The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-16
CAPE GIRARDEAU
The Queen City Of South.
east Missouri.
A second Garden of Eden-The Rich
est of Lands-Purest of Climate
and an Industrious and
Progressive People.

Progressive People.
Hardly a day or week passes but
what We are in receipt of letters from
parties aboard making inquiries in
regard to our city. 1t is with pleas
ure that We reply to them, showing
them our advantages and soliciting
them to visit Us. We have land OF
which there i no better in the State.
and we have room for several thOus-
and people.
The city of Cape Girardeau is
situated, geographically speaking. in
the southeastern corner of the State OF
Missouri. The mighty Mississippi
flowing along on the east. the large
magnificent hills towering high on the
north and west and the extensive and
valuable forests to the south as far as
the eya can reach.
Situated in beautiful valley sur
rounded by land which has no equa
on the face of the earth for farm pro-
products. Cape Girardeau is undoubt-
edly the coming metropolis of the
State. No better country could be
desired, no county in the State can
excel in agricultural products or
offer the facilities that we have for
shipping and transportation to the
outer world.
The daily packets which ply the
Mississippi river between st. Louis
and New Orleans gives lis excellent
means of shipping to all points north
and south, as also does the st. Louis.
cape GiI'ardcau * Ft. Smith and the
Grand Tower u CarbOndale railroads.
vt a special election. which was had
about one year ago. Cape Girardeau
was made city of the third class and
has ever since that time been pros
porous and her prosperity is rapidly
growing under her present officials.
These gentlemen have devoted time
and study to the welfare of the city
and their efforts have not been in
vain. We have to-day the finest and
most beautiful streets and sidewalks
of any city in the State and it is due
TO the efforts of these gentlemen.
Our city has also won renown for
her great educational institutions. We
have seven schools and among those
which rank among the highest and
which have turned forth scholars who
have been Il credit to this world and
themselves, is the st. Vincents Young
Ladies academy. State Normal and
st. Vincent's College
Christianity is also well represented
by the following denominations Bap- |
tist, Presbyterian. Episcopalian,
Methodist, German Methodist. Luth- |
eran, Christian. Catholic. German |
Catholic and two colored churches.
Our fire department is one of the
best. We have four companies. one
in each ward, and the brave laddies
have shown their skill and bravery |
on several occasions.
Our water service is beyond ques- |
ton the finest in the country as like
wise our electric light system.
The manufacturer of brick, lime, |
chalk, lumber. flour, etc, is carried |
on very extensively and large ship
ments are made in these lines daily.
This city is one of the largest tie
shipping points in the world. Mil
lions of railroad ties are shipped from
here annually.
1t would require considerable space
to enumerate the advantages that we
have, but We extend an invitation to
home-seekers to come and behold for
themselves the prettiest spot in all
Missouri.