The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-28

deserves especial pairse, not only
from our own members. but the entire
communit..
Daniel Hartman was the second vice
president. He continued to fill that
office up to year ago with credit to
himself. his friends and the Club. At
that time he wearnied of his job and
want To tell YOU, gentlemen, when Dan
| becomes wearied eyeryine else is
pretty tired. Anyway. he concluded to
throw the arduous labors Of his office
on TO the shoulders OF a younger and
Iif modesty would permit, a hand
Isomer man.
Our treasurer, gentlemen, as you
all know, is no longer with us. For
eleven years he was the faithful off
cial to whom no task looked burden
some; no labor or work that he was
was cheerfully accepted and inyar
iahly put through, kindly man and
a charitable one, his sweet and cheer
tu disposition, his answering hon
tions, made him 2 welcome cnmpanio'
and a valued friend. The death of L.
c. Herbert is deeply felt by ms trleAaJ
as we'll as relatives,
During the eleven years of this
Clubs life it has located nine manu-
featuring concens, all OF which are
still here and prospering
WE have been active in raising
funds for public entertainments. such
as the Hustlers meeting, the visit OF
the president and taking uP business
that belonged to nobody in particu-
lar and everybody in general. Along
these lines we feel that we have done
some good work Furthermore, what
seemed at the start to be a small pro
ject but which bids fair to be one
of the most important undertakings in
Cairo's history, was conceived and
brought to life under the care and
guidance OF our Club. An enterprise
that has already put into the channels
Of trade and permanent investment
over a half million of dollars, and
there is no telling how much more
will be used before this road, so i'm.
portant TO Cairo, is completed the
Cairo & Thebes railroad So much
for the history of the club.
The Cairo Commercial Club, a live
organization, but not fully appreciated
Well, as to the live part OF it. to me
right now and here. it certainly does
not look like dead one.
In the last thirty days we have |
doubled our membership and the crp |
IS still they come.
think it is apparent to everyone |
here this evening that no autopsy will |
be held, no requiem win be sung over |
its remains in the near or even dis.
tant future, Why, gentlemen, the vi |
tality and strength of this Club IS |
fairly oozing out of every pore. |
don't think any argument is necessary
to prove we are stilt alive
Well, | don't know about it not be-
ing fully appreciated No committee
this Club has ever appointed, whether
it was to raise ten thousand dollars
for a drummers' meeting or three or
four thousand dollars to help locate a
factory, down to raising a fun to sub.
sidize a Ferry Company, has ever
failed, to accomplish all that was ever
asked or expected of them. Never at
any time have subscribers to these |
various funds asked this organization |
for a statement of how, when or |
where they We're disbursed. | believe |
that no Club Of our nature in any city |
lolds the confidence Of their public to |
greaer degree than does the Cairo
Commercial Club.
We want the public to know that no
officer or director receives one penny |
Of remuneration for any work he does
for this Club. They do it for the gen.
eral good of Cairo and that alone.
The uplifting and upbuilding of this
city is their sole aim other cities
may boast OF greater wealth, finer
business centers, more imposing resi-
Dental districts, q am speaking now.
Of towns Of our cass) Maybe they
have. If they have | don't know it.
But, when it comes to fine public
spirit such as has been displayed in
the last few years by the men OF Cairo.
we court comparison with any of
them. We want our citizens to feel
a pride in this, We want them to feel
proud of Cairo.
And when, by an united effort of all
Of our people We have caused our
neighbors and the great State of +
which we are all Sc justly proud to +
feel that the little city whose limits ;
IRE bounded by the rushing waters of S
wo mighty rivers would be an orna q
nent to any community, an ado,nment y
o any state; then, and not till then. q
will we feel that the Cairo CONNER l.
,al Club is fully appreciated. }
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