The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-03
CAIRO WILL DO
HERSELF PROUD
VIII Doubtless Bring Convention
Here Next Year
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
WAS HELD LAST NIGHT TO Ar.
RANGE TO SEND DELEGATES
TO THE RIVER IMPROVE.
MENT CONVENTION.

A meeting was held last night by
the Board of Trade and the Merchants
League at the office Of Mr.. C. r. STU
art, secretary of the latter organiza-
tion 10 discuss plans and arrange for
sending proper representation from
these organizations TO the meeting OF
the Ohio Valley Improvement associa.
ton which will be held at Huntington,
". Va, the 10th. 18th and 18th of this
month,
The meeting was well attended and
was a most harmonious one Every.
body seemed to be in excellent spirits
and it was the apparent desire of all
present to do everything possible 70
advance the cause which the associa.
ton is championing,
! Mr.. John s. Aisthorpe was chosen
chairman and Mr.. c. r. STUART secre-
tary.
Has Forty Members.
| The report of the committee ap
pointed 10 secure members to the as.
ISOLATION was read by Mr. Henry
Smith Candee and the following We're
reported as being on the membership
list:
Egbert A. Smith. NJ ]. Pink & Co.
Henry s. Candee, w. II. Lawson. Capt
B. B. Bradley. J. S. Aisthorpe, John A.
Miller, S. Wagner, C. Fred Berry, G. l..
Smith, William McHale, H. E. Halli@
day. Christopher Beck. P H. Smyth
Sam1 Hastings, FieldsWearen Co. f
A. Builder j. II. Galligan, Chas. r. Stu
art. l.. P Parker.
This does not include the twenty,
bers, and which win make the total
membership forty. The committee In
charge Of this work will make can.
yass today and endeayor to increase
the membership to fifty or sixty.
For Cairo Next Year,
A great effort will be made TO secure
the next meeting of the association in
Cairo and with this in view Mr.. Geo,
Parsons, vice president in Illinois Of
the association. was appointed a com.
mfttee of one to confer with the presi
dent and secretary of the association
and solicit their aid and influence in
bringing the convention 10 this city
provided they have not pledged their
support 10 some other city.
With the president and secretary in
favor of Cairo il would be an easy
matter to bring the meeting to this
city.
Free Transportation.
A committee on transportation was
appointed consisting Of Mayor Winter
Mr. John s. Aisthorpe, president of
the Board of Trade. and Mr.. John A
Miller, president of the Merchants
league.
An effort will be made by this COM
mittee to secure free transportation
from the Illinois Central railroad to
Louisville for twenty delegates, which
is the number expected to go from
here. From Louisville the chosen
route is the Chesapeake g. Ohio and 9
rate of one and one-third fare for the
mp VIII DE ntIhttu.
Expenses of counciImen.
A committee of five was appointed
to appear before the city council next
Wednesday night and ask that body
to defray the expenses OF the five del
egates who will represent the council
at Huntington. 1t is not known what
the cost will be, but the amount will
be specified when the committee ap
pears before the council
The committee consists of George
Parsons. John S. Aisthorpe. John
Miller, E. A. Smith and SAINT Has
tings.
Delegates Expenses.
Many delegates expressed willing
ness to pay their own expenses, bur 1
the matter was finally settled with the 4
that the city council 4
pay the expense of their delegates and
the Board OF Trade and Merchants
league do likewise A special meet.
ing of the former organization will
probably be held this week to decide
the question and provide for The ex
pense of It's delegates
Special Sleeper.
A committee consisting Of j. IL
Jones, Sam1 Hastings. George Par.
sons and r E. ElEs was appointed
10 arrange for through sleeper from
Cairo to Huntington with view to I
retaining the car for accommodation
pf the delegates while atten ling Tao
Il was suggested thai
this arrangement would be more salts.
factory and convenient than attempt
ing 20 procure accommodations al
he hotels. The approximate cost 10
each delegate for the entire trip viii
be about $40.
Badges and Banners.
Cairo will be al the convention
fright and early and Cairo next year
badges will be pinned on the coat
APPEL Of every delegate.
The sleeping car will be decorated
with banners and the Cairo delegation
VOICE AND PIANO