The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-26

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masters office, to learn the facts re-
garding this property, and | presume
be has accepted the reports that have
come to him from the streets, which
is not considered the most reliable
source of information. These heavy
expenses Of maintenance are kept up
by the Trustees of the Cairo Trust
Property with the hope that some day
the business of the wharf will justify
the expense. If the property were
neglected, the people would soon have
occasion to complain seriously Of the
impossible condition of the roadways
upon the wharf.
| will close this part Of my subject
with one more statement. The State
Board of Equalization in adjusting the
taxes on property in the state has en-,
deayored to use basis of 70 per cent
| of the fair cash value on all proper
! ties, and taxes are collected upon one
! fifth of this valuation. | am ready to
convey all the privileges that are en-
| ioyed by the trustees upon the paved
wharf from Fourth to Eighth streets
and also the portion running from
| Eighth to Fourteenth strets, for tho
amount of the assessed valuation
! based upon the fair cash value of tn
property on the tax books, as provided
| by the work Of the State Board &c
! Equalization amounting to about $50
/ | will CO ftttt hot
there is any person or persons who
wish to take this property that win
personally assume 10 per cent of sad
| $S000000, This offer | think will !
better appreciated when say TO you
! that the trustees of Cairo City Prop
erty constructed this wharf at a cost
| Of $250o0000, which amount they
were obliged to borrow and were
never able to earn money enough from
| the property to even pay the interest
on the mortgage given to secure this
amount so that the property then be
! longing to the Cairo City Property W.,
! sold under foreclosure proceedings II
the United States Court and bought in
by the present owners.
Mr.. Denison's Address.
Mr. Deuison of the De1ison-Ghol on
Dry Goods company, SPOKE Of Cairo's
favorable situation for a large q y
and suggested reasons why it was not
Ilarger-a'so methods of making s..
lie regarded advertising as an i'm
portant factrr saying in part:
How shall we advertise? 1t is a'ony
this iino ! make my sUggestiCns What
applies 10 our business will apply to
practically every wholesale business
lin Cairo, Experience has shown us
we get the best results by inducing
buyers to visit us. We must have
their good win ahead OF their ORDER
land the best way to get this is to e
well acquainted with them and let
them get acquainted with us, on:
methods and our surroundings With
this end in view | suggest an organ
iZation of all the jobhers, manufac-
t1rers and bankers, an organization
similar to the Merchants association
in St Louis and Chicago. Let a GER
tain week in September and week
in March be set aside and known
as Entertainment Week. Let the as
ISOLATION in conjunction with the Com
mercial Club invite all the merchants
buyers, Bankers and newspaper men
within. a radius Of one hundred and
fifty miles Of Cairo to visit us during
these weeks. 1t should be easy to So
cure reduced railroad rates for such
meetings., the railroad fares to be pail
pro rata by such firms as make sales.
A free beat excursion may be ten
dered one evening, a free entertain
ment Of show at the opera house an
other evening, y smoker or banquet
one evening with appropriate address
les and SO on through the week, III
a word, we could be host in our best
manner and convince every business
man IN Cairo territory that Cairo
wants his business and will merit AMI
appreciate it if rendered. Say what
you may, sentiment and business go
hand in hand-The Commercial Club
the Board of Trade. Merchants As
ISOLATION, all should unite in this en-
tcrtainment. The bankers especially
should cooperate hccausn the Who'll
sale business would he in a bad way
without the support of our banking
friends
Moreover, if the merchants of Jones
boro, Arkansas, or Charlottesville, Mis-
souri, buy their goods in Cairo they
should pay for same in Cairo eXchang'
and there is no reason why Ioneshoro
and Caruthersyillc bankers should not
keep a portion of their reserves in the
Cairo banks, and if they have the op
portunity to meet our bankers and see
into the strength of our institutions.
they will doubtless do SO. Let Us
give them this opportunity.
You have given freely during many
years to attract crowds principally Of
one class. Would it not be a stcp
forward to unite in giving the hand
of welcome to a better class of PEG.
pie: the business men, the investors
the editors and the buyers? Some