The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-06
BUSINESS is TRANSACTED
Several Industrial Projects
Receive Encour az e me Mt
and Excellent Suggestions
Are Made
SEVERAL SPEECHES HEARD

Oven 100 business men, the major
ity members of the Commercial club
sat down to an informal dinner a
the Palmer House last evening, ans
concluded with one of the most en-
thusiastic meetings the Organization
has ever held. President H. c
Rhodes presided and a number o
those present around the board re
sponded TO toasts. AN of them wer,
more or less impromptu and entirely
informal, but the facts brought on
will greatly aid the club in promoting
the interests of Paducah.
So we'll pleased was everybod,
with the meeting, that by rising
vote. it was unanimously decided tC
hold a similar meeting next month
at the Belvedere hotel.
The business session followed the
banquet and then speeches were CALI
ed for.
County Attorney Alben Barkley
confined himself principally to the
uses and purposes of "a Commercial
club and the duty of citizens to rally
to its support.
Senator Campbell Wheeler, whose
term in the legislature acquainted
him with civic needs, declared that a
revision of taxes 50 as to encourage
the location of industries in Ken
lucky is urgently needed. He urged
the club to join in the movement to
secure revision.
Hon. e. w. Bagby, l.. B. Ogilvie,
j. s. Ross and Alderman Earl Pal
mer made ringing speeches, full of
enthusiasm and earnestness in the
work.of the club.
J. T. Donovan, local agent for the
Illinois Central, always happy on
such occasions and popular with ev-
erybody. brought down the house
with the emphatic declaration that
Paducah lis as we'll favored as any
neighboring city in the matter of
freight rates, and pledged his word
that the Illinois Central will do any
thing to make equitable anything
complained of.
He was followed by Superintendent
Egan, who said he had just signed a
monthly payroll of $11S,0O0. and
that the months freight business out
of Paducah amounted TO $30.OO0. He
advised the Commercial club to en-
courage industries not associated
with the lumber business.
Mr.. Johnson urged everybody to
encourage local industries, especial
ly the cigar business. He said 600,-
900 are smoked In Paducah every
month.
Business Session.
Mr.. Runyen, representing an Inn
portant industry located in Indiana,
was present by invitation and ad-
dressed the club in relation to locat-
ing his enterprise in Paducah for the
manufacture of novelties and bric-a-
brac. The committee having the
matter in hand will try and induce
him to remain in Paducah.
A communication was read from
Mr.. d. G. Smith. a local mechanic,
desiring to organize company to
manufacture hay presses. This was
referred to the industrial committee
and will meet every possible encour-
agement.
A lengthy letter was received from
Detroit promoter, who is endeavor-
ing to organize a company to put the
local iron furnace in operation.
A request received from the Nash
Vile board of trade, asking the Com
mercial interests of Paducah to join
On a visit TO the Panama canal belt
Any one in Paducah interested in
such visit should communicate with
the secretary of the board Of trade
at Nashville.
Acknowledgement of Important
resolutions passed by the Commercial
club were read from President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Congressman Ollie
M. James, Sen. J. u. McCreary Geo
p. Cortelyou and from the depart
ment OF commerce and labor
Announcement was made OF ten