The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
HE|DT LAUDS THE
 MAYORS CAMP A|GN
Says City Beautiful Movement
 Has Done Much Good
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
Opposition Develops to Proposed Move Into the Chamber of Commerce Building-Report Made on
 Freight Bureau.

The Board of Trade held a meeting yesterday afternoon and heard reports of committees. SOne of the most interest ing reports was that of c. c. Heidt, chair man of the civic improvement committee, on the work being done for the "City Beautifur' by Mayor George B. Ward.
 Mayor Ward has shown unusual per sistence in this work" he said, and I believe that no one has done more for Birmingham in recent years. He has practically abolished the. dirty back al- ley in Birmingham. and now that spring is coming We begin already to see the wonderful improvement of one seasons campaign.
 Everywhere flowers are planted, and grass covers the old weedy spots of last season. Birmingham is really becoming a beautiful city,"
 It was decided to launch a campaign for new members and a central campaign committee was appointed, consisting of B. B. Burton, J. E. Shelby and Sol Caheen, to increase the membership.
 A committee of five members composed of Sol Caheen, J. E. Shelby, George Me Creary, O. Chalifoux and J. D. Collins, was appointed to take up the matter of moving into the Chamber of Commerce building when it is completed. Con- siderable opposition to the idea developed in the meeting.
 J. E. Shelby reported the failure of his committee to come to an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce in the matter of consolidation and his report was indorsed. The board indorsed the action of President Ewing in refusing to have anything to do with the proposed bill for commission form of govern fG and out of the scope of the board
 MT. Burton made this report:
 MT. President and Gentlemen: Your committee on freight bureau begs to report that they did not attend the inter state commerce meeting which was held here for the reason that they were ad vised prior to this meeting that it would not take up any new matter, but only met here for the purpose of taking testi- mony in a case which had been before 1t for hearing for some time.
 Your chairman had conversation with MT. Slater of the freight bureau of the Credit Mems association and MT. Slater left some several subscription blanks de- string our committee to call upon the retail merchants and secure subscriptions. Your committee felt that in view of the very liberal response of the retail mer- chants of Birmingham at the meeting of the Business Mems league that 1t was not wise at that time to ask the mer- chants for any subscription to the Freight Bureau association.
 Your committee regrets to report that in the way of lower freight rates for southeastern freight classification there was nothing accomplished at the south ern classification meeting held in Mobile about three weeks ago. but advise that the manufacturers of Chicago through their united efforts have been ableA to secure a reduction in freight rates to Colorado, ranging from 20 cents to 10 cents per 100 pounds on the different classes of freight, and we believe by cooperation that something can be &C., complished throughout the southeastern freight classification.
 B. B. BURTON, Chairman.