The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
REALTY BOARD |SIELECTRICAL HONEST RAPIDLY GROWING ATTRACT CROWDS'
Sixty-eight Active And 62 Associate Members Now
 On Roster

Interest in the Birmingham Real Estate board is unquestionably in- creasing. in it's membership. there now being 68 active members and 62 associate members. according to an announcement Saturday by Sam c. Starke. executive secretary.
 The associate membership doubt lessly would be augmented if all property owners, architects, con struction firms, real estate develop CTS and allied interests had a full CT knowledge of the activities and services that are rendered by the board in matters of public interest and the welfare of our growing city, MT. Starke stated.
 Discussions at the weekly meetings of the board are very informative and cover wide range, frequently having more direct relation to the growth and development of Birming- ham than to the specific problems of the real estate profession, MT. Starke pointed out, and it may be that some proposed Legislation or a pros posed city ordinance Is the main fea- ture of the days program.
 Such was tho case" said MT. Starke. lat the meeting last Tuesday when City Commissioners D. E.. Mo Lendon and w. B. Cloe and City At torney w. ]. Wynn, were guests of the board and spoke on the proposed parking and traffic ordinance that came to the attention of the com mission at their regular Tuesday morning meeting, November 1S, Fol lowing this discussion President Yancey appointed c. H. Estes, w. E. Leedy and Ebert Jemison, commit tee, to co-ouerate with the city com mission in an effort to pass an or dinance that would at once be as simple as possible in solving both the serious question of downtown park ing of automobiles and the regulation of our traffic.
 Tn the immediate future" MT. Starke stated, it is anticipated that a committee will be appointed to study the question of zoning ana lend such help as may be possible by way of suggestion and recommen- dation to the city commission in drafting a zoning ordinance under the enabling act that was passed during the last session of the ieEls- lature.
 Only a short while ago." Mr. Starke continued. "the board con- tributed It's part to defeat pro- posed ordinance that was fraught with possibilities of expense and great inconvenience to property own- CTS and tenants. Only recently Will liam Warren. an associate memper repeated an address on EcohoHhc Value of Civic Beauty" which was of utmost interest to the real estate profession. Manufacturers. newly es- tablished in the city, are constantly asked to speak before the board and explain in detail their lines and ope- rations of their respective businesses, which have proven of much value to the realtors.
 Thus. it Is evident that the Bir- mingham Real Estate board. while primarily and properly interested in the problems incident to the real es- tate profession. is also actively con- tributing to the development of Bir- mlngham in every way. If this fact were more generally understood, the opportunities of the board to serve Birmingham would doubtless be much increased through the added support of much larger associate membership than it now has. It Is hoped that the public will come to understand more thoroughly the broad lines of the service of this board and will prove entirely respon- sive to any campaign fo rassociate members that may be inaugurated in the future"