The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-18

WIS iiF&S, upwards OF Ht(A uttufpVi )
being present. president seymour ii,
Antrim presided at the board and had
ARRANGED for a series OF interesting
talks.
| House Manager Burnett had made
an attractive spread for the occasion,
| the menu consisting Of oysters on
half shell. cream Of tomatoes, roast
wild duck, whipped potatoes, aspara'
gus on toast. shrimp salad, crackers,
cheese, coffee and cigars.
! With the cigars came ..e speeches.
president Antrim delivered brief all
dress by way OF review Of the years
| work. He said the membership Of
ltae board had increased 20 per cent
but many more ought to belong; the
4 Board had done its part toward adj
Fertising the city fayorably. being in
strumental in getting ont the Cairo
Booklets which were circulated large
IN through the efforts OF the Mobile
& Ohio railroad; it had done its part
to place Cairo favorably before the ex-
position at Cincinnati, and ha4 pro-
noted Cairo's interests in a CONNER
way. Mr. Antrim urged the people
of Cairo to throw off their asy-going,
self-satistied habit OF life, arouse them
selves to q full realization OF the adj
vaAtages and needs OF the city and
msA into the front rank OF the COM
| nercial procession. Ii would take
money to 10 this, AMI well directe,.
"ersistent work. He urgei the speedy
making up OF the $4,000 Booster fu1d
al one OF the necessary prerequisites,
he world have all the business or
sanizations united In one body, max.
ing a membership of from 500 10
l,JG0--such an organization, If prop
erly alive. would 10 something: ami
he would have traffic bureau estab-
ts.aed. which he regarded as one Of
L the most urgent needs Of the shipping
interests OF the city.
]. B. Magee spoke Of manufacturing
and its relationship to the Eoard of
Trade. Mr.. Magee said the Board Of
Trade had an important mission to
perform in promoting Industrial lie.
yeopment, in the way of seeing to it
hat the city's transportation facilf.
lies and rates were made and kept
light The Beard was hslLperel IN
| his mission by the failure OF all lines
II business to combine ana thus make
| u strong. Some Of the business in
terests seemed to tnink they were in
dependent Of others, whereas all were
| jntcrdeDendent upon one another anil
what would aid or inlure one would
Jus affect all Board or Trade
should stand for the city as waole
aaa generally is so recognized by
transportation companies. If the
Cairo Board OF Trade could get before
4 transportation company backed by
I'll the shipping interests of the city,
very interest represented in it
would have stronger standing than it
could have independently in any ne
gotiations for concessions that might
be asked It would also give the city
as a wnole strength in competition or
eontests with other cities. Mr.. Ma
| gee urged men in all lines of business
to poin the Board OF Trade as a
necessary means Of promoting the
| city's commercial development ef-
tectiveIy
| c. l.. Keaton, Of the Mcknight Kea-
ton Grocery Co.. said there had been
great development in the wholesale
erocerp trade in Cairo during the last
four years. Formerly only staples
were handled; now anything IN the
way of fancy groceries that could be
| mad In 81, Louis could be bought in
Cairo. So far as the produce business
Of Cairo was concerned, it was tfe
argest In the United States considee.
ling the size Of the city and its await.
able territory. The freight rates
were open to objection In some res
| poets. but improvement was especia,
Ily needed in the service to Southeast
| missouri territory st. Louis ship.
lners admitted that Cairo "cuts ice''
in the wholesale grocery business;
but quicker transportation raciiities
were urgently needed to the territory
uane d. He hoped the Cairo & Thebes
woald nelp Cairo out in this respect
In due course Of time.
A. Il, Rust spoke for the grain IT.
terests. He said these interests In
| Cairo had reason to know the value
OF the Board Of Trade as factor In
promoting the interests of the city
! Grain interests We're great in Cairo;
I II would astonish most people II they
Iwere told in figures what they
amounted to, in movement and In
facilities. He ventured to estimate
that not less than three quarters of .
million dollars was invested in faeili
: ties for handling grain at Cairo. The
Board OF Trade stood as close to tht
srain business Of Cairo as fathe'
. does to his children, and the guardian
J ship and dependence were as strong
The trouble with many in Cairo wal
that they did@not appreciate the In
portance OF the Board Of Trade as
. factor in commerce. People ava,
fiom here had a much stronger am
tuer appreciation Of this than al
the people Of Cairo A certificate d