The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
Chambers Get Together Meeting
 Was Abldze With Enthusiasm

oiD. 210s First avenue, north. Phone Mai 791.
 Vegetables (Canned)-Tyler Grocer company. LPointer brand). 15 South Twen tieth street Phone Main $40. Alabam Grocery company. Alabama brand). 16o First avenue, north. Phone Main 6I4 Southern Nut Products company.
 Weller Introduced
 The first man introduced by Presiden Sibley was T. A. Weller, chairman 0 the advertising committee. MT. Nelle reviewed the work done in the past fey months by his committee, such as plac ing advertising and reading matter il trade journals and magazines published il all parts of the country He mentionef the preparations being made to hold an other post card day, replica of the on held last year. and on the same date January b, next year. These post card are furnishel by the chamber and con tain advertising matter on the city. The, are distributed free to every citizen il the city who will send them to friend in other cities. He said the book bein, prepared for distribution at the Chicago Land show next month was progressing and would afford a big advertisement for the Birmingham district.
 MT. Weller was introduced as "the Bir mingham aviator who was the author O the Birmingham a-flying sign which be came famous on the recent trip of thu Birmingham Ad club to Dallas, Tex 2 J. L. Yancey, chairman of the indus trial bureau of the chamber, then re ported on the work hs committee wal doing toward locating new industries il the city and district. He stated that h. received many inquiries from foreigi firms and corporations asking abou available sites here, labor conditions, liv ing conditions, etc.. and added that ther' was much competition in this line al many towns were active in securing thes' industries and were making very attrae tive offers. MT. Yancey presented thu name of the National Cast Iron Pip' company to the members of the chambe for indorsement. He stated that the com pany was being organized by local mel and local capital. would prove a big ad dition to the commercial status of thu city and deserved encouragement.
 Ewing on Local Trade
 Next came Robert w. Ewing, chair man of the local trade committee, wht reported that his committee was busy preparing a booklet or directory of Bir mingham industries and business enter prises for general distribution. He stated that this was proving a very big task ant IfldI Nltflif the next Wtth Oi So CtNittd ry Radcliffe would mall out blanks tt the merchants which If properly filled il and returned to the chamber would eas fly, rapidly and accurately furnish ths desired information for this booklet ant 1t would be off the press within shor time. MT. Ewing stated that such al rectory was badly needed and would ren der invaluable services to the merchants themselves as well as their customers.
 "The keynote of success In the get-to gether campaign of the chamber is CO operation between the Birmingham man ufacturer, the Birmingham merchant ant the Birmingham customer" stated MT Ewing. "T am an optimist but an evi must be discovered and recognized be fore it can be cured and the direct route to success for all of us is more and bet ter cooperation"
 "A live wire is considered to be a dead ly thing, something to be avoided" sai6 President Sbley following Mir. Ewing but live wire in the Chamber of Com merce is something directly opposite and I now want to introduce you to the prince of live wires in Birmingham, MT. Oscar c. Turner
 Turner on Membership
 MT. Turner chairman of the membership and industrial excursions committee made very short report but it was directly tc the point He stated that from $50 mem bers last spring the chamber membership had been increased in one weeks cam paign until now 1t totalled 2150. 'the largest increase of membership in any similar organization ever taking place in the country He added that the membership committee was going to get busy within the next few weeks and ex- pected to have the total membership reach 2500 or over by Christmas He reviewed some of the industrial excur- cursions taken recently by the Chamber and said that these pilgrimages were teaching the people of Birmingham what was made in the city, thereby furnishing them 6 practical basis on which to carry out the trade in Birmingham theory.
 The report of l.. Sevier. chairman of the educational committee was very in- teresting and carried an appeal and a message to every parent in the city. It folows:
 Seiver on Education
 During the limited time that I have had to devote to the work assigned to your educational committee, my efforts have been directed to the end of investi- gating the workings of the public schools of the City of Birmingham, material as- slstance having been rendered by MT John l.. Parker. president of the board of education and Dr. J. II. Philips, super intendent of the public schools.
 The board of education has appealed to the board of commissioners of Birming- ham for an appropriation of s1,S0O,000 to be used for the construction of high school and additional grammar school buildings. This amount and more is needed, as the present buildings are in adequate to comfortably care for the number of children now enrolled and a delay wil reflect upon the well earned reputation established for Birmingham s public school system. This Is a condition that must be met and your Chamber of Commerce to the end of assisting the board of education in securing what it is now urging in order that al children of the rapidly growing population of Bir- mingham may be cared for.
 An additional high school building is needed in Birmingham proper and increased grammar school facilities in Avondale, Woodlawn. Ems ley Vivian and East Lake. We fur ther recommend as a temporary expe- dient and in order that discrimination may not be continued against the chill dren within the city limits of Brming- ham, that amendment be had to sec ton 1756 of the code which now reads ss follows;
 "'1756-When non-residents entitled to school privileges. Any parents CT guardian residing within the state who shall pay all local or special tax -en real estate valued at $500 or more. in any city or school district. shall be entitled to the privileges and bene- fits of the public schools in such city or school district, for their children the same as parents or guardians resi- oent therein. The provisions of the charter of any municipality, or separate school district, in conflict herewith, are expressly repealed