The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-29
SATURDAY LUNCHES
TO Be CONTINUED
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF 6Usl
NESS MEN YESTERDAY WITH
MUCH GOOD TALK.
ELECTION COMMITTEE
Discharged Having Done All Il Was
Directed to Oo-Market House,
Ere ght Bureau and
Other Topics

The Merchants Luncheon yester
day at Alexander club grill room was
! a srecess In the matter Of attendance
AMI otherwise There was a ful
board and several more - II.
smyth presided With ability He said
there were a number Of subjects
pcuding before the meeting concern
ing which no decision had been
reached, among the most important
of which was the freight bureau and
the iobbers organization The latter
had been started. but seemed to have
fallen by the way-side and it would
be we'll to put new life into IL or
aarization by the iobbers for mutual
protection against dishonest dealers
was as important as it was among
the retailers against dishonest con
sumers, and it would he web 70 have
an understanding between the job
bers and retailers for the good OF
both With respect to the freight
bureau proposition Mr., Smyth called
hH y. ~, Md@Nt W lAdht EFIbttt
Fretnht Bureau.
Mr.. Magee said the committee
which hal the matter in hand had
not met with necessary encourage
ment from shippers but it was In
tended TO pursue the matter further
In the near future to see If the
requisite sum could not be secured
10 insure the financial support
Pure Ballot.
With reference to the Pure Ballot
movement W. b. Huette reported
that the committee of fifteen had
done an that it hal been directed To
do il had appointed the directing
board consisting Of two men from
each voting precinct and had adopt
cd bylaws for the government of
the league Mr. Huette moved that
the committee be discharged. The
motion was carried,
Insurance Rates.
j. B. Magee said regarding the In
surance rate proposition that the
was NOT vet ready to 70
port. One or two OF the members of
tho committee had been ont of the |
city A report would probably be
forthcoming al the next meeting
Market House.
With respect to the market hous
Peter Lind stirred things up bit
He said market house would nor .
pay in Cairo. and it was thing Of /
the past in other places. The people |
Of Cairo had outgrown the idea /
They were in the habit of getting rp
about or 10 O'Clock. telephonine to !
their grocers or butchers to send
hem a head of cabbage or a beef
steak right away and then waiting
With nervous Impotence If il didn't !
ONE in five minutes II market
house were established and was to
serve its purpose they would have to
get up at o'clock in the morning
axe their baskets and come down
own and go through the market
Iouse, make their purchases aud
AIRY them home That was out OF
late and people would not do il.
here was too much telephone bust
less to make a market house sue.
ess. And the retail dealers also
'ould not take any interest in the
with the result that
'e would have a big empty born
speaking about Mr. Grenns pack {
ge' that business men evaded jury
uty MIR Lind declared it was the Z
luit OF the lawyers. VINO. as a rule.
i'n't want business men on their
lries. ID
Attorney NJ 5. Gilbert on invitation {
ron the chair. said his lire Of prac- II
lee was ciyil cases and it was no; In
BIS experience that lawyers did not ,
'ant business men for jury service.
his. however might be- true In Grim.
mai cases.
To Continue Luncheons.
Chairman SMITH said this was the
is' Of lUcheons provided for and
sked for expressions as to Goa
nting them PROT Barlister. F. p.
yer and Peter Lind spoke strongly !.
favor Of continuing them saving
had been easy 10 DISPOSE OF the
fly tickets for the pres M month.
IN motion of Mr. Aye. & was voted \
hat the luuoheons oe continued. aud
u present who desired 90 90 - were
equested TO leave Their names With
lanaser Toll as suit scribers TO
cktts for the coming month
Waterways Convention.
b. request Of the chair Mavor Par
OBJ spoke regarding the meeting oil
be- National Rivers and Harbors ron.
n'ion in Washington. AMI the T
7, ili'ies for going from here. H.
i'd the Big Pour had indicated
esire 70 run a special sleeper from
giro f Fifteen people could b. So
lred 10 maFe the trip. He urged
bose present who ifsired to go toI
nuiE Dim az an early dat- -
cypress Co.'S charass. ti
D. = Aver said n matter which J.,
fiHea % cal for attention vas that p
- express companies charged extra p
.r delivering packages above TWen- o.
eiE street he haliarad this sac n