The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-20

! law in which he ten-year paymen
plan for such improvements was frs
introduced. This law had been late
declared unconstitutional. but, as n
effort for the advancement of com
munity or for the benefit of mankinC
was ever lost so this act had led Il
Iother efforts which had been, finally 4
fectiye. A special tax was levied 70
road purposes which was still in force
and now laws for stree Improvement
with the t n-year plan were being car
ried out in ext nsiye improvements II
the city. The Merchants League an,
Commercial club We're therefore I,
he credited with larga share in thes'
results IF its first efforts for goo(
roads. The speaker referred to Tho
Cairo & Thebes railroad ana the Cairt
Dredging Company as children of the
Commercial clubs well directed en-
ergy and paid an eloquent tribute e
President Smith. as the lsading spirii
N these enterprises, declaring that he
stood first and foremost among ci,i:
ems who had inspired and fostered
he spirit Of Improvement in
he city during the last several years
0 the city's great and lasting benefit.
fThe speaker was here interrupted by
prolonged applause) lie referred to
the great strides made in street i'm
9rovements. The city government had
adopted a complete system of sani,
tary drainage; had provided for filling
nearly all the low streets in the city.
lad adopted measur looking TO the
paving Of several Of the main streets
IF the city aud had made as rapid
progress in an this work as corld be
expected under the laws. Cairo had
made more rapid progress than any
2ity in the state from here to Chica-
70, and yet public sentiment was con
7iderably in advance Of the municipal
machine and was impatient for more
'apid work The Commercial club had
tone it's share toward bringing about
his sentiment, and 1t had been busy
n other directions II had been con
family engaged in efforts to advance
he city's interests at the national cap
tol to procure government aid for the
Of our great levees, and
lad succeeded i'm procuring that aid
But the men who were associated n
his club were not such as would be
'ontent with past accomplishments
He fit sure they had their minds on
he future Three objects should GOV
'rn men in the building of cities
Firsi, health; second, good govern
nent; third, good streets. Public
acrals must BE- looked after as wen
public health and good streets. IN
rider thai a city may attract to itself
lon Of families and of business entel, /
rise. and hold them as citizens I
roper civic pride demanded such IN
of the laws as would in. .
IRE the city against i'll fame abroad
nd this should b. insisted on IN
afro in order that il may stand rs
igh as any city in the estimation of
le public at large
In the great schemes for water.
ay from the lakes to the gulf and
n the building of canal at Panama
connect the two oceans. Cairo held
place Of EXCEPTIONAL advantage and
Guild be sure to reap great benefi
should be prepared to take full adj
ntage of the conditions which the
eeution Of these gr at projects
)uld offer
One OF the future missions of the
club must be to look after
e granting of public franchises Dur- {
g the last year valuable rights had 2
given TO the Cairo Il Thebes. the 9
terurban and to the Cairo Fraction Z
'mpanw 1t was gratifying "a note :
a in the granting of these impor- g
nj franchises there had been no g
cath Of scandal against any one. :
Il would be well that organiza. .
ms of citizens like tha Commercial q
b took a deeper interest in matters q
his kind, in behalf of the people Z