The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-11-13
GOVERNOR dunno
COMES AND PAYS
SIX HOUR VISIT
Chief Executive Isspects Levee With
Members of Lake and Rivers
Commission. ii
EXPRESSES HIMSELF WELL
PLEASED WITH PROGRESS

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hurried and unpretentious visit to
Cairo yesterday. Arriving on the
Seminole Limited from Springfield
at $3.50 he breakfasted at The Hal
liday and at Z o'clock, walked over
the Ohio levee front from the Halli-
day elevator to the Cairo water
works, took an automobile trip TO
Mound City to view the operations
on the levees there, returned TO
Cairo after 10 o'clock, held an infor-
NAL reception and left on Illinois
Central train No for the north at
l:15. y M
The trip was made for the pur-
pose OF inspecting the levee work,
he governor said, and to ascertain
the views OF the people of Cairo
and Mound City and the engineers
and contractors upon the improve
nents. All phases of political
mission had been swept aside no
said, and for that reason he came
tnannounced.
Inspects the Levee.
That the governor was desirious
of seeing everything connected
with the levee operations was evil
denced when he led the party ac-
companying him, all along the out
side of the improvements and took
measurements and data. He stated
he was just as interested In the
work as were the people to whom II
would be a direct benefit. Those
who made the early morning trip
with the chief executive were Ad
iutant General Frank s. Dickson.
/ Chairman Arthur w. Charles OF
Carmi, W. A. Shaw and Thomas
Healy Of Chicago, all members OF
he Illinois River aud Lakes Com
mission and several local citizens
including Mayor Wood, Sheriff A. S.
Fraser, and b. McManus, Jr.
Ae Mound City the party was
met BY delegation OF the citizen
ship, including Mayor Browner.
Representative Chas. Curren, Chas.
Gaunt, William Bestgen, and A. w.
Williamson They saw what had
been accomplished so far along the
river side and also on the north
leyce.
Informal Reception
An informal reception was held
at The Halliday when the party re-
turned to Cairo after 10 o'clock.
Governor Dunno took ccasion to OBJ
tain the views OF those present on
the high water defenses for tho
future. Mayor Wood said that ev-
cything had progressed satisfac-
torily SO far and that the people OF
Cairo had developed an assurance
that no food periods in the immae
diate future would cause a repetI-
ton of the inconveniences of 1912
and 1913 The mayor said he had
Information from the contractors
that practically all the work would
be completed by the first Of the year.
provided no unlocked for complica-
tIons barred the progress. Cover
ment Engineer Garris, Former
Mayor Parsons. NJ. f. Gilbert and
Iothers expressed themselves In a
Isimilar vicn, Governor Dunno be-
ing thanked n behalf Of Cairo peo-
pie for the state aid.
Pleased With Work.
! Governor Dunno stated he believ-
Icl the work had been done "vigor-
ously. conscientiously and energct.
| ically" he explained that the ap-
preparation TO Cairo, Mound City
! Shawueetown was not incurred by
precedent, but that he had signed
the bills granting the state aid be-
cause the state might have to expend
enormous sums each year &c protect
it's flood infected portions and the
inhabitants.
After exchanging pleasantries OF
personal nature with the several
warm friends present and having
his picture snapped in the party
the governor and the adiutant gem
eral left at 1875 on the Illinois
Central for Springfield.
This morning the members OF tbs
, River and Lakes commission viii so
to shawneetown where they will IN
, spcct the levee operations being
5 pursued there.
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