The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-29
ENDORSED AT ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING OF CAIRO CONNER
ClAL CLUB LAST NIGHT.
CAIRO'S URGENT NEEDS
Set Forth BY Geo. B. Wearen-Wants
lnterurban, Free Wharfage and
Public Warehouses;. n.
Harmed On Good Cheer.

in response to postal cards sent out
by Secretary Chas. r. Stuart, notify
ing members that business of import
ance was to be given attention. The
meeting was presided over by Vice
President W. B Huette upon a sug.
gestion by President T. A. Smith,
that Mr. Huette preside at all open
meetings while Mr.. Smith would pre-
side at directory meetings in order
to divide the work equitably.
One important feature of the even
ing was presented by Prof. Brown,
founder OF Browns chain of business
colleges who said his purpose was to
interest the people of Cairo in the
branch school which was to be estab-
lished here His proposition was that
citizens of Cairo subscribe for 100
scholarships at $40 each to aid the
be paid for in four installments In
the course of the first year He said
he had already obtained subscriptions
to number and felt encouraged. The
school is to be started in the coming
fall in X. NJ X. c. hall and Is to have
its permanent home in a third story
which is to be added to the building.
Z. u. Carey was called upon by
the chairman to address the meeting.
Mr.. Carey is a graduate of Browns
College at Jacksonville, H., and gave
the institution very strong recon-
mendation, saying Cairo would be
fortunate in having branch estab-
lished here, as the colleges every
where were recognized as the best of
their kind in the country, giving
their pupils a commercial training
that was in every way up-to-date and
complete.
Mayor Parsons suggested that any
subscriptions to scholarships be paid
to the Commercial club to be held
until the Cairo branch was estab-
lished which was acceptable to Prof
Brown.
On motion of DR. Dunn the club
voted to endorse the proposition and
to recommend TO citizens of Cairo
that they subscribe for the scholar,
ships
Under the regular order OF business
five new members We're elected: j.
NJ. Stewart, DR.. n o. Greer. Herman
Bowling. Edgar Stephens, j. B. Shea,
The chair then sprung surpr Sc
on the members which proved highly
1t appears that two
members of the club had been re-
quested to prepare papers to be read
at the meeting upon some subject of
the day Mr. G. B. Wearen, of the
Co, was first
called upon and responded as fol
lows:
| appreciate very much indeed, in
fact, feel highly honored that your
have seen fit to call on me for
a paper on so important, and so wide
a subject as THE Opportunities For
Growth of Cairo's Commercial Enter
prise
feel that other business men, older
and more experienced, could nearer
you some dearing matter more inter
esting and at the same time more
but believing it the duty of
every publc-minded citizen to help out
N such matters of this kind. have at.
empted In my limited way to give you
.uch ideas as have appealed to me. |
Should the matter bore you, / will |
lsk that you lay the blame upon your
'fficers for having selected poor ma
erial.
Cairo's Commercial.
Cairo with its natural advantages
or handling and distributing merchan
Use, together with its railroad facil
les. is securing and handling satisfac
oriIy as large if not larger volume of
BUSINESS in the jobbing grocery line
with which am familiarl than any
own of its size within my asquaint
nee. Yet ] think you will see its
-olume of grocery business steadily
As a market it is more and more
itibS IttOEhthtu DIR a NbHlitiiliNF
'oint with other cities much larger in
ize
Ne have four representative, wide
wake houses, besides several handling
.indred lines, all of which are financial
! able to spread out and take care of
he natural increase, but with all our
dvantages of inbound rates and rail
DAD facilities. we cannot help but no
ice some things which the market
eeds. and as these will benefit al I
ines or business alike. I see no rea-
on why they should not be mentioned
{ this time.
What Cairo Needs.
First-We as citizens. looking for
yard to Greater Cairo. must APP
reciate the fact that what helps the
eneral business condition helps the
ity and everyone located therein.
The easier and the quicker we can
each points nearby that should draw
heir supplies from our market. the
lore We are looked up to by the out
ide world, and recognized as a dis
ributing center. In order to attain
his end don't let us be selfish in our