The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-11-29
IMPORTANT VISITORS.

IMPORTANT VISITORS.
Mr.. George r. Mckenzie, of New York,
president of the Singer Sewing Machine
company, and Mr.. Sidney A. Bennett sec
rotary, arrived at The Halliday in this city
yesterday. Mr.. Mckenzie Is here on an in
spection visit which he makes to all the
principal offices of the company in the
world every year. They will be here to-day
and part Of tomorrow, and in company
with Mr., Leighton Pine, superintendent OF
the company, will take a look at the works
which are in full operation.
Mr.. Mckenzie is very agreeable old
| gentleman, to whom the winter OF
| life has come after an industrious
spring and summer, and an autumn
laden with rich harvest. He must be
near the age usually allotted to man, but
he is hale and hearty and evidently enjoys
life while he continues to labor in the line
of industry chosen by him years ago. He
has been with the Singer company over
thirty years. He began as young man,
working at + so per week, and he worked
hard and faithfully for three years before
his wages were raised to $1,000 per week.
But he was courageous, Industrious faithful,
steady and the reward for all this came in
due time as it will come to all who practice
these qualities. He is now president of one
of the largest if not THE largest and wealth
lest companies in the world, after having
been vice. president for a number of years.
During his more prominent connection
with the company, he crossed the Atlantic
ocean fourteen or fifteen times
We gathered these interesting facts from
q gentleman who has known Mr., Mckenzie
for a number Of years, and we then realized
the truth Of the remark made by the geote-
man who introduced us to Mr. Mckenzie,
viz; Here is perhaps one Of the greatest
men you ever met"
Mr.. Mckenzie, in an interview with
US, was enthusiastic over Cairo 40 point
for III anutacturing establishments. He
said that he had travelled all over the world;
knew by sghtevery city and town of any i'm
portance IN Europe and America, but that
as manufacturing point Cairo was ahead
ofthem all-"there is only one Cairo" said
Dir, Mckenzie, land that is this Cairo. |
have known Cairo longer than you have
and believe that there is not another
place in this country or in Europe, except
ing Glasgoe, that offers the same nd.
yantages a manufacturing establishment
such as ours, as Cairo does" The
Singer company said he had
been somewhat intertered with here by the
late high water, but that it had the great
est confidence in Cairo aud would proceed
as rapidly as possible with the completion
of the cabinet works as originally planned.
The object Of the company was to ultimate
ly transfer all the work and business now
done at South Bend, Ind, to Cairo, and to
construct the works here large enough to
meet the demand for increased cabinets
and tables, which the South Bend works
alone were unable to supply.
Such an opinion Of Cairo expressed by so
well posted gentleman as Mr.. Mckenzie,
and such confidence in Cairo entertained
by 50 powerful and wealthy because eau.
tons in its nvestiments) corporation as the
Singer company are Of the greatest impor.
lance to Cairo, and must strike every
croakcr, either within or without the CITY.
dumb.
Mr.. Bennett, the secretary, kindly gave
US some important information regarding
the mode Of business Of the company, and
as everything pertaining to the Singer
company must be Of interest to the readers
Of The BULLETIN, we shall emb, dy that
in an item in future issue.