The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-12
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
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For the Bulletin by x Ray Faberl,

For the Bulletin by x Ray Faberl.
Mr.. Isaac; discover one mistake
many Cairo people make They
speak disparagingly of their own
town, not only among themselves, but
to visitors. ard when abroad them
selves. The acquiesence in what Is
said Of the town derogatory to it.
and attempt to apologize for II. Peo-
pie in other cities in no way Superior
to Cairo do not do this and there Is
reason why Cairo people should do 1t.
THE fact that they do accounts to no
small extent for any u1faYorable
ICpinion entertained OF this city else
where. Some people here have said
so much in disparagement Of the
lplace at home, they believe what they
| talk ands create similar opinion
among others. There is no civic
bride IL this As a business city this
has no peer of its size, nor is there
business city anywhere that is mere
desirable fer a residence Every
Thing that good people want Is here
in great abundance. and it Is a pleas
ant, comfortable place to live in. There
| is less Of Intolerance, jealousy and
envy among the inhabitants than will
be found in nest Of the provincial
cities. This was illustrated recently
iby the general church fair In which
all the churches, Protestant and
Catholic, United. Some purely rest
dence cities, suburban to metropoli-
ltan business towns. may show more
polish on their streets and average
higher in the appearance and quality
of their dwellings; and why not? Go
to the busiress localities of many OF
their citizens and they will be found
no more tidy than are the business
sections of Cairo.
Mr. Jacobs You touch the right
chord, Mr. Isaacs; more should have
been said on the subject long ago. It
is a good rule, that if you can say
nothing good Of your reighbor say
nothing at all The same must hold
good with loyal citizens in talking Of
their residence towns.
Mr. Kirby: It is well for all Cairo
ties to get in the habit of speaking n
lpralse of their city among themselves
ard everywhere. There is no reason
in uttering apologies to those who de-
lnounce the place. Confront the ira.
ducer with a demand for facts, AMI
| show their statements 10 he faisiilca-
items This can be done every time
More lies have been told about Cairo
han Of any other city in the country
Visitors here oypect to find fault with
| he city They come with a wrong
| impression OF It and are expecting to
| have II confirmed, and hence are rot
looking for the beautiful or brish
side Of the place Too often their
.derogatory remarks will be approved
by those whose hospitality they ar
enjoying Visitors should be fore
stalled by praise of the city from
those they are visiting and the admir-
able features Of the place pointed ont
10 them. If this is persisted I'm the
visitors viii leave impressed favor
ably with Cairo and prepared to de-
fend it against traducers. and TO speak
in praise of the place ar all times.
Mr. Long: had a visitor last
week whom / desired Cairo to make
a good impression upon. as he is ?
man Of influence and travels much
I met him ar the cars. and as it was
about dinner time took him over TO
the Halliday | have discovered tina
first Impressions 20 a great way with |
visitors. AID that nothing imprpsse |
them better than a good hotel and
good meal ! did net wait for him TO-
say il. but told him this WAS one of |
the best hotels in the state. and that
everything else in Cairo was first
class. that IL was metropolitan a.
well a. COSMOPOLITAN city on a small \
scale His manner as we'll as hi-
words cccfirmed what ] had 70 say
of the hotel In the meantime I plan
ned a trim for him. After lcoRug |
through the new Central depot AN |
having his baggage sent 10 my house |
by an eXpressman. We went dove tr /
the Big Four depot. locked at the con /
yenient terminal passenger yarl. |
then took a street car and went up tc /
Thirty-touTth street We Looked ~
the Singer works and the Bucher /