The Paducah sun., 1906-03-26
THEIPROpER ACTION
! WILL BB TAKEN SOON
President Friedman to Call Com
mercial Club Meeting.
Says Paducah viii Prove Able to
Protect Her Commercial
Interests.
DATE OF MEETING NOT SET.

emily disposed to "cut'' Paducan off
in some OF its connections or create
opposition by the connections they
make, but when they do so they are
| going to arouse a community which
is fully alive to its own interest and
Importance and capable to take care
of itself. if 1T is necessary to do so.
The Sun has had much to say late
ly relative to the proposed Calvert
City and Mayfield "cut off, the |. c..
X. r. proposes to make to bring ii
ostensibly into closer competition for
Southern trade with the l.. e. N. r.
X. The people don't like this "cut
on and they are willing to resent
what is so clearly a slight IL not a
direct slash at the commercial i'm
portance of the city They think
they know how to meet such things
and they will do so without any hes
itancy or any picayunish policy If the
demands are in sight. This is the
general comment of the people, aud
The Sun is proud to declare such is
the feeling evidenced.
Action on the part of the leading
commercial people of the city has
been retarded slightly through the
absence of Mr.. Joseph L. Friedman.
the president of the Commercial
club, who is just home from busi-
ness trip to Chicago. This week he
will call a meeting OF the club to
take up the matter and this call Is
only being held in obeyance because
of the absence of Secretary Coons, Of
that body, from the city, he being in
st. Louis on important business.
When this call is made the club will
be fully acquainted with the condi-
tions as tersely presented the past
several days by The Sun and some
action taken which will clearly de-
fine its purpose in matter of so
much interest to Paducah. 1t goes
without the saying that what the
Commercial club may do in the mat
ter will have the endorsement of the
thoughtful people of the city. for the
interest of our business men is the
direct welfare of all the residents of
the place. without a doubt.
This forenoon, in brief talk rela-
tive to the matter, Mr.. Friedman said
to a Sun representative eyes, you
can tell the many readers or The sun
that the Commercial club recognizes
fully the proposed cut offs" so often
heord in commercial circles and viii
take all necessary steps to avert
them, or in case they cannot be
avoided to protect the city as a busl-
ness point and the welfare OF the
city's dealers of all kinds. We know
our Importance in the commercial
world and will hold it, II not through
the recognition which we are sure we
merit, We will do so through chan
nels which we shall ourselves create.
1t is we'll known to us that railroads
are watching out in all directions for
connections which will give them
profitable business and We have some
propositions and knowledge which
we shall certainly use n they become
necessary. More need not be said
Just now, but when the Commercial
club meets. which will certainly be
during this week, there will be things
said and done which will set at rest
all doubts regarding Paducah and
what her leading people are willing
and ready to do TO meet the advances
of railroads now SO largely depend
ant on her shipping for profitable
business to curtail her Importance
and also to welcome as connections
those outside roads which recognize
her commercial worth. are ready and
willing to come into her limits for a
share OF her commercial patronage.
The Commercial club is in fowisc
asleep and of this fact the people can
rest assured and will in time be full
ly satisfied"
1t is safe to say that the meeting
of the Commercial club which Will be
held to consider railroad connection
so far as Paducah is concerned will
be one Of more than usual i'm, ort-
ance aud the attendance Will be
about the largest in the history OF
the club. The question to be con-
sidcred will be too personal to every
business man and thoughtful citizen, /
to go otherwise unrecognized.
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