The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-28

ests were carefully. guarded, and /
was the intention Of the officers of tn
Cairo and Thebes Railroad compan
no comply with their terms and cond
tious
Benefit to Cairo,
Mr.. Smith then spoke of the con
tract for filling. made with the Cairo
Contracting and Dredging Company
and the difficulties which hat com
pany had encountered. also the grear
benefits which Cairo would derive
from the work of this company tbs
organization was due to the Cairo
and Thebes project Speaking espee
ia9y Of what had been done toward
the building CT the Cairo and Thebes
he said scme of the benfits TO Cairo
by reason fthe franchises granted
the Cairo and Thebes Railroad com
pany are:
The expenditure of about 100000
in he City of Cairo, and about
81 100000 in Alexander county, out
side Of the city; or otal of about
$500 900 in Alexander county. Tr
to the present time the c. & r has
expended about $725.090 and have
about $1,175,000 available to be used
n the completion Of the road II pur
chased lS2 city lots and about 1870
acres of land in the city OF Cairo. be
sides about 300 acres OF land in the
Cairo Drainage District. TO clear the
terminals for filing II became neces-
'ary to dispose fthe buildings there
IN About so houses were sold TO a
Cairo syndicate, which purchased
about 100 lots south OF Fourteenth
street in what is known as Lake
District These houses
were moved to that district which
brought about the order for sewerng
and filing the streets in that part OF
Cairo. and will be the means of al
hat territory being filled TO city
grade.
The assessments now made by the
'ity against the Cairo and Thebes
property for seweriug. filling ami
paving, aud funds provided for other
similar work in the vicinity of oul
eiRna1 buildings. is estimated at
bout 100000. In addition to this IN
q. & T. j. assessed S9S65.3G for III,
commercial Avenue aud Tenth stree,
ieyers Of about ouc-eleventh of IN
'nilrc cost OF same. In mentioning
he,e. matters. 10 il 10 inform you
hat the Cairo and Thebos Railroad |
company Is contributing ills part TO
ward the development OF Caro-.
The route sec,ectcd by the Cair, |
md Thebcs Railroad company was
Trough a low ciea OF the city am |
Toes not parallel any sret south OF
New Leyee street, neither does j.
ross any filled streets except West
twenty -first street and Walnut street |
The difficulties encountered from /
be- start by the promoters of this en-
crprise were numerous. some oi
which being almost insurmountable
he lengthy litigation in securing
ight Of way the delay aud litigation
o negotiating contracts for crossings
MI connections. the DELAYS by cor
FACTORS In prosecuting the work o.
ccount OF hgh water and othe
auses are the reasons why trains
re not now being operated over tn,
afro and Thebes railroad. WIFI,
hose delays have been annoying 10
be officers Of the G. q T | hop
BAT the best interests Of Cairo hav'
OF suffered therefrom
conelueion.
The Cairo Commercial Club ha
cen Instrumental in presenting ses
raj other important industries an I
Enterprises 10 Cairo. great deal o. /
.mc and correspondence has been
iyen in the interest of general riv,s
ar well a. Cor bank anil
wee protection il fho vicinity o.
afro. The club has also. a. al
mes. strongly advocated thc publ,
policy . mis1- add thai
equations have been under wav fol
BE- past feww weeks for The location
very important industry. uhic1 .
guii employ a large number OF