Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-04
WORK ASSIGNED
CHAMBER HEADS
Fourteen Committees to Carry
Out Plans of Trade Body.
Albert Howell Director.

Assignments for work toward
greater and better Atlanta were handed
out to directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce last night Fourteen dis
tiuct fields Of labor We're outlined. In
charge Of each Of the fourteen is one Of
the directors.
The plan Of organization is that of
Wilmer Moore, president of the cham
ber who was host to the directors and
officers in the club at dinner last
night, In the course Of which the work
was outlined.
Plans for the Increase Of the cham
bers annual revenue to 100000 were
discussed and the course decided upon.
Decision was reached too. ito remodel
the Chamber OF Commerce building,
now occupied by the Y. NJ. c. A., by
the addition Of two stories. and by the
installation of a cafe for members on
the ground floor. Bids for the work Of
construction. which were opened sew
eral days ago, were placed in the hands
Of the executive committee with power
to act
Albert Howell was elected member
of the board Of directors, to fill a va
cancy occasioned by the resignation Of
Victor L. Smith. The new director is
placed in charge of the Law and Leg
islation" division OF the chambers
work. Other assignments are:
Smoke Abatement One Task
Consideration Of problems of water
supply. public markets, municipal re-
search, good roads, public safety and
smoke observation-disclosures in the depart
ment of public administration" in
charge Of NJ. r, Wilkinson.
city plan, parks and Fairgrounds,
trafiic relief, and municipal fair, com
prising the work of the department of
civic improvement, in charge of V. H.
Kriegshaber s SD.
Brooks Morgan was assigned 10
charge of department Of manufactur-
ers, which includes work on a perma-
nent manufacturers exhibit, and new
industries.
w. L. Peel, newly elected vice presi-
dent of the chamber, is head of the de-
partment of banking and insurance,
which handles problems of currency
reform, fire insurance and life insur-
ance
The department OF agriculture, to
consider the corn show. the horticulture
show, animal industry, cotton culture
and the flower show, is headed by H. c.
Hastings
The department OF commerce, super
visory of the wholesale and retail trade,
cotton, automobile and foreign trade,
and fuel supply was placed under the
direction of Lynn Fort
To Give City Publicity.
Ivan E. Allen has charge OF the de-
partment of the membership and pub
liCity, which will work with problems
of membership campaigns, commercial
travellers, statistics and publicity.
The department of education will be
under the direction of T. K. Glenn. 1t
will include work on libraries, educa-
ton. museums and art and scientific
subjects.
b. NJ Hood win head the department
of health. 1t will work In sanitation,
milk supply, tuberculosis, medical and
dental examination of school children.
Jacob w Patterson heads the chart
ties and social survey, with work on
the sociological congress, prisons and
reformatories, housing and social sur
vey.
The department of public utilities is
in charge of j, r. A. Hobson, whose
work lies with transportation, inter
urban development, Western and At
lantic lease, cabs and baggage, postal
affairs and convention bureau
The department of real estate build
ing. under direction of John S. Owens.
will handle problems Of real estate,
building trades, architecture, engineer
ing and cement show
John S. Morris, ST., heads the de-
partment of the military.