The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

T l Grocers, retail .......... ....... 52 1 Retail hardware ...........i.... l 1 Insurance companies .............. Livery stables ..s.. .'....... .... -. , l Wholesale lumber .............. l Retail lumber ................... Wholesale meats ...........e zl | Retail meats ............ =f l 1 Retail millinery ................. 1 | Wholesale millinery .-............ l Wholesale oil .................... 7 Real estate and insurance agents 32 l Restaurant and lunch room 25 Wholesale shoes ................. Tailoring shops and agencies .... F Transfer companies .............. New Industries
 The following new industries were established: ~ Birmingham Rail and Locomotive works. American Automatic Switch company. Bullard Car Door and Equip ment company, Farmers and Ginners' 1 Cotton. Oil mill, Louisville and Nash . vile railroad shops, Illinois Central railroad shops. American Steel and Wire company. Southern Syrup com pany, Blum Art Glass company Thom- l as Glass company Thomas Crate Bar company, E. L. Martin Cracker com pany. Great Southern Automobile com pany, Alabama Awning and Tent IWOrkS. Dene8Teo DeIuOuHldplS ieiiii company. Birmingham Welding and Machinery company. Phoenix Foundry and Machine company, American Radi- a tor company (branch planD, Richard I son Engraving company, c. E. Cofman, | blaming mill; Birmingham Paper Box Manufacturing company, Wood x Crabbe mill and elevator.
 Nineteen hundred and eleven dawncd | with fairest promise that any year ever held for Birmingham. Development has | just begun The American Steel and Wire company plant is to be of five units. As the first unit covers IS acres and will cost | S4, ,0O0. 900, the completed plant should cover | 90 acres and cost S20.000, 900.
 The Illinois Central railroad will follow 1 in the near future the example set by the | Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road and come into Birmingham over it's own tracks. The Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia railroad has announced that work l on line will begin at once. This will I give Birmingham an additional and valu- able road.
 1 Within 30 months the local consumption | of pig iron will amount to as much as the present production. This increased melt | ing Is to come from plants not authori- | tatively announced, but for which plans have been drawn and agreed upon. | Natural gas was discovered in the Fay cite fields in December, 1909, but the public announcement was not made until early in 1910. Companies are now boring I for oil and gas in this and other fields. If the present fair prospects are realized the resources of this district will be incai- culably enhanced.
 | For a number of years in the annual report attention has been called to the need of Birmingham in the way of small and diversified industries. During the | past year under the leadership of L. Se- I vier,- chairman of the committee on loca- | tion of new industries, this agitation be- came community wide. This agitation has proven beneficial and the next year l should witness a substantial increase in | the number of industries. There Is for | mula for securing new industries QD Get living and manufacturing condi- | tions right.
 1 @ Let the world know they are right. Birmingham has her problems but they will be solved for better than the ma teral resources of our hills and valleys arc the moral and intellectual resources In the hearts and minds of our people. There will be periods of depression, no doubt, in the future. but they will not daunt or dismay the valiant builders Of a city. for depressions pass away like | summer clouds. In Birmingham optim- l ism reigns. Her citizens more and more feel the spirit of community interest More and more they answer the call of public service. More and more they cher | ish for her sentiments of loyalty and l pride. l Birmingham is not growing alone in numbers and in wealth. It Is growing in attractiveness. It is reaching higher city of homes and a city of homes must
 be city of high ideals. Cooperation Is abroad subdung factional spirit and rais- l ing aloft the standard Not for one but for all.''
 | With the indomitable virile resource | full citizenship of Birmingham aroused and united there is no obstacle that can not be overcome and no destiny that cannot be achieved. l I desire to express my appreciation to the retiring president for the many cour- tesies during the past year. No testimony | is needed to bear conviction to the mem-
 bers of this chamber that his services l have been able as they were patriotic and | unselnsh
 To the newspapers the chamber is in- | debted for more than mere chronicle oi the happenings here. With zeal and earn restness the press has rallied whenever
 called to our support.
 wish to return thanks to the other of ficers and directors for the help and l guidance they have given and to the en.
 tire membership for support and assist
 ance. Respectfully submitted, l JOSEPH B. BABE, Secretary.
 MT. President--I herewith submi, the financial statement of the Cham bero of Commerce for the year 1910 anl also the auditors report:
 Regular Fund
 Financial report for the year endins December 31, 1910.
 RECEIPTS
 I Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1910.
 I Balance in bank ..$216.02
 Petty cash fund .. 2O.77 236.7. Received from dues ....... 9,31s.0t Received from initiation fees 1,5450( Sale of Vulcan statuettes 37.5t Taft banquet .............. 5000 Credit given for dues .... 26.0t Special cafe fund .......... 35S.6s Bills payable '..,........... 1,176.0( Palos- -Mulga relief commit
 tee ................... 1o.2l Census jubilee ........... 1923!
 $12,s55.5.
 DISBURSEMENTS