The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-15
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE PLAN
CETSCOOD START
Board Of Trade Instructs Committee
to Proceed Towards Proposed
Amalgamation. I
REPORT SHOWS THE WHY'S
AND WHEREFoRS OF IDEA

The Cairo Association of Com
merce was formally launched last
night when the Cairo Board of
Trade. with but one dissenting vote,
authorized the committee of nine,
three members from each OF the To-
gal commercial organizations. TO
proceed with the plans for perfect
ing the proposed new body.
The committee which consists Of
j. II. Galigan, L. +. Cox. w. j.
Johnston. II. S Antrim, H. r Ais
thorpe j. u. MeGee. !. n. Grcaney.
A Kaufman and Saml. White pre-
| sented its report to the meeting,
containing recommendations favor
ing the amalgamation of the several
organizations into one body 10 be
known as the Cairo Association OF
Commerce.
The most important phase Of the
consolidation that came up for dis
cussion after the report was pre-
7ented was relative 10 the Board OF
| itdNG iPltAAtoi vi ~ = btdtF
harter should ii become
lart Of the proposed organization.
Some of the members were Of the
pinion that in event the board be-
anne a member of the amalgamated
ommercal organization. il would
be denied the privileges OF operat-
ng under its present charter This
. would jcopardtze certain prestige
md privileges that they now enjoy
: md on that ground they were op-
aosed to the union
q II was explained. however. by
members of the committee that the
! interests OF the board had been con-
served in the framing OF the report
md that under the plan OF consoli
iation the board would continue, as
It present, be composed OF grain men
r eleet it's officers and conduct it's
ffairs, but it would become de-
. aartment OF the Association of
3 Commerce,
To preclude any possibility of
uniting salient features, as pertain
ng 70 the welfare of the Board OF
Trade in the proposed new organi-
alton a motion was concurred In.
uthorizing the committee to pro-
ced with the amalgamation in
arefu manner, looking TO the best
interests OF the Board OF Trade aud
specially emphasizing the retention
4 81 the present beneficial features.
Tonight the committee Of nine
vili present it's report 10 the Com
/. rercial club and Friday night to
:. he Retail Merchants association.
+ these organizations follow the
3oard Of Trade in support OF the de-
. sired combination. the cairo Asso-
, citation of Commerce will spring into
i activity in comparatively short
! length OF time,
The report to the Board OF Trade,
and which will be also presented to
: the Commercial club aud the Retail
Merchants was prepared by II. 5.
Antrim, John b Greaney and J, H..
ialligan and SETS forth clearly the
: reasons for the amalgamatton and
I liz results 10 be gained thereby
y II suggests that the three pres
ent bod es be divisions Of the asso-
alton OF commerce and that they
,yI continue the lines of work peculiar
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