The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
KEEP b|RM|NGAHM MONEY AT HOME Resolutions Passed By the Chamber Committee LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS Are Thoroughly Skilled and Com petent Men and Should Be En-
 gagged in Preference to
 Outsiders
LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS

The Chamber of Commerce commit- tees for the promotion of local trade" of which Robert W. Ewing is chair man. and for the promotion of retail trade" of which Murry Brown is chair man, met jointly yesterday morning at the headquarters of the organization and adopted the following resolutions looking to the encouragement of home trade:
 Whereas large proportion of the volume of the trade of Birmingham is being diverted from Birmingham by means of highly colored catalogs and alleged cheap prices by mail order houses very much to the detriment of the merchants of Birmingham, and.
 Whereas the merchants of Birming- ham carry full, complete and well se- lected stocks of goods suited to every taste and every purse and,
 Whereas these merchants are heav- fly taxed to support the government, the charities and all of the public movements of the city and,
 Whereas the foreign mail order houses contribute nothing to Birming- cerns:
 Trade in Birmingham Therefore, be it resolvel, that on be- half of the merchants of Birmingham the retail committee of the Chamber | of Commerce appeals to the people of Birmingham to stand by their own merchants and before making pur- | chases abroad at least make .an--in-
 vestigation of the goods and prices of-
 fered by these merchants to the end ltI, in Birmingham as elsewhere that pref erence be given to the home mer- | chants"
 separate meeting of the committee for the promotion of local trade" pre- sided over by Robert W. Ewing, chair man. adopted the following resolutions favoring the patronage of home &C., countants in preference to foreign con cenrs:
 Local Accountants
 'It having come to the attention of this committee that it has been the practice of some of our Birmingham firms and corporations to procure au- dits by accountants employed from out side of Birmingham, and Tt having further come to our at- tention that there are now located in Birmingham a number of firms and in dividuals who are registered public ac- countants and auditors, thoroughly skilled and competent to do almost any auditing or accounting that any Bir- mngham firm or corporation will be | apt to need, and
 | Tt being the slogan of the Cham Der of Commerce to Trade in Birming- ham, in all lines of business wherever possible, be it resolved: | "First-That this committee in the name of the Chamber of Commerce hereby direct the attention of our peo- pie to this matter, and respectfully re- quest and urge all Birmingham firms and corporations domiciled in the Bir- mingham district to employ wherever practical local accountants to do their special work, in preference to outside concerns. Such practice will still furth- CT increase the prosperity of the Bir- mingham district by keeping Birming- ham money at home in this as we'll as in other lines.
 "Second-Be 1t further resolved that copy of these resolutions be sent to each local public accountant or auditor of recognized standing, and that each be requested to file with the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce memo- randum giving his full name and ad- dress and speciality if any in the ac- counting line so that this information may be available on request to any | interested parties.
 "Third-That copy of these resolu- l tions be published in the papers or the Birmingham district. | "Fourth-That these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the cham | ber."