The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB
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factories with smokeless chimneys
present a sight almost equal to tn,
graveyard of hope. But hope does
not need any graveyard. and the sun
Of prosperity is returning with the
| promise that in few months our
factories will be running and labor
given full employment" After a.
comparison with the lively Cairo
business mems club Mr.. Palmer
pleaded for a large membership. and
la spontaneous action of the members
Instead of ll2 members It is the hope
70 have 300 active members in short
time.
Rev. ID. &. Wright.
In his own happy way Toastmaster
Palmer introduced each speaker OF
the evening. and for every one had
few words OF praise and humor. The
frst speaker was the Rev. ID. c
Wright. rector Of the Grace Episcopal
church What a Commercial Club
Can Do for a City" was his subject,
IN pleasing way Dr. Wright pune
uated his address with light stories
% illustrate his points. He said Pa
iucah should make the best Of what
I had. and to develop the industries
-ather than strive after more factor
cs. Dr. Wright concluded that the
Commercial club did have a right to
take a part in the bond issue. and
THAT the club should face just sucn
issues In stating the need OF the
ssue he Illustrated by saying II a
factory employing a hundred FAM
lies were brought to the city that Il
would be with difficulty that the chill
ldren could be educated.
ID. II. Hughes.
Mr.. d. II. Hughes was introduced
and he made short speech on The
Necessity OF Ample Representation Of
All Lines of Business and Manufact-
urers in the Commercial Club" Mr.
Hughes urged that all citizens should
pul! together. and that every business
land professional man should be an
| hNuuHldHi4C Hlehhbtis
G. c. Grassham.
Hon c. c. Gresham followed
with pleasing talk on Advantages Of
Waterways. N way OF beginning
land from actual experience Mr.. Grass
ham said that II cost more to go TO
ISmithland. fifteen miles above Padu-
leah than to st. Louis by reason of the
river being so low. Mr.. Gresham
said that he was not member OF
1.-THE club. Mr. Gresham said that he
Thought the club should be stronger
on the point of giving aid to home
lpeople when in need than contribut-
ling to foreign men. who had made a
failure elsewhere. In conclusion Mr..
lGrassham in substance gave a strong
talk for better waterways not for Pa
lducah but for the entire country and
twas of the explicit faith that the Pan
lama canal would benefit Paducah
greatly.
=. A. Fowler.
Secretary 8. A. Fowler followed
with an excellent paper on Water
ways and he quoted many govern
ment figures to show that Paducah
lcompared favorably with larger cities
on the Ohio in shipping tonnage. Mr..
Fowler said that II had been eight
Years since the Ohio river has been
lclosed so completely to navigation.
lat places between Evansville and
lPaducah there are places where a
lgasoline launch cannot run, and the
lonly packet company operating on
1.-THE river is between Paducah and
lCalro. Mr.. Fowler stated that $500
had been pledged TO the Deep Water
ways convention, which viii meet In
louisville in Oceober. and that this
would be collected shortly.
dIaI, W. J. Hills.
MIR. W. ]. Hills followed with an
interesting talk on public schools
Mr.. Hills said that the value of the
school property OF Paducah was $3.50
600 and only a debt OF s20,0 was
against this. In revenue the board
,reeelves $4,000 each year while the
pay rolls amount 10 $4,000 leaving
about 1900 for repairs to the build
lngs. There are nine buildings and
two are in an unsanitary condition
yand the board OF health threatens to
close two In January unless repair'
are made Mr.. Hills spoke on the
oyercrowded condition Of the schools
and said that there was an increase