The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-26

gone, DU1 IL VIII never come Ddch.
There was too much jealousy among
the business men of Cairo, fear thai
one would make a little more money
than the ether, and they even violated
the Sabbath in their anxiety to make
money. Business men should stand
! Loyalty together fer the common good
Of the city encouraging every enter
prise that would employ labor. Speak
ing Of the interurban proposition Mr..
Hunt said he felt sure no one in Cairo
was opposed to such an enterprise, but
| there was a difference Of opinion as to
/ the concessions to be granted or the
manner CT its coming. SO far as he
was concerned he would let it come
| any old way. He was reminded of
! the story of two lawyers on their
| way to heaven When they reached
| St Peters gate they were told no
| lawyers were admitted there. They
| begged that they be permitted to get
| their noses through the door-a law
! yer was generally satisfied if he could
get his nose in. st, Peter saw no
harm in the proposition and opened
the door whereupon the two lawyers
backed in so that by the time Their
noses got through the gate they were
all in, body and brooches. That's
1.-THE way he felt about the intcrurban-
he was willing to let it back in
Mr. Hurt suggested that a fund BE-
created fer the aid Ct industrial on
tcrpMsas that offered to como t.
Cairo not to be donated to them but
to be leaned without interest and to
be returned at the end Of n given
term Of years He felt that the aid
given to the Harris SaddIery factory
was a good investment as the company
had established good plant and was
employing a good class Of labor.
Mayor Parsons Speech.
On the subject Of Greater Cairo
Mayor Parsons spoke CT the great i'm
|proyements in progress in the city
during the last two years the street
work. the building Of the Cairo
Thobes railroad and the filling and
building work incidental to this pro
jet, also to the good work done by
! the Cairo Dredging Company.
Incidentally the mayor spoke of tho
matter Of wharfage upon which SOM
criticism had been made by a speaker
at the previous meeting. Mr. George b.
Wcareu who urged that free whraf
age be secured for Cairo if it were
possible to do SO. The mayor spoke
on this subject as follows;
The interest that is being taken in
the development of our city by the
most commendable and is sure to
bring great benefits to the people.
esteem it an honor to be asked to adj
dress you upon the subject CT the de
yelopment Of Cairo.
Before entering upon the discussion
in detail, of a Greater Cairo | desire
to correct little mis- statement made
at the last meeting with reference tOI
wharfage charges. Ever since | have
been here, there has been more or
less complaint regarding this matter
by people who seem to know very
little about it, but catch the spirit
.of criticism from preiudiced citizens
So far as information that has come to
me is concerned, | have only learned
.Cf one boat that passed the City of
Cairo on account of wharfage charges
aud that was pleasure boat, belong !
ing to a millionaire from Pittsburg. |
who came down the river about one
year and half ago and claimed that |
he passed here on account of reported !
excessive charges; but as a matter of !
fact, there has been but one pleasure |
boat landing at Cairo that has ever
Paid any charges at all and that was |
eXactod from New York millionaire |
who came here with the idea that he
owned the whole United States and |
could do as he pleased.
There is never issued a receipt for
wharfage charges that does not have
printed upon the back of 1t all rules re
lating TO wharfage and it seems to be |
these rules are so fair that am going
to CnCrOach upon your time and read
them to you, for believe that you are
entitled to the facts and not Compel.
cd to listen to hearsay reports upon
the streets alone.
II is probable that the citizens do
not stop TO realize the expense con
nected with the maintenance of this
property. First Of all, there is the
payment Of general taxes, amounting
to from sS09G9 to 81 10000 a year.
then there is the cost cf maintaining
this property aud Keeping it in rca-
.sonable condition fer the use of the
public, Last year this expense was
somewhat larger than usual on ac-
count Of the expected visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt but each year more or
less work has to BE- done upon the
slope Ct The paved whraf Last yeac
this expense amounted to nearly g..
o1t00 other years it ranges from
S50GG0 to $4,000. The total collec
tons Of wharfaGes flCm boats land
ing at this whraf averages less than
SO .0o9.Go gross per annum and for the