The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-17

senator Waller Warder yeStefdaj
returned from Springfield where he ap
lpeared before the State Board Of Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners
Fat the argument Of the Santa Fe
crossing case as the representative of
tbs Commercial Club and of the ship
pers and business men of the city of
Cairo
He was treated with courtesy by all
parties 10 the contest and given by
me Commission the same opportunity
for presentation Of the claims of his
clients as was awarded to the attor-
ucys for tho railroads that were the
pagties of record in the proceeding.
Upon the argument of The case nc
formally presented the petition of the
Commercial Club and the shippers Of
Cairo Ii support Of the contention of
the Cairo & Thebes Railroad company
fer a grade crossing with inteslockine
switG1. oyer. Tie tracks Of the c. x T.
'Itailsoad eompa9y.:at Santa Re. Ills
sps e. was iss:iiIj. re- mith riarkel
'a,teitloh hV the Boayl sga. .Nas me-.
aouieect by all WHO -ieard it>to Lees
Strong and forctful plea fj: the eoir''
mcrcir interests Of Cairo.
lie called attention 10 the immense
voums a The business and tratficsos
Cairo showing from the recent sta.
tistcs compiled by the Commerc al
81 b that the railroad freight bust.
ness FIR the year ending January LIST,
1906, reached, car loads in and out
mot including through traffic. an ag-
eregate of 1909 with a tonnage Of
nearly thr millions of tons, while
the river business for the same time
was 7,2GS vessels in and ont with
tonnage of four and one-quarter mil
lions Of tens
He asserted tina nature has made
Cairo trade C nter and hat ii would
be to the best interest of the entire
state OF Illinois TO encourage still
further outlets for commerce and
trade connections a the confluence Of
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
He called attention TO the freight
blockade and car shortage which is
nov more than any other cause. i'm. ,
pediug traffic and advocated such .
liberal irtc pr lat.on Of the law as
would ID he construction Of more
.ailrca-s 1th han ia omharra sing
and pr, au builiirr 90 them
He h'ie ~ gave tie ais'ory OF the |
origin 20 plan for another railroad
for ca would give its shin |
D RS. wholesale dealers and iohhe-s q |
lair chance to compete for the trade OF |
Sot theast Missouri and the South |
west country; how that plan took |
'orm in a res luton adopted in Sen
enbe.. 1905. by the Cairo Commercial |
ylul appointing committee to legal. |
Y Incorporate the Cairo & Thebes
Railroad company to make connection
vl h the Frisco system: how the
ock of said company had all been
INSCRIBED by citizens of Cairo and
&c officers and dire all selected
ro.l abe membership of III CONNER
.ial Club: how the officers had
inanced the cad and built a part e
he read bel on the theory of a grade
re ssine with interl- cking device AZ
'aata Re iae NJ & o. and the New
fork Central having entered into
for such crossings over
her acks at points where there will
be far more traffic than al Santa
He characterized as unjust and IN
asonable the imposition upon This
cw and hort line. Of nearly half q
-inion cf dollars for an overhead /
7cssi-g where The weight of the eri- /
enc showed t1at an inieriocE.nc /
svice would 10 nc way impede the !
.os elc1f or frsi1s nor eniaugcr life +
nTapc ty. He suhuitfei hat To- Z
aTf'ess CT the aues- ion Of expense OF / &
: ~hom paid an overhead crossing a;