The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13

 Legislation authorizing the eonsid eration of smoke consumers as rem edy for the smoke evil, the naming of the nominating committee 10 frame 8 slate of officers for the annual cleo ton to held on the first Friday in Feb rary and the reports of the committees most active at the present time were the features of the Chamber of Com merce regular monthly meeting held last evennig in the Chamber of Com merce auditorium This was the last general meeting to be presided over by President Richard W. Massey, as the new officials will be inaugurated on February 23, which will begin the fiscal year for this body
 M P Messer is chairman of the nom- mating committee and with him are as- sociated T. A. Weller, J. A. Gorham, E. M. Tutwiler. Jr., and George B. Ward. These gentlemen were chosen by the general body on motion proposed by Solon Jacobs and the chair appointed Jerome Tucker, Dr. D. B. Grace and John D. Turner as supervisors of tho ballots The ticket is to be completed by this committee within a few days and posted at the Chamber of Com merce 10 days before the day stipulated for the casting of the votes, Friday, February ?.
 Much speculation Is being indulged in as to the choice for the new executive, and there are many names being men, tioned that indicate a man of the same timber as characterizes his precedessor will be elevated to the highest honor of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Massey Presides
 President Massey presided over the meeting and called for the report of the advertising committee, which was sub mitted by the chairman, T. A. Weller, as follows:
 January P, 1912.
 Gentlemen: Reviewing the work of your advertising committee for the past month. l desire to say here that much has been done to advertise Birmingham, which has not come permanently to the attention of some of the members of the chamber, yet what has been done will have a far-reaching effect toward adver- tising the city.
 First. During the month the Survey magazine was issued, containing an ar ticle filled with good advertising matter for this district. Perhaps many of you have read this article, and while we are held up with criticism in some re- spects, as a whole the article will do much in the way of advertising for us.
 Second Cuts and material for an ar ticle on Birmingham were furnished MT. ". T. Ellis, associate editor of the Con- rinent, and it is believed this article will contain much that will tell to the world the greatness of Birmingham.
 Third. Cuts and information were fur nished Mrs. Bishop of the 'rimes-Demo- crat. who will write several articles for that paper on our city and district.
 Fourth. The Illinois Central railroad has recently issued a beautiful folder, which includes an account of Birmng- ham, the material for which was fur nished by us. Fifteen thousand of these circulars have been distributed through out the country.
 Fifth. The Central of Georgia Railroad company has given the Birmingham Country club and Birmingham nice write up in their folder on golf
 Thus it will be seen that the good work of advertising this city and the Birmingham district goes on, and with little or no cost to us. These magazine and newspaper articles are the best ad- vertisement that city can get. The de-