The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-14
LOCATION AND INDUSTRIES.

uany has recently issued a pamphlet
Of some 225 pages. entitled Location
for Industries It's name signifies its
character. and it gives a page each to
mans of the towns and cities on its
lines in the twelve different states
through which the Illinois Central
lines run. These notices are Of neces-
sity very brief bur informally cover
the following points: The Cairo page
is copied in full as follows:
Cairo, Illinois.
Population-1S,n00
County deht-$ss.O0o
City debt-sG5,000.
Assessed valuation of property 81.
530,G4s
Tax rate-7.S2 per 800 on full val
uation.
Railroad lines-nllnois Central Big
Four. Mobile & Ohio Iron Mountain
and Cotton Belt
Distance from nearest large city
ST. Louis. l56 miles.
Number of banks-Three National,
two savings
Capital invested in banking Capital
and surplus $4,000
Number of hotels-Eight-
Educational Establlsnments-Eighi
high grade public schools.
Water works-Stand pipe; ample
supply and pressure.
Gas or Electricity Both.
Street cars-Nine miles, electric.
Churches Seventeen, all denomina-
tons.
Raw materials Timber, fire clay.
stone, cottonseed.
Industries ed--Woodworking
machine works. Glundries.
What nationality predominates =
American.
Can the surrounding country be
drawn upon for help-Yes.
\ Manufacturing enterprises now in
ltown--One sewing machine table
works; three box shook factories, one
tool ami handle factory, one vehicle
supplies, six lumber finishing factories,
1.-TWO sash and door factories, one cot,
ton-seed mill. one packing house. two
-four mills. four elevators, enc large
brewery.
Dcscription-CaiT is situated at the
extreme southerly end Of the state Of
Illinois. 1t is one of the most pro
gressive cities in the state It has
d commanding site liz the junction 81
1.-THE Mississippi and Ohio rivers, at the
4 head OF deep water navigation With
Its transpqf alton facilities both by
fAand and water 1t is one of the best
places for the location of industries in
1.-The state OF Illinois. The citizens are
progressive and will welcome with
sopen arms desirable induatries. ans
! with its facilities for obtanng the raw
materials and also It's desiTability al
a distributing point 1t makes b rlac'
I well worthy Of attention. of prGspec
I tive iocators.
The compiler OF the above Mr..
!, C. Glatr, Industrial commissioner 10
y the Illinois Central railroad company
baa evidently endeavored to be yer
fair and Just. but he has taken thing
& III they appear of record. making ii
Il allowance for extcnua'I4s circnmsiai
ces.
For iEstance: tlc hes cone Ga 10 a
: injustice N saying that the tax rat
j for the past year was s7s2 on flu
valuation.
Mr.. Clair does not take the troubl
Y to tell the whole truth.
n Under the revenue laws Of the Stat
Of Illinois tbs total valuation Of a
property is listel at "its fair cas-
y value, in the ordinary course Of bus
N ness but for the purpose Of taxatic
it is extended on the tax books
one-fifth that valuation.
~ That IL to say Property wor
u $1,000 is taxed fer only 5000
M The state law, therefore. reduces I
taxes from 1928 per one hundred d
lars valuation to only about 1856 p
ny hundred assessed valuation, which
N, confessedly remarkably low,
re- These are facts which cannot be t
i'd cmphatioally impressed upon the mi