The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Number of Enthusiastic
Speeches IndOrsing Move
ment Made at Meet
ing Yesterday
TWO REPORTS MADE
ON TAXATION BY THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Relative Merits of Virginia and CAL
ifornia Plans of Taxation Dis
cussed at Length-Figures
Cited in Each Report to
Prove Contentious

steps toward calling bond issue for
the purpose of building public audi
torium for the city and two reports OF
the committee on finance and taxation
were the features of the regular month
ly meeting of the Chamber OF Com
merce held yesterday in the renovated
and remodeled auditorium of the cham
ber
Representatives of the Chapber or
Commerce. the Pastors union and Mu-
sic Study club, the labor organizations,
the Equal Suffrage league and other
organizations will be added to the au-
ditorium committee, the whole COM
posing a special committee to wait on
the board of city commissioners to
urge them to call an election to au-
thorize the issuance of bonds to build
a large public auditorium
This action was decided upon after
a number of enthusiastic speeches in
dorsing the auditorium and setting out
Its advantage to the social, religious.
fraternal and business interests of the
city had been made.
President w. p G. Harding called
the meeting to order with the audi
torium comfortably filed quite num-
ber of ladies being included in tho
audience. Mr.. Harding opened the
discussion relative to the auditorium
stating that 1t was a general utility
movement and would prove of great
benefit to all the people of the city.
He was followed by DR.. A. J. Dickin-
son, who gave his hearty Endorsement
to the project, declaring it would prove
of great benefit to the religious uplift
of the city, and suggested the pro-
posed building be erected in the center
of East park. Mrs. Rivers of the Mu-
sic Study club strongly pointed out
the needs of such a building and
pledged the ladies to provide an organ
in the event the auditorium was built.
Mrs. r. d. Johnston and Mrs. Solon
Jacobs also spoke in favor of the large
public building and indorsed the move
ment James Bowron in approving the
erection of a building made the sug
gestion that the labor organizations be
invited to take part in the move
ment, stating that the project could
only be accomplished by cooperation.
To Appoint Committee
Speeches were made by the presi-
dent, Frank Glass, r. d. Johnston and
others, all speaking in favor of the
proposition and pledging their support.
on motion the chair was instructed to
APPOINT a committee to wait on the city
commissioners and urge them to call a
bond election for the auditorium The
chair announced he would appoint the
committee in few days.
Two reports were filed by the men,
bers of the committee on finance and
taxation, the first report being read by
Henry U. Sims, chairman of the COM
mittee, and was signed by Mr.. Sims,
George b. Tarrant and S. L. Earle. The
other report was submitted by Capt.
Romaine Boyd and was signed by him
self and George Eustis. On motion of
r. d. Johnston there was no immediate
action on the reports at this time, but
a committee of 10 with the finance COM
mittee added was appointed as a spe-
cial committee to look over the re-
ports and report back at the next meet
ing.
Frank Glass offered resolution in
ed by Carter Glass, chairman of the
House banking and currency committee
and commencing the efforts of Presi-
dent Wilson and Congressman Under
wood brought about quite a discussion
participated In by Judge Hundley. Mr.
Glass and President Harding. The reso-
luton was adopted after few amend
ments
The chamber ratified the action of
the miscellaneous committee in refer
ence to the Birmingham Ad club, which
became an auxiliary body of the cham
ber.
The greatest interest was manifested
in the reports of the finance committee.
Chairman Sims report is as follows:
Chairman Smiths Report
Birmingham. June 81 1918.
"Mr. President and Members of the Cham
ber of Commerce.:
"At the last meeting of this chamber,
on June 3, action upon the report of the
committee on finance and taxation, and
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