The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
CHAMBER ENTERS
 NEW FISCAL YEAR
Frank Nelson, Jry Will Soon
 Be At Helm
BIG THINGS ARE PLANNED
Chamber of Commerce Looks Back Over Year of Great Accomplish ment-Some of the Plans
 for the Future.

Yesterday morning began the new fiscal year of the Chamber of Commerce which promises to see it develop into the strong est in the south Looking back over P months of vast accomplishment crowned by the construction of d magnificent struc- of year of even greater wonders.
 The organization will be steered under the guiding hand of one of Birmingham's most successful young men, Frank Ne- son, Jr. He is a Shelby county boy. born in Columbiana. He attended the uni versity during the sos and began a mer- chandise and contracting business in Shelby and Bibb counties, afterward re- moving to Anniston where he engaged in business for four years.
 He came to Birmingham nine years ago and has been successful in everything he has undertaken. Every year has seen him worth more than the previous one, and most of his time has been spent in real estate trading. Five years ago he became president of the North Birming ham Land company and later with assoei- ates bought out the Empire Coal property, becoming president of the Empire Coal company. He is also director in the Trad CTS National bank.
 So successful has he been in everything the nominating committee in casting about for a president decided upon him immedi- ately. He bears the distinction of being the first president to be elected under the newly organized Chamber of Commerce.
 The formality of election will take place from noon to 4 o'clock on May 14, and on the same evening the chamber will hold it's monthly meeting and hear the reports of all its officers
 The annual meeting for the installation of officers will be held at the Hotel Hill man on the night of May 21, when the chamber will be the guests of retiring President John L. Raul.
 The ticket for election which is headed by MT. Nelson is running on platform of four blanks. They are these: More in dustries for Birmingham. More people for Birmingham. More wholesale houses for Birmingham. More headquarters for Birmingham.
 The chamber has before 1t the removal into the new building which will take place in October, the passage of the Greater Birmingham bill in case the leg islature meets, and every possible step to carry out the platform.
 Extensive effort will be made to increase the membership. The firm of Orr & Rob erts was the first to enter under the con stitutional provision whereby a firm or corporation may become a member. A campaign will begin after the annual the ranks.
 In the meantime active effort Is being made to increase other membership. There are IS applications already In for the past month and it Is hoped the number will pass 1000 before this year is over
 One of the new moves of the chamber will be the inauguration of What Br- iningham Makes" excursions for members. These will be made through the variouss manufacturing plants, mines and furnaces. The same plan will be carried out for the sons of members, and the first expedition that has been planned will take the boys through the power house and car barns of the Birmingham Railway, Light and power company. This idea Is to foster the tendency for cooperation among the boys, to teach them the value of such organi- zation as the chamber, and to prepare them for joining when they get older, as well as to give them the educationa ad- vantages of having the details of their home district explained to them.
 In the meantime the new building is fast getting into shape and it's outline al ready guarantees 1t to be one of the pret- tiest of the kind in the city. More than 75 per cent of the space has been rented and special effort Is being made to get together an elaborate set of exhibits for the seventh floor and the basement manu- facturers exhibits. The basement is cut up so that space may be procured for any where from s5 to s2o and unique railings add to the attractiveness of the proposi- ton.
 The lunch room feature of the seventh floor, with pool and billiard rooms and other conveniences, Is considered a great thing for members.
 Besides the Birmingham district ex- hibits arrangements are under way with Commissioner Wilkerson who will be here hibits put in.
 
 Real Estate Transfers.