The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-27

states, as the waters Of the whole
country from the Allegheny Noun
tains to the Rocky Mountains come
together here and provide sufficient
depth of channel, from Cairo to ths
gulf for all water craft used upon
the rivers at all seasons or the year.
The railroad facilities at this point
are equal TO those enjoyed by cities
muen larger In size and population
than ours--being furnished as it is
with splendid service by the Illinois
Central railroad, operating 4553
miles, the New York Central lines,
1903 miles, the Iron Mountain ana
Missouri Pacific, 64SS miles, the Mo-
bile and Ohio, which Is part OF the
Southern System, 1913 miles. the st.
Louis and Southwestern, commonly
known as the Cotton Belt, 1869 miles,
and soon we will be enjoying addi-
tional trade and travel over the Cairo
and Thebes railroad, which will be
connected with the Thebes bridge
land operated with some system of an
Iunknown number OF miles. This last
lmentioned railroad Is now under con-
lstrnetion, and | understand awill ina
LIN operation before the end. ~ The
lpresent year. The terminal facilities
which are being constructed by this
new road are an index to what we
may hope 1t will do for Cairo, In
business way, when completed.
The city itself, during the past
five years has expended million dol.
lars in street improvements, which
include q complete system OF sewer.
+, age and many miles of brick streets
and cement sidewalks. These i'm
lprovements are being paid for in five
per cent bonds, running over period
lof ten years, and it is a pleasure IN
| note that the Cairo Improvement
Bonds are sought after in the large
| financial centers, and always sell
lreadily at good prices.
Many large Industries are located
there and valuable sites for other con-
Germs are being secured by parties
who are looking for an advantageous
point from which to do business. One
of the latest acquisitions to the citys
commercial enterprises Is the estan.
lishment by the Indian Refining
| Company, Of Cincinnati, of a statioA
for the purpose of handling it's oils
and transporting them to all Of the
business centers Of the civilizet
world.
The public schools are of hlgl
order and the churches of Cairo are
In every respect equal to those OF
much larger communities.
The healthfulness Of this location
Is equal to the best in the country,
as is indicted by the plcing of the
United tSates Marine Hospital at
Cairo, by the Government, after ex.
lamining the whole Mississippi Valley
for the purpose of securing health.
tul location for such an institution.
The first effort to estblish bank
lin this locality, history tells us. was
| in January 1918, at which time,
bank was established, on paper ut
Least, but so far as 1t is known, moth
ing more was done until 1899. when
the legislature passed bill author.
izing the establishment of bank,
(which was required to be located at
kaskaskia, but 10 do uslnes as a
'siro bank. 1t, however, was short
lived, and nothing more seems TO
have been done in the banking line
until about 1858, when citizens,
whose names are familiar to all and
who are known to the older citizens
or Cairo today, A. B. Stafford AMI
Walter Hyslop, established banks
here, which with their successors.
haye been operated continuously, and
new ones added to the list of bank.
ing houses. so that at this time
the Cairo banks furnish the best evi.
dence as to the growth of the city
land also the healthy financial condi-
ton of this community. In order that
you may more fully realize Cairo
relation to the banking interests OF
the state of Illinois, desire 10 say
that this is one Of the first iocali.
ties In the whole state where a bark
ing house was established. You can
therefore readily see. from the
strides that have been made, corn.
mencing before Illinois was admitted
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