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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
And Und sturbed Ease in Money Were
Sustaining Influences of Yester-
days Stock Market.

New York, Sept. S,-Undisturbed
ease in the money market and the
aggressive strength in the Hartman
stocks were the sustaining influence
in today's stock market The lnhu,
ence was moderate in its effect an
Overwhelming proportion Of the days
business being in Marrimans them
lselyes or in the stock in some way
IaHiliated with that name. United
Estates Steel was the only addition of
first class Importance to that list.
Dealings elsewhere were dull and the
lprice movement was narrow The
Hartman stocks failed to excite any
pronounced sympathetic effect even
in the groups in which similarity
IOf conditions would place them. At
Gibson and ST Paul, usually in close
sympathy with the group, We're com
paratiyely neglected. In the trunk
line group the same popularity was
manifested. The rise in Erie and
Baltimore and Ohio was frankly at
tributed to the Hartman dominance
in those properties, and other stocks
in the trunk line group were sluggish
and dun. Illinois Central was strong
without the usual response in other
southern trunk line stocks
Material developments affecting the
values Of securities We're lacking after
a lapse of three days since the pre-
ceding dealings on he stock ex-
change at Chicago today was reported
at 40 cents premium per $1,000
which is sufficient to influence ship
ments of currency to this center. The
government report on the condition
Of the grain crop was not liked The |
condition figures for corn was not &C
cepted as threatening any disastrous !
outcome of hat crop, but a revision |
Of the earlier and more hopeful views |
was impressed "A sa necessity Spring |
wheat figures helped the chilling ef |
feet on speculative confidence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Sept SEATTLE Re
coipts 5000; steady; calves firm:
steers i15T 1S5: cows a4lm52J.
hei'ers a0o66-5; bulls 275a $50:
calves $50a 500. stockers and feeders
2G0I $50.
HOGS Receipts 10000: strong To
. higher with best At top price OF the
wear; choice heavy shipping 70oH710:
butchers e95n711. light mixed 65od
G15- choice light G75n6q5. pigs 375n
600 huik Of sale goo 700.
SHEEP Receipts 2S.0op. steady.
sheer 35H n iG5. lambs asa 600.
Yefrlings 480d 49,.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
NEW YORK GRAIN

New York, Sept S.-WHEAT Re
ccipts l5idpo; exports $4,000. Sales
100000 futures Spot easy; No. 9
red 1oSt2aIo5 elevator and 1919 TO
b. afioat Options closed 4 to cents
net higher September 1857; De.
cember 1o5lz May 1875
CORN Receipts $4,000; sales %.
600; futures. Spot steady. No. .. S.
nominal elevator and S9is nominal
delivered. Options closed = net high.
err September 90; December 79is:
May 7ii2
Receipts 277oo0. exports
1000. Spot quiet: mixed 53U5t:
white SAG 56la; clipped white 5Gis
G2i2.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL TAX AS
SESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that the City Counci
of the City Of Cairo. Illinois, has b.
Ordinance No 1863, approved August
18th, A. y. 1908. ordered a supplement
al assessment to make up the deftcien
cy in the assessment heretofore made
Iunder Ordinance No. 1871, of said City
of Cairo. approved May 49, 1907, for
| the construction Of vitrified tile pipe
sewers. house connections and iniets
and brick manholes in TwentySecond
and West Twenty-Second Streets,
| Twenty-Third and West TwentyThird
Streets and in West Twenty-Fourth
STREE from Holbrook Avenue TO Park
Avenue Twenty.Fifth and West Tween
| tyFiftE Streets, TwentysSiXth and
West Twenty-SiXth Streets, Twenty
Seventh and West REIMBURSEMENT
Streets. and Charles and Walnut
Streets. in the City of Cairo, Illinois,
and for the filling with earth of the
untitled portions of said streets aud
of Twenty-Fourth and West Twenty
Fourth Streets. from lot line TO lot
line and to the grades of the said
streets as now established by ordi-
nance, in the City of Cairo, Illinois,
and that said Ordinances No. 1863 and
No. 127 are on file in the office OF
the City Clerk of the said City Of
Cairo. and that the whole OF the said
deficiency, which amounts to Six
Thousand Seven Hundred and Ten
Dollars and Eighty Cents, is BY the
terms OF said Ordinance No. 1863. ap-
proved August 5th. 1908, to be paid
for BY special taxation OF the property
fronting or abutting on. or contiguous
10. the said Improvement, and no part
of said cost of said improvement is
to be paid by the public, and that the
sand City of Cairo has applied to the
County Court of Alexander County.
Illinois, for an assessment to cover
the amount of the said deficiency ac
rording to the benefits. and In &C
coTdance with the provisions OF said
Ordinances: and an assessment there
Of having been made and returned to|
said court. the final hearing thereon
will be had at the September term
s. n 1a0S 81 said court at the court
house. ln the CITY Of Cairo Illinois, on
McnGav. the twenty-eighth DAY Of Sep
TENDER. A. ~ 1908. AZ the hour OF FL
O'Clock 4 VI. of said day or as soon
thereafter a. the business Of said
court viii permit All persons desir-
luz may file objections ia said court
heierl said Jay. and may then and
there appear on the hearing and make
Their defense
TIE saId assessment IS payable in
ten Gnl annual instailments. All In
sediments viii bear interest. as pro
yilad be statute. AZ the rate Of five
t5f Ter cent per snnum.
Taief- Cairo. Illinois. September {.
s. n 1905.
MICHAEL ]. HOWLEY.
Commissioner |
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS

SUGAR -RaT steady, fair refining
.3G4. centrifugal 81 test $40; molasse.
sugar s1G Refined steady. confection
er- "a" 500. mould "a 545. cut loaI
600. crushed $50: powdered $50.
z-auuIated 51H. cubes SIS.
COFFEE Options closed -ieais
rcf unchaurrl to j. points hiehc.
without -hrrirG maximum gain
sale .t64" T8g March sfH. Ma.
5Gs snot raa.. Rio So. T. sc
Santos ga. s mild aaIL Cordova
.a1z 0iZia
BUTTER -FIu- creamery -sdz-
~
CHEESE Steady mu creams lzii
n ie15
EGGS-F-m. westerns 21azZ
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
CAPITAL SOCIETY IN FURRY.
Matrons Said 20 Be Jealous OF Mrs.
Meyers Entertainments.

Is Washington society--the Official
society Of the national capital, at least
Jealous Of one of its foremost mem
bers9 With the resumption of social
aayeties this question, which formed
the basis of many choice bit Of gos.
sip during the winter, and which main,
tanned it's interest even through the
quiet Ienten season. will doubtless be
vested with a new importance, Just as
society itself has become resplendent
in its new spring apparel.
Not only Mayfair, as the more friyo,
lous term the fashionable precincts
of Dupont circle and the western hills,
but all Washington has been i'm.
pressed with the brilliant but excln
sive social campaign and the regal
leadership of Mrs Meyer. wife OF
Pos,master.General George l.. Won
Meyer. And. it is generally whis-
pered In capital circles, not a little
jealousy and heartburning has been
engendered thereby.
Mrs Meyer has entertained on
scale that has been the wonder and
despair OF official Washington Fresh
from triumphs in two European courts
she has invested her functions with
splendor and an atmosphere Of eX-
cusiveness hitherto almost unknown
In a republican capital
II IS said that at the Meyer house
are entertained more distinguished
house guests than at any residence In
Washington. outside. of course, of the
white House And humanity has not
progressed TO the stage whore secret
envics and gnawing jealousies have
been bauished from the heart.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected 70 September 1st, 1908.
Time q Trains at
CAIRO
southbound

Southbound
No. I. Express daily. w.. .2:O5 Pm.
No. 3, Express daily, lV.... 2:o5 am.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

To-morrov-and the next more dila-
tory
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
ST. LOUIS CATTLE

st Louis. SEPT S-CATTLE.-Ro-
ceipts i11- natives steady 10 d. lower.
Texans steady 10 strong. dressed beef
anil butchers 5000 $40. stoekers and
feeders 5000 600. COWS and heifers
25'4 $50; bulls z751l5H. calves fe8a
goo
HOGS Receipts 1900. ten higher.
ranged s5aaEf5i-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

by your own recipes.
4 man never borrows the scales of
Justice for the purpose Of weighing
the shortcomings of his neighbOr.
4 married woman who says she
wishes she were single aesin is the
first 10 look for No . as soon as she
becomes a widow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Ana GAYS are lost Ismenting Ger los,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Msst Have Luxuriant and Glossy Hal
No Matter What Color.

The finest contour Of female face, the
sweetest smile of a female mouth, loses
something II the head Is crowned with
scant hair scant and falling hair. Il Is
now known. is caused by n parasite that
burrows into the scalp to the root OF the
hair, where It saps the vitality. The lit
tie white scales the germ throws up IN
burrowing are called dandruff. To cure
dandrun permanently. then, and to stop
falling hair, that germ must be killed
Newbro's HerpIcide, an entirely new re-
suit Of the chemical laboratory destroys
the dsndruT germ, and OF course stons
the falling hair, and prevents badness.
Sold by leading druggists Send l0c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit Mich,
Two sfzes--50 cents and s1.SS.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Then indsclsion brings its own de-
lays.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
Eniin.lnn rs Thcuah,s.

Elderly Bore-~Your face sWakes
memoir. when 7 lo0k ~ Ton ny
thoughts are taken araTt She
-Hor ] long tc fellow them- -Panch
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
River Transportation
Lee Line Steamers

For Memphis and Way Landings
Steamers Departure
Stacker lee. Saturday, Sept. -, pr.
Stacker Lee, Saturday, Sept. Y, .. N.
For st. Louis and Way Landings
Stacker Lee, Wednesday. Sept. 2, an.
reters Lee, Sunday, Sept. -. am
Fer Freight and Passage apply at
Halliday & Phillips whsrfboat. Cairo.
ROBERT {. LEE, c BOURNE,
General Manager c. :. & p A.
General Office, South Front Street.
Memphis, Team.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
II, Av.rsa. Msrzr

The average woman considers - q
compliment 81 Fhr BE- tod she -4. 4u,
bles an actress Arehis01 Globe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
Cairo City transfer Line

Successor to Stoitz & Walters -.
J. Il. KlERcE, Prom.
All Kinds Of Hauling Done Promptly.
Both Phones 123
ttfi Washington Ave-, Cairo, Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
FOR SALE.
ROM THE PENCILS POINT.

ROM THE PENCILS POINT.
pncy may buy a house, but not a
" home
Re poekahoo waists in show win,
look cool.
It nobody censures the actor
Sc wife supports him.
here there's smoke there is some
or something smoking
le prosperity Of a fool may be
,r reward or a penalty.
en- the man who lives upright
apt to die in that position.
good deal easier To get en-.
d than it is to get disengaged
my a man who toots his Owr
imagincs that he is the whole
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

You cant make a eirl with her first
euedc cement ring believe ID fs vulgar
90 wear large diamonds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

5 a. m, Memphis and Nashville
\. m. Memphis and New or
Limited
= >. M. paducah and Louisville.
s q. m, Daily Memphis and NeW
ms
I D. m, Daily Nashville. Chalta
and Atlanta
G D. m. Fulton Accommodation.
Z o. NJ. Paducah and Louisville
G .. m. Memphis and New Or
Special
through tickets. sleeping car
hmodaticns and further intorma-
apply at Illinois Central Passen-
tation. Cairo III
IN. JONES. Ticket Agent
HATCH, G p. A
I HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
lad the Wrona Conception.

Washington gas bills are printed on
paper Of a peculiar brownish -salmOnish
shade. says the Saturday Evening
Post. The Washington bureau OF the
New York Tribune uses copy paper OF
about the same shade
4 few nights ago George Griswold
Hin Of the Tribune took a night of
and went 10 the theater. lie sat in the
third seat from the aisle SsXt 20
him was = gray mustached old man Of
q most severe appearance. Hin left
word ~ she office that he should be no.
Hfed e. anything turned mp that needed
attention
Several stories broke that night and
the ushers brought him various notes
on the Office paper The severe man
with the graz mnstache was asked 10
hand the notes TO hi Finally. a note
came thai made Ct necessary for Hill
~ co ~ the telephone The usher
BANDED IL 10 Hills nsighbor. and Hill
had ~ Chamber over him to get out
IRE Oh man vas testy His enjoy
re-t of the risv had been spoiled ny
the notes A. Kin climbed over him
% said. bod Easf n. young man.
hink tfiz is a sGsme. Why in thun-
der don't sou ust y0ur gas bilI7"
Tomorrov-snd the next more dila.
tory
Then indeclsion brings fts own de-
lats.
Ard GAYS are lost lsmentinz Ger lost
ra~K
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
Alexander
County National
Bank
Commercial Avenue and Eighth Street
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
OFFICERS

Accounts Of corporations and Individ-
uals especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part of the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
.INOIS CENTRAL
-rected TO September list, 1908.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Traine Leave Cairo:

2 a. m. Daily Chicago Vestibule
ed. arriving Chicago 1880 a. m.
9 4. m. Daily 81. Louis Night
ed. arriving st. Louis 7:0S a. m.
ing ear open at $50 p. m.
o a. ~. Chicago Daily Express
4 Sunday.
@ 2. m, St. Louis Mornig Elk
except Sunday
Is q. m, st Louis Fast Mail.
IS a. m, Chicago Midday Special
S p. m, Daily St Louis Limited.
5 .. M, Afternoon Express for
Effingham. Nation. Champaign
0 . m, Thebes Accommodation.
z D. M, Chicago and Eastern Ex
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Careful estimation shows tfsf n
NeE YORK city there are 81. ogs nlgbi
WORKERS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
WANTED.
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.
LOST.

LOST-A child's bracelet, on Com
mcrcial avenue, Eighth street or
Washington avenue; down town. Re
warl if returned to The Bulletin or
52S Tenth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
STEAMER LIBERTY

CAIRO AND NEW MADRID PACKET
Leaves Cairo at 10 an. every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday: New Madrid
al 8 = N. every Tuesday, Thursday
ard Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Isn't 1t funny how funny some
comedians think people think they
are?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

The politeness Of some men causes
them to be looked upon with suspicion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Bnnker-A man who refuses your
request for a loan so smoothly that
you conclude you don't need the
money.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Dentist-A man who makes you for
get all your other troubles.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

What this world needs is an addi-
tonal supply OF men and women who
talk less and say more.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Doctor-A man who makes you be
lieye you are sick.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS

interest Paid on Time Deposits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Lawyer--A man who would make
the devil a saint for fee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

Brokey-A man who separates 20,
from your money.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

A mean thing about swearing off is
unless you do it every day or SO.
4 girl gets mad with Won fer sducez
ing her hand so you'll know she likes
it.
There would re some sense in love
affairs If nature hadn't intended other
wise
The moro friends a man has th-
more he'd better not ask them 10 do
anything for him
Even woman has TO paw for her
experience but she generally wants
hers az bargain prices.
If v0u don't get the best OF it. make
he best Of it--Philadelphis Record.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
DO YOUR WORK NOW.

Lose this day loitering-'twill be the
same story
Life is too short for man to do all
tho things his wife wants him to do.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
band.

A married woman cares more for
dress than a man; a spinster cares
more for a man.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

If you would keep on the safe sid,
beware of people who try to get OF
the good side of you.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09

An honest man Rarely met with ir
these days. The phrase Is now useC
mainly as a joke.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-09
SOME NEW DEFINITIONS.

Architect-A man who makes YOU
believe you can't build even a hen
house without him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-19
WATCH THE GOODRICH DOCK STEAL.
Judiciary of Cook County.
APPELLATE COURT JUDGES

JESSE HOLDOM, Presiding Justice.
BROWN. FRANCIS ADAMS.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-14
DRILLING OF WELL TO CON-
 MENCE IMMEDIATELY.

The work of rigging up the drill ing outfit at the site at North Park, to which it was recently moved, has been practically completed and actual drilling will commence either today or tomorrow.
 Today several of the large bits and fishing tools which were re- ceived a short time ago, together with the large siXteen-inch casing, will be hauled to the new location. The beginning of the drilling opera tions has been somewhat delayed by the fact that the machine had to be removed after it had been practically set up. However, notwithstanding all Of the changes which had to be made on account of a different location being chosen, all arrangements are now completed for the drilling of the test well to begin.
 Engineer Mccormick has just re- ceived another car load of drilling machinery, consisting of heavy steel bits. drive heads, hydraulic jacks and tools.
 As soon as the work at the park is completed the machinery will be moved to some point south of the base line, and the work of sinking the government test well there will be begun.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-14
THE NORMAL SCHOOL
 BREAKS IFS RECORD
The Attendance Last Week Establish
 ed New Mark.

The Tempe Normal commences it's second weeks. work of the present school year this morning. Last week was a record breaker The number of scholars enrolled during the week tot. aled 226, the largest number that has ever entered the institution during the first week of the school term. The indications are that this number will be still further increased from day to day and the attendance this year wi | probably be the largest in the history of the school In only one year is the attendance below normal and that is in the first year. This is easily ac-. counted for through the new Union High school The attendance al the High school, 1t win be remembered, was fifty and no doubt part of 'l,ese scholars would have attended the Nor. ma had 4 not been fo~ the opening of the High school
 Both the girls and the boys dol1ni-- tories are filled this year fuller than they have been before anG the addi- ton that was built on the latter a year ago cones in handy nov and is being utilized tO a good ad~antage.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-14
THE CAMERON RALLY
 ON SATURDAY NIGHT I
Good Representation of Mesaites at the Republican Meeting Held Here.

There was a splendid turnout of
 enthusiastic citizens at the Mesa
 opera house on Saturday evening
 last to listen to the campaign
 speeches delivered by prominent re-
 publican leaders, and also by the re-
 publican nominee for delegate to con-
 gress, Ralph Cameron.
 Postmaster William Newell, who is an old-time republican in the terri tory, acted as chairman of the meet
 ing, and introduced the speakers in their order, the first to address the audience being Governor Kibbey, who spoke interestingly along the line of the issues of the present day, stating that he thought it was a cOnserva- tive statement when he said that it was his opinion that a good many democrats would vote for Mir. Cam erOn this fall. who had previously cast their ballots for Mark Smith, and said that the northern part of the territory where MT. Cameron was well known would without doubt go for the republican nominee; and that there was no prospect of a demo- cratic delegate ever hoping to get a bill passed providing for statehood for the territory of Arizona, until both of the houses of congress ard the president of the United States were democratic. and said, "Oh, Lord, how long will this be-"
 J. c. Adams of Phoenix next took took the floor and spoke intelligently on the question from a business mans view of the situation and ad dressed his argument particularly to the democrats in the audience ad- vising them to cast their ballots at the coming election for Ralph Cam eron, in order that statehood might be secured for Arizona; and after this had been done they could then decide on party organizations and as to whether the democrats or republi- cans would be in the ascendency. MT. Adams stated that the most inn portant factor is that Arizona be ad- mitted into the sisterhOod of states in order that the citizens of this territory might have a representation in congress, such as they deserved.
 The delegate nominee was next in- trOduced, and in his remarks stated that if he was elected by the people of this territory to represent them as their delegate in Washington, that he would do all in his power to work for the admission of Arizona into the sisterhoOd of states, and that he realized that about the only 1 influence a delegate had there was in lobbying, but he said that he felt | that he was a success in that par ticular, as he had met many senators | and congressman there, and had se- | cured their recognition upon meas ! Ures which he desired to become | laws.
 Hon. Joe F. Morrison of Bisbee was | the last speaker and in addressing | the people told of many of the ster- ling qualities of the candidate and | dwelt particularly upon the fact that . he was an enthusiastic worker, and | that if work could bring about the f accomplishing of results, no better man than MT. Cameron could be | chosen to fill the office of delegate | and intercede for the welfare of his | MT. Morrison's address was humorous, as well as interesting | and instructive.
 MT. Cameron left here yesterday for Kingman, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-14
HIGHLAND LAND OWNERS
 MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY,
Will Come Together in Mesa Opera House on Wednesday Next for Pur- pose of Discussing Situation.

On next Wednesday afternoon a meeting is called of the land owners under the new Highland canal, to be held at the Mesa opera house for the purpose of thoroughly discussing the situation, and matters in general concerning the construction of this new waterway.
 On Friday last the survey of the line where the canal will be con structed was completed and now the land owners propose to get together regarding the immediate work of building this Some weeks ago the Highland Canal Construction com pany was organized with w. A. Tway as president and c. A. Baldwin as secretary of the organization.
 At the meeting on Wednesday aft ernoon, several prominent officials connected with the reclamation serv-