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

efficiency in every line!
 information from the Bessemer Cham Der of~Commerce now, so if you are interested in locating a factory there or settling down where you would like to help build a city. get in touch with MT. Ausman and he can give you full details.
 A Wonderful Town
 Bessemer Is a wonderful district in which to live. Ask anybody who has been there. In the first place. 1t is friendly city. Its citizens welcome strangers and workers with an en- thusiasm that is so rare you never can be able to forget it.
 On that rock of friendliness Besse- mer is building her future success.
 Our. city" said one prominent citizen, "has taken as its watch word consideration for the other fell low, a glad hand that is sincere, welcome that Is not just for today, but a welcome and friendliness that will last continuously throughout the years.
 "Other cities we have often heard | referred to as seifish,' cold or i'm passive.' We have started on the 
 thyself.' and Bear ye one another's | burdens We think that's right, and a mighty good foundation for any community. And while we have tried to practice these things for lengthy 1 while, we are stressing them more | strongly every day.
 l If you would have proof of this. ! you need only go to Bessemer. Per l sonally, I do not know any town, | anywhere. more likable in it's citi- zonship. actually would love to move there. It really is neighborly, which is a lot to say for any city of so many thousands of inhabitants. l Its Boosters
 ! The Senior Chamber of Commerce was conceived by number of splen- did. public-spirited and prominent | citizens of Bessemer in the earlier part of April Such men as J. A. 1 Snider, motion picture proprietor: F. R. Smith. of Pegram- Patton Drug company; J. R. Vance. of Beaver X Vance; N B. Parker; George Ross. one of the city's leading attorneys: J. w.
 Leggett. and John Perry, were the i advance agents.
 These gentlemen gathered to them- selves a group of about 50 men who had subscribed given amount per year. to be paid to the support of the chamber. From this group tho or
 ganization was perfected, directors being elected as follows:
 John A. snider. chairman; F. R,
 Smith. ]. R. Vance, N R. Parker,
 bert Kyzer, W. F. Jones. ]. A. Neal i Dr. J. S. Winters. Pasquale Schelleci, John c. Perry. J. W. Leggett, Sam i Brick. B. L. Bradley. Dr. F. F. Lacy, | w. F. Suratt, J. W. Brooks. and J. H. b. Smith,
 Following the election of the di- | rectors, c. N. Cowan was elected president; John c. Parry. vice-presi- dent: George Rutledge. treasurer, and /, A. E. Ausman. secretary. The mem bcrs secured for themselves, through the courtesy of George Ross. tenn
 poraryS headquarters in the Goodwin i Ross building. and appointed com mittee to arrange Cor permanent headquarters.
 Before they had gone very far, they found that the chamber would have to be incorporated, which has been done. The several divisions have for their chairmen men selected from the board of directors. These, in turn, select sub-chairmen to present ] various business and civic interests. | A HUStLef
 Their secretary. Mir. Ausman, Is a
 hustler. A brilliant man, and we'll chosen. the club can expect to get l excellent results from his labor Shortly after their forming the civic body, they sent MT. Ausman to the 18th annual convention Of tho South ern Commercial Secretaries associa-
 tion, in order to be up with the very \ latest filings in city building. l The following are the vice-pr dents of the organization: J. W. Leg gett. Shairman rural affairs Sam Err l lick, chairman retail trade: B. L.
 Bradley. chairman wholesale trade
 Dr. f. r. Lacey, chairman industrial
 affairs; w. E. Suratt. chairman pub
 licity and convention; J. W. Brooks chairman civic affairs; J. H. D. Smith,
 chairman traffic and transportation In the organization. the work oi the different committees does not
 overlap. Outlined, one if tho pronli-
 nent members and workers said: Under the system everybody with just spirit enough to wiKgle will have
 the encouragement and opportunity to work We do not want anyone in
 Bessemer to be drone."
 Eacn division has separate filino