The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-22

i, committees consisting of R. w. Ewing, chairman, of the Board of Trade; F w. Dixon, for the Commercial club; J. Rosen- burger for the Manufacturers assocla- tion; J. L. Yancey, Real Estate Dealers association, and J. R. Carter, postmaster, prepared a letter setting forth the views as outlined by the general committee, as what was deemed necessary for the city directory to be satisfactory to Bir- mingham. Practically all of the points ccntended for were agreed to by the pub fishers.
 A meeting of the subcommittee was held yesterday. in the Board of Trade rooms, and advance copies of the new city directory were looked over with the re- suit that the committee authorize the following report:
 Report of Committee. Birmingham Board of Trade, Commercial Club, Manufacturers Association, Real Estate Dealers Association, city;
 Gentlemen-Your committee appointed to procure satisfactory city directory for 1909, having appointed the sub-commit- tee below to work out details of this mat ter, beg to report that the 1909 city direc- tory has been issued and is ready for dis tribution by R. L. Polk & Co.,, and that the following points contended for have been acted upon
 l. In addition to the alphabetical list of names, it was contended that the wife's s name be placed in every instance after that of her husbands. This seems to have been done very well in the 1909 di- rcctory, except in a few instances where information was gathered in some sIourbs before this had been agreed to.
 9 The requirement that the business in which man is engaged and the place of his employment, if permanently employed, be given, too, has been compiled with 3. The requirement that the street and avenue appear in the new city directory as far as possible counting from the cen ter of the city, seems to have been com piled with as far as practicable.
 1. The requirement that the scope of the directory cover all the territory to be embraced within the limits of Greater Birmingham, seems to have been compiled with.
 D. In addition to the usual alphabetical arrangement, an improved classification of businesses and more complete street direc- tory has also been included.
 6. The requirement that fhe price of the book to subscribers not to exceed $5 and $6 to subscribers is to be lived up to.
 r. The requirement. that dittc marks be used after names repeated and that the first name on every page appear in black type has also been compiled with.
 Iii view of the above, 1t is the opinion of your committees that the new directory is u great improvement over the previous editions and is entitled to the endorse mcnt Of this committed.
 Of course the committee has not been able or had the time to go very fully irtc the matter of technical typographical accuracy, but while noticing some few er1 ors in the names and addresses, we cannot tell. of course, how general these inaccuracies will prove to be. It is be- l,eved, however. that the inaccuracies will not prove greater than is usual in such publications and We feel that the improve ment in Folks 1909 directory Is such that it should have the endorsement and sup port of our people.
 R. w. EWING,
 F. W. DIXON,
 J. ROSENBURGER,
 J. l.. YANCEY.