The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-01
Thinks Two Factions in the Community Should Be Working Together
 for Birmingham
OUTLINES PLANS
 OF TRAFFIC BUREAU
 AND ITS PURPOSES
New Traffic Man Will Be Formally Introduced at the Meeting on Next
 Wednesday Night

To heal any breach now existing be- tween business men of Birmingham, and to bring together the two factions will be one of the tasks to be undertaken by o. L. Bum, secretary treasurer of the Birmingham Traffic bureau. who was in Birmingham yesterday, with his assistant, E. c. Jones.
 In addition to his official duties in con- nection with his new office, MT. Bum will inaugurate a vigorous campaign to bring about a condition of peace and harmony in Birmingham, such as now exists in Chattanooga
 Tt can be done, and l. with the CO., operation of the business men, am going to do it. said MT. Bum. I have been here only a few days, but it is not diff ficult to see that there are two factions in Birmingham. To heal the breach and bring these factions together shall be one of my first duties.
 MAY TAKE TIME
 Tt may take sometime, but it can be done and when it has been accomplished the effort that is put not only into the freight bureau but into other civic or BdHlZdllUuS VIII ylelQ QOuDl6 benefit
 MT. Bum will return to Birmingham next Wednesday to attend the first gen. eral meeting of the Traffic bureau on Wednesday night. The offices of the bu- reau will be formally opened Monday, with H. E. Jordan, assistant to MT. Bum, and E. c. Jones, rate clerk, In charge. MT. Jones, who has been associated with MT. Bum in his work in Chattanooga, and is referred to as the secretary treas urer's right hand" man, was in Birming- ham with MT. Bum yesterday and spent the day here.
 Beginning next Wednesday MT. Bum will spend about two-thirds of his time in Birmingham and the other third in Chattanooga where he is winding up the affairs of the freight bureau there. He will spend Monday. Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday of each week in Bir- mingham and the remainder in Chatta- nooga.
 BOARD MEETS WITH BUNN
 The board of directors of the bureau met with MT. Bum yesterday morning and again yesterday afternoon and out lined plans for the work. The first of- fical action to be taken by Mir Bum, representing the Birmingham Traffic bu- reau, will be when he appears before the interstate commerce commission in New Orleans March 28 to present Bir. mingham's claims in the old Birming- ham-Nashville coffee case, which will again be heard.
 Informa tion on the case is being com piled and will be furnished MT. Bum within short time, in order that he may familiarize himself with the details and history of the question. In this case the Louisville and Nashville is en- deavoring to advance the rate on coffee from New Orleans to Birmingham and Nashville from 30 cents to 40 cents
 At the meeting next Wednesday night MT. Bum and his assistants will be for mally introduced to the members of the traffic bureau.
 Among the various departments to be taken care of by the bureau will be: Quoting rates. checking expense bills, fil- ing claims and obtaining rate adjust ments.
 'In other words, we expect to do for the members collectively just what traffic man would do for each member individ- ually except to do 1t better" said MT. Bunn And then we will be serving a double purpose, that of working for our members and for Birmingham.
 Last year we obtained 101 rate re- auctions for Chattanooga, and we can do as much for Birmingham. The work that we will do In the freight bureau will work indirectly toward the bringing of new industries to Birmingham. In ad- dition to this indirect work, we expect to cooperate with the Chamber of Com merce in direct effort to get industries located here.'
 MT. Bum and MT Jones returned to Chattanooga last night.