The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-22
CAIRO BOARD OF
TRADE OBSERVES
ITS anniversary
Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting and
Election Of Officers Held
Last Night.
BANQUET AT HOTEL COLONIAL
President Antrim and All the OFF,
osrs Of the Board Were, Unani-
mously Reelected.
BANQUET AT HOTEL COLONIAL

With a rousing meeting and fine
banquet, the twenty-fourth anni-
versary Of the Cairo Board OF Trade
last night proved big success. The
business meeting was held at the
Boards rooms at 907 Washington
avenue and the banquet at Hotel
Colonial.
The officers for this year were
unanimously reelected as follows
President, II. S. Antrim.
Vice President. II. r. Aisthorpe.
Directors: J. s. Aisthorpe, Charles
Fenchtep Miles Fred'k. Gilbert. II.
+. Ha liday.. Max Kaufman, j. -.
Magee. Thomas Mcfarland. George
Parsons, Il. G. Pink and w. II. Wood.
The office OF secretary and treas
nrer will be filled at the FIRST meet
Ing Of the directors, when il is
stated the present incumbents Phil
=. Barclay, secretary and Char.es
Cunningham, treasurer, will be re-
tanned. provided they do not object.
as theN members express themselves
as well pleased with the manner in
which they have conducted the
business the past year. According
10 the reports OIL these officers the
Board is in excellent shape fnan-
cial VI its balance in the treasury
being more than at. any year Tor 4
long time, considering the BoArd
has donated literally TO several pro-
iecis io- the benefit of the city.
Editor PickeL Addresses Board.
j. X Pickell, editor OF the Hay
and Grain Reporter OF Chicago, was
d guest. Of the club. lie was called
upon TO make an address and inn
parted much valuable information Of
interest TO every member. Mr..
Pickell's talk was gwen at the busi-
ness meeting as he cou d not remain
for the banquet
The Banquet.
The banquet at the Colonial was
given in the main dining room and
was one OF the finest affairs or the
kind ever held sThe menu was serv-
ed in seven courses by a corps OF
competent walters.
President Antrim was POSTMASTER
and after the cigars had been pass
ed he called upon Mayor Parsons for
a speech.
Mayor Speaks on Civic Affairs.
The mayor took occasion to speak
of .civic affairs in general, the condi-
tion OF the city respecting improve
ments in the past and those contem-
plated foc the future; and mentioned
the matter of change in the plan OF
government for the city which Is
now being generally discussed BY the
citizens-the commission form. He
said he did not know very much re-
garding, the detail s of the plan, but
did. hear quite n discussion some
time ago at a meeting of mayors
held in East ST. Louis and what he
had read of it in the Daily Bulletin.
He said; 1T looks on the face OF
it quite satisfactory l sent 10
Springfield to get a copy Of the laws.
A copy was sent 10 NE With a letter
from the secretary Of state in which
he said there had been number OF
amendments made. copies OF which
he did not have at hand but would
send them as soon as they wero
printed. | feel friendly toward this
maune- OF conducting the citys
business, but hardly think that nov
is the right time to make change
owing to the levee work which
should demand our entire attention
this year | am told by our leyea
eng neer. Mr.. Miller that the entire
woek can be done within eight
months, and that it would most
probably be started the last of
April"
Wants City Advert sed.
The mayor spoke OF the benefits
of properly advertising the city:
now particularly that the Panama
canal will soon be completed. He
SAID that all along both rivers cities
are getting advertising matter ready
TO send to all parts Of the United
States, TO induce manufacturing and
shipping interests to locate with
them. Cairo should be foremost in
this respect aud get busy. He told
of the receipt of a letter from the
new Chicago. Peoria and New Or
leans river line which will send out
its frst boat about Feb. 1st The
company has written for cuts or
photos OF the city which II desires
to use in writs-up of tina cities