The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-25
THE NEW COMMERCIAL CLUB.

The meeting of the Merchants
league Thursday night was one of the
most important held by chat organi-
cation for some time. and it is graft.
flying to note the enthusiasm which
prevailed by representative citizens
of the city 10 work for the city's fu-
lure along the lines of industrial de-
velopment.
1t is now plain to all that Cairo is
in earnest in regard to municipal de-
yelopment and Improvement The
Greater Cairo movement is well and
firmly launched. L has gone too far
now to not realize on the expecta-
lions incident to its birth. and the
men at the head of it are men who
are not accustomed TO falling in any
undertaking they set on foo. In this
scheme Of development she new Com
mercial club will have an opportuni,
ty TO play large and invaluable part, 1
and the personnel of its membership !
gives assurance that the opportunity |
will be bravely and fully met.
The change of the name of the Mer-
chants league to that of che CONNER.
cal club was inspired by wisdom, for
many business men of the city il
seems, had hesitated about seeking
in the body because OF
he erroneous but entirely reason
lble as sumption that the organization
only merchan is, and that
lnly merchants were eligible TO be
ong, The change of the name. there. ]
ore, from the contracted term "Mer-
,hants league" 20 the more general
md &C nprehensiye name of TIE
Comm orcial elsb. was with good
eason.
1t is now hoped that every business
nan 81 the city. whe her he be
ankeis lawyer. doctor, merchant.
roker real estate dealer. or in any
vocation whatsoever, will at once
onnecr himself with the new Com. s
lercial club, and march under its pro d
rsssiye banner for bigger, better v
nd CIR alter Cairo u
The old organization did a good D
art during 5 existence by the city. 4
ne Merchants league was composed HI
men of progressive and enterpris al
g ideas, and in its way the Mer. 1,
lants league did no little for The n
TVS advancement But under its g
~ name and with IS enlarged scope hi
is destined to do far grca er 81
oFk. a,
The Bulletin Welcomes the new Sc
lmmerelal club, and Il feels conf in
mt that il is going to DO wonder &C
] work for Cairo.
This city Is blessed with wonder
] advantages and facilities which in
y loudly In our behalf to capEal N
eking investment. Our shipping in
comm dations are unexcelled and DIS
7 pos er and water facilities are un ri
uallea The two mIght.est rivers Il,
Anne iica flow by us-one at our 81
ont do r, the other at our back door er
Ye railroads, running in every di. CT
elton. and 20 all markets, bring ana IN
ttHtHNNN VI tut III anu It
and from us. We don't have TO &c
cue tie case. All we have 10 do is ac
show 10 capital what we have and llo
npetlg cities must confess judg. 70
mt" ana take wha. may be left. In
n 'hrs setting fcrh our advan;. sh
-. 4 new Commercial club l. the str
'lcy 70 which we must look. II Is wa
-reai part to play and full of vast III,
oytunity. and the Commercial for
is going 20 play it, Therefore
hail the Commercial club ana bid
hear sodspeed. tire
afro has been asleep for long bai
:. Luf we have walked up. We ocC
e drowssd along 1r.years and al. we
ed neighboring cites with far less slb
antsgcs to outstrip us in the Yii
en- OF modern progress. But the ",
'en Of Egypt Is at last aroused, fea
me year 1905 presages great pa,
gs accomplished. VIII