The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-15
CITIZENS RESOLVE TO KEEP
CAIRO'S FERRY BOAT GOING
Subscriptions to be Solicited to Aid Ferry Com
pany In Meeting Expenses--$75 Per
Month Needed

,fic and would therefore answer thu
purpose.
President Smith said there could be
no doubt the ferry company had lest
money; the people of Cairo ought not
to let the boat so out Of business. II
was Of too great Importance to the
business men and people generally
The city was just now In the midst
OF a great forward movement and II
could not afford to permit so great q
factor in its commercial development
to disappear.
| w. b. Huette moved that commit.
ltee OF five be appointed by the chair
to call on the business men and aseer.
tain if SIS per month could be raised
during the remainder OF the present
year.
1 john s. Aisthorpe said his idea was
| that this should be only for the pres.
ent year. He thought that ii the boat
We're kept going till next January
some other arrangements could be
devised. He said it would be imprac
ticable to raise the rates charged. as
had been suggested, as people who
came over on the boat had been con.
stantly complaining of the old rates,
and the impression was general tina.
the ferry boat had been a mint.
Joseph Curry said he had travelled
considerably out of Cairo in former
years He did not think the sugges
tion of ferry to East Cairo would
prove practicable as it would not be
possible to maintain a landing there
the bank being very sloping and any
landing or road built would be washed
away by every high water, He favor.
ed the subscription plan.
James H. Galligan of the Alexander
County National Bank, said Cairo
could not afford to permit the ferry to
go out Of business. The wagon traf-
fic was of great value to the city. A |
dozen wagons loaded with produce
came to Cairo every other day dispos |
ing of their wares and returning home
with merchandise bought from Cairo
n. V. Lewis, Of the Lewis Mercan.
tie Company, took issue with the
statement made by one of the speak.
ers that the jobbers were interested
In keeping the ferry going. The job
bers did business with the retail mer
chants of Wickliffe and Birds Point |
and these retail merchants did not
want any ferry to Cairo because 1t |
took business away from them. The
business men of Wckliffe would not
TO anything to keep ferry going or
% enable people to reach Cairo. The
people of interior towns, La Center,
Keevil and other points
we're anxious to come to Cairol
md some of them, in conversation
With him, had offered to help the
'eople of Cairo build road from East
afro to the hills. They were com.
elled to 60 to Paducah because they
ould not come to Cairo. and they pre-.
rred much to come here.
Mr.. lawson, of the Three States !,
'uggy Company, did not think 1t
'ould be difficult to get subscriptions
Or SIS per month. There were 200
usiness firms here who were interest.
d in keeping the ferry going.
The motion to appoint a committee $
as unanimously carried and Presi. !
ent Smith appointed w. B. Huette, !
Os. Curry. Oscar Herbert, w. B. +
iurt. N. Sander.
Mr.. Huette called a meeting of this s
lmmittee to be held Immediately n
fter adjournment, to discuss plans G
VI work. n
President Smith submitted some cor O
,spondence relative to river improve a
ent and the meeting then adjourned o