The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-26
PLANS FOR RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED ARE FORMULATED Civic Committees to Investi- gate Conditions-AIIgood
 Tells of Farm
 Conditions

Further steps toward the relief of the unemployed of the Birmingham district were taken yesterday when representatives of the civic organiza- tions met at the Chamber of Com merce to formulate plans to that end.
 The civic committee named pr c. B. Glenn temporary chairman, who named the following steering committee: Col. T. .. smith, Dr. John A. MacSporran, R. A. Porter Jelks Cabanss and Sol Ca heen. This committee will investigate and recommend steps to be taken.
 WILL FEED FIFTY
 Louis Pizitz, who has offered to feed 50 children daily at his store urged dis patch in the relief work and asked that the grocery concerns donate foodstuffs to be distributed where needed.
 Dr. M. Newfield pledged aid of the Red Cross to the extent of it's ability and he and Dr. MacSporran, chairman of the home service committee of the Red Cross declared that their investigations showed the imminence of real need
 
 Federation of Labor met yesterday morn ing and canvassed the situation. It voted $500 for immediate relief. Assessments on the trades will not be made for the pres ent, it being believed that volunteer aid will be sufficient. It was the sense ot the council that other unemployed labor be also considered in relief measures, the miners to be first cared for on account of the greater acuteness of their needs.
 OTHERS IN NEED
 J. l.. Busby, president of the Birming- ham Trades Council. urged that relief measures be extended to all lines of trade and that other union men out of work ee also assisted. The majority of the $500 railroad workers in the district are reported out of work and seeking em- ployment
 The Trades Council has called a mass meeting of the unemployed for Saturday afternoon at o'clock. All unemployed are asked to attend and help bring the needs for help to more definite base In all the agencies that have taken part in the relief movement there has cropped out very general trend to em- brace all the unemployed that need help.
 FARM EMPLOYMENT
 Montgomery, April 25.-(Specal. )-Al- ! any great number of the miners of the Birmingham district who are now with out work can. find employment on the farms, M. c. Allgood state commits sioner of agriculture. today announced that a survey of the agricultural situa- tion will be started at once with the view of furnishing a means of livelihood to as many as possible.
 Farmers find themselves with plenty of farm help at this time. They have begged for assistance during the past two years, but since the large industries of the north and east began to close, the negroes who left the farms during the l past two years have come back in droves. Many farmers advanced them funds and will continue to employ them, knowing them to be reasonably perma- nent employees. Also. it is not every min 1 CT who can go on farm and make success. much experience must be had. | Commissioner AHgood has requested the farmers to advise him without delay of their needs He feels it will be possible to find employment on the farms for some women and children. because of the need for assistance of other than plowmen. He also requested leaders of the United Mine Workers of America to make survey and advise him how many of the strikers have received training in the farms