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

Tor the Bulletin by \ nay rdpeFl J.
Mr.. Isaac; discover one mistake
many Cairo people make. They
speak disparagingly of their own
town, not only among themselves, but
10 visitors. ard when abroad them
selves. The acquiosence In what Is
said of the town derogatory TO it.
and attempt to apologize for 1t. PEG.
pie in other cities in no way Superior
to Cairo do net do this and there Is
reason why Cairo people should do 1t,
The fact that they do accounts to no
small extent for any uclayorable
| opinion entertained of this city else
where. Some people here have said
so much in disparagement OF the
place at home, they believe what they
talk ands create similar opinion
among others. There is no civic
pride H. this As a business city this
has no peer of its size, nor is there
n business city anywhere that is more
desirable FER a residence. Every
thing that good people want IS here
in great abundance, and it IS 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
by the general church fair in which
all the churches, Protestant and
Catholic, urited. Some purely rest
dcnce cities. suburban to metropoli
tan business towns. may show moro
polish on their streets and average
higher in the appearance and quality
Of their dwellings; and why not? Go
TO the busiuess 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 we'll for all Cairo
ties to get In the habit Of speaking ~
Ipraise of their city among themselyee
ard everywhere There is no reason
in uttering apologies to those who do
Inouncc the place. Confront the ira.
Queer with a demand for facts, AMI
show their statements to be faislhca-
ticrs This can be done every time
More lies have been told about Cairo
han of any other city'in the country
Visitors here oynect to find fault with
be city They come with a wrong
impression of IT and are expecting to
have It confirmed, and hence are rot
looking for the beautiful or bYigh.
side Of the place Too often their
derogatory remarks will be approved
by those whose hospitality they al.
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 out
TO them. II this is pcrs .sted i'm the
visitors will leave impressed favor
ably with Cairo and prepared to de
fcud it against traduccrs, and to speal
in praise OF the place at all times.
Mr. Long: had a visitor last
week whom desired Cairo to make
a good impression upon. as he is ?
man If influence and travels much
/ met him al the cars. and as il was
about dinner time took him over 10
The Halliday ] have discovered tina
first impressions 20 a great way With
visitors. ard that nothing imprcsse
thcm better than n good hotel and
good meal ! did not wait for him to
say it. but told him this was one Of |
the best hotels in the state. and That
everything else in Cairo was first
rlass. that IL was metropolitan
well as cosmopolitan city on a small |
scale. His manner as well a. DIS
words cor firmed what I had 10 say
If the hotel In the meantime [ plan
ned a trim for him. After lcoking
through the new Central depot an /
having his baggage sent to my house !
by an eXpressman. We went DOVE tr /
he Big Four depot. locked at the con 1
Tenient terminal passenger yarl; |
hen took a street car and went UP tr |
street We locked a.
the Singer works and the Bu-h-r