting was well attended and while the call had been issued for the Purpose of discussing the proposed hack fare ordinance and other matters" these important matters were almost forgotten in the discussion of pro- hibition.
 Before the members present could catch their breath John W. O'Neill had intro duced, received a second, and passed the following resolutions:
 Be it resolved by the Birmingham Board of Trade, That a committee of three be appointed to investigate what effect prohibition in Jefferson county would have on the mercantile. industrial, real estate and finances of the munich pahty of Birmingham and that com mittee of three each from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Real Estate as- sociation and industrial companies of the Birmingham district be invited to confer with this committee
 John ". O'Neill was appointed chair man of this committee, while the other two members are K. W. Ewing and W. T. Cox.
 Storm Breaks Loose.
 Immediately after the passage of the resolution R. W. Ewing was on his feet and asked that the matter be recon sidered, but Mir ONell refused to allow it. Unanimous consent was given by the board to discuss the subject and then everybody had something to say about 1t, To l. h aatafa first Quite a few objected to the boards 8 taking any notice whatever of the pro hibition fight, claiming that 1t would dis rupt the club, while those favoring the resolution were just as emphatic in their claim that the appointment of this com mittee would not bind the board either way, as 1t was simply the securing of information as to what effect prohibi- ton would have on Birmingham.
 MT. Ewing objected very strenuously to the appointment of the committee, as did J. E. Shelby, former president of the board. Both of these gentlemen stat GU after the meeting that they regretted very much the action of the board in passing the resolution. Several others expressed themselves likewise and stated that they would be hands off.
 President Heidt also expressed himself as thinking the move an unwise one.
 Hack Fare Ordinance Question. A resolution was introduced and pass ed denouncng the proposed hack fare or dinance. After the resolution has been passed Eugene F1es asked how many men had read the ordinance and found that none of those present had read it. He also volunteered the information that not one of the many who had condemned 1t had even read 1t. He suggested that the board appoint a committee to investi- gate the ordinance, but the board de- clined to do so.
 MT. F1es is the originator of the ordi- nance introduced by alderman Walter Moore.
 A resolution was introduced providing for the appointment of a committee of five to confer with committees from the l Commercial Club and other organizations in regard to the campaign for Greater Birmingham. This resolution was amend ed changing the committees of five to the | Greater Birmingham committee. which fought TOT the passaBe or the piu dt Montgomery.
 This committee consists of the follow ing. R. w. Ewing, W. B. Diclzerson, J. IT. McCary, s. H. Cooper, J. D. Collins, l J. M Wilzin John W. O'Neill. R. D. Burnett, J. Lowinsohn, c. c. Heidt, Ben F. Barbour and J. P. Shelby. To Entertain Press Club. A letter from J. A. Rountree, of the Birmingham Press Club. was read an- nouncing the convention of Press clubs l which is to be held In Birmingham on Oo- 1 tober N-26. and requesting the board to appoint members from their organization to serve on certain committees to assist in the entertaining of the visitors. Those committees are as follows:
 Reception-C. c. Heidt, Colman Blach. NJ V. Joseph, Eugene FYes, B. H. Cooper. John L. Parker, Simon Klota, Ferd Marx, Hugh McGeever and Roy Mccullough
 Finance-W. B. Dickerson. Homes-W. T. Cox. Trip Around the Horn-John L. PaPr- ker.
 | Barbeoue-L. N. Archer.
 Automobile and Street Cars-Sol Caheen.
 Publicity-John W. O'Neill.
 General Arrangements-J. E. Shelby. Sol Caheen and R. W. Ewing.