The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-09
GREAT SUCCESS
Was the Business Mems Banquet nj
the Whitehall Hotel Last Evening
New Depot Promised.

lie DusiheSS McH . DdnuuCt ~ 'iO
Whitehall Hotel last evening was one
of the biggest and best events ever
pulled off by the local Chamber Of
Commerce and every man present
greatly enjoyed the evening.
The banquet began at o'clock, the
festivities being over at II o'clock.
The time of the banquet was set for
Z O'Clock but the delay was made In
order to give everyone the chance OF
getting to the hotel. A very delicious
banquet was served by the managers
of the Whitehall.
Mr.. W. d. Cochran was the toast
master Of the evening. His introduc-
tory remarks were well chosen. The
committee certainly made no mistake
in his selection. The first speaker
was Mayor j. Wesley Lee, who gave
short address of welcome to the
business men and to the visitors in
the city. His remarks were very
pleasing.
Hon. Reuben Hutchcraft of Bourbon
county, secretary of the Kentucky
State Tax Commission, was the next
speaker. He explained the new tax
law which will be considered by the
Kentucky State Legislature in a spe-
cial session beginning next week. Mr..
Hutchcraft was thoroughly conver-
sant with the new law and explained
it in a very clear manner to the as
sombled gentlemen.
Hon. w. II. Rees, County Attorney,
spoke on Possibilities. Some of the
possibilities mentioned by him were
the new depot, viaduct between the
Fifth Ward and the lower part of the
city, an incline plane to Edgemont
and bridge across the Ohio.
Secretary Grimsley spoke on the
work the Chamber of Commerce was
doing and the work it could dc
through the united efforts of the busi-
hess men Of the city.
1 Hon. ]. N. Kehoe, President of the
! First Standard Bank, spoke on Mays-
il vile. He spoke of Maysvilles wealth
and gave some very interesting re-
marks on the worth of the c. & o. to
this city and also said that the people
of this city were annually giving $780,
\ 900 in business to its railroads
Mr.. Garrett B. Wall of the c. & o
was the next speaker of the evening
Mr.. Wall is former Maysvillian arc
his subject was Old Friends. He sale
that he was always loyal to his native
l.. city. Mr.. Wall was the gentleman
who first let it be known that the
railroad company was considering 6
. new depot for this city.
Mr.. George w. Stevens, President o
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
gave an address on the City and thu
c. & o. His address was short. liz
said that after hearing the many goot
things in Maysville he was sorry tina
he had not been born here He salt
that Maysville had made great prog
ress in the past ten years and that tn,
railroad was ready to increase thu
possibilities.
The banquet closed by Mr.. w. +
Cochran proposing toast to Presi
dent Wilson and this was drunk wit
; cold water with great enthusiasm.
4 The following were the gentlemen
4 present at the banquet: Presiden
j George w. Stevens of the C. e. O.,
y NJ. Whitaker, Vice President of the
1 e. o., w. r. Hudson, General Super
intendent, j. B. Harris, Superintendent
of Cincinnati Division. Garrett 7
4 Wall, Assistant to President, j. I
. Stevens, General Manager, w. d. Cocf
ran, Horace Cochran, w. H. Rees,
Wesley Lee, Reuben b. Hutchcraft,
J N. Kehoe, Clarence Mathews, II, |
Purnell, Mike Brown, ]. Barbour Rus
sell. Fl. II. Barkley, ]. Ed Parker,
y S. Calhoun, F. L. Hendrickson, w.
j Mcllvain, Eugene Merz, A. F. Stab
: John j. Altmeyer, A. Holtzman,
r. Geisel, s. Straus, F. Hechinger,
Clooney, John W. Davidson, C. s. KirI
! Charles Fristoe, Frank s. Tolle, C. V