The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-15


The meeting of the Board of TRADE
Yesterday afternoon was marked oy
the election of new corps OF oHicer'
for the coming year with b. RI. Coop
err at the head. The outgoing COM
mittees made reports and President D.
D. Collins delivered a retiring address
which is given in another column.
Louis Pizitz, in speaking of local
trade conditions made complaint
against the present system of paying
every four months and thought that
the old plan of paying every two
months better for both the employe
and the merchant
The report of the retail trade com
mittee was made by S. Spiro, who
| thought that the coming months Will
bring a general increase in business
oliver Chalifoux, for the street rail-
wav committee, called attention to the
revival of agitation for a scent fars
m Ensley. and did not think that the
time is far distant when 5-eeht rare
will be charged to all points within
Greater Birmingham.
The standing committee on PUBIC
utilities urged a reawakening of tie
=. mnaisn for municipal ownership of
water works. An especially interest
ing report was that on insurance con
ditions in Birmingham by Chairman H.
w. Ewing. Mr.. Ewing said in part:
Ewing's Report
your insurance committee has not
had many things referred to it dur
ing the past year, but among the items
which should receive our considera-
ton are:
"The authorization of and erection oil
a 100000 gallon standpipe by the BIZ
min cham Water Works company, in
creasing the water pressure on the
south Highlands from practically moth
ing to an average of 100 pounds as a
result.
1.-THE coming under the supervision
of the Birmingham fire department o.
the outlying territory now embraced
in Greater Birmingham.
"The decrease in insurance rates on
residence property because of the above
facts.
"The large number of splendid in
surance companies organized In our
midst is also deserving of special men
| ton
"Something over a year ago the at
| tention of the Board of Trade was
called to the very poor fight fighting
| facilities of the South Highlands, due
| to the very inadequate pressure of
water at the fire plugs. Special COM
mittees were appointed on this sub
! iect and the matter was taken up with
the city authorities, and also with the
Water Works company, and this COM
mittee work was renewed during the
| past year, with the result that a large
standpipe, to afford an abundant supply
of water and larger pressure, was au-
thorized by the Birmingham City
Council and agreed to on the part OF
| the Birmingham Water Works com
pany. This standpipe has been erected
during the past year by the Birming-
ham Water Works company at con-
siderable cost. and increased pressure
| is now therefore an established fact
| on the South Highlands.
Other Accomplishments
During the past year the fire com
mittee of the city of Birmingham has
been active in procuring additional hose
and equipment for the fire department
and great many additional fire plugs
have been installed at noted points
A handsome modern automobile fire en-
CINE has been purchased and Is now
| in use.
| "The following towns, who formerly
enjoyed only fourth class fire insur-
ance rates, have now been raised {.
enjoy third class rating, which mean:
a saving of about 10 per cent in the
insurance rate: Kingston, East Bir-
mingham. North Haven. Graymont
| West End. Elyton. Wyiam.
Just to get an idea OF the immense
amount of money going out of the city
and state for insurance, II is stated
that last year the state of Alabama
sent out of the state for fire Insurance
premiums alone:
| ITO English, German and Cana
| ITO five New York companies. 53l 81.
ITO five Hartford companies ...... 4S7. 45l
| ITO five Philadelphia companies. 254, 49,
| And to companies located in
other cities AS, 7oi
| Making a Grand total off,. 81, Az, o.
These figures are taken from only 4
of the So companies doing business in
! Nat~ o1I ~ ntc ato1