The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-27
A PROSPEROUS TOWN
And Section of Country That
Equals Any in Georgia

Equals Any in Georgia.
Cairo, Ga, Jan. .26.-Cairo is a prosper
GUS and handsome town on the Alabama
Midland railway. fourteen miles west of
Townsville. 1t is surrounded by an ex-
cellent farming country. filled with pro-
gressive farmers. The town has a popu-
lation of 800. DR.. W. A. Walker is the
present mayor, now filling his second
term. He enforces the law to the letter,
and is as popular mayor as he is a physi-
clan. Marshal j. b. Crawford yields the
club through the day, and Night Marshal
b. +. Walker looks after the interests of
the town while its citizens slumber. Judge
j. N. Barrow, Justice of the peace and
Judge S. b. Singletary, notary public. dis
penses justice for the militia district
Postmaster Valandingham pleases the pa
manners and promptness.
q Mi Il. B. Powell is the popular and eff
nclent agent of the Plant System here.
He is justly termed one of the most polite
vice of the system
Cairo has twenty stores, one large brick
COTTON warehouse, one wheelwright and
blacksmith shop, one livery stable, three
churches, Methodtst, Baptist and Presby-
terlanS. Prof. j. b. Wight, is the prince
pal of the high school, and is assisted BIZ,
Prof. b. +. Evans and Miss Johnnie
Brown. The school at present has over
100 students, and new names are added
This point ships annually about 400
nales or cotton, 5000 barrels of syrup, and
II easily leads in the shipment of poultry
ana eggs. The sobriety of the people is
beyond question. While this (Thomas)
county is what is termed a wet county,
no barroom can exist here, and If the rec
ords or freight list of the express COM
pany could be inspected it would show
perhaps fewer little brown jugs, or any
other size or colored jugs for Cairo than
any station perhaps on the Plant system
Cairo has a n tIn hast h,ot Ill. ~. -.
mers Retreat, and the weary drummer
is always pleased to take a rest at this
fi0ds Ike house house. The new year
IN excellent condition. The large ma
Jority of them have full barns, crowded
store rooms, fat horses, cattle and pigs
ana they meet you with smile that in
dlcates peace. plenty and prosperity They
seem TO be contented with their surround
lngs, and they certainly should be for
they are prosperous. The farmer and
merchant are friends. There is no discord
amongst the Masses and a more friendly
social and clever people does not exist
me farmers in this section diversity their
crops, paying particular attention to their
provision crop. They cultivate their
crops well, and are handsomely reward
ed for their laborS. Provisions of every
KIND are bountiful. Nearly every farmer
mas more corn wheat, syrup and pota-
toes than he can use. Many of them have
provisions enough to do them two years
The industrious ladies have enough can
ned fruit of every kind to supply their ia
pies daily for three or four years. Many
horses and mules are raised in this sec
ton. L saw an excellent pair of we'll
matched mules that was raised by one of
the progressive farmers. They were first
class mules. He says no horses or mule
equal the Georgia raised stock. The
farmers have begun to prepare for this
years crop. Oats are looking fine, and
with favorable seasons the yield will be
large. 1t is but just to say that this is
the best and most progressive section of
the state, and l challenge a denial In
fact this is the place where the spring
chicken roost on the lower limb, and the
yellow leg pullet cackles her morning lay
over new made egg, and where the
juicy peach and purple grape hangs
temptingly by the garden gate, and no
section can boast of better SOIL purer wa
ter, prettier women, nobler men, or
brighter children. The climate is unsur-