The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-23

a similar refunding system. The detailed
 report of the work ofsthe rebate bureau
 Is shown in an appended statement, as are also the receipts and disbursements Of all moneys which have passed through tho office of the secretary during the past year.
 Tn closing this report, your secretary
 hopes the present year will show the
 same active and enthusiastic interest in
 the work of the league as was accorded during the first year of our existence as
 an organization. While the work of holding the concessions we have secured from the railroads and of keeping up the Tow of out of town trade to our city during the past year has called for just as strenuous work on the part of the sec retary and his office force as during our first year, still there are many matters
 that can be taken ID that will still further help our city's trade. To accom- plish these, however, requires the un- stinted support and active cooperation
 of our members.
 'It is believed that more open meet lngs would stimulate interest in what we
 are trying to do. Every business house | of any importance in our city should be
 a member of our league. It has been sug- gested that an auxiliary or wholesale as- sociation would be a benefit not only to the wholesale interests, but to the retail business of Birmingham as we'll l 'The trade prospects for this year seem good Despite the coming presidential campaign, an optimistic thrill peryades all lines of industry. The price of iron is | looking upward. The farmers of our state are well provided with food products | from last years crops. There is no req son why Birmingham should not receive good out of town trade this year. The | trade is there for us. We have splendid | railroad accommodation schedules, attrac- 1 lively low passenger rates, splendid stores and other business facilities and it de- pends on ourselves alone whether by con- certed effort we shall get our just share 1 Of good trade in territory which of | right belongs to Birmingham-a territory which the work of your league is steadily l enlarging.
 1 Summary of work done by rebate bu reau:
 Summary of Work Done by Rebate Bureau | Total amount refunded for rail-
 road fares during the year 1911.. 8, ,s97.27 Representing total purchases from | merchants of ...................... S3, .27 | At a cost of 40S per cent. | Total number of people taking advantage of refund during the year ........................ 1473 | It is estimated that only about one in twenty out of town to Birmingham take
  basis the total number of out of town shoppers during the year would be ap- proximately over 29000. The total purchases by refund custo- mers during the Alabama State fair period of 1911 was s4S3s.5s. Total purchases by refund customers during the holiday season of 1911, SS,531.34.
 An increase of s44sss over the same sea- son of 1910.
 Summary of expenses of the Business Mems league:
 Summary of Expenses of the Busi- ness Mems League Receipts:
 Cash on hand by treasurer
 January 15, 1911. .$1219N Received for membership
 subscriptions, 1911 .......... s15062
 Received for delinquent
 membership of 19l0.......... 327.75
 Received for membership
 card frames INSTRUMENTATION. 1920 Total receipts .......................s971 s9710. 5S Disbursements:
 Vouchers Nos. 476 to 713 inclusive. .ss641. .66 Covering salaries, advertising, office expense, legislation, re- treatments. periodicals, conventions, furniture, etc. Balance On hands of treasurer
 January 15, 1912 .....................H .H06s.92 Respectfully submitted, FRANK P. CHAFFEE, Secretary. The following were elected as officers and directors for the ensuing year: | President, !. IT. Holcombe. | Vice president, M. V. Joseph. l Second vice president, J. Burger. | Treasurer. ". J. Adams 1 Secretary, F. P. Chaffee Directors, B. H. Baugh, Colman Blach, B. R. Burton George A Blinn, R. A. I Brown, R. D. Burnett, Sol. Caheen w. T. | Cox. Eugene F'ies, Bertram Jacobs, A. w. B. Johnson. Ferd Marx. George McCleery. M. A. Myatt, Herman Saks. H. c. Seibles, John l.. Parker, c, R. Patterson, Phillip Oster, R. W. Ewing, A. H. Ford L. A.
 Pizitz, J. N. Rose.
 l At the opening of the meeting a tele- gram was read from B. B. Burton ex- pressing regret at not being able to be present He thanked the officers and di- rectors for their support during the year.
 asking the same hearty cooperation for | his successor.
 l resolution of thanks was passed
 unanimously expressing appreciation for Mir Burtons splendid work for the league
 and the state fair during the past year. | It seems that the recent destruction by
 fire of the building in which Mr. Burton I had been doing business, and the fact l | connection with his own business for
 some time, precluded his standing for re- election president of the Business
 Mems league.
 Mir. Halcombe. the newly elected pres
 ident of the league, served in the same capacity during 1910, and brings back to | the office experience which should be
 of value in pushing the work of the or l ganization.
 At the close of the regular work of the meeting happy, short talks were made by l M. V. Joseph, J. w. Sibley. R. A. Brown, | R. W. Ewing, Jack Adams, Colnan Blach,
 Jake Burger, Otto Mooney, Philip Oster. | Bertram Jacobs, David Holt. George Me ] C1eery, M. w. Sterns, R. c. Aland and l w. M. Cosby.
 Mir. Sibley. the next president of the Chamber of Commerce, said that the ob- iects of the league had his sincere and hearty sympathy. That its aims and policies would have his hearty cooper | aton as president of the Chamber of Commerce and he bid tho league God
 speed in it's good work for the trade of
 Birmingham.
 Mir. Joseph announced at the close of | the meeting that the annual compliment tary dinner of the league would be given Febuary and hoped all the business men | of the city would be there. 
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