The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-07
OPERA HOUSE THRONCED
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THAT part of the country He came
mo Cairo in the early part of 1856
merely a Young man and took a posi-
luon ae clerk on the whartboat U
this city. He only remained a shcr
time ia Cairo and then accepted
positiun as clerk en- the steane
Cumberland" and was a clerk q
that boat at the time that it Wa'
/ blown up or destroyed by q boile
IeXplosion in August 1861 | have
often heard him relate his eXpeli
fences Of that time, as he was one
OF the few that escaped death on ina
occasion He then went TO Memphi'
and went into the employ OF hl'
father who at that time was operat
| lug a wharfhoat in that city. STAY
linz there Cnly short time, reeogniz
ing that the opportunities in TINS
civ were better for him than there
ne returned to Cairo and again as
sumed the position OF clerk on the
| cairo wharfboat. He renamed il
ltbat service until the early part ~
| 1872 when he was taken by Capt. "
Up. Halliday and sent to st. Johns
I'M. and placed in the position of gen
eral manager of the st. John mines
and salt works in that little Town
lie remained there up to about the
wear 1884. He then went west AMI
became a resident of Fort Worth
lTexas. where he was engaged in the
manufacturing of crocEars and ma
terial Of that ratrre. He remained
In that business for some two OF
three years. 1t not proving the bust
ness he liked. he returned TO Cairo
az the solicitation Of Capt. Halliday
and was employed by him as gen
eral manager of his affairs and he
remained in that position, | may say
until his health failed him during
the year 1906 He was married Oct
22nd 1888. He was the mayor OF
tho city of Cairo from April 1901, to
April, 1903. As | said before, his
health failed him in the year 1906
when he had to give up active bust
iness cares. He then resolved for the
purpose Of the recuperation OF
health to go from place to place and
towards the latter part OF his life
landed in Orlando, Florida, where he
was much benefited and where he
,sas building himself a permanent
fome, and the building of this home
was going on at the time OF his
death. July 10th. 1898 His remains
were taken from Orland, Florida, and
were deposited in the Elmwood Gene
terry in Memphis. Monday July 20
1908.
i wish to say that during his life
ne was also PRESIDENT responsible
| position president Of the City Ma
tional Bank OF Cairo Illinois, from
January. 1909, to January, 1907
My friends, | have known Marion
C. Wright since January 1875. | was
an associate. not only in friendship
but also in the business enterprises
'of which he and I during that period
from 1875 to 1906 were engaged we
were advisers with each other and
associates. want to say that there
never was more true, a more loyal
Ia more honest man than Marion C..
Wright He never did in my judg.
ment so far as ne knew. do an act
that was not fair and honest i'm all
of bis career. He was fair in bust
ness; he was conciliatory in business
affairs aud | think when | say that
during the period that he was the
general manager Of the coal mines in
St Johns, Illinois, there never was a
man to whom the miners were more
willing to leave their disputes as to
what they should do than to Marion
G. Wright My friends. when you
stop and think that class of men
organized as they are. organized b.
men in power above them. debating
policies for good for themselves. adj
viking sometimes wrong. but yet
the miners at ST. Johns mines were
always ready to be guided bv our
dead Brother. Can YOU pay a higher
r Ab'fN' w q man AlAhil ANaAs IMAM k'|
say that they that class Of people
We're willing TO leave every decision
in regard 10 their affairs TO the man
that was over them? He was. i'm
fact representing other interests. In.
this way he was always sound In his
Judgment His advice was always
good he was a good adviser. he|
was good citizen. be- was liberal
and broal minded. know Of no
greater happiness that he enjoyed
than when he was surrounded by|
HE fellow associates going over the
reminlsceucDs OF earlier days anil
Instances OF daily life. he was
genial man socially iu his way. not
a society man az al He cared moth
iinG for IT, His heart was rH oil
charity and no one iu need ever ar
piled 20 him that they did not re-
ceiEe benefit H. was not affiliate
"itt any religious body at an until
7 may say about the latter year %
his life when he iid affiliate with
Nhat b. known a. The religion oil
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