The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-20
RAILROAD men
ARE FRIENDLY
SAYS ILLINOIS CENTRAL COM.
MERClAL AGENT WENGER AT
MERCANTS' LUNCHEON.
HUCKSTER'S LICENSE
Subject Of Spirited Discussion in
Which Both Sides Are Strongly
Presented Ordinances
Will Pass.

Yesterdays Merchants Luncheon
at Alexander club grill room was
attended by about two score bust
ness and professional men, and was
presided over by Joseph W. Wen
ger. commercial agent of the Illinois
Central at Cairo for many years
Mr. Wenger called the meeting tt
order with few remarks in which
he said Cairo had been breatly
benefited by the luncheons and he
hoped it would be decided to con.
tinue them indefinitely. Those who
attended the affairs had been direct
ly benefited in business and social
way. Mr.. Wenger called for a re-
port from the committee appointed
at the previous luncheon to take up
the matter of unsatisfactory freight
service via Iron Mountain railroad
into Missouri
iron Mountain Conference.
w II. Wood. who was chairman
of this committee, reported that q
very satisfactory conference had
road. their request for this being
promptly granted by the president
Of the company. The gentlemen who
came here in response to the request
were more than willing to do all
they could to remedy the evils cont
plailed OF, and temporary arrange.
ment had been at once inaugurated
which would take care of the busi'
ness during the holidays. II was
expected that permanent arrange
ments would be made TN due time
which would meet all the needs of
Caires business. Mr.. Wood said so
far as hdl knew Cairo shippers had
sxpcrienrsd NO truble since the new
order of things had gone into effect,
and felt grateful to the Iron Noun.
tain officials for their courtesy and
prompt action.
Railroad Men Friendly to Cairo.
Commenting on what Mr. Wood
had said, Chairma Wenger sad
railroad men were business men the
same as those present: t:-they sold
transportation while the later sold
merchandise-and he was in a posi-
tion to know that no class of busi
ness men were more ready and Will
ing to serve the public than were
the railroad officials. If citizens
would go after what they wanted in
the right way they would get what
they wanted nine times out of ten,
IL it were at all possible to give it
TO them. Too often people made
the mistake of trying to get what
they wanted by fighting the rail-
roads; this was true particularly in
the matter of state legislatures
which had sought to cut down rates
to points that would leave the com.
panies no profit. Mr.. Wenger hoped
the business men of Cairo would get
into closer touch with the officials
of all the railroads eentering here;
he felt sure citizens would find the
railroad men gentlemen in every
way. and reasonable and friendly in |
their attitude toward Cairo.
Delay on Illinois Central.
L. z. Denison. of the Denison- |
Gholson DRY Goods Co, called Mr. |
Wengers attention to trouble his |
firm had experienced in a shipment
of freight to Coulteryille. The de.
LAYS gave St Louis a decided al.
vantage over Cairo in the Southern
Illinois territory. because ship
ments from st. Louis were more
Mf. Wenger expressed the belief
that the instance referred TO by Mr..
Dcrison was an Isolated one: he ex-
planned that freight for that point
was loaded in a Carbandale car. I
There was probably delay at the lat
Ter point. He assured Mr.. Denison
that complaint fled would receive
attention.
Hvcksters' and PeddIers' License
Nj. Wenger then brought up the
pending before the city
relating to hueksters' and
peddIers' licenses He said he had
been requested to do this by several
citizens who wished to have IL thor
oughly discussed. Mr.. Wenger dis
claimed any views on the subject.
no. knowing just what the measures
provided for. He called on Thos.
D'shea. Of O'Shea e. Aydt grocers
IN Eighth street to speak for the
zrcoers in whose behalf it was un-
Ierstood the ordinances had been
Mr.. O'Shea explained that the re-
all grocers felt they had just cause
% complain of the competition from !
he peddlers. becaUse. while they
tire grocersl paid taxes. rent for
tights. clerk hire. etc. the peidlers
rad none Of these expenses, con-
irihuting nothing toward the main
enarce cf the city government or
IMPROVING our city. There were not
Ynlr peddlers Of produce but pei
IIers Of tea and coffee. and one Of
- growing stiis vas the ladies soap
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