The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-18
A FL0URISHING TOWN.
How Cairo Is GrOwing-Center of
syrup Industry.

Cairo, Ga. Dec. 17.-Cairo Is not on
boom, but is keeping we'll up with
other progressive towns. In the past
few months several neat residences
have been completed and several hand
some brick stores erected. The rail-
road agent, Mr.. l.. B. Powell, has just
completed a substantial two-story brick
building. The upper story is occupied
by DR.. A. b. Cooke, dentist, and the
Telephone Exchange. The lower floor
is occupied by K. Powell, general mer-
chandise.
DR.. T. J. Airline. c. F. Sanders and
c. NJ. Muggridge, EACH is building
neat brick buildings. Two other brick
buildings are contemplated in the near
future. Rev. w. C. Jones will open
a new street through his property. and
remove his residence from the business
street and build two neat cottages on
the new street. He is selling business
lots where his residence now stands.
The new brick Methodist Church has
been completed and handsomely fur
nfshed. The pastor, Rev. w. M.
Bitch, deserves much praise for his
untiring efforts in completing the
church. He was the builder and work.
ed most faithfully without price. The
Methodists are justly proud of their
anticipate repainting their church and
buying new organ and bell.
The demand for business houses and
residences cannot be supplied. There
is not a residence or business house to
be had. Some weeks ago a capitalist
was here trying to secure a place to
open a banking business, but could Sc
cure neither house for banking nor res
idence to live in.
Cairo is nnw f,tlt-
town. 1t has local system of tele-
phones, with about fifty instruments in
use. The long-distance telephone sys-
tenn puts Cairo on speaking terms with
Savannah. but prices will have to be
considerably reduced before there will
be much joking between the citizens of
Cairo and Savannah.
This is perhaps one of the best BUSH
ness points in South Georgia. being
located in one of the best farming sec
lions in the state. The merchants do
an immense business and their trade
comes exclusively from agricultural
products. This section produces both
long and short staple cotton and is
headquarters for syrup. This imme-
date section produces more syrup than
the remainder of the state. Many far
mers have from sixty to eighty acres
in cane. The old-time horse mills and
kettles are being laid aside and i'm
proved machinery used. Some of the
farmers produce from 500 to 800 barrels
of syrup. From one to five carloads of
syrup are shipped daily. and many
smaller shipments in addition. The
farmres are in a prosperous condition,
and farming lands are rapidly advance
ing in price.
Cairo offers many advantages as a
desirable place to live. 1t is one of
the most moral towns in Georgia It's
citizenship cannot be excelled. 1t has
good water. good health, good
churches, good schools and good people.
Cairo High School. with Prof w. H.
Searcy pricinpal and Miss Crozier and
Miss Stubs assistants. will close Fri
day until after the holidays.
This county will have an election on
Jan. for and against the sale of Ii
quor. This precinct will give an over
whelming majority against the sale.
1t was published in several papers
that Goly Tyus, who was executed in
Townsville last Friday, was hung for
the murder of Marshal A. M. Goodwin.
| Tyus was tried, sentenced and hung
for the murder of jeff Goodwin and not
| Marshal Goodwin. A. M. Goodwin, the
marshal, was killed six miles south of
here, where he met Tyus and John
| Walker.