The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-06
CAIRO NOW HAS
CHANCE TO take
STRIDE FORWARD
Not to Progress is to Make Retro
grade Movement and
Stay Back
PROSPERITY AT OUR DOOR
Commission Form Of Government
Offers Solution Business In
terests For Principle.
PROSPERITY AT OUR DOOR

NO doubt the majority of the
seventy-tive receiving invitations to
be present at the meeting tonfghtsin
Judge Comings' office when an DR.
ganixation will be perfected rela-
tive to making concerted and
well-deflned effort to weld the ad-
vocateg OF the Commission Form OF
Municipal Government into con-
crete and homogeneous mass under
able leadership. will witness a not
able gathering OF representative
business men and others prominent
In all walks of life.
A NSil.known gentleman in dis
'cussing the proposed meeting stated
last evening that he would attend.
Notwithstanding the endsavors of
the opposition to belittle the gem
tlamen who had sent out the let
sters--
Il am not for individuals in this
matter but for principle. and this
Is a matter that interests every
patriotic Cairoite.
While ! have no particular fancy
for the gentleman, although Ill my
business intercourse with him has
been Of n nleasant nature. admire
hts rluck lii. this instance, and. above
III ! am for sstrirtly business asl-
nlinistiation such sas embodied in
tbs 1pnlls: isaInn Form.
u ilEree with Mr. Spencer ofilsc
Alexander County National bank
when lie says that he favors tho
Commission Form OF Government.
not because he believes Cairo is go
ing 70 the "bow-wows.n but am
for it because It win advance Cairo
and place her In the front rank,
thus attaining the proud ambition
OF its founders and to which she Is
Justly entitled.
Not to progress in these days is
to retrograde and with Cairo stand
Ing STILL, as she has for many
years, while other cities are jumn-
ing forward, signifies that we are
going back"
In the adoption NOW of the
Commission Form mile stone after
mile stone In progress VIII be rapid
nv passed in the inevitable march of
Cairo along civic lines.
Only recently have I returned
from Memphis and every one there
IL wildly enthusiastic over the Com
mission Form of, Government.
Memphis prospered wonderfully
during 1912 in financial, Industrial
and civic circles. The bank clear
|ings ontstripped those Dr. 1911 By
approximately sixty fnIlifoussaf asis,
lars, with not single bank failure
Tor Weakness occurred to mar the
year Highly ereditahle gains were
made In postal business and in In
ternal revenue receipts. both Of
which are considered harometers of
a city's growth and progress.
IN every section of the city
lvouid be heard the merry music of
hammer. saw and trowel, and as
result 1912 gees down in history as
Memphis banner year in building
activity. AS result hundreds oT
new homes have sprung up on alI
sides, and scores of new business
houses and tActories have reared
their heads in business and indus
trial localities.
"oF course will be on hand as
7;30 this evening at the meeting ia
Judge Comings' office and | have
no doubt the meeting will be pre-
ductiye of good results. notwith-
standing the efforts in certain quar-.
ters TO discredit the meeting for
obvious personal reasons.
AS | understand il Judge COM
ings aees not aspire to leadership. in
fact his motive in calling the meet
ing is 10 relinquish his temporary
charge of the movement into the
hands younger aud more capable o.
directing 1t. he expressing desire
to be merely private in the ranks
lof movement that had It's incep-
] tion Ia q. general demand made by
the vast majoritg Of the peqple Of
Cairo FOR a moro progressive form