The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-28
An interesting Meeting Bnt Lit
tie Was Accomplished
ARCUMENTSPROAND CON
REGARDING THE PROPOSITION
COMMITTEE ACCUSED OF
QUITTING IN" - PROP
ERTY OWNERS ON
BOTH SIDES.


plished little if anything in the way of
settling the proposition of the Illinois
Central railroad TO run switch track
down Railroad street from Fourteenth
to Second street
The meeting was we'll attended by
members of the Association and the
property owners and those who were
not there were represented by attor-
neys.
The property owners who went
there determined to fight the PROPOSE
lion went away with the same idea
their heads while those who went
there determined to fight for the plan
went away as strongly convinced as
when they started that the track ought
to go down for the good of the prop
srty owners and the city in general.
The meeting was quite exciting at
lines and rather warm arguments and
debates and even criticisms INDUCED
| a.
After the meeting had been called
0 order by Mr. Parsons, ex-Mayor
| Claude Winter took the floor and
| wanted 10 kntw why the Greater Cairo
organization had been called together
% argue and discuss a matter that
vas one for the property owners to
| ettle. He thought that the commit
ee had oyer-reached their powers and
had ''butted in" on the proposition
| Mr. Winter said thar he stood for the
| interests of the city and for that rea-
! son was opposed 10 having a track
run down the street, although the
rack would be a benefit to his bust.
1 ness.
/ Mr. John S. Aisthorpe replied 10 MIR.
| Winter and stated that the committee
II Twenty when Ii decided to send a
| committee of FIVE to Chicago TO con
er with the officials of the railroad
la NOT do 50 with any intention II
settling the matter but had taken the
sction merely to bring about an under
standing between the railroad and the
property owners He said that the
committee had not made trade with
he road as Mr.. Winter had intimated
lut went TO secure a promise or q
statement from the road as to what il
would do fir the city If the right To
ay the track down railroad street
we're granted
| Mr. Aisthorpe explained that the
| llinois Central had to have its two
racks on Ohio street for the benefit
i It's passenger service and that tae
!uestion to be decided was whether Of
| 1T the wholesalers and men who oc
upied the levee had rather haul their
| reight i'm wagons to and from the cars
II Eighteenth or some other place ol
rave the cars placed at the rear o
| heir houses so that they could be un
oaded with less expense. Mr. Ais
horpe told how the track that hat
1een extended frtm Fourteenth stree
Twelfth street on Railroad stree
lad improved the property there anC
low il had increased nearly 200 pc
ent In vaulation
| After the meeting Mr. Aisthorp'
itated that number Of the wholesal
ers and property owners along tn
evee did not seem 10 grasp the fac
hat the railroad II not granted th
| right to lay tracks down Railroad atrea
| would commence placing all thsi
reight cars in their yards at Foui
zenith street and that 1t would then b
lp to the wholesalers To haul the
freight in wagons to and from tn
ards. IF these wholesalers do M
hink that a switch track in front c
Ut the rear Of their places is of an
advantage them. why the matt
iettles itself and there Is no need
III this argument | believe howeve
e hat great saving would be effecte
Il by the wholesalers il they would u
Y Dad their freight in the rear OF the
s. places instead of hauling it sever
docks in wagons. This is the que
y ion that must be decided by them al
n I they find that the track either
II heir front door or Their back do
II Is Of no use, why then the railroi
ought to be petitioned to stop viola
ng the city ordinance and placir
" cars on the tracks on Ohio street.
"a. any rate the matter must be decid,
II. by the property owners. AS | ha,
III said before, If it is fact that Il
he track would be OF no benefit TO Il
II. wholesalers and that they had just
sion haul their goods as 10 unload
he rear of thir places. why then
he am against the whole proposition .
il Following Mr. Aisthorpe, Capt.
III H. Thistlewood made d lengthy Ia
II against the track down Railro
~ street He was very positive that 4
!, track would never go down and sa
I. that the prtperty owners were NOT :
n ing to give away the street at The ~
n. Of their places and that they need
=" the street for their own use. lie sa
that all OF the arguments were in va
and that the property owners cou
not be induced to grant the rigl
File said, thai If they wanted to fig
'ge the matter the railroad would find Nh
rs the properly ~-owners would fight
IN the finish.
no. Attorney A Lcelt next took /
M. iioor and stated that he was rep
Ter sentng about twelve OF the propc,
lpe owners who were opuosad IN tba nj