The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-28
CA|RO'S INTEREST
IN RAILROADS
TOPICS OF ABLE DISCUSSION AT
COMMERCIAL CLUB LAST
NIGHT.
( FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Wanted With All and Officials to Be
invited to Banquet--Presiden
Smith Tells About the
Cairo & Thebes.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Cairo Commercial club was large
ly attended last night--party he
cause of Hank Goettle's luncheon but
principally because of the promised
addresses from President Il. A.
Smith. J. b. Magee and c. l.. Keaton
The latter was detained because CT
illness in his family, but the other
two were on hand and delivered the
goods; also there were a number of
other good talks, as was to be eX.
pected in such gathering.
Vice President W. b. Huette pre-.
sided and Secretary Stuart was al
his post
The matter Of sending strong
delegation to represent the club at
the meeting of the National Rivers
and Earbors convention in Washing
ton next month was discussed by f.
A. Smith, and others, and it was
voted on motion of NJ S. Gilbert,
that the club send twenty-five dele,
gates, who are to go on the special
train which, according to letters re-
ceived by Phil G. Barclay, secretary
of the Board of Trade, is to start
from Cairo. Those who are already
listed to go are Mayor Parsons, Il. A.
Smith, p. T. Langan, John S. Ais
thorpe, Chas. Feuchter and w. NJ.
Hurt.
On motion of w. H. Wood Lieut..
f. c. Carter, of the U. s. navy, was
made an honorary member of the
club.
The Cairo G. Thebes.
AT this point Chairman Huette am
nounced that speech making was In
order ami cai1etf upon President r..
A. Smith, who told very interesting
story giving a history of the import
ant enterprise at the head of which
he has done much excellent work.
Mr.. Smith spoke of the packages"
that had lately been handed out by |
others with respect to affairs in Cairo. |
and he felt it incumbent on him. un.
der the invitation of the secretary Of
the club to do something in that line |
Mr., Smith spoke of the Cairo e. |
Thebes more especially, in part, as
Birth of Cairo & Thebes.
During August 1905, at the regular
meeting of the Board of Di. |
rectors Of the Cairo Commercial Club,
the subject of taking some steps by
the club TO Increase Cairo shipping
facilities for reaching points in South.
east Missouri by our jobbers, was pre-
sented by Mr.. John C. Fisher an,ta Mr
W. J. Johnston. The reason for, ac.
ion was discussed Zebra the Boafd
railroad guides and maps were exam
Ined, and plans and routes were taIl'
ed over. 1t was decided. 70 SECURE .
charter at once and proceed to organ.
ze. euploy san. engineer, secure op.
lions ons right of way,sge, before the
city couneif for franchise to get into
Cairo oyens New LeFee street q etc.
Gon Septebber 11tit igos.;a 1rneeting 4
q citizens vas held st the, Cpmmers
Aal CLUB resns, and the following pers
Ions wess selected al Luoorporators
2. A. Saith, ". J. lJohnson, panietl,
Hartman, tsprgs j. Becker James Il 4,
ialligan. seanlpet Waite Is. g. pink.
J. b. MssSn, Nv. III Lawson andewm
: W,wes.s = 4ss 80 4
jts Organization. ss& @.g X
On septanbeF 25th, 1895, the Cairo !
md Thebes Railroad Company was
With a capital stock Of
10000. divided into 1p shares of
100 each The, plan was tor secure
loo citisent who would put Il, siOs
'ach TOWARD promoting the enterprise.
This stpsk was. so distributed. by.
avs we're enacted. and the officers
elected and authorized to proceed
With all preliminaries. and try to have
{ financed. A meeting of the incor-
'orators was held October 9Th. 1905.
Il which time the incorporators were
lected directors. The directors elect
u 4. A. Smith. president: J. b. Ma
zee. vice president: Z. G.. Pink. treas
Irer: VIM. S. Dewey. secretary and
he following executive committee.
:. A. Smith. J. b. Magec and f. 6.
ink
Financed.
PlaIs for financing was discussed e
. N Board Of Directors and IL was E
ecid,1 to cali a stockholders meet
ng fer that purpose. With the large
umber Of stockholders it was found
.nictit 10 get a quorum. and II was j
ecidsd By the board 70 have the
tock all assigned under agreement
Or n ~ purpose. This done. the Of
Gers were in a position to negotiate
or financing the project without call
lg ursOn the stockholders for dol
sr During November. 1885. prelim
laries we're started 10 that end and
n Ianuarr Zud 1905 The ucraezarr =