The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-21
All Three Parties Embodied
 in Resolution
NEW TAX COMMITTEE
Also Names Committee to Co-Operate With Medical College Commit tee-Will Draft a New
 Revenue Bill

The appointment of special committee to investigate the legal phases of the taxation problem and to draft a new rev. enue bill to be pr ented at the next ses- sion of the legislature, the adoption of a resolution inviting the national campaign committees of the several presidential candidates to establish southeastern cam paign headquarters in Birmingham, and the appointment of comnlttee to coop crate with the board of control of the Birmingham Medical college in presenting the transfer of the college to the l'nivers- fly of Alabama were the principle fea- lures of the meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday afternoon in the club rooms.
 The meeting was entirely harmonious Sibey was in the chair Secretary w. (. Kadcllff read a number of reports of standing committees. which showed much activity among the members of the or ganization.
 The matter of the transfer of the Blr- mingham Medical college was presented by Sid J. Bowie. who asked the appoint ment of committee from the Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with the board of directors of the Medical college and be present when the matter is presented to the trustees of the University of Alabama. pr. James s. McLester and Dr. k. P. Hogan explained the proposal of the Med ical college, which is to transfer it's build ings and other property to the university free Of cost, the university 10 have con- trol of the college The movement Is belng opposed by interested parties in Mobile where the university has q med ical college already established. Fol lowing the statements, the following reso lution was adopted.
 Resolved That the proposition of the Birmingham Medical college to donate its buildings and grounds to 6he Cniver- sty of Alabama be hereby indorsed and that a committee from the Chamber of Commerce be appointed by tee president to promote the undertakings
 In reference to the proposition of in- yiting the progressive or bull moose party to establish headouarters in the city. Oscar c. Turner presented the following resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolved. by the board of directors of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, that the secretary be and is hereby in structed to write to the several campaign HldflA5tfS pI tue AdTiouS nhtlbidl pDllliidi parties. extending them a cordial invita- ton to establish southeastern headquar- ters in Birmingham"
 The problem of taxation was taken up and the following committee IVES appoint ed to act as an auxiliary committee to the tax committee of the Chamber. which was appointed in mass meeting last May, and whose duties will consist of examining the legal phases of the taxation problem aad draft a revenue bill to be presented at the next session of the legislature:
 Sid J. Bowie chairman; William II. kettig. F.. J. Smyer, T. H. Notion R. G. Hewitt, l.. J. Haley, Henry Badham, ]. D. Moore. Benjiman Ezekiel, Otto Marx, ]. R Gibson, Romaine Boyd. Lee Moody, F. r. Glass. R. G. Hiden and William Ryan,
 The membership committee reported rev members as follows, who were elect eA. George G. Mowat Diamond Rubber company J. F. Shelby, P Alexander and H. Nj. Henderson.
 Secretary Radcliffe was authorized as delegate to attend the convention of the American Association of Commercial executives, which meets in the city of Washington September 2S 24 and %.
 The boil weeVil committee reported that they had had a conference with the state authc rites who had agreed to remove the quarantine from the Birmingham cotton seed of mills. and that the mills could operate without interference. It was stated that this action had caused the location of another mill in she Birming ham district