The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-07
HE|DT ANNOUNCES
 NEW COMMITTEES
Board of Trade Hears Various
 Reports
WORK FOR LEGISLATION
Resolutions Commend King and Gray for Work In Behalf of Greater rminqham-Discuss
 License Tax.

At0 announcement pl GDIiIlilltcS dp- pointed by President Heidt to serve dur ing the ensuing year was the feature of the regular monthly meeting of the board of trade yesterday afternoon. President Heidt states that on account of the ex- celent work done by the different com mittees last year that he had made but very few changes
 Under the reports of committees J. E. Shelby of the foreign loan tax commit tee reported that splendid work had been done by the committee in uniting with other organizations in an effort to have this law repealed
 MT. Shelby also reported on the work done by the Greater Birmingham commit tee in the absence of the chairman, John w. o'Neill. MT. Shelby stated that the committee had worked hard; that the delegation had numbered fifteen and that the work had been of great assistance in having the bill passed.
 A resolution was then passed thanking these two committees for their efforts. A resolution was also carried voting the thanks of the board to Representative Jere c. King and Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray for their efforts toward having the Greater Birmingham bill passed
 Work on Code Bill.
 Several matters of interest to merchants were then discussed but no definite steps were taken in regard to any of them. Section 97 of the municipal code bill received several hard knocks, the com mittee' appointed to endeavor to have this particular section changed complaining of the manner in which the originator of the bill had refused to listen to their appeals.
 The amount of taxes which merchants are compelled to pay under the mer- chants law was also discussed, the con- sensus of opinion being that the amount was far in excess of what it should be.
 Before the meeting was called to order number of the members discussed the effect of prohibition on Birmingham and the whole state. Opinion was about even ly divided as to whether the town would be benefited or whether it would be ruin ed. The general belief, however, was that if the matter were put to a vote in Jeffer- son county this year that the people would vote against prohibition, but that if 1t was held off until next year that It would be carried almost unanimously
 The following resolution was passed rendering the thanks of the board to Messrs King and Gray:
 Resolved, That the board of trade ap- preclates the work done by Representa- tive Jere c. King and Lieutenant Cover nor Henry B. Gray in the interest of Greater Birmingham"
 Personnel of Committee. The committees appointed are as fol- lows:
 Greater Birmingham Commttee-R ". Ewing, chairman; w. B. Dickerson, J. H. McCary B. H. Cooper, J. D. Collins, J. M. Wilzin, John W. ONeill, R. D. Bur nett. J. Lowinson, c. c. Heidt, Ben F. Barbour. J. T. Shelby.
 Committee on Retail Trade-John L.. Parker, chairman; Colman Blach, Louis Saks, Simon Klotz. w. D. Crews, A. TIirsch. Alex Mcleod.
 Committee on Freight Rate-R. D. Col lins, chairman; R. D. Burnett, M ". Joseph, J. T. Doster, s. P. King, Isaac Feeder, R. M. Goodall, w. H. Kettig.
 Committee on Military-John T. Yeat- man, chairman; John l.. Parker, Simon Blotz. R. N. Wheeler.
 Membership Committee-W. T. Cox, chairman; R. w Ewing, w. T. Cox, P. w. Gotham, B. H. Cooper, Colman Blach, Sol Caheen, Ferd Marx, J. D. Collins, P. ". Gorham.
  chairman; Ben r. Barbour. J. D. Collins, Eugene Jacobs, M. V. Joseph, J. H. Col1- CT, Eugene Fies, B. H. Cooper, R. E. Collins, NJ A. Myatt, II. J. Porter.
 Entertainment Committee-J. P. Shelby, chairman; w. T. Cox. R. D. Burnett, John w. ONelll, R. w. Ewing, L. N. Archer, J. M Dewberry, T. w. O'Byrne, w. B. Dickerson, J. II. McCary, Dan A. Hogan, Max Sommer.
 Finance Committee-George McCreary, chairman; w. R. Gum, Lee Wertheimer, Hugh McGeever, A. Hlrsch, Sol Caheen, William l.. Dellheim.
 Miscellaneous Committee-H. J. Porter, chairman: B. H. Cooper, J. F. Rushton, w. s. Brown, Louis Saks, P. F. Forbes, E. Wilkinson, Ferd Marx, c. c. Lyncn' P. B. Mathews, J. T. Pittard, B. c. By | mum, w. R. McVay, J. J. Peek, II. Abel.
 Street Railway Commlttee-John w. | O,NeiIl. chairman; c. c. Heidt, R. W. | Ewing, J. II. McCary. Simon Klotz, W. | IT. Kettig, Oliver Challfoux, J. F. Worth | ington, M E. Gleason. J. G. Hancock, | T. c. King, F. l.. Moses, Railroad Committee-W. !. Wickerson' chairman; Robert McLester, s. P. King, & W. Lee. Samuel Earle, M. V. Joseph | Colman Blach, J. A. Vance, Charles w | Ross. Julius Marx, c. F. Bell, J. D. Ro- senberger.
 Legislative Committee-J. U. Collins chairman; John w. O'Neill, Ferd Marx R. W. Ewing, A. w. Smith, jr., B. II Cooper Oliver Chalifoux, B. B. Martin, splro. T. G. Berents, P. W. Gorham, J | M Wilzin, w. D. Crews. | Committee on Taxation-Sol Caheen chairman; J. Friedman, John T. Yeatman | R. M. Goodall, w. M. Cosby J. T. Dos ter. A. Hirsch, M. R. McNeil, G. S. | Thomas
 l Insurance Committee-W. D. Wood chairman; J. D. Collins, 8. P. Fowlkes Nose Levy. c. F. Bell, J. H. Cooker, F. w Gorham, John w. O'Neill, Ferd Marx l.. Braun. w. D. Wood. F. Solomon.
 Home Industries Committee-P. W. Cor ham. chairman; R. w. Ewing, J. F. Rush. ton. J. E. Shelby, George McCreary, Oli- yer Challfoux.
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