The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-04
MERCHANTS WANT
CLEANER CAIRO
ADDRESS By FORCE Balm CALLS
FORTH STRONG TALK AT
YESTERDAYS LUNCH.
pEOp. { ARE TO BLAME
a hen Officers Do Not Enforce Laws
Says States Attorney Wilson
Public Sentiment Must
Back Them.

Yesterdays meeting Cf busne {
men at the Merchants Lunch on i
Alexander club grill room was
i"clean-up" meeting. The sulj ct q
"A Cleaner Cairo" was the principa
topic. Of discussion. There was tre
usual representative gathei ng aroun
tine ! oardand eX-Alderman a'etet
Lind presided.
NJ Lind called for reports froa
the committees. Speaking for the
Iccm1Eittee having in hand the matte.
ICf improved fire service for Cairo, l.
+ Denison said representative CT
tha State I'm lerwrit rs association
had been here and gone over the sit
'uation very carefully. His detailed
Ircbctt would be received in a few
days and the committee would then
be able to present the matter to the
city council and make report to the
/ merchants, perhaps at their neXt
/ Luncheon.
W. E. Huette, vice president of the
Commercial club, said he had not yet
appointed the committee to represent
that organization in the matter OF
clean elections. This would be done
in the near future, and an organiza-
tion would then be effected and plan
| cl action decided upon.
Cleaner Cairo
The chairman then suggested "A
c1saner cairo av rtrc xlrts ject or the
meeting and called upon Force Balm
for an address on that subject. Mr..
Rain spoke as follows:
Cleaner Cairo.
This is the first time | have taken
advantage of the Noon Day Luncheon,
but from the proceedings so far | can
only say that have evidently been
missing one Of the most entertaining
as well as profitable gatherings that
are held regularly in the city of
Cairo.
have been reading the accounts
of these meetings in the newspapers
but one cannot obtain a true concep-
tion OF the interest and good that can
Icone from these meetings unless they
Iattend
Several good ideas have sprung
from these meetings and if followed
up with the same energy that
launched them, will bring everlasting
good to the community and citizen
ship.
In a business way We have the
Wholesale Merchant Association. In
"a social way we have the Country
Club and in a civic way we have the
movement for Cleaner Elections"
All of the above being launched at
these Noon Day Lmcheons. The
FIRST two are a certainty the other one
will have an opportunity to put the
good resolutions into effect shortly
and see if We can withstand the cor
rupt influences that have polluted our
elections for several years.
When the chairman of this meet
ing requested me to write paper
on some live subject. the first topic
of general welfare that occurred to ri2I
Mas one Of Cleaner Cairo" liko
About this time last year every
Iva Cairo was making strenuous eyusoI
to have our city in the best pos ,,o,,
corGition on the occasion OF the presi.
dents visit. Every citizen had civic
pride enough at that time to see that
his premises were free from weeds
ami trash. that naturally aecumulates
an the city officials were energetic !
enough to see that all boxes. barrels, /
wagons, etc. were off the streets.
The comment at that time was that
the city was in better shape then
than il had been any time previous
o. would be at any time after. unless
nm event of equal consequence pre- (
sentei itself TO the citizens.
q appdars that the citizens and (
city officials have fallen into that
.otEargy that prevailed before the /
president announced his coming /
This condition of affairs should not
be- allowed TO continue for who knows 7
what day a representative Of some !
institution would pay
DIS city a visit with a view 10 locat- 4
ng and would turn swav owing 70 4
.hs Uutiliness Of our streets and
premises. We should be on our guard /
10 thi- respect az an times. in order
10 o. in position 20 take advantage
lf ai good things that might pass
1ur uay.
Yen no dortt have n0tived the
large number Of wagons. boxes. bar