The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25
CHAMBERS WORK
 IN YEAR REVIEWED
 BY MANAGER BUNN
The Leading Feature of the Years Work Has Been Es- tabliShment of Depart
 mentS of Activity

Annual report of o. L. Bum. man ager of the Chamber of Commerce. bristles with businesslike data show ing the advance of the chamber along practical lines in the past year.
 Outstanding feature of the year has been the progress in departmsnt- alizing the chamber through organi- zation of the different lines of busi- ness of the members. of whom there are 1880. The slogan of the new year is to raise this number to 5000.
 Manager Bum has already submit ted to the new board of directors these five recommendations:
 l. That the future boards of di- rectors of the chamber embrace rep resentation of the different units of the chamber such as wholesale mer- chants. retail merchants, manufac- turers and the like.
 2. That the dinner clubs be over turned with view to closer relations with the chamber by having their members join the chamber.
 3. That the chamber look into the promotion of a good fellowship feol- ing through some such means as a gladhand committee.
 {. That the new board secure larger quarters, where tho chamber is now located, or new and more ade- Quate quarters.
 5. That the directors consider ad- visibility of the chambers success sively advertising the various lines of business represented in the mem bership of the chamber through page , advertisement in the newspapers of 1 these firms and tho goods they make and handle together with the cham ber's Endorsement.
 These matters arc in the hands of Hubcommittees.
 Review of Year
 Tn his annual report Mir. Bum briefly records the following fea- lures of the years work:
 The chamber luncheons held in the Southern club with the directors as hosts brought about a considerable interest in tho operations of the chamber.
 Tha Retail Merchants division was organized and embraces tho leading retailers of the city. Seven of them are on tho board of directors. This division has gone earnestly into tho matter of ethical advertising and has become 8 thoroughly live civic asset.
 Junior Chamber
 The Junior Chamber, another di- vision, has brought many important civic matters to the fore. It caused the paving of Twentieth street. south, created interest in anti-lynch- ing laws, Is conducting a campaign seeking the best form of govern ment for Birmingham and has not hesitated to bring several important civic questions before the community. Reference is made to the Buy in Birmingham campaign, features of which have been the articles of Gar rard Harris on Birmingham indus tries and the Monday Booster page in the Age-Herald.
 Purchasing agents division was or ganiged and now embraces 3S of the purchasing agents of the largest con cerns in the city. also the county and city purchasing agents. Slogan of this division is buy in Birmingham.
 Industrial Publications
 Chamber issued booklet entitled: Industrial Birmingham" which lists goods made in Birmingham and the makers. It also published booklet entitled, Birmingham, the Whote- sale Center" which rsts members of the Wholesale Mechants and Manu- facturers division together with what they make and handle. Both book let's are distributed by the thousands in Blrmingham's trade territory and further afield
 New Industries
 Purchasing agents have decided to report monthly what they have to go out of Birmingham to purchase with a view to making this knowl- edge the basis of attracting now in- austries to Birmingham.
 Wholesale Merchants and Manufac- turers division has refunded an av- craze of five transportation fares per diem to out-of-town merchants to whom they extend that courtesy.
 Rate Alignments
 Mir. Bum calls attention to the