The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-04
BOARD OF TRADE HAS PLANS FOR THE YEAR Would Reduce Light, Water
 and Insurance Rates DELEGATES ARE NAMED Board Will in Future Look After All
 Kinds of Overcharges for
 Members Free of
DELEGATES ARE NAMED

The Board of Trade yesterday afternoon set as it's duty for the coming year the | reduction of light water and insurance rates, freight overcharges and license taxes, and the board will in the future look after these charges for individual members without cost.
 The meeting was called to order by President B. H. Cooper at o'clock. with number of prominent merchants on hand. Committee reports were imme- diately taken up.
 The committee on licenses reported that the chairman and the attorney appeared before the committee of the council and showed that the merchants were paying a greater license tax than in any other city; that while they did not get their licenses reduced, no material raise was made and the promise of reduction when the finances of the city would allow it was obtained
 The committee on 5-cent fare to Ensley reported that ordinances had been intro duced in the City Council and that IL was now up to the citizens of Birming- ham and Ensley to get behind the mat ter and push it.
 A resolution carried that the commit tee be instructed to cooperate with the Ensley Board of Trade.
 The following committee was appointed to attend the eleventh annual meeting of the National Civic Federation, which will be held in New York January 12, 1s and 14 1911. at Hotel Astor John w.. Tominson, B. E. Burton, John L. Parker, John w. O'Neill, R. W. Ewing, George McCreary and J. D. Collins.
 The following resolution was adopted:
 Be it resolved That the City Council are specially requested to secure during the coming session of the legislature all needed laws looking to the building or purchasing and owning of the citys water works and electric light plant
 Be it further resolved, That the leg islative and public utilities committees be asked to cooperate with the city au- thorities."
 The board was invited by the Denver Chamber of Commerce of Denver to send representatives to the formal opening of the new building on January r, 1911. On
  W. O'Neill R. w. Ewing and B. B. Bur ton. The invitation was extended through J. F. Shelby, now of Denver.
 A resolution was adopted favoring the state appropriation asked by the state geological department for topographic surveys It seems that if an appropria ton is made by the state the United States survey will expend an equal amount
 The following announcement was au- thorized:
 "The Board of Trade of Birmingham will, during 1911, devote it's energies most ly along those lines of special interest to the merchants and business men consti- tutlng it's membership. The matter of light water and insurances rates, freight ov vercharges, taxes, licenses etc., will be especially looked after and adjusted for members without charge or expense to them Such was the conclusion reached at the first meeting of the board held this year. The legislature converting soon, the legislative committee with the secretary and attorney of the board were instructed to look after legislation es- pecially effecting the mercantile and busi- ness interests and the membership of the Board of Trade