The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
CHAMBER PLANS ID BID FOR B|G
 M. [. UNIVERSITY Conference Commission on Vanderbilt Matter Will
 Meet Here BOSTON FOOD SHOW
 PLANS INDORSED Chamber Will Supervise State Agri cultural Exhibits at Big Northern Exposition-Armor Plate
 Plant Talk Revived

The commission appointed by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, at it's recent meeting in Oklahoma City will meet in Birmingham next week to discuss the Vanderbilt university matter, which caused so much discussion during the conference.
 This commission is composed of IS members, and is headed by Bishop w. A. Cand1er of Atlanta. The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will confer with the commission with a view of discovering what is to he done in the matter and If the univer- sity is to be moved Birmingham prob tion
 These facts developed at the meeting of the board of directors of the cham Der yesterday afternoon at o'clock in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce. The entire board of di- rectors have been made a committee to confer with the commission when it meets here. The commission will meet next Thursday. probably at the Cham Der of Commerce building,
 Boston Convention
 The farm movement committee. w. P. Redd, chairman, reported favorably to the directors yesterday on the mat ter of Alabama having an exhibit at the domestic science and pure food exposition to be held in Boston in Oc- tober and the directors authorized the committee to proceed with it's plans.
 The plans as originally mapped out by the committee are that the boards of revenue of the various counties be asked to make up exhibits from their county, each county's exhibit being sent to Birmin gham. The best of the exhibits will be sent to Boston and an expert from Birmingham will accom- pany the showing. An information bu- reau will be established in the Ala bama booth and literature telling ol the richness of Alabamas soil will be distributed. Prices of land here and the desirability of Alabama as a place to visit and to make a home will be shown. Birmingham, of course, will be extensively advertised and it is the plan of the local chamber to show that Birmingham Is city of homes and a garden spot of beauty as we'll as the industrial center of the south.
 Work Out Plans
 The plans will be worked out by Secretary Radcliffe of the chamber and the farm movement committee. The conventions committee also will have a part in the matter for it is planned to show the New Englanders that Bir- mingham is the best convention city in the south with it's increased hotel facilities and the promised auditorium Capital in the east will be worked on with view to bringing more money here.
 The resignation of A H. Ford as a member of the board of trustees was read and accepted. Chairman F. M Jackson of the special committee or resolutions reported that his commit tee had drafted the resolutions of re- gret at MT. Fords resignation and hao given them to him in person The Va cancy caused by the resignation of MT Ford will be filled by the board ol trustees at its next meeting, which is in accordance with the constitution and y-laws of the chamber. The president the two vice presidents and three lay members make up this board. It prob ably will meet next week to fill tho vacancy.
 ArmOr Plate
 President Shook revived the armol plate plant matter again at yester days meeting and on motion of Oscal c. Turner, he was requested to appoin committee of seven,> to be headed b. MT. Shook, to handle the matter. l the government decides to make it own armor plate this committee wil push Birmingham's claim for the plan with vigor.
 The matter of securing as member of the chamber agents for railroad with offices here but without track was brought up and will be worke' out. It was pointed out that practi cally all the railroads entering thi district were represented in the cham Der and the idea of the movemen launched yesterday is to have ever railroad agent in Birmingham, or ever railroad with offices here, represente | in the civic body.
 | Two new members were elected b. the directors as follows: E. P. Dea and Ray c. Bolton.
 | The meeting of the directors laste | until o'clock. the time for beginninl the general meeting. The general meet ing was in session only 45 minutes an the attendance was considered excel lent in view of the extreme heat