The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-08

the BOARD. ne meeting was the largest
IN point of attendance during the Sib-
ley administrator and was also the last
Much Interest in Election
Contrary to al expectations owing TO
the fact that there was only one ticket
in the field and therefore no contest an
unusual amount of interest was mani
Tested III the ciec'ion. Cigars we're much
in evidence and the spirit Of good fellow
ship prevailed from the moment the polls
opened at 12 o'clock until late after the
closing time which was o'clock.
The first to vote was John ". Sibley
the retiring president of the chamber lie
was closely followed by Joseph o. Thonp-
son, formerly collector of internal reve-
nue. for this district, and W. e. Putnam
well known business man. From then
ON till the polls closed a steady stream
of members came in and registered their
votes
The three judges of the election were
Sidney Lazarus, Otto Mooney and Edward
S. Moore. They were present the entire
time the polls were open and Immediately
following the closing of the polls certified
the election to the directors, which was
in meeting in the adjacent directors
room. The following will be the Off
GERS, directors and trustees of the Cham
Der of Commerce for the year beginning
March 1: President, W. p. G. Harding;
vice presidents, Oscar c. Turner and
Crawford Johnson; directors, w. n. Ma
lone G.. B. Mccormack, ]. 3. Gibson, J..
= I'm nd
t. Stafford; trustees, f. NJ Jackson, A..
II. Ford and w. p. G. Harding.
The retiring administration follows:
President, ]. W. Sibley: vice presidents,
f. w. Massey and A. II. Ford.
The newly elected administration will
be inaugurated next Friday evening in
the banquet aall of the Hillman hotel,
where the annual meeting will take place
President-elect Harding and the remain
der OF the ticket viii assume office
March /.
President John w. Sibley took up the
gavel as presiding officer of board of
directors meeting al $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for the last time during his in
cumbency as president of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Memorialize Steel Corporation
before the directors was the resolution
memorializing the United States Steel
corporation by President Sibley The res
olution provoked n. heated discussion on
the part of the directors, who finally by
unanimous vote ordered the president To
present it to Chairman f. IL. Gary of the
Steel corporation and take such steps as
he may deem advisable toward getting ac-
ton by the corporation on the memorial.
faG pn,. 1rof fis,,
through its subsidiary, the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company. has in
vested in the district many millions OF
dollars and in the last two or three years
the American Steel and Wire company
another subsidiary, invested approximate
ly 100000 or S5,000.0o0 in steel wire
and rod plant near Enslely. 1t completed
the buildings, but did not equip the plant
with machinery, and for long time
nothing further has been done. The work
on the wire and rod plant has stopped and
there has been no sign from the Tennes-
there has been no sign from the Ameri
can Steel and Wire company as to whef
IL would be resumed.
Through press dispatches the Cham
Der of Commerce has received the in
formation that the United States Steel
corporation is contemplating the dis
bursement of $4,000. 900 in mills ano
perior region.
Following the presentation of the
memorial to Chairman E. H. Gary
President Sibley Will sock to arrange
for conference between Mr. Gary and
a committee of the Chamber of Com.
merce. The resolution adopted was as
follows.
Whereas. the Chamber of Commerce
of Birmingham has heretofore placed
aA1E x.1 D. tshr l.
world its belief that the purchase OF
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company property by the United States
Steel corporation Was not done with a
view to throttling competition or in
furious to the steel and iron industry
of the south. and that the large ex-
penditures by the new owners for Inn
provements and development in the
Ensley district had relieved tile stress
OF financial panic and proven boon to
this entire community: and.
Whereas. the Chamber of Commerce
of birmingham has always manifested
friendly and cooperative attitude Ia
the interests now "A control OF the Ten
nossee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany; and,
Whereas there has been manifested
for some time a steadily growing sense
of disappointment since the work of
construction was stopped on the wire
and rod mill near Ensley. which in the
minds of some has eliminated into dis
trust of the future by reason of the an
nouncements of The Steel corporation
that it proposed to spend many millions
in Canada in constructing mills and
furnaces and,
Whereas, plants in Atlanta are enabled
TO buy steel billets at Eusley and pay the
f,cight on them to Atlanta and manu-
factrre into wire products at a profit and
vita a steady demand for same: