The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-28
MOUNDS SHIPPERS
WILL ORGANIZE
MEETING FIELD
AND PLANS DlScusSEO--PER.
MANENT ORGANIZATION TO
BE AFFECTED DEC. 3.

The Mounds Leader says:
Last Saturday evening, mum
bcr of business men and farmers Of
Mounds and vicinity gathered at the
Bank of Bsechwood to discuss the
feasibility Of Organizing Shippers
Association fer the mutual coopora
tion and benefit of its members and
Il the prosperity Of the community.
| |. N. Taylor did most Of the speak
ing. He said, IN part: I'VE are met
to organize a Shippers Association
We are all growers OF fruits, vegeta-
be-. otc. Most of us have been haul.
ing over the hills 10 villa Ridge ana
either shipping our stuff or turning Il
over to the Villa Ridge Association.
We have waited two or three times
as long after getting there as 1t took
US to go there before we could load.
simply because there was no Ship
pers Association In Mounds. In self
defense It is necessary to organize
here In Mounds. where we can get
the best possible railroad rates,
where cars can always be had, where
an extra car can be obtained in ten
minutes. where we can ship to Chi
cRgo and ST. Louis direct when the
Thobes bridge Il finished, now near
ing conpletlon.1 without transfer;
where lee and the facilities for icing
are unsurpassed; where there are
good roads for teamlng AMI ample
room to turn around when YOU get
herein short, facilities which villa
Ridge does rot have-and we feel JUS
tilted in making an effort TO organize
a Shippers Association in Mounds to
benefit ourselves and town. The
members will each have one share OF
stock. and the owner Of one share
will be entitled to enc vote Now.
the qGG1tion liz. can we get men
enough 10 affect an organization
such as President. Secretary, Treas
urer. and d Manager CT the concern?
We have the soil aore-upland and
hottom territory, beth east and wess
and the room to turn around, ana
trade about from the township line
can soon. have bigger Shipping
point than villa Ridge. We will draw
between l5 and 1C. which runs close
~ Titus's store. We win draw trade
from the Big Four and America, from
the Mobi & & Ohio G Hoigs's Park
and fae Brown melon trade, which
amounts to a car dav There Is no
expense attached to membership ex
oapt the s.ock-cnly about 81,
The sole object, OF tue Association
Is to get q management 10 handle the
stuff properly. get cheapest rates, the
quickest lime, al Tic least expense to
tie growers
A Temporary organization was CT
4ae+ea aH-e lae4lpA- af a -lnt =
temporary chairman aha MF TITUS
as the temporary secretary.
II. y. Goe said there was another
ADVANTAGE Mounds has that had been
overlooked. Villa Ridge has one
slow train, Mounds has the benefit
OF all tse banana trains, our regular
NJ. 50 fruit rain from the south.
and of tie ice house here You can
get ice cars within Is or 20 min
ute5.
There is one question | would like
to get at before adiournment--what
the Association would require In he
way of facilities. Whether we are
to get business that is now done by
the Big Four and the NJ, & o.. or
whether increasing facilities for
this association win have the effect
of increas.l g the acreage Of fruits
and vege ables. think myself
there will be an increase in acreage
as there are many people Within tha
radius Of q few miles from Mounds
who are discouraged on account of
not being able to get stuff to tn
train at villa Ridge because of the
long haul It takls men on the west
side half a day. blink with proper
representation to the Company we
can get facilities: but the Illinois
Central is very shrewd financier
aud Il must be shown il is money III
It's packet before It will furnish
these facilities. viii gay the Cen
raj is never behind in any way that
is to tha benefit Of the patrons Of
the road. E VIE
T There ia not much to be needed
( except a little extension to the team
track, anl possibly a freight shed
that wi holI a half carload of
freight. also tank the Express Co.
will be willing to assist in that part,
as 'he. Fruit shippers Association
/ brings more fruits to Mounds, which
is bound u increase express bust
ness
Among the gentlemen who were
present and took an active part in the
organization were John Fletcher. 81
las Butcher J. w Titus, /. n. Taylor,
/ Chas Woodruff. Reader D. Goe. Rudy
n Black. I'd Matson aud Mr.. Miller
Adjourned til Saturday cSening
Dec Srd. when a permanent organi
a3tion will be effected.
Important change Of time. Illinois
I Central RAILROAD