The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-11
Manufactures Reaff1rn1 Open Shop Policy,
 Stand for Home Products
Pledge Best Effort to Promote Purchase of Alabama Farm Products-Pledge Support of Port Aid
 Amendment-L. Sevier Is Elected President

The 45o members of the Alabama Manufacturers association at their second annual meeting in Birming ham yesterday, reaffirmed the open shop policy and renewed it's endorse ment.
 l.. Sevier was reelected president and other officers were elected as l follows;
 Vice president, T. H. Benners, Bir- mingham, and J. O. Bedsole, Mobile. Treasurer. H. T. Bartlett American Trust and Savings bank. Birming- ham,
 Directors for three years: otto l Agricols, A. and J. Manufacturing company Gadsden: J. B. Ellis. Unon Foundry, Selma; Nj. l., Hanahan, Do- than Guano company; ]. E. Britt. Georgia Show Case company, Mont gomery; w. B. Davis. W. B. Davis and Sons Hosiery Mills, Fort Payne; ". O. Wellman, Lincoln Mills, Hunts vile; Basil F.. Kenney, W. P. Brown and Sons. Fayette.
 The Alabama Manufacturers asso- ciation consists of 450 of the leading manufacturers of the state, every section being represented It was the ir fluence of this body that caused enactment of the anti-boycott bill and the bill allowing legal actions to be brought against organizations illegally interfering with industrial operations
 Resolutions of s far-reaching and varied character were adopted, the principal ones being as follows:
 That the railroad labor board con tinue speedy investigation looking to placing the management of the rail- roads in the hands of the manage ment of the roads and that the inter state commerce commission expedite the solution of the problems now be- fore 1t with reference to the rail- roads so that they may resume ex- ercise of their purchasing power and thus help the revival of business.
 Oppose Closed Shop
 That the association reaffirms the set of principles with regard to em- ployment of labor adopted last year. which Is not one of antagonism to labor organizations as such, but op position to boycotts. blacklists ana other illegal acts. The association Is opposed to discrimlnations in em- ployment, whether members of labor organizations or not. Unalterable opposition to the closed shop is de- clared.
 That each member constitute him self committee of one to bring in new members so as to add to the state wide influence of the associa tion.
 To Help Farmers
 That the association pledges its sympathy with the farmers of the state and it's cooperation in every possible way to make farming a prof itable occupation. To this end the members of the association will use their best efforts to see that Ala bama farm products are used Tn pref 'erence to those raised outside the state.
 That, in order to promote use of Alabama-made products. the gov ernor, highway commission, state board of control and economy and other public officials be urged to purchase products made in the state, especially in the road building pro- gram.
 To Reduce Expenses
 That the officers of the associa- ton, following nominations for state officials, confer with same with re- gard to determining state offices that may be economically eliminated and other action that may be taken to reduce expenses of state administra- tion, due consideration. however. to