The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-27

business men. Yours very truly. J. L.
Yancey, Chairman: B. B. Burton, IL. G.
Seibels.
The committee on manufacturing SUBJ
mitted the following report:
The most decisive accomplishment was
the representation made at the national
conservation exposition I'm Knoxville.
Your committee secured from local
manufacturers exhibits representative OF
the resources Of the Birmingham district,
to be displayed in the southern States
building at the national conservation eX-
position. The Birmingham space was in
the center of this popular building and
commanded an ideal view of all en-
frances. The exposition was national in
scope and although some of the largest
manufacturers were most creditably rep
resented. Birmingham captured five first
prizes from its competitors. New busi-
ness that has been brought to Birming
ham the result of this venture is evil
dence that the time and money necessary
to handle this proposition was well spent.
Respectfully submitted, Horace Ham
mond, chairman; J. Frank Rushton, julius
Goelin. W. d. Tynee, T. j. Kidd.
The advertising committee. John Spar
row, chairman, made its report throug n
its chairman. Mr.. Sparrow told OF the
many things that had been done to ad-
vertise birmingham during the past year.
not the least of which was the making
of a picture with "heart interest" which
was made a few weeks ago by the Para
gon Film company. He showed how the
post card day had been the means of
extensively advertising the city and also
told of how It had been indirectly the
means of securing a new Industry. lie
said that Secretary Radcliffe and Assist
ant Secretary Everett had been of almost
invaluable aid in that they sent out many
folders and other matter through the
malls.
Board of Trade
]. Z. Shelby. president of the Board
of Trade. read the report from his or
| ganization. which sometime ago became
| affiliated with the chamber.
The report took up in detail the va
| rious activities of the board during the
past year, among them being the FIRE
| prevention campaign of 1918; the agita-
| tion for lower express rates which was
successful: the Endorsement OF the move-
ment to abolish convict labor In the
! mines; the evils of the itinerant mer-
chants; the Endorsement OF the currency
law; the dinner and reception to Con-
| gressman Oscar Underwood the efforts
| to secure the calling of an extra session
| of the legislature; the indorsement of the
plan to eliminate grade crossings. the
| street remaining plans; the adoption OF
an ordinance governing auction sales, and
| other minor matters.
Mr.. Shelby laid special stress on the
Importance of the dinner and reception
to Mr.. Underwood, the warfare on itin-
| Grant merchants, the fake auction sales.
| lie concluded his report with a very
| optimistic forecast of the future.
! In the absence OF II. NJ. Beck, chair
man of the good roads association COM
mittee, Secretary Radcliffe read his re-
port.
| II. L. Sims. chairman of the commit
| tee ON finances and taxation, read his
| report. showing that the revenue of the
| chamber from dues amounted to between
| $1,000 and $4,000 a year. He enumerated
| the various items to which the annual
| budget consigned the funds and his re-
! port showed deficit of $1,000 on paper
He recommended that the budget plan
be abolished and that the general secre-
! tary be permitted to handle the funds,
paying the current expenses and any
other item that might come up at the
| direction of the board of directors,
Wholesale Trade
Secretary Radcliffe read the report OF
! the wholesale trade committee, the chief
| point of interest I'm which was the mer-
| chants convention of last fail. This event
| meant to the merchants, said the report,
| 100000 in actual orders during the two
| uayS 1T was IN session, ana secretary
Radcliffe added that he Thought the fig
! ures were very conservative. The whole
sale trade committee also has in charge
| the matter of establishing n trade ex-
| tention bureau, which will be placed in
operation very soon.
| oscar c. Turner, chairman of the Pot
latch, filed his report.
| The report of the farm movement conf
| mittee was read by Secretary Radcliffe
| in the absence of J. o. Thompson, chair
man.
| Dr. John L. Parker, chairman OF the
educational committee. read his report IN
person, Mr.. Parker recommended an
immediate bond issue to erect new school
buildings and furnish them. saying that
| the increase in population demanded it.
| He also said that Birmingham was not
| getting its share of the state school fund
| and thought that there should be an
amendment to the constitution which
would permit school districts to levy 4
| local tax for school purposes only. lie