The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-04
SETTLEMENT Of
! CAIRO ( THEBES
DISPUTE HALTED
Wholesalers and Shippers by a
Petition Prevent City Coun-
ellis Consideration.
DESIRE AN EXPLANATION
Some Contend That Ousted Di-
rectors Should Not Have
Given Consent.
DESIRE AN EXPLANATION

The wholesale merchants and big
shipping interests Of Cairo put .
stop. last night, at the special conrl-
ell meeting, to the consideration dc
the resolution, introduced at Tues
day nights council meeting, where
by 1T was asked to dismiss Its suit
against the Iron Mountain railroad.
which suit sought to restrain that
road from having sole use OF the
Cairo and Thebes railroad terminal
in Cairo contrary to the franchises
and privileges granted by the city to
the Cairo & Thebes, which said
rights and privileges granted are es-
timated to be worth not less than
100000.
These merchants, many of whom
were at the meeting, presented.
through Walter Fl. Wood, a petition,
asking the council to defer action on
the matter until it could be further
investigated and better understood
The council considered the petit
tion and adjourned the meeting un-
til Monday night, when final action
will be taken.
The street committee, which was
to have held meeting last night.
to recommend or not approve the
resolution, did not put In q report
owing to the knowledge that delay
|of action was requested.
A joint special meeting OF the
Cairo Board Of Trade and the Cairo
Commercial Club has been called for
tonight at the club rooms, S07
Washington avenue, by the presi-
dents, H. s. Antrim and James H.
Galligan, for the purpose of giving
the members and others an opportun-
ity of full discussion of the SUBJ
ject. All the data on the subject
will be furnished and an explanation
BY the attorneys and others interest
ed in the proposed dismissal Of the
suits will be heard.
Some of the petitioners last night
contended that while the deposed
had brought suit against the hold
ing company We're now willing to
concede to their demands, that is,
the Iron Mountain would agree to
permit the use OF the terminals to
the Frisco and the Cotton Belt in
case they wish to come into Cairo.
II does not mean that the citizens OF
Cairo should not continue to insist
that the original agreement be held
binding. This agreement was to the
effect that in consideration Of the
valuable rights and privileges grant
ed the Cairo & Thebes. that 1t
should be ready and willing at any
time to allow :he use of its tracks
and terminal facilities to any and
all railroads desiring entrance into
the city, not them owning or con-
trolling terminals here.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers Of the city Council of Cairo:
We, the undersigned citizens. rep
resenting business interest of Cairo,
H.. and shippers Of freight and be-
ing interested in the future welfare
of our city, respectfully petition
your honorable body that final ae-
tion on the ordinance or resolution
with reference to settlement of the
Cairo & Thebes matter be postponed
until the undersigned are more fully
Ia Ff nd 81 ttl Ant N- Nf thr.
agreement involved.
! We would request that sufficient
time be given Sc that this matter
could be taken up through the Board
of Trade and Commercial Club of
this city. Respectfully,
Halliday Elevator Co.
BY H. E. Halliday Pres.
Cairo Cider & Vinegar Co.
Wood G Bennett Co.
BY w, II. Wood, Mgr.
Consolidated Hay & Grain Co.
BY Leo Mcdaniel. Pres.
Weber-Wolters Dry Goods Co.
BY Fl. H. Wolters.
Marx-Gaunt Co.
BY Thomas P. Cotter.
| Scudders-Gale Grocery Co.
George B, Wearen, Mgr.
Ray l.. Hosmer & Co.
BY r l.. Hosmer.
Reed Hardware & Mfg. Co
BY Frank s. Reed. Pres. =
Schulz Drug co.
q 80
BY Harry w. Schuh. I
| Kaufman Bros. Dry Goods.
BY a. Kaufman. Pres.
Denison-dholson Dry Goods.
BY L. e. Denison, Pres.