The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-12
REPORTS ARE MADE BY
STANDING COMMITTEES
Chairman SEWER Discusses Importance
of 900 Club" Project-WOod Pre-
sides in Absence of Nelson.
New Members Elected

man of the meeting.
Secretary Babb read letter from Pres
ident Nelson in which the latter said that
he regretted that he was forced to be alb
sent from the great annual meeting. lie
stated that to him there was no city like
| Birmingham, and with the new growth
and development of the city he could see
a similar development in the Chamber of
Commerce.
Reports of the different committees were
then read. Chairman Massey of the rail-
road transportation committee reported
that his committee had been successful
In securing stopovers on all railroad
tickets on the lines running through the
city, and that In this line Birmingham
was as far advanced as any city in the
south.
c. w. Ufford, chairman of the commit
tee on promotion of local trade, said that
his reports had been published every
month"; and he need not make large re-
port now. Mr.. Ufford said that the energy
of this committee had been largely spent
in cementing the friendship and securing
the cooperation of the Business Mems
league and the Chamber of Commerce.
The committee on advertising, with F.
W. Dixon as chairman. reported that no
advertising had been done on account of
a LACK of funds. Mr.. Dixon said the COM
mttee had asked for an appropriation of
10000. but had not secured it, and it took
money to advertise.
Henry Hiden, chairman of the commit
tee on new industries, said that he
| ha a,.1 rrl,, IS
manufacturers did not come up to her
natural resources.
The chairman OF the committee on MEM
bership, Hill Ferguson, stated that while
no organized work had been done by the
committee, there were ri new members
taken into the institution and the total
membership was now S21.
Wood Calls on President Ford
Chairman Wood then made a short
man to lead the institution on to greater
success in the coming year than A. IT.
Ford, the president-eect. He said that
Mr.. Ford was an able and influential man
with a clean, clear, crisp intellect. He
appointed Mr.. Motion and Robert Jemi-
son, Jr., to escort Mr. Ford to the chair
Amid rousing cheers and rounds of ap-
plause. Mr. Ford took the chair and adj
dressed the meeting as follows:
Members of the Chamber of Commerce
of Birmingham:
"Gentlemen-I am deeply sensible OF the
high honor you have conferred upon me
in choosing me to lead the work OF this
great business organization for the ensu-
ing year.
"In my opinion Birmingham is enter
| ing upon a new era in her growth toward
a larger city. Her business will increase
with rapid strides, new and varied indus
tries sprnging up, larger buildings and
warehouses provided and reaching out
into new fields of commercial and indus
trial activity not heretofore exploited.
1.-The men who constitute the member
ship of this Chamber OF Commerce will
be the active agencies in bringing to real
ization the great city We have dreamed
of and hoped for, and as we rise to the
responsibility resting upon us and work
for it's accomplishment, we shall be sat
| isfied.
Let me suggest that the coming year
In the history of our organization be
specially characterized by work and con-
centration.
your president. secretary and directors
will bring before you problems and con-
ditions which you will be asked to assist
In solving or meeting, which assistance
will require in many cases patient. earn
| est, intelligent effort on your part until
success is fully achieved.
| Your president and secretary expect to
work with you. and it Is their intention,
II the bylaws and committees permit, to
h<o ,t.A,.c n,aJ,1
| committees.
AT each monthly meeting there should
be presented from each of the standing
committees full reports Of work actually
done and showing fully the activities Of
the organization.
livery member should find many things
of live interest in our regular meetings.
and the work done by him personally and
on committees should be a strong develop
ing factor In his business life.
IF the Chamber of Commerce serves
its full purpose in our commercial and
civic affairs it will in time find among
its most valuable assets a body Of well
trained. loyal, enthusiastic and intelli-
| gent business men whom its work has de-
veloped from the raw product and fitted to
assume the responsibilities which great
city places upon their shoulders.
The "Get-Tokether. Spirit
at has often been stated recently in
my hearing by men familiar with our
civic life that they have never seen such
a splendid spirit of cooperation in our
citizenship as at present.
"This fact. for fact It is, has Just re-
| Gently been emphasized by the raising
of $275,0Oo in a IL days campaign for
building funds for two public institutions.
| In which work about 800 determined, en-.
| thusiastic business men got together
and pulled the whole city with them in
the accomplishment of their objects
1T was grand effort and the par
'ic.pants were brought close together,
new and lasting friendships were formed
and charming traits of character were
revealed which we little dreamed their
| owners possessed.
1.-THE task seemed almost impossible of
| accomplishment but united, enthusiastic
| effort carried the day and proved con-
| clusively a statement l have often made
that the business men OF Birmingham
can secure anything they go after
unitedly.
Two Practical suggestiOns
when we speak OF the get together
spirit as applied to our connection with
the Chamber of Commerce, the members
naturally look for suggestions or plans
upon which they can exercise this new
get together trait or character
Assuming that the new spirit is now
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