The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-18
TRAFFIC BUREAU FOR CAIRO
SHIPPERS STRONGLY URGED
BY CAIRO BOARD OF TRADE
Adjourned Annual Meeting at Which Officers
Were Elected---Banquet Next Month With
Prominent Speakers En-
thusiasm Shown.
tendency that way.

tendency that way.
| C. : Cary spoke strongly In favor
of doing everything possible t. So
cure the presence Of Mr.. Lincoln fer
! the banquet, in order that the alyant-
ages OF a traffic bureau might be eff,
! fsctiyely presented Citizens do no
realize the value of such bureau,
or how much Cairo was suffering for
want of ii. There has been a change
in the manner of adjusting raiIroa I
tariffs and it was necessary now that
each community must look cut for
itself or it would be apt to get the
worst Of it. Railroad men We're dis.
posed TO be fair and correct inequali-
ties where they were presented to
them. This was demonstrated but
0 few DAYS ago Vslen Cairo lumber
men had a conference With railroad
men over a grievance and the matter
was satisfactorily adjusted in a lit e
while. But in the absence If traf
Gc bureau. or some one 10 look after
tariffs We're made that would hunt
the city's commerce from time e.
time and would do great harm, before
action could be taken 10 bring about
change. when they probably never
would have gone into effect had time
" protest been made He hal re-
ceived assurances even from ship
pers in Mouud City that they would
identity themselves with the Cairo
traffic bureau if it We're established
and help to support IL.
In reply to the suggestion that Il
banquet be held and local speakers
be pressed into service, II. s. Canlee
expressed the belief that this would
not arouse the interest desired. as
we have talked over among ourselves
at the Merchants Luncheons an
elsewhere the various matters of
special concern to the city. and Moth
ing new would be presented. An
outsider probably could give us new
ideas on the same subjects and would
therefore be more likely to effect the
main purpose OF the banquet, which
was to arouse interest in the Board
of Trade and in the Traffic Bur, an
Mayor Parsons suggested that Mr.
president of the Louis
vile Board of Trade be invited, say
FIT HAT 4fF rs not ottit
well. posted on all matters pertaining
to commerce, but is an exceptionally
good orator
1t was decided TO correspond with
several men well posted on the sub
jects proposed to be discussed with
a view to securing their presence
here for the banquet.
Egbert A. Smith president Of tn
club, was called on for al
few remarks Mr. Smith said the
subject of a traffic bureau was a
very important one for Cairo and he
hoped the Board of Trade would not |
cease in its efforts to secure its es-
adjustment, He felt a deep interest |
in the Board Of Trade, being |
one Of the charter members. al !
though much of his time was neces- !
sarily given TO the Commercial club |
There was room for both organize |
tons in Cairo, work for both on diff |
ferent lines, and a little good-naturei |
rivalry would be a good thing He |
hoped the Board would have its ban |
1uet and secure a large increase In !
membership. The Commercial club |
would cooperate with the Board in |
the matter of a Traffic Bureau.
The meeting then adjourned to |
the ante room where a luncheon was |
served