The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-22
CA|RO'S BIG DAY
AT CINCINNATI
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| successful IN tllS uAy ana age. Ol
remember the humorous experience
of Darius Green and his flying ma
chine? A farmers son who SAID
birds kin fly now, why KANT II" He
attempted to demonstrate his theory
by leaping from the top of the barn
with improyised wings attached tt
his arms but owing to his lack Of
knowledge of aerial navigation, his
efforts were not crowned with sue
cess.
The efforts of Wright Bros, and
many others of today. in navigation
sof the air are not characterized as
schimerical Their scientific know
ledge of the subject has enabled
them to produce practical and sue
lcessful results where Darius failed
We venture the assertion that had
| Mr.. Holbrook been able to carry ont
fhis plans, by building foundation
for city in filling to the top Of his
'le:ee. even one block at time, while
he still held control OF all the prop
ertyl his fondest hopes would long
ago have been realized, of great
city built up at this logical location
for the interior metropolis OF this
Igreat country of ours.
Strange as it may appear, Cairo,
until within the past few years, has
never attempted to live up to the full
measure OF her opportunities. Her
people have all these years been
busy amassing fortunes, feeling con-
tented and secure behind her impreg.
nable levees, but neglecting the inn
iprovements that mean growth and
expansion to city that should have
put her in the first rank among the
large cities of the middle west, many
years ago.
But a new era har dawned upon us
in the past few years, and we are
now in position to show you views of
a live. wide-awake city possessing
all the advantages and facilities OF a
large commercial center, as well as
the comforts and beautiful surround
,ings that go to make permanent and
happy homes.
The Cairo City Property Co., who
finally succeeded to the ownership
of this great tract of land on Which
Cairo stands, have, together with the
assistance of the city and some Of
her pioneer citizens for many years
been adding IA, strengthening and ex-
tending her magnificent levee system
until today we feel that the forces
of hades nor high water will never
be able to prevail against It. More
than S2,000.000 has been expended on
this magnificent wall of protection
and security, which now embraces
many thousand acres of land, avail
able for every purpose necessary TO
the commerce, industries and wealth
OF a large city, as well as the health,
happiness and intellectual and spirit
ual welfare of great people.
Cairo is living contradiction OF
the story that the foolish man built his
house upon the sands, and when the
rains descended and the floods came
disaster resulted to that house, for
Cairo Is built upon sand bar, and
for sixty to seventy years the rains
have descended and the floods have
come from all the river valleys
above US but thsy have never been
able to prevail against us.
In fact Cairo is the only city in the
Ohio Valley from Pittsburg down
that is never disturbed by the flood
stages that prevail every few years.
At such times every city in this val
ley is seriously damaged by these
flood stages. while Cairos industries
have never lost days operation on
account of floods nor has there been
any loss or damage to property in
the city.
Cairo on account of her favorable
geographical location, occupies
most important position, in the COM
merce Of this country, and as you
will readily observe by reference to
the map, we are natural gateway
for all traffic through this great sec
ton. both by rail and water. The
tendancy of legislation affecting rate
regulation as Indicated by recent
enactments OF congress In relation to
interstate commerce is to direct all
traffic through natural gate ways.
The wonderful development of the
great southwestern section of our
country, in the past few years, which
may be rightly termed an empire In
itself, and the consequent enormous
increase of traffic to that territory
has compelled the great railroad
lines to open new Mississippi river
crossing to enable them to handle
this business and avoid the conges-
ton and delays at the old gate ways.
To this end magnificent bridge was
built at Thebes, point twenty miles
above Cairo, and opened to traffic
on May Goth, 1905, and Immediately
the following great railroad systems
built to It, viz: the Illinois Central.
the Chicago g. Eastern Illinois, the
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