The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-30
NEXT FOUR DAYS
WILL TELL TALE
Committee Appointed TO Solicit
Subscriptions to Ball Club.
BIG BONUS NECESSARY
TO inauRE CAIRO HAVING A TWO
TINE REMNANT winner
SOME STATEMENTS m &c
LATloN TO MATTERS

The directors Of the local baseball
club hald a meeting last nlsht al The
Office Of Secretary W p GIeaaeg A
committee vas appointed 20 solicit
subscriptions to the 81 200 or Sl,50t
bonus necessary to run the tear
through the season, The committee
was authorized to add to tn If mum
Der by callng Tor volunteers from
either stockholders or private citizens
+ several already having rendered their
services. The individual n mbers Of
the Cairo press volunteered 10 act rs
members Of the soliciting committee.
+ This committee viii commence its
labors this afternoon ana continue I'M.
iii ths necessary funds are raised.
Judging from the success that attend
ca the efforts OF the committee last
season when S2,G50 was raised in Gvc
days. il is presumed that $1,000 or
81 500 can be raised by Saturday even.
ing this being the time limit wher
Cairo is to make good its member
ship In the X i T league
The sane plan followed last year
IN raising funds eill be followed this
year Subscriptions 70 the bonus are
to 10 paid as follows City per cent
Ip3n May ANA Tn remaining fifty
per cent on July ]
The people Of Cairo, always gener.
Gus to a fault. will be as loyal to the
city in this matter as in the past and
contribute literally. The baseball
proposition should not be considered
/ private business affair, but in the
nature OF public enterprise. where
there is nothing to be made directly
or indirectly BY the stockholders. OF
those Interested in pushing along the
aterprise. In fact the latter have
act only contributed money in the
Dast but much valuable time ana often
/ been subjected TO abus by those who
know nothing or cant appreciate any
\ Of tn1 trials ana trihulations attach.
4 "a to running a baseball team or sug,
/ costing tn ways and means to keep
It on its feet. Moro than this. merce-
nary motives have frequently been
ascrbed to those that shoT a deep
and unaccountable interest in the
sport, some people not understanding
why anyone can devote their time and
I throw their whole being into this
1 mems of what to them is purely an
enjoyable episode to break the monot
ony ct an exist ace. without there be
( Inc som thing in it,
NoH If these SELF same people coald
be made to understand that there are
three classes CT people that will cheer
fuly cOntribGte. it would obyiAte
much of the trouble that this silieit
ing committee sill be subjected TO in
their labors The three classes that
are referred to are divided as follows:
Tae man thoroughly loyal to his
town who contributes, not because he
loves the sport or cares anything
about it, but believes that a iirst-ciass
/ baseball team IN a regularly organi
zed league assists mat rally in adj
yertsing bis community and the more
advertising the ely receives, the more
prominence il attains relomdiug 10
is credit and adyancem Mt and any
/ thing that tends TO advance the city
advances his interests as well
The second class are those that ey-
poet direct and immediate r,mns
through their business Interests by The
crowds that arc attracted to the city
from abroad to witness The games OF
course this may be selfish but it all
90 s and the contributions help pay
/ the expenses Of a team.
The third element that contribute
are those that have no business inter
ests at stake directly or indirectly.
but contribute for the sake Of the
sport alone A8 rule this latter class
are not heavy contributors but they
make ap for it by giving their time
and can be always found foremost as
promoters.
# ia to be hoped that before the
shades of night fall this dag that not
less than $500 sill have been subscrb
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