The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-16

! achieved another great. Triumph foi
: Cairo last night in the very success
! ful entertainment o. the governor oI
Illinois and OF number of big men
of affairs In the transportation AMI
4 polictical world. The club has a mum
her of such triumphs 10 its credit
which will result in lasting good tC
the community and that of last night
caps them ALL being next I'm import
ance TO the city of the Presidents
visit wherein all the big men of the
city and citizens generally, were morl
or less concerned.
The occasion was the annual ban
quet of the club the Second of the
kind AMI while the first was great
event that of last night surpassed II
in every way, for which due credit
will be accorded to President Smith
apd his associates.
The chief guests of honor were
Gov. Chas, s. Deneem; Donald Rose,
, assistant to Mr. Harahan of the Hi.
nois Central; j. Q. VanWinkle. gen.
eral manager Of the Cotton Belt rail
road; Ex-Congressman Russell, OF
| Charleston, Mo-; Congressman NJ B.
Thistlewood. of the Cairo district
There were nearly three hundred men
at the board, with the following gen
Pink (chairman), A. Kaufman, G. b.
Wearen, NJ j Howley, T. j. Kerth,
Paul G, Schuh, I. e. Clendenen, M
C.. Metzger. Hon. NJ +. Gilbert, Harry
Schuh, John D. Parham, P. T. Laa
gan. c. Beck. IL g. Schulz, 1rrs. r,
Cctter w A. MaKnightI Jesse t.
Miller, j. H. Galioan.
The governor arrived on the G:25
train last evening and was met al
the depot by large delegation OF
citizens, including President Smith
and Vice PRESIDENT Huette of the
Commercial club, Mayor Parsons, w
j. Johnston, Congressman Thistle
wood, w Fl. Wood, j. u, Magee, John
s. Aislhorpc, Hon. Walter Warder
Congressman Russell, Judge Butler
and Judge Dewey.
i was $50 before the feastng be
gan, TO the strains of se'ectiop by
Van Osten's orchestra. A solo by
Sam l.. Collins, Illinois signal'ed
the close Of the feast Of victua's AMI
the beginning Of the feast of reason
President Smith presided at the
board admirably, opening the sreech.
making with brief remarks about the
club. it's purposes. it's anniversaries s.
and then introduced Vice Pr2sid nj
IIuette to tell of the work of the clut
| during the last year. Mr.. Huette said
by no means the least of the great
things accomplished by the club, was
getting the governor of the state
down here to this banquet He tolt
of the establishment Of four indus
tries in Cairo through the influence
of the club of the cncol ragement
given to river improvements to fall
treatment for railroads.: but he sur
prised his audience by ,isplayinE
much more than ordinary ability as
an orator when he spoke of the en-,
Ccnragement given by the club TO the
movement for a Pure Eallot, and ap-
pcaled to his audience to do their
duty next Tuesday to prevent corrupt
practices Mr. Huettes peroration on
this subject aroused the enthusiasm
of his Audience and was greeted with
prolonged applause.
Chairman SIN mth referred to the
three periods cf improvements which
had come upon Cairo, first in 1868.
the second in the 90's and the third
was upon us now. AMI he called upon
Mayor Parsons for a short talk on
this subject His Honor said while
the moral Improvement of the city
had not been as great as could be
desired. yot there had bcen consider.
able Improvement In hat direction
and il would continue. hut the physi
cai Improvement hal been very great
The mayor said the first year Of his
administration had been hampered
by the quarantine. AMI the improve
mCnt period did not begin ill tho
second year. so that less than thre-
years hal elapsed since it began
During that tiwe. according to the
city engineers report. 37ia miles Il
sewers had been built. including the
great main or Commercial avenue;
eco 600 cubic yards Of filling have
been done or contracted for: "A
miles Of sidewalks have been laid
/ besides what vera laid by private
contract: and four miles OF street:
have beeL paved with FIVE miles more
Unier contract or about to be or
dered. The total cost of the worl
contracted for was s650,o00. The
mayor congratulated the eommunit,