The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
FOR
 STEEL CONTAINERS
 MEETS OPPOSITION
Resolution on Warrior Riv- CT Service Sent to Ala bama Senators-New
 Directors

Opposition to an appropriation for rlor liver service having developed at Washington, the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce. at their meeting yesterday afternoon, passed a resolution requesting Senators Under wood and Bankhead to use their in- l fluence in securing the necessary order
 1 There are twenty steel containers now in use on the Warrior river, but I they are entirely inadequate to handle i the business that has been offered by | the merchants of Birmingham and i other cities having access to Warrior river transportation.
 Transportation Manager Henry T. | DeBardeleben of the Warrior river section of the Mississippi- Warrior waterways sometime ago put in re- quisition for 200 additional steel con ~-. !ners land this was approved by Director NJ l. Sanders of the Missis- i sippi- Warrior waterways and Gi A. 1 Tomlinson, director of inland water ways of the United States railroad ad- ministra ton. A
 STRONG INFLUENCES l Apparently there were very strong influences opposed to any further craft being furnished the Warrior river as the request of Mir. DeBardeleben and the recommendations of MT. Sanders :, and MT Tomlinson have been nnavail- 1 ing so far
 The resolution adopted by the Cham 1 Der of Commerce directors. recites the importance of the Warrior river to the 1 industries and commerce of a large 1 part of the south and the necessity of l additional equipment to handle the rapidly growing business on tha; 1 stream.
 General Manager c. E. Jones of the l Chamber of Commerce win forward 1 the resolutions to Senators Underwood 1 and Bankhead within the next day or l two. and as both of the Alabama l statesmen are ardent advocates of the 1 fullest possible development of tht 1 Warrior river. they no doubt, will take the matter up with the proper officials without delay.
 NEW DIRECTORS
 The board of directors elected twenty -four new members whose ap- plications were on file. They are: NJ H. Barnes. A. H. Berthon, Busy lazy Self Serve Store, sam Contorupus Newton S Crockett, Neeck Demas san | Foley, B. Ginlian. Vito Graffeo, W. A Green. V. V. Gregory Holcomb Bros. Lacey 1dSH 1FOctTN 1O A. w. 4>Okty Richard w. Massey. w. C. Mcclure l Mclaughlin Coal Co.,, Monjot Furni- ture Co.,. John Poole. Red Mountain Paper Co.,, Rose Schilleci smith More land Paper Co. Turner Berry Drug Co.,, Tutwiler Drug Co.
 1 General Manager C.. F.. Jenks re-
 ported that he and Garrard Harris l agent of the domestic and foreigr trade section of the United States de- partment of commerce were working on a plan for the organization of a foreign trading company in Birming tham and that they expected to have the plans in shape to be presented to tho board in a week or two. They have been interviewing manufacturers in. terested in foreign trade for the pur, pose of ascertainng the number o members and the probable volume ol
 business that may be expected wher the corporation is formed
 MT. Harris left last night for Mem.
 phis, Tenn, on business connected witt
 the department ofcommerce. and or
 his return, probably the latter part O. the week further investigations vii
 be made by him and Mir. Jenks.
 made a short talk outlining plans for the
 committees between now and Monday
 He read a letter from Dr. Courtney w
 Shropshire. president of the Civitan ciut
 in which he stated that cards would b, Imailed to the members urging them tt vote so they would get them on Monda, Il yporniup He l1reed al ot her clubs a nd or.