The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
PLAN ID ORGANIZE | RAILROAD MEN'S CLUB Committees Named to Draft
 Constitution and Bylaws MEETING YESTERDAY Traffic and Transportation Club Will
 Maintain Club nnd Reading Rooms and m Assembly Hall-Co- operation Wanted
YESTERDAY

At a meeting yesterday of the leading railroad officers of Birmingham plans to organize traffic and transportation club were made and committees appointed to draft the bylaws and constitution and to map out plan of permanent organ ization
 The meeting was held in the offices of the Jefferson County Medical society in the Chamber of Commerce building in answer to a call issued by L. sevier, general agent for the Southern railway and the Queen and Crescent route. He called the meeting to order and made a few remarks setting forth the object of the gathering. He said that such an or ganization would tend to secure closer relations between the railroad men of this city and should be encouraged by the highest officials of the various lines oper- ating into Birmingham. After explaining the call MT. Sevier offered the perma- nent chairmanship to V. E. Whitaker of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, who presided at the subsequent part of the gathering and appointed o. F. Redd of the Illinois Central railroad secre- tary
 The traffic organization has been planned here for several months and all the railroad men and traffic directors mated as eligible for membership. In addition to these 1t is probable that the committee on bylaws and constitution will report the desirability of non-resi- dent railroad men for membership.
 The next meeting will be held in an- swer to call of the two committees appointed yesterday The committees will meet in joint session next Friday night in the offices of A. D. Lightner, gen. eral agent for the Frisco lines. The com mittee on bylaws and constitution Is composed of Lee Clary, general agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad; E.. F. Stovall. general agent for the Illinois Central; Lee Edwards of the Southern railway; Hugh F. Latimer of the Queen and Crescent, and H. H.. Kline of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company.
 The committee on permanent organiza- tion, which will meet jointly with the other committee, is composed of E. F. Stovall, chairman; A. D. Lightner. E. w. Cary of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; L. c. Hanes of the Southern Railway company, and H. H. Carpenter of the Republic company.
 It is proposed after permanent organ ization has been effected to secure a large but legitimate membership of the traffic and transportation club and then open up convenient club rooms. reading places and an assembly hall, where the local officers may remain in touch with each other and where visiting railroad officers may be taken to witness con certed cooperation among the railroad men of Birmingham.
 The fact that all of the general agents of the various executive departments are encoura ging the orga nization and that the general agents have consented to serve on the committees points to the positive success of the club
 In Birmingham there are about 200 or mope railroad men and traffic directors of various corporations who will be eli gible for membership.