The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-13
TO SECURE MATERIAL REDUC.
TON IN FIRE INSURANCE
RATES FOR CAIRO.
DEFECTS POINTED OUT
At Saturday Luncheon Reports
Heard on Bonded Warehouse
Country club---cIean Eec.
tons and other Matters.

teresting as previous meetings hav,
been of late. 1t was largely attende,
Iby representative citizens and a live
~ interest was shown in the severa
subjects presented for consideration b,
Chairman John H. Parham. call fo
reports from various committees ap
pointed at previous meetings TO con
isider various subjects was the frs
lorder of business. On Clean Elections
Douglas Halliday reported that a com
mittee had been appointed by the
Board of Trade to cooperate with thai
appointed by the Merchants. 1t was
hoped that committees would be ap
lpointed by other organizations, but
until all the other organizations had
been heard from nothing would be
done by the ten citizens thus far ap,
pointed
c. S. Carey said the Lumbermen
would act on the proposition at their
next meeting, and Secretary Staurt
of the Commercial Club said com
mittce would be appointed at the next
meeting.
On the Country Club H. f. Halliday
reported that it had been organized
with charter membership of fifty.
Circulars had been sent out by the
committee composed of John L. Par
! ham, w. b. ThistIew0od and Douglas
Halliday, inviting citizens to join, the
| Initiation fee being SIS with $f2
annual dues 1t was desired to get as
large membership as possible. t
was not at all unlikely that the com
mittee had overlooked many who
would like to join the club and these
would confer favor If they would
make themselves known. The only
requirement IS that a man shall be a
gentemna-it made no difference
what business he was in. Mr. Hafli-
day outlined what had been done in
the way of securing grounds, ami
what the plans We're. The Fletcher
building would be taken and various
changes made: a wide porch would BE
built all around, and under this bath
rooms and lockers would be put in;
the upper floor would be used as
dancing hall; a big tank would be
erected to supply water to the build
ing, 1t was hoped to begin operations
by Monday.
With reference to the Bonded Ware.
house Chairman Parham, John S. Ais
thorpe and j. B. Magee had something !
to say, 1t was developed that the |
matter was In the hands of a commit |
tee which had not yet been able to |
make any progress. Mr. Aisthorpc |
said it would depend upon the big |
shippers of the city who would have |
% support it, Mr.. Parham regretted
hat representatives of the wholesale
grocers were not present to express
themselves.
Al this point Chairman Parham call
1T upon Henry 5. Candee for an adj.
lress on Cairo Insurance Rates and
Conditions That Affect Them" Mr..
'andee's address is given in full else
where. The Importance of what h.
PRESENTED was thoroughly appreciate |
nd he was heartily applauded On
notion Of Paul q. Schulz, he was given |
vote of thanks.
Chairman Parham called on several
resent for comments on the matters II
ouched upon by Mr. Candee. He hal
invited members Of the city council
o be present and two were there. Al
ermen Burke and Cannon. The lat
er was called away but the formet
to a request from the chair
nan for an expression of opinicn. Al
erman Burke said he CcncurreI
earthly in what Mr. Caidec hal
recommended. he spoke of the couu-
lis purchase Of ground for a new
re station. and said be- would be- glad
D favor any other Improvements m
he fire departments that might Dc
eeded aud practicable.
e. L. Gilbert said insurance agents
the city had been constantly fEh
~ 10 reduce rates and were hsndi 9
apped at every turn by unfavorsb'e
No support had been rc
aived from former city councils
Peter Land said one of the great
ecds Of the fire department was more
zen At a FIRE on Eleventh street re-
antiy the FIRE waSon arrived with
MY two men. one had to hold the
Drses. which left only one 10 handle
be hose. Hal 10 not been Tor the
. Of citizens. former volunteer fire
en-. the FIRE might have been di=l
,terous. There we're only five menl
each station one of these Is always 8