The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15

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and well equ gped. Your employees are
capable, energetic and loyal, being thor
oughly imbued with the spirit of the or
ganization Your secretary has made
good, and by his careful attention to his
duties and the courteous treatment Of
everyone has wor their esteem and good
will / wish here and now to publicly ae-
knowledge my gratitude to all my fellow
officers and the directors for their cordial
sympathy and loyal support. Through
I this alone have we been able to keep step
with the march Of progress and pros
perity
Appreciates Loyalty
ITO the members one and all ] wish TO
express my deepest appreciation for
their uufailing loyalty and support. Real
genuine unseldsh cooperation from ones
fellow men is a stimulus to noblest ef-
| fort and personal sacrifice, and will con-
stitute happy memory for the rest of my
| life.
"But I cannot refrain on this oeca
sion from saying a serious word To the
business men of this wonderful city. To
be a success and maintain its prestige
as the ltvest civic organization in the
south, the Chamber of Commerce needs
and must have your continued financial
support and your influence. Contribu-
special fund should be considered as u
legitimate part of your business ex-
pense, and I believe they bring you
richer returns than any other item un-
der that head. In the language of the
lretiring president of the Chicago asso-
citation; II You can't see any benefit
take it OH faith, take the words of doz-
| ems of Birmingham business men, who
have served this. organization at great
personal sacrifice of time. money and
Jstrength during its whole existence.
| IGive more thought to the duties of citi-
zenship. Realize and recognize your
civic obligations. They are just as real,
! if not just as enforceable as your taxes.
Keep alive the Birmingham spirit
which is making Birmingham great to-
day, and the object of admiration by
all the business world.
"FelloW MEMBERS the man you have
! chosen as my successor is a forceful
| and resourceful man. still in the prime
of life and recognized by all as a man
whose influence and counsel command
| respect in all circles of the business
world His record has been one of un-
| interrupted success and achievement. IN
fact, it may be said that the record Of
his rise has been coincident with the
history of Birmingham itself and we
count ourselves extremely fortunate that
he has consented to make such a great
sacrifice personally to guide the destinies
of this organization for the ensuing year.
Il bespeak for him in an even greater
degree the same loyalty ans cooperation
you have so generously accorded to my
self. 1t is at the same time a great
honor you have conferred upon him, but
/ feel when the record is made up a year
hence. you will feel that you have in
deed honored yourselves in having se-
| lected as your next president Mr.. w. 7.
G. Harding. ] esteem it a great privl-
lege to turn over to you the reins of
government and wish you God speed in
every undertaking"
Mr.. Slater reported the work done by
the committee on railroads and trans
portation in place of the chairman who
was absent This report was accepted "a
progressive as 1t showed that a great
deal had been done to alleviate troubles
of rates and car shortage in the past
year.
John l.. Parker. chairman of the en-
tertainment committee. rendered a very
brief report telling of the many hos
pitable good tines the chamber had
provided throughout the past year for
visiting delegations and conventions.
f. NJ. Tutwiler. Jr., then reported for
the farm movement committee. The
report in part follows:
THE demonstration farm near Brighton
is being placed in condition for the sea-
son, and the work is being carried for
wardr>by an expert and practical farm
manager. under direction OF the commit
tee. Several carloads of fertilizer have
been placed on the land, and more will
be used as required. Ploughng and seed
ing are in progress. Crop and soil ex-
perts have advised with the committee.
and the work is being done carefully and
thoroughly"
Advertising i'm New York
7. a. Weller, chairman of the advertis-
ing committee, reported on the advertis-
ing work of the Chamber Of Commerce
during the past year. He described OF
the many ads in the various periodicals
of the country and also Of the many
booklets issued to give publicity to Bir-
mngham.
1T will doubtless interest you TO know
that every high school in the state of
New York has been furnished with de-
scriptive literature about Birmingham,
he said.
Sidnie j. Bowie, chairman of the public
policy committee, reported on the work
Of his committee. From his report Is
gathered the fact of how the Birming-
ham business men worked TO make the
Birmingham Medical college part of
the University of Alabama. The report
also touched on the water power of the
state and its development. 1t urged the
vigilance of all citizens on this water
power that 1t be soon developed for the
benefit of all. The report further says
that Alabama does not need the paternal
hand Of the federal government in regu-
lating its water power
j. T.. Ramsey. chairman Of the manu-
facturers committee, reported In part:
THE conditions against which the man.
ufacturers OF this city have to contend
are very discouraging. The nlanufact-
urss themselves are disorganized and
for the most part each is Indifferent to
the interest of the other manufacturers.
These conditions cannot last and there
,,,,et soou he an organization on the