The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-06


something could be accomplished, a
though he felt some doubt about
so long as only a few OF the street
above Twentieth street were paved.
John S. Aisthorpe moved that tn
subject be referred to the Board G
Trade and Commercial Club to b
taken up with the companies in
friendly way. He believed some con
cession could be gained if the CON
panies were approached in the RICH
way.
States Attorney Wilson said he Ina
been connected with one of the ey
press companies seevral years an,
during that time the matter of deliv
ering packages above Twentet Il
street had come up Officials of the
, companies had come to Cairo to look
over the field and had decided tc
! recommend that the service be given
| but the order had been rescinded. He
believed that II the subject were no "
properly presented to the companies
they would consent now to give free
delivery.
Better Shipping Facilities.
w. H. Wood at this point brought
up the subject CT poor transportation
facilities via the Iron Mountain to
Missouri territory He said since the
N n or Il, I,;,
Point the delay in freight shipments
had been such that Cairo shippers
were practically barred from the ter
r'tory to Poplar Bluff 1t took week
or longer to get a shipment through
TO points beyond Charleston. The
freight was carried to Belmont anil
there it lay for days before it, was
forwarded Unless the conditions We're
very quickly Cairo would
lose all Of its business in that terri
tory except express. The Cotton Belt
was giving excellent service, via
rhebes. better than il did via Birds
Point Cairo's business in the terri.
tory referred to amounted TO from one
aalf TO three quarters OF a million
iollars annually, and this would go
10 ST. Louis unless conditions could |
be changed It was important that |
bis should be changed at once, or the |
Holiday trade which was usually |
leayy. would all be lost, He believed |
he matter should be taken up at nocc |
With the officials OF the road by the |
3oard of Trade and Commercial Club |
c. L. Keaton, of Northumberland
grocery Co. said letters had been
written to the officials and relief had |
been promised but no change hal
zen made, The business was so badly
rippled that travelling men We're no
Wiling TO remain on the road in the
erritory referred to- Cairo must have
eryice at once or its holiday business
would be gone
p. 7, Langan believed connection
ould be reestablshed at Birds Poinr
4 five days. A man who was familiafl
18th the situation and was a praeti
al cradle builder had told him he
ould build a new cradle there in the
me stated
John 5. Aisthorpe spoke of this sir
alton as Indicating the urgent need
freight traffic bureau in Cairo
such bureau existed here the trou
e would be quickly adjusted and
ithout any public discussion. Buis.
ess men-all who shipped or receiy-
goods, wholesale and retail alike.
lght TO take interest i'll the efforts 10
tablish such a bureau here. II
'ped they would wake up and warm
to the proposition.
Herman Weber. of the Weber-Payne
J., spoke fayorably of the transpor-
ton bureau.
J. B. Magee did not think the evil
the Iron Mountain could be reach.
in the manner suggested Cairo
IS suffering from lack or orgau.za.
N which was apparent at lrequenf
eryals. He suggested that a strong
ter written by a number of the
ppers to the officials of the com,
ny would be more likely to be eff
tive. The letter should make an =
Dointment with the officials. 10 tn
ct them either here or in St. Louis, lin
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