The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-01
70 THE pAracxs OF TEE BulLr.
TIN.

TO THE RAG8O10 OF THE HCLLEs
TIN.
Just one word;
l have been In the newspaper business
In Cairo nigh on to thirteen years, and In
that time have had an experience that
might have been pleasanter and might
have been far more disagreeable than 1t
has been. Ihsve been up and down and
around and across, and haye managed to
be always hopeful. although sometimes
sorely pressed by the memorable cruelty Of
COMPOUNDED hard times. Be it
known to you, that take this
fact as a mark OF great merit in
the undersigned; tor hard times, even
when they are not COMPOUNDED, always
press the hardest upon the utterly miser.
able business OF publishing a little daily
paper In little city busy at the lazy
work of not gaining either in population
! or prosperity. And that is the kind of
business the publication OF the BULLETIN
has been the past four or i've
years.
Cairo, after the close of the war, was
hurt by the unsettled condition Of the
Southern states, and the panic of 70 gave
her, with the other cities OF the republic,
fearful blow that has greatly injured
her prospects. The BULLETIN suffered
with its city, and has been going on
from year to year lately without as firm
a belief as 1t had in 1868 that Cairo
would, in decade or two, be the city OF
the Mississippi valley-a city bigger than
New York, more energetic than
| Chicago and richer than st.
Louis, with BULLETIN newspaper
worth anywhere from million toa bill
lion of dollars. But this vision has not
faded entirely. True it is at present in
distinct. but who knows how soon it
may come out again in brighter
cOlors than 1t wore when Nose Harrell
with his flattering pen, used to point the
world to it through these columns, and
grow eloquent over our natural advanta-
ges. Has not Hayes, the Great Counted.
In, pacifed the South! Is not the South.
ern Pacific almost fixed fact: Is it not
probable that lads will set Cairo upon a
hill, lit the Mississippi valley
above high water. and give,
even in the dryest OF times, twenty feet
OF water to the Gulf! Who knows:
But life is short, and being "servant of
the people" and unable to do my public
duties faithfully, and publish the little
BULLETIN with the attention it should
have to be either readable or financially
successful, propose to get OF the tripod
miserable stool rest, pray for the
good of Rome rs it were, and wait tor
something to turn up. But do not, as
the Sun says, intend to remove to
Springfield and make that place
my future home. couldn't leave Cairo
if | would, ana wouldn't leave it
il could.
Retiring, ] hand the BULLETIN oyer
to the Messrs. Schuckers, who will give
all their time to its business and make it
good enough paper tor Cairo or any
other place of its size. They ale not, as
too many of us little editors are.
too big for a little business and
too little for anything else. They take
the business knowing what it is, satisfied
to follow it faithfully, and will succeed in
making both money and reputation il
they do not weary OF well-doing.
| commend them to the patronage of the
! good people OF Cairo. Give the boys a
chance.
And so with these hasty and-as Or.
Casey, of Mound City, always says
"tew de-sultory remarks" bow to my
old readers, with whom have not held
very many conferences during the past
twelve months or so, and bid them all
goodbye for year or so at least. A..
9Tro'y, good patrons OF the BULLETIN, su
Teroir. Thus take French leave and am
As ever, truly. ETC.,
JOIN H. OBsRLY.