The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
THE TIME FIXED
For aGrand Big CeIebra.
ton.
The Completion of the Water Works
and the New Era of Business Pros
perity for Cape Girardeau TO be
Celebrated in Becoming


and the New Era of Business Pros
perity for Cape Girardeau TO be
Celebrated in Becoming
style.
The DEMOCRATS efforts TO get up q
celebration for the completion of the
water works have not been in vain
We have interviewed prominent citi
zens regarding the matter and they al
agree that something should be done
20 show our appreciation of an enter
prise that is to be OF incalcuIable
benefit to our city. We have a system
of water works that cities like st.
Louis and Chicago would feel proud
of. There is not another water works
plant in the country where water is
taken from a muddy river like the
Mississippi and distributed through
the water mains as clear as crystal.
There is not a town or city in the West
that can offer the advantages to
capitalists fOreither homes or factories
than Cape Girardeau can offer. There
is not city in the Union that has
Jagged behind like Cape Girardeau.
There is no other city in the country
with population as great as We have
that is not known all over the country
for some of its good or bad qualities.
Cape Girardeau has never been ad-
vertised to the outsideworld. We have
lived here-we have died here and we
hope those who have gone on have
went to a good place-not a better
place-for there is no better place.
But We tremble when We think ofthem-
think of their departure. Yes. We
tremble for them and for ourselves,
for We know that when ST. Peter asked
them at the big gate where they were
from they were ashamed to tell him
not because they We're from the city of
Cape Girardeau, but because they were
from a city they could not point out
on the map-a city that never adver-
tised-a city whose people live so
happy that they never look ahead.
The future never concerns them. They
were here and they imagined-they
hOped-they were here to stay. But
hey were not. There is no heaven on
earth. There cannot be, but next to
heaven comes Cape Girardeau. True,
it is not on the map, but neither is
heaven on the map. All nations talk
of heaven but they know not where to
point to that promised land. Cape
Girardeau people talk about their city.
They sing its praises-point out to
each other its many advantages. but
hey never say to the stranger ''come
and see us-come and be one of us
We have now reached an age-a
Deriod-when to win We must move
push. Standing still is no longer the
way. For business We must reach out. !
We must advertise. We must let the |
people know where We are. what We
are doing. what we want to do and |
what We will do for them. We have
here the best city, south of St.
Louis, on the Mississippi River. WeknOw
this, but other people do not know it.
We have been keeping too quiet. Now
We have water works. an enterprIre
We have been longing for for more
than twenty years. We are proud of
our water works plant, proud of the
men who put their money
into the enterprise and We are delight
ed with the pure water that We are sup /
piled with. Then why should We not
join in one grand celebration and in
vite the whole country to come and see
rs celebrate.
The celebration is go and it will
take place on Tuesday, May 2Sth. The
Board of Trade will hold a meeting
night and at this meeting
committees will be appointed to make
the necessary arrangements for the
of all business connected
Herewith.