The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
CIVIC CHAMBER
 DIRECTORS RAP
 RAIL AGITATION
No Action Taken On Open ing Of Mobile To Immi-
 grafton At Meeting

Occasion not to take advantage or an option on the old Age e-Herald building on Fifth avenue for new headquarters {; appointment of nominating committee for the election of May IS; addition of 27 new members, and adoption of a resolution asking Congress not to enact legislation radically changing railroad laws, were outstanding developments at a meeting of the Chamber of Con- merce directors Thursday afternoon.
 No action was taken upon. the pro posed resolution that Mobile be made second port of entry for immigrants, due to the absence of Carl Wittichen, . chairman of the committee investigating the plan.
 In taking action upon the option held by the chamber, directors voted the proposition down because of the fihan- cial consideration involved. No fur ther plans were offered directors for a new home, the idea being temporarily tabled.
 Names Committees
 K. I. Ingalls,. president of the cham Der, appointed two nominating commit tees from each of the six divisions of the organization, wholesale, retail, manufacturers, professional, finance, real estate and insurance and miscella- neous who will, in the near future, each select one of their members as a can didate for directors. Of the 12 candi- dates, six will be elected for three-year terms, the vote to be taken by referen- dunn.
 These six new directors, together with 12 others, who are serving un- finished terms will after the close, May 15, select new president of the cham Der. Mir. Ingalls,, the present head, re- tires after the next meeting.
 New members taken into the folds of the chamber were Marshall Furni- ture company, Early Motor Service company, American Furniture company, Love Brothers Furniture company, w. F. Lehman, Ensley: Clothing company, Birmingham Furniture and Manufac- turing company. Rochester Furniture company, NJ. T. McCurdy Furniture company, F. l.. Stuckey Furniture company, Scholze & Hammill Furniture company, Sloat Furniture company, Lynch Jewelry O., Inc, W. K. King Furniture company, F. NJ. Jackson Fur niture company, B. H. Hartsfield, Car roll Furniture company, Guarantee Fur niture company, Urquhard Furniture company, N. H. Upshaw, eommissary manager; Monjot Furniture company, Try-Me Beverage company, R we Brothers. Cherry Leonard, Fitzpatrick & Mueller, Inc, HOlcOmb- Bunch Builder company and w. T. Anderson Furniture company.
 Text Of Resolution
 The resolution passed regarding rail road laws is as follows:
 Whereas, it appears from frequent publications in the press that certain senators and representatives are mak- ing a persistent effort to amend the laws relating to the railroads; and
 Whereas, it is the general belief of practically all thinking people of this section that the only result of such legislation would be to cause a depres- sion in business, which would injurious ly affect practically every one in Ala bama:
 Therefore, be it resolved by the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham, that the senators and representatives from Ala bama be, and they hereby are, urged to use their best efforts to prevent the enactment of any legislation materially changing the present laws relating to the railroads until after the same have had fair trial, and that they also do what they can to stop the continual agi- tation relating to such legislation and thereby aid in stabilizing business con ditions in general"
 A number of other actions of impor- tance were taken. Among these was the selection of Secretary o. l.. Bum as delegate to the national chambers convention in Cleveland. May [; ap- pointment of R. |. Ingalls, and George Gordon Crawford representatives of the Birmingham chamber at the Foreign Trade convention to be held in Bos- ton, June 4-6' and the referring to Mir. Bum for action at the national con- vention the local organization favor able. vote on the move of the Providence, R. l., chamber for the establishment of a convention department by the na- tionAl body.
 Gary Not To Come
 Directors were informed at the meet ing that it would be impossible for :. Judge Gary and other officials. of the :. United States Steel to be here the lat ter part of the month when the cham : Der had planned a banquet in their : honor. Mir. Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, who will attend the annual meeting of the United States Steel corporation, April 21, was requested to ascertain from Judge Gary at this time when he win be able to make his pro jected trip here. . :. The Chamber of Commerce was . placed on record as thanking the United States Tire company and 0. J. Guide ( company for the advertisement they had given Birmingham in the form of a display on one of the huge sign boards along the Great White Way of New York city.