The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
The Daily Bulletin.
LOCAL NEWS.

d. H. uil O'CLOCK p M, stopping only
about an hour for dinner, in reply to the
argument OF Mr. Linegar the day before.
The argument in this case was concluded.
Another case will be taken up to-day, with
the Illinois Central Railroad Company as
objector. The company objects TO the tax
levied on its elevator, on the ground that
it is part Of the operating property Of the
railroad, which is exempted from taxa
ten by the State law, in consideration of
the payment to the State by the company
of per cent. upon its yearly earnings.
States Attorney Leek appears for the coun-
! ty collector in this case, and Judge w. H..
Green for the railroad company. Mr. Leek
takes the ground that the law does not ex-
empt from taxation any property of the
company that is not necessary in the opera
ton of the railroad; and that the elevator
10 not of this nature, but Is an institution by
itself separate and distinct from and en-
tirely independent Of, the railroad, as the
railroad is independent OF it. The argu-
ment will be opened this morning and may
last all day.
1t has been demonstrated beyond any
reasonable doubt, by Mr.. DesRocher aud
others in this county, tnat strawberries can
be raised here that would rival any of the
finest produced in the most favored regions
in Southern Illinois. 1t is also q matter
of common consent, that the cultivation of
Strawberries is one of the most profitable
occupations man can engage in. Now,
In view of these two generally conceded
truths isn't it little strange that Alexan-
der County farmers do not pay more stten-
ton to the cultivation of strawberries than
they dol These thoughts we're suggested
by the following item taken from the last
issue of the Benton Standard, which gives
some very interesting statistics of the bust
ness this year "While the strawberry
pick between Cairo and Centralia is not as
large as last year, and the quality not so
good by reason of cold weather and heavy
rains, the shipments have been large enough
TO warrant the belief that the yield has
been profitable to the farmer. Forty cars
were loaded Sunday between Cairo and
Centralia, the largest amount shipped at
any one time this season. AS each car con-
tains 400 crates, of "a quarts each, the mag
ni;ude Of the berry business IN this section
may be better understood. Pickers are
: paid 2 cents a quart, and crates cost &c
cents each. 1t is estimated that over $500,
900 worth of berries will be shipped from
the section Damed this year, mostly to Chi
cago."
"A resolution offered by Alderman Pa
tier, ordering the City Marshal to see tina
all houses on Thirteenth Street, used TO
illegetimate purposes, be vacated, passed
the Council Tuesday night. This resolution
was certainly not the result of that delib.
Grafton and wise forethOught that should
precede all matters brought up for action
in the City Council. 1t was written and
introduced in the heat of warm debate
and was adopted by the Council in a mo
{ ment when excitement blinded its bette
judgment. We do not believe that it would
have been introduced by the Alderman, hat
he been calm; nor passed by the Council
had it given the subject any consideration
at all. 1t was one of those worse than fool
ish things that are often 'railroaded
througha deliberative body Cor, rather, on
that should be deliberative), and whcl
always either die with the excitement il
which they were created, or work incalcu
liable mishief if followed up with the sam
insane spirit that fathered them. We d.
not doubt that the Council will agree will
q US when we say that the social evil is not
, thing to be made tie subject of an.
such rash legislation as this. We believ
that, in their cooler moments, the Alder
i men will all agree that the wlsest policy t
y be pursued toward the evil is regulation,
4 strict surveillance of the victims at al
# times, seclusion, modesty in dress and be
g havior when necessarily abroac
etc.; all will also agree tina
4 to the proper supervision of the evi
/ and proper enforcement of the regulation
/. adoped with reference to it, concentratio
:, is absolutely necessary. Scattered all owe
- the city in "private" rooms, supervise
# would be impossible and the demoraliaip
y influence would be more widespread an
, almost beyond the reach of law. We d
y not believe that either Alderman Patier c
the Aldermen who voted for his resolution
intended to undertake the herculean job {
exterminating the evil entirely from TIL
community. We give him and them cred
VI fnr of leest n WILLINGNESS ~ nroft he Nh