The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-10
Subject Wes Again Deferred in Or.
der to Obtain More
Details.
ENTHUSIASM WAS LACKING
AT MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Committee is to Learn How Much
Can be Obtained in SUBJ
scriptions to Stock.

FIRST Build OF buy two ferry
boats, one to ply between Cairo and
Wickliffe and BIRDS Point, and the
second to ply between the west side
of the city and Greenfeld's Landing
in Missouri.
SEC0ND---Pay over to the Cairo
City Ferry Company $4,000 as bo-
nus, the company agreeing to build
and operate ferryboat between Cairo
and Wickliffe and Birds Point, and
buy another boat and place it in the
trade as ferryboat between the
west side of the city and Green.
fields Landing in Missouri.
THIRD---Pay over to the Cairo
City Ferry company $4,000 as do
nation, the company agreeing to
build and operate ferryboat be-
tween Cairo and Wickliffe and Birds
Point, and construct road on the
inside of the levee on the Missouri
shore from Greenfeld's Landing to
Birds Point.
FOURTH PAY the Cairo City
Ferry company $4,000 as donation
the company agreeing to build and
operate a ferryboat between Cairo
and Wickl.ffe and Birds Point, and
subsidize some one else who owns a
boat and will operate it as a ferry
between the west side Of the city
and Greenfeld's Landing in Mis-
souri,. swF NJ
These are the four propositions
! that now -eefff trent the people OF
Cairo as a result of the conference
at the Commercial club rooms last
| evening.
The first proposition depends up
on the securing of subscriptions to
100000 capital stock.
The second, third and fourth pro-
positions are next in order If the
entire 100000 subscription cannct
be Obtained
The Cairo City Ferry company in
making the proposal agreed to give
60 FREQ ferry days, these days to be
on Alternative weeks and extend over
a period Of 120 weeks. This means
that .hc ferry company is to repay
the $4,000 to the citizens OF Cairo
at the rate of $50 for each free
ferry day which was the amount
paid this summer for the same SER
vice
The matter is to be deiinate1y set
tied at meeting which is to be
held next Friday night at the COM
mereial Club rooms an adjournment
having been taken until then TO
give The joint committee of the
Cairo Commercial Club and the
Cairo Retail Merchants Association
an opportunity to make further in
quiries in regard 20 the cost Of
building the road on the Missouri
side some two and one half miles
long. aud above all ascertain the
amount that can be secured in sub
| scriptions to stock or as a donation.
The meeting last night was Lack
ing in enthusiasm ana numbers,
only forty persons being present.
The report of the Joint commit
toe was read recommending that
stock company be organized with a
capital of $4,000. two boats purch-
ased ard placed in the trade as
ferryboats, one to ply between cairo
and Wickliffe and Birds Point and
the other between the west side Of
the city and Greenfeld's Landing.
Missouri.
Following a reading of the re-
port a motion to receive and adopt
brought the matter before the as
semblage for discussion which was
PARTICIPATED in by Messrs. Carnes,
Parsons, Galligan, Aisthorpe. Mem,
Wood, Greaney. Sander. Carey. Lam
gan. Hacker, Fraser and Lansden.
During the discussion it was
learned that an offer had been made
| to put in ferryboat between
Greenfelds Landing and the west
side Of Cairo for subsidy of 5000
DR.. Carey offered to donate s1o0 to-
ward the donation to the Cairo