The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-13
At Housing Meeting
 Chamber of Commerce
 InStallS New President
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 given up their membership, and who has ever tried to bring them back? No business will continue successful long that permits number of it's best patrons to leave it without any effort being made by the management to adjust differences, real or fancied. This my friends, is a business institution, and in many ways we must apply to it the same principles that we would apply 10 our private pusi- ness. Every one of us has his own in dlvidual personal influence, and q re- niarkable difference could be made in our membership if every one of us here tonight would during this year, secure sust one new member and bring back one old member.
 Speaking of members. it occurs to me that possibly we are not doing enough Tor our members. We furnish a great ceal Of information to outside people with the desire of bringing them here and in a general way show a great deal of interest in their affairs. What about the people that are already here. Thostq in charge Of this organization should cultivate an intimate acquaintance with cur own people, keeping in close touch with them. We should have at hand d vast store of information, some of which at least, would be of value to almost any business. We should let it be known 'hcIN Nt idNt It. ditu lldi we VIII IUI0lSn 1t gladly and freely to any one. whether 2 member or not. We can in many ways no more valuable to many concerns than subscription to Dun or Bradstreet, and lt Is our duty to prove our worth.
 There are many other civic and busi- ness organizations, both in old Birming- ham and tn additions thereto. that could be merged into this without loss of rights on either side, and with mutual advan- tage. Some progress has been made in this direction, but there is still a great field for work and especially with those organizations in the parts of the city which were at one time separate cor porations. They contain strong men, whose advice. influence and assistance We need and want, and who our organ ization could greatly benefit. The old saying that "in union there is strength" applies just as fully in this connection as in any other. The interests of all parts of the city are practically the same, and surely the banding together of all the citizens can accomplish much more for the general good than if their efforts are scattered. l have already received fntimations from other organizations that lead me to believe that we will be able to accomplish still more along this line during the year.
 Crop Diversification Campaign
 III adyS tO CO1Ile 1 DeneNe that MT. Shook will look upon the crop diversi- fication movement as the thing which stands out most prominently in the work of his administration Unstinted praise is due to him and his co-laborers in this work. Its results, not only to our city, but to the county and entire state, will be felt more and more from year to year. To get the best and quickest re- Suits the movement must be followed up and serious thought should be given to further work along the same line and towards securing advantageous markets for some of the new crops we expect to be grown.
 The question of new industries' is probably one of the most fruitful sources or hope of every administration. At first blush the outlook in that direction does not seem very propitious for the new administration, but l. believe that prob- ably much can be accomplished in this department if we will not look too high but are satisfied to take some real small 2. ones, and trust to our wonderful climat to make them grow. We must remember that the cruel war must end sometime and that fin spite of the war factories are still running and some new ones arc being started. In my humble opinion the large steel and iron industries will al most always locate themselves, and tho smaller ones in these and other lines arc the ones to which we must give our at tention. While we advising our farm CT friends to diversity their crops it will be extremely wise for us to diversif, our industries.
 Prudent and Careful Expenditures
 Money makes the mare go," but some mares that were little too slow in the going have made a good deal of money go. Some people have complained about the expenses of this organization, but this is not unusual as huamn nature i, prone to criticize rather than to praise have no criticism of this sort to make because I believe it is unjust. but in view of the unusual conditions under whicf we are now living. unusual pains mus be taken to cut the garment according to the cloth. You may rest assured tha the administration expenses will be kep as low as is fair and reasonable. ant