The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
|. OF [. DIRECTORS PLAN EXPANSION
 OF ITS BRANCHES
More Room to Be Given Committee on Agriculture and Marketing and
 Traffic Bureau

Plans for expanding the scope on az riculture and marketing, the Birmingham Traffic Bureau and other civic units con- nected with and under the direction of the Chamber of Commerce and probably involving the exclusive use of the sec ond floor of the Chamber of Commerce building, by the Chamber and It's O. the board of directors of that cham Der at 300 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Resolutions condemning the present bill before the legislature which has for it's purpose the lowering of inspection of cattle and other stock for interstate shipment were drawn up.
 R. A. Brown, president Of the Chamber of Commerce, reappointed the present committee on agriculture and marketing with instruction to continue it's organiza-
 tion as a part of the chamber.
 This committee was organized during the war for the purpose of increasing agricultural production in the state but has, during the past few months been turning it's attention strongly to- wards securing better market facilities for the producers.
 The budget committeee of the cham Der was instructed to investigate the finan- cial needs of the traffic bureau and re- port to the board of directors such rec ommendation as they think wise. This was after o. l.. Bum, manager of the traffic bureau appeared before the di
 rectors and explained the need of his department and stated that more roof must be available very soon if the work of the bureau is not to be crippled. During the month of October, a joint trade commission from Great Britain. France, Italy and Belgium will visit this country and take part in a conference to be held at Atlantic City. After this conference, this commission, which con- sists of a large number of the ablest business men of these countries will visit the various great industrial centers of the United States. committee consist ing of Gordon Crawford Charles F. De-
 Bardeleben and J. B. McClary was ap-
 pointed to take the necessary steps to have this committee of distinguished men visit Birmingham during it's tour. Dr. D. A. Platt appeared before the directors and explained that bill is now before the state legislature, the purpose of which is to lower the standard of inspection of cattle and other stock for
  adopted protesting against this and urg- | ing the members of the state legislature | from Jefferson county to oppose the l passage of the bill.
 | Two bills before the national congress came up for attention, the first of which relates to the development of traffic on 1 the inland waterways, and the manager was instructed to refer the matter sub l iect to this bill to the Warrior river committee and ask them to make recon mendation to the board of directors as to | the proper course to pursue.
 l The other bill which relates to the es- tablishment of a national housing com I mission to devise ways by which the | national government may assist in re- | lieving the housing shortage was referred | to a committee consisting of F. F. But ! Ter. chairman, Robert Jemison, Jr., and 1 w. B. Leedy for investigation and re- port to the board of directors.