The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
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to public institutions interested our movement. such as the Southern Com mereial Congress in Washington
 # has zen an inms mount oi work to bring out the Jefferson ou-ty and Birmingham, Ala, book because II was intended from the very beginning that. not only, should it be Birm'nsaam roduct, but that every picture and state- ment therein should be as of today and such picture or pictures from the actual photographs, and the statements and articles from the mah or men really en- gagged Tn the work in question:: and the general public scarcely realizes the time il takes to obtain correct data, collect the proper photographs for illustrations and the delay met with the product on or such york.
 White the preparation of our liter ature was under way we have also en- deavored to make up a list of lands available for settlers, either for r.nt or sale. In this we had the hearty support of the different mining and manLfactur- ing companies of our district and num- CT of them have placed land at the dis rosal of the committee for ease to de- sirable farmers and gardners Thu part. too of our work Is a very tedious enc, owing to the difficult, of getting cor ect and complete information of the various tracts of land and farms for sale ana it will therefore take some time to get t i'll proper shape so that no difficult ss or misunderstanding win arise ty the time settlers begin to arrive.
 "In the further pursuance of our nitve- ment We have recently placed olite a number of advertisements. to be followed by nor. in the near future In agri.ul- tural and other publications in the north and west, by which we will reach ',oJ0O0O readers,
 within a few months we will be in touch with 10000 to 10000 people inter ested in locating here and we will have q like number of copies of our literature both in English and German distributed to these people with its message f the Birmingham district and its unequalled opportunities for the settler and home seeker number of legitimate coloniza- ton boards have sought the cooperation of your committee and will be working
 10 interest their people in Jefferson coun- ty and Alabama.
 "But little or no work has been ac- complished through the immigration commissioner of Alabama but 1t is ex- pected that the hearty cooperation on the part of the newly appointed com missioner of immigration will be af- forded to your future committee and that he will assist materially in tie farm movement of Jefferson county and the state of Alabama.
 "All of the foregoing, however, is yet only a part of our work. One of its most important functions Is the per- sonal following up of our literature and correspondence. Both of the lat- ter are only calculated to bring us in touch with prospective settlers. The final results must be obtained by per sonal work among the people who want to settle here. For this purpose the next work of our secretary will be to visit all the sections to which we have sent out literature and from which encouraging inquiries and re- plies have been received and these ar range for bringing parties here to look over the grounds and to make final prepara tions for moving.
 Another feature of our work in the future and for which the committee craves the active assistance of the chamber is an agitation for getting in Birmingham an open market for products of the soil such are in vogue in Louisville. New Orleans, Nash vile and other cities. where the farm : CT can sell his products in the open market without paying license.
 From this review of the work Of your committee 1t will easily be rec ognized that a matter of such import ance and magnitude takes time, pa tience and perseverance. We have found through our investig ltion that wher- ever and by whomsoever a movement { of this kind has been carried on 1t has taken from enc to two years to prop erly develop; wherever undue haste has been shown without the necessary care to develop one phase aftr another it has ben a failure.
 Your committee trusts therefore that you will realize the fact we have stated and that you will contiue to give this great undertaking your active and hearty support and we assure you that the work so far accomplished and tLe prospects at hand point with cer- tainty to the successful accomplish ment of its aims. Respectfully sub mitted, JOHN H. ADAMS,
 Chairman"
 ~Membership Committee
 The membership committee reported as follows:
 The Chamber of Commerce.
 Your committee on membership begs tc make the following report of it's work during the past year:
 Last June, through the inspiration and assistance of MT. Ford and MT. Babb, we inaugurated a very active campaign, lasting 10 days. and as a result secured soS new members for the chamber. Since that time we have not dcne any organized work, but the membership has shown a healthful increase, and on the whole we have taken in 321 new mem lers during the past year.
 "Our total membership is now 1853. Respectfully submitted.
 TT. C.. CAIRxs. Chairman Membership Commitsce." New Industries Committee The report of the committee on 10 "a. ion cf new industries was as follows Tn submitting this. the report of the committee on location of new industries for the year closing or for the period for which this committee was appointed, 1t is with regret that we cannot report in substantial way the location in tl,e Bir- ringham district of psyroll industries. which. as we all appreciate, are 2 eatly needed.
 Our efforts have been directed 10 the end of diversifying tie manufacturing interests. endeavoring to secure plants for the manufacture If our raw matt, ials into finished products as well as for ma terials which are as easily obtaine5 ny a plant located in this district as in oth. rs. "As before reported, the inducem ents of free sites. stock subscriptions, ete, are not held out here as in other cities, and without such Inducements 1t is hard to compete for the location of indusi trial plants against such competition aS.i to meet condition which confronts us and te overcome the disadvantage at which we are placed, and to increase the pay rolls of the district. the work tha. vas started looking to forming an organ.za- ton which would assist new industries in locating, the plans of which to an extent were prevented by the heavy sutscrip- tions on the part of the people If his district to other movements at the time