The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21

New BOdy
 To this end, new Chamber Of Commerce has just been organized. with the hustling citizens of that city as members. and Junior Chamber of Commerce will help back their ef- fortsl
 In addition to these, Rotarian and kiwanis clubs are already function ing.
 The lately organized Senior Cham Der of Commerce plans to study the entire Bessemer district as though 1t were school book, and in this group shown today are some of its most virile workers the whole organiza- ton already consisting of 110 senior members, who have taken out ITO memberships. The board of directors has Fl members.
 In the organizations study of the district, the members will take up its industrial, civic and general upbuild- ing.
 Selling Bessemer to Bessemer peo- p1e," is to be a slogan, and if condi- tions are. not just what they should be, the chamber will try to get at. the heart of the trouble and remedy them.
 There are several divisions. each line of business being represented. For instance. the druggists will be subcommittee of the retail division which will also take care of the shoe dealers. clothiers, fruit dealers ana jewellers. All retailers will have chairmen of their divisions. which will function under general chair man, to whom will be submitted their conclusions in the concrete. Has a Secretary The chamber has procured a resu- lar secretary, who will devote his whole time to pushing commerce mat ters He Is A. E. Ausman. The organ ization is now functioning In every department and holding meetings every Thursday in the Bessemer inferior court room at o'clock ?. m | At these times interesting programs are carried out, with splendid attend ance. Lately. various committees
 have been meeting two or three times
 per day. Some one or two of the committees will confine themselves to gathering particulars and such things as relate to the general welfare Of business men and the people as a
 whole. Their findings will then be turned over to the executive board. 1 The organization of the chamber
 will help land deals, the bringing or rev industries to Bessemer, the ex- penditure of general monies for the
 whole western section of the county the improvement of business in gen erai, enlargement of the variety Of | co mmodities to be had in Bessemer, general facilities for Bessemer, the development of public spirit, and the utilization of all forces for commun- lity uplift, benefit and progress. 1 For instance, fino feature is that all public organizations. both of men and women, will have chance to De heard before the Chamber of com merce. The Kiwanians and Rotarians and other mems clubs. will nave drsks in the chambers headquarters, and the women's clubs will be repre- sented there as we'll
 Making Things Hum And when you pool men and wom- en's interests, no matter where tney are. you can't help but have tnines hum. Buy in Bessemer ana boos. :. for Bessemer." "Bessemer or Bust ,,,,l, al, shortly be city by-words,
 Thus. before anybody knows much about if Bessemer will be growing out towards the Pacific ocean, with | pirminpham trying her best to catch m with her and embrace her, as usual.
 But
 The finest thing about Bessemer and Birming gham is that both. realize their mutual dependence on eacn other. and of late years are growins more and more to boosting each TOT each. as they should. The bigger Bessemer grows. the more 1t VIII help Birmingham. The bigger Bir, mingham grows. the more 1t VII help Bessemer But that little friendly rivalry. best expressed 1T l Busy Bessemer bids bad Birming- ham bye-bye." which school children lused to repeat, has actually been the | capitalization of the spirit of the city for 1t meant that Besssmer. while l smaller, had the same get-up-and- get the Magic City had, and was not sitting down passively for Birming- ham to make her prosperity for her but was reaching forward to brins ! it to herself.
 | And that's the best sort of spirit It's the sort of spirit that makes little cities and suburbs grow to be bis metropolises and giant subdivisions \ Al