The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-13
HILTON WIRES
HE CAN'T KEEP
HISENCACEMENT
Sorry, But I'll See You Lat
err" He Telegraphs Com
mercial Club.
"WE'LL MEET ANYWAY"
SAYS MR.. HINCHEY
Commercial Travellers Incensed
At FriscO's Effort to Cripple
Service.

Alexander Hilton, general passenger
and traffic agent of the Frisco, will
not attend the conference tomorrow
night of the Commercial Club, the Re-
tail Merchants Association and the
Commercial Travellers organization,
which was planned to discuss the
chances of restoring the Blytheville
and Poplar Bluff local trains.
Hilton yesterday advised Secretary
Hinchey of the Commercial Club that
he was forced to make trip into
Texas and that he would be unable to
meet with the Cape Girardeau bust
nsss men till after his return.
He expressed regret that he will be
unable to be present at the conference.
The conference will be held at the
/ Commercial Club rooms and in the
event that the hall is overcrowded, the
meeting will adjourn to the Common
Pleas Court room.
The Tribune learned last night that
Mr.. Hilton will not be represented at
the meeting despite the fact that he
gave the impression to business men
here that he would be.
It is probable that the three-corner-
ed conference will discuss plan of
action to follow in prosecuting the
matter of getting the trains restored
to service.
Commercial travellers who have ar
rived in Cape Girardeau since the
Blythcville train has been taken out
of service by the Frisco, declare that
| traffic on the through trains between
the Cape and points in Southeast Mis-
souri, has been almost redoubled.
Many have been forced to stand in
the aisles Of the coaches for several
miles on the fast trains till they could
obtain seat, they say. Moreover,
traffic seems 20 be increasing, instead
of standing still or diminishing, the
travellers say.
On account of some Inconvenience
that the commercial travellers have
been put to this week by the railroads
action in taking off the local train to
Blytheville, they expect to take an
especial interest in the conference that
will be held tomorrow night.
Much interest is being shown in the
moves the Cape Girardeau business
men have been making looking toward
the restoration Of both the Blytheville
and Poplar Bluff trains by business
men living along both lines, and it is
probable that commercial organiza-
tions representing various towns be-
tween here and Poplar Bluff and
Blytheville, will come to the Cape to
attend the conference.
The conference, virtually was sought
by Hilton after the officers of the
Commercial Club here indicated that
the Cape business men intended to see
the fight through to the finish, if ii
was necessary to go before the State
Public Service Commission. The pro-
iect of obtaining a Federal injunction
enioining the railroad from taking the
Blytheville train out of service at one
time was discussed by the CONNER
cial Club.
81 believe that this fall will see sc
per cent more traffic on all these lines
in Southeast Missouri than is being
handled right now" w L. Perkinson
of st. Louis, declared to a reporter fol
The Tribune last night.
= Il have been over all the lines il
this part of the State for the last five
years. Now, when the Blythevillt
= train was running, it seemed to me
{ that the coaches were filled.
2 1.-TWO months ago, that was no
e true. The farmers down here now are
= harvesting a tremendous crop and the!
have money to ride and money to g