The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
CAIRO CHOSEN
AS SITE FOR
LARGE FACTORY
Farmers Handy Wagon Company
Of Saginaw, Mich, To Locate
Plant Here
WILL BUILD SILOs FOR SOUTH
President And Sales Manager Make
Flying Trip; Select Site
Deal Is Closed
WILL BUILD SILOs FOR SOUTH

The, farmers HANDY Wagon COM
pany OF Saginaw, Mich, one Of the
| largest siln manufacturing concerns
in the world. will locate its factory
fer the southern district In Cairo.
That was announced in a lettar re-
cciyea yesterday from G. w. Me-
Cl,rc, president OF The company. by
Secretary yanderburg, Of the Cairo
/ COMMERCIAL Club. A site for the
! factory has virtually been decided
upon and 1t will be only a mat
ter Of few months before the work
Of manufacturing will be started.
| The plant will employ more than
| 100 skilled woodworkers and me-
| chanics and according to President
Mcclure, the company expects to do
| $500, 900 worth Of business annually
at the Cairo plant. The main office
and factory of the concern is at
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Minneapolis, Mimi, and Des Moines,
| la.
About six years ago, President Me-
Clnre, accompanied by Fred P.
Cory, sales manager for the company,
came to Cairo unheralded and sought
site for the factory After looking
over several available sites, Mr.. Me-
Clure telephoned TO Secretary
vanderburg at the headquarters of
lthe Commercial Club.
Telephone to Club.
%We are in Cairo to seek q site
for our southern factory" he told
Mr.. vanderburg. after giving his
name. We believe Cairo can pre-
sent the advantages we are seeking
in the manner OF shipping facilities
and freight rates. If you can show
us site for our factory, that's all
we will ask OF you"
In reply, SECRETARY vanderburg
mentioned several available sites.
I"Why don't you fellows take a ride
through our city with me?" he In
quired. ''if you do, I'm almost posi-
tive we will find the site you are
seeking with little difficulty"
Mr.. Mcclure accepted the, invi-
tation and a few minutes later he
and Mr.. Cory were being taken in
| the sites in an automobile, ac-
pom panied by President Galligan,
Secretary Vanderburgh and several
other members Of the Commercial
Club. Before returning to the club
Mr.. Mcclure found the site
1--WE were attacted to Cairo by the
advantages the city's location offered
In shipping facilities Mr.. Mcclure
explained with the great Ohio
and Mississippi river and several OF
the largest OF the nations railroads
at our command. we could find no
better location for our Southern fac
tory We do not ask the CONNER
cial Club to contribute cent. All
we ask Is the assistance OF the club
In locating. We will do the rest"
Will Enlarge Plant.
According to Mr.. Vanderburg, Mr..
| Mcclure stated that the company al
ready has invaded the Southern ter
ritory and has considerable business
in this field. With the exception OF
the ironwerk, all parts of the silo
will be manufactured In the Cairo
factory for the territory, and when
business warrants the enlarging or
the factory, this work also will be
done here.
At one time during the cores
pondence, members of the CONNER
cial Club thought the factory had
been lost to some nearby city, as
President Mcclure intimated that he
had been making inquiries elsewhere.
The proposition was 'cinched" FRI
day night. following a meeting In
Pittsburgh Of President Mcclure and
the owners OF the site pointed out
by members of the club.
1--WE are elated over the success
OF Mr.. MeClure's visit and per-
sonally believe his concern will be
followed TO Cairo by other manu-
; facturers who are seeking excellent
shipping facilities and cheap freight
rates" said Secretary vanderbnrg.