The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-20
|CA|RO PRAISED
BY THE LUMBER
Dealers ASSN
Resolutions Recommend City to
Other Bodies Seeking Place to
Hold Conventions
ALTON GETS 1913 MEETING
"City Of the Bluffs" Wins BY Vote
Of 1914 Alter Hot Fight With
East St. Loris
ALTON GETS 1913 MEETING

Resolutions praising Cairo az an
ideal convention city and recon-
mending it to any association look
ing for meeting place. were adopt
ed by the Southern Illinois Retail
Lumber Dealers Association at
meeting at the Elks hall yesterday
afternoon. 1'bs resolutions wern
presented after Alton had been voted
the 1913 convention.
The resolutions thank the citizens
Of Cairo for their hospitality and
praise the facilities of the city. The
hotels are especially eommendd.
IN resolutions follow, in part:
Your Committe on Resolutions
submits the following:
"Whereas-The Fifteenth Annual
Convention of the Southern Illinois
Retail Lumber Dealers Association
is now at and end, we your commit
tee on resolutions have the honor
to submit the following report:
Cairo is Praised.
Resolved That 1t is the sense
of this meeting, that the citizens OF
Cairo are entitled to our most sin
acre commendation for their pains
taking efforts in making this one OF
the most entertaining meetings the
assoc tiation has ever held. and wesi
individually and collectively extend
our most hearty and cordial thanks
to them. We further congratulate
them upon the marvellous improve
mcnt of their city since our last
visit here and bespeak for them
future worthy of their splendid
cation and magnificent environment
at should be a source OF pride
that this city has such energetic and
capable men az their worthy mayor,
backed up by such men as our fell
low lumberman, P. T. Langan.
"Resolved-That the wholesale
dealers and travelling men In at
tendance are entitled to our most
sincere appreciation, and thankful
ness. for their different ways of pro-
noting the welfare and best inter-
ests of our association and we do
resognize in them, a help and cor
operation that entities them TO a
reciprocal feeling on our part.
Recommend Hotels.
Resolved That the Halliday
House and other hotels, furnishing
accommodations are not only come
mended. but highly recommended -
other associations, who are seeking
4 convention city. We especially
thank Mr.. stubbins for his personal
interest and attention to lumbermen
in general. We also have to thank
the individual officers and commit
tees in arranging the program.
Resolved That the smoker.
vaudeville party, railroad excursion.
and other entertainment features,
gotten up for our especial benefit,
have added to the pleasure of the
meeting and we are grateful for the
cordial hospitality extended us"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted 1t also contained para
graph extending the sympathy of
the organization to the families of
Henry Refs, L. M. Bostwick and
William Hallerman, who died dur
ing the past year.
The calling for nominations for
the 1913 convention city. precipi-
tated hot fight lasting more than
an hour. The battle was between
East st. Louis and Alton and was
not ended until the balloting showed
4 vote of 1s to IA In favor of "the
City of The Bluffs"
DESPITE the fact that he was ex-
pected to remain neutral. President
Edmund Goedde OF East st. Louis,
placed his city In nomination. He
called Secretary Robert II. White OF
Earina to the chair, while he told of
the advantages Of his city and
praised its facilities.
Following President Goedde. Sec
-etary White read communications
from the heads OF civic organizations
II Alton and the mayor, inviting the
body to come there next year. The