The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Sevier's Report

| to mitigate the evil from the boil wee vii. Very respectfully,
 SYDNEY J. BOWIE. Sevier's Report Here is the report of l.. Sevier, chair man of the committee on location of new industries:
 Mir A. H. Ford. President Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham. Ala Dear Sir: While your committee has accomplished but little during the year
 1910, it has not been due to lack of effort through correspondence and otherwise, or I might say through the means at it's command. to accomplish the end for which it was appointed.
 Birmingham has not been as progressive with respect to securing the location in it's midst of new industries as some of her sister cities in that other cities are offering inducements in the way of free sites stock subscriptions, etc.
 We had hoped to have been able to put on sound working basis the so-called Five Hundred club. Doubtless every member of this chamber Is familiar with what was to be accomplished by its op- eration. With the beginning of the new year we would respectfully recommend that favorable consideration be given and active efforts be made on the part of the members of this chamber looking to the organization of similar club, the plans of which are familiar to our secretary, and we would ask that he kindly submit at this' meeting the Information that he has at hand and what has been accom- plished in other cities by similar organi- zations. and recommend for your consid- eration the appointment of a special com mittee which will undertake handling to the end of organizing a similar club for Birmingham.
 Looking to further encouraging the smaller industries and the diversfying of the manufacturing interests of Greater Birmingham, we have submitted through enc of our aldermen the following ordi- nance:
 Sec. l. That from and after the passage and publication of this ordinance, each industrial or manufacturing plant that may be hereafter established in the city of Birmingham shall be exempt from mu- nicipal taxation for a period of 10 years from the time such plant Is established.
 Sec. g. That it shall be the duty of the tax assessor of the city of Birmingham or other persons preparing the assessment roll for taxation of said city, to omit each of said plants so established from such assessment roll.
 Sec 8. That 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor to take such action as may be necessary to ascertain the facts as to the establishment of new industrial and man
 
 ham, and to tdfrect the tax assesosr or other persons preparing the assessment rolls for taxation of the city of Birming- nam in and about the preparation of such rolls so that the spirit of this ordinance shall be complied with, and we would recommend the appointment of special committee to urge its adoption by the City Council of Birmingham. Respect fully submitted, l.. SEWER, Chairman Com. on Location New Indus.
 Adopted
 Ewing on Home Trade
 Here is the report of R. w. Ewing, chairman of Home Trade" committee.
 This committee feels greatly encour- aged over the present status of the nome trade idea, and the Trade In Birmingham" spirit now prevalent. Our people seem to have caught the idea in manner to equal our greatest expecta- tions. As individuals, as heads of homes and of business establishments in our city, the people of Birmingham are alive to the great benefit to them from a per sonal, commercial and civic standpoint of this movement.
 The Trade in Birmingham" idea re- ceived lot of fine advertising during the