The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14

the exchange held at the Tutwiler yesterday
 The meeting was in the form of an executive conference for the purpose of reviewing the progress to date, considering sales policies. election of officers, and other matters and will continue over today, at which time the sales managers for the exchange and for the state association will meet with the trustees to discuss sales methods.
 According to MT. Moser. the policy of marketing is to sell whenever and wherever there are proper demands justnlent of questions with tho Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power company.
 In the many conferences which we have held with you we have always gone into these questions in good faith, still we will call your atten- tion to the fact that these confer ences were solicited by yourselves. If there is any apprehension in your minds as to the sincerity of either the city commission or the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company it must have been created at the last joint meeting called at the instance of MT. Victor Hanson. at which meeting the repre- sentatives of the Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power company as- serted that they had agreed to noth- ing, notwithstanding the fact that you were holding conferences with the representatives of the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power com pany and with the city commission alternately. and had reported to us that the representatives of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company were willing to agree on all questions except the free transfers and the six-cent tickets.
 When the last meeting was ad- iourned it was suggested by Mr. Han at 2 o'clock, to which we readily as- sented. We have not changed our minds in the meantime. We wish to assure you of our willingness to set tie all these questions. but at the same time we feel unjustified and unwilling to settle them in a manner injurious to the people of Birming- ham. You say in your letter that the people of Birmingham are yitally in- terested in the settlement of this controversy. In this we agree with you fully. and being the regularly constituted representatives of the people we feel it our duty to safe guard the peoples rights in this set tlement. You should bear in mind that the people Of Birmingham have not complained about the matters in volved in this settlement. The Bir- mingham, Railway, Light and Power company are the compiainants, and &,tv themselves. We are anxious that settlement be made, but not to the extent of sacrificing the people s interest and rights in these matters.
 We wish to say that whether or not the next conference is held is en- tirely with you. In any event. at the proper time and in the proper manner we will see that the people are correctly informed as to the stand of the commission on these ques- tions, and as to the proceedings that have taken place at the various con ferences
 If the conference proposed by you to be held next Tuesday is to serve any useful purpose. it should be to thresh out and settle the three ques- tions contained in your letter, and we do nsl deem it proper to settle questions of this importance through the questionnaire method. Respect fully,
 D. E. MLENDON.
 VIM. l.. HARRISON.
 W. B. CLOE.
 W. E. DICKSON.
 MARY ECHOLS.
 Lee c. Bradley. receiver fer the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. said that he would make no reply to the realty boards letter yesterday afternoon. -A re- ply will probably be made by him today and 1t is likely that, following receipt of letters from both the com mission and the traction company. the Real Estate Board will issue a statement.
 When read a copy of the commis- sion's reply last night by an Age Herald reporter. members of the real estate board said that they prefe. red to make no statement at that time. Expression will be deferred until of ficial replies rom both the city and the Birr-ine ham Railway, Light and Power company are received, they co