The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
|BUNN REPUDIATED HIN MILK ATTACK ON DIR. BOWLING Special Chamber Of Com merce Committee Re-
 bukes Secretary STATEMENT GIVEN OUT TO THE PUBLIC Charges Unauthorized. Ill-Advised And sUn- true,' Says Report
 

Charges made last week by o. l.: Bum. secretary of the Chamber Of Commrece, that Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer, is dealing unfairly with certain dairymen of the city, have been found to he unauthorized. ill1advised and not in accordance with the true facts' by a special investigating com mittee, of the chamber. Z
 R. I. Ingalls,, president of the cham Der, named James s. McLester. John Q. Henley, IT., and Phares Coleman on the special committee. They reported Saturday afternoon that Secretary Bunn's statements had placed the cham Der in "a wrong light in the eyes of the public" and declared that the policy now pursued by the city commission and the health authorities appeared to be in ''entire accord with good public policy"
 To Support Agencies
 The committee asserted that the chamber would undoubtedly continue it's "unfailing policy of encouraging and supporting official agencies charged with enforcement of measures designed to promote public health, safety and welfare"
 The special committee's report came in the face of statement by Secre- tary Bupp that he would welcome 8 debate with Dr. Bowling on the issues invoked. It repudiated tho position taken by the secretary and declared the chamber had not contemplated con sidering the matters discussed by him in his statement.
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 Text Of Report
 The text of the special eomplitteess B statement follows: To the Public: ~
 ssThe committee composed of mem bers of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, designated by the president, R. I. Ingalls, to consider recent statements appearing in the lo- cal press and credited to o. l.. Bum, secretary of the chamber, with refer 'eiiee to matters coiicerniilg the local dairy industry and the relation to the same of health regulations and official work of the board of health, wish to say on behalf of the Chamber of Cotli- merce, for the information of the pub lics that the matters involved did not come before the Chamber of Commerce for consideration and that the state t11ents attributed to Mir. Bum were tn- authorized and tend to place the cham Der in | wrong light in the eyes of the public. Although no doubt act ing in good faith, the statements at tfibuted to Mir. Bum were in our opinion ill-eonsideFed and not in ac- eordance with the true faces.
 No Situation #
 The committee is of the opinion that no situation has arisen which would in any sense warrant interven- ton or action on the part of the Cham Der Of Commerce in connection with the present status of the local milk sup ply or with conditions claimed to be attributable to the effect of regula- tions dealing with the quality and safety of same
 > Tt Is our belief that the course and policy pursHed by the city commission and health authorities, both as to san itary standarde and as to their inteP- pretatiou and enforcement are entirely sound in their relation to dairy eco monies and in entire accord with good public policy.
 Tt has always been the unfailins policy of the Chamber of Commerce to lend encouragement and support to those official agencies which are charged with the enforcement of meas ures designed to promote public health, safety and welfare.
 (Signed) JAMES $. tlf'LESTER,
 JOHN c. HENLEY. JR.. "PHAREG Ct0I HAf N IT, q