The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-20
NEW ORGANIZATION ID PUSH HOME LABEL Design Adopted For Label To
 Be Used
  MOVEMENT Is SPREADING Forty Manufacturers Gathered at the Commercial Club Yesterday and
 Permanent Organization
 Was Formed.
MOVEMENT IS SPREADING

The Birmingham manufacturers have formed themselves into permanent organization for the purpose of pushing the home label and the home product, and enlarging the Birmingham mar lset.
 Made in Birmin gh am" had becoma so thoroughly soaked into the spirits of the 40 manufacturers that gathered with the home label committee of the Commercial club yesterday afternoon that the meeting naturally resolved - self into a permanent body. It will hold regular meetings and watch out for its own rights
 The meaning of the movement has now spread out to take in Ensley anl Bessemer with a label reading, Made in the Birmingham District" The meet ing yesterday was but the beginning of the great wave of patriotism which is sweeping the district for Alabama people and Alabama stuff" It means that before many months thousands of dollars which are now going out of the state will be turned into the channels of local trade.
 R. ". Ewing was chosen chairman yesterday afternoon. A number of speeches were made by such men as J. D. Rosenburger, E. Wilkinson, August Berentz. J. J. Smith. W. c. Phillips, W. l.. Delh elm and L. Lazarus.
 A committee on organization was ap- pointed consisting of E. Wilkinson, chairman; L. Lazarus, S. w. Lee, w. . Phillips, J. J. Smith and R. w. Ewing. A committee to secure cooperation and to enlist interest on the part of the manufacturers is composed of J. b. Roseburger, chairman; F. F. Ellis, c. M. Brown, G. G. Nelson, Lewis Cohn ". l.. Delheim, R. A. Gilbert and B. B. Martin, These committees held meet ings immediately and decided to hold a general manufacturers meeting d week from today at D. m. The or ganization committee will complete it's work Saturday morning at II o'clock and the other committee meets again this afternoon at o'clock
 The publicity committee appointed by the chairman of the Home Label com mittee on publicity and advertising made the following report and recom- mendations, which were adopted:
 1. The committee recommends that the wording to be adopted for the Home Label be as follows; "A diamond shaped design executed in blue, either blue ink or blue material bearing prominently in the center Alabama Product" and on either side the words, Made in Birmingham District :"
 The committee finds that this label can be very cheaply Autographed on paper and can also be procured in celuloid, metal and cloth, or made upon a rubber stamp, and might be obtained in any material suitable for the article manufactured.
 2. The committee also recommends that the words Ask for Alabama prod ucts made in Birmingham district be used by all the manufacturers and mer- chants of Birmingham on their sta- tionery going to Alabama points, as this would help create sentiment ana cause people to ask for home products. It Is preferred that these words be ar ranged in diamond shape, same as the label which would identify it with same.
 B. It is also recommended that tho wording just referred to above in tn 3 diamond shape design be prepared In a large form, probably "1O to l2, elth- CT on cardboard or boards, preferably on metal, as a sign to be posted In the stores selling Alabama and Birmins ham products and also be prominently placed throughout the city.
 4. The committee also reports that the newspapers of the city, The Age Herald. Birmingham News, the Ledger, have shown themselves very ready to cooperate in this work. We consld sr this the most important means Of get ting before the public and recommend that this part of the publicity work be continued. We suggest that the news papers call attention to the absolute necessity of keeping all the money pos sible in the Birmingham district, as every dollar sent away from the Bir- mingham district makes Birmingham that much poorer.
 We also take the liberty of reconl- mending that a committee be appointed to acquire information regarding freight rates from Birmingham to oth- CT points in Alabama, as compared witf tbose from other cities to the same noints. and to devise means or secur- ,a. I,attar rataS