The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-15

in railroad cane TO Cairo ye5ter
,ly o see about lib proceedings
brought 10 break the lease entered
into hy that company for the Cairo
III lL~s railroad. They were [. H.
Middleton, assistant to FIRST Vio7
resident Clarke, and Attorney L. o.
Whitnel who is counsel for the con,
pany in Illinois. Together with Hon.
Reed Green, who represents the com
@nrr7any in Cairo, and some of the
:irt tors Of the Cairo & Thebes rep
gcsenting both factions, they mt at
The Offices Of Lansden & Lansden and
vent over the situation very thor
orghIy. As result of the confer
rerend3 those Cairo & Thebes direc
tcrs who consented to the lease oil
the road to the Iron .:ouniain nave
issued the following
Statement to the Public:
Cairo Illinois, March Ii, 1917.
To the Citizens OF Cairo:
The undersigned officers and direc-
tors Of the Cairo G. Taebes Railroad
&c npany are and always have beer
interested in and continuously WORK.
ing for the advancement and prosper
ity of Cairo and have remained as
members of the board of directors o.
his company, believing ina: Cairo's
interest could be better promoted by
friendly negotiations and cooperation
WITH the railroad companies, rather
,han b. opposition and litigation.
'ome of our former associates have
lursued another policy. We differ
With them as 10 methods, not as to
RESULTS to be accomplished.
Some objection has been publicly
made to the recent lease of the prop
arty Of The Cairo & Thebs Railroad
omrany to the st. Louis, iron Noun
tain & Southern Railroad Company,
the extent purpose and effect OF
which is apparently misunderstood
and all because no reservation Is
made in this lease by which r'rtam
other railroads can use this property
This objection can be met, but it will
AXE a little time to bring about tne
lesiret result,
We are, however, authorized to
say to the mayor and city council
ne business interests and the citizens
Of Cairo. that the st. LOUIS, ;ro=
Mountain & Southern Railway Cont
Dany stands ready and willing to en-
er into contract or AGREEMENT with
the ST. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
cad Company Frisco Sys;sm) ana
he St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Company, giving any one or both of
the two roads named the right to
ointly use the tracks Of the Cairo q
'fheh9s Railroad Company, with the
provisions and upon the terms OF the
fourth paragraph of the agreemen;
datei January End, 1906, between
Igbert A. Smith and associates and
tha Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company; and that neither the
afro & Thebes Railroad Company
nor the Louisville & Nashville Rail.
Dad Company have any objections
. the same.
We are fuytltar authorized TO say
at this proposition will be submit
ted to the city council at its next
meeting, not for delay. but for the
purpose of bringing about an AMIGA.
ne settlement Of the supposed DIFF
'ereaces between the city OF Cairo
md the interested railroad companies
u a conference with the representa-
ives OF the city and all interested |
PARTIES, or by some other plan mu-
'udlly agreed upon, and thus avoid |
needless and expensive litigation.
We, therefore, ask that no action
1e taken by the city council on the
ordinance and resolution now pend
ag before it, until full and fair
earring mas been given TO all parties
and a reasonable effort has been
made for an amicable settlement by
or mutual understanding
Our associate, Mr.. y. G. Pink, Is
ut Of the city, but We feel assured
hat II present, he would fully con-
ur in this statement.
ECl1ERT A. SMITH, President.
]. B. MAGEE, Vice President.
WIN. s. DEWEY, Secretary.