The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-22

| bridges. II had caused the eStab-
fishing here Of seevral factories chief
among them being the Chicago Mil,
| the Singer case factory and the
Weis Peterson plant. 1t had con-
tributed much money toward the
entertainment of distinguished
guests OF the city and helped in
many ways financially as well as
otherwise in the uplift OF the city.
In closing his remarks he proposed
this toast 1.-The Board Of Trade. may
It's quarter of a century o. existence
be prolonged to its centennial and
after its centennial celebration may
Il live forever
Cairo Has Advantages.
A n. Turner 0f the great Singer
sewing machine plant spoke OF
Cairo's transportation fac Titles not
only in the getting in OF the raw
materials but in shipping the hn-
shed product. The Caro- manufac-
.urer had advantages that few cites
possessed Another item that he
Thought that manufacturers were
hiefiy interested in was labor. They
'ound here the skilled labor OF the
north and the cheaper labor of the
'outh. There was no difficulty in
.etting labor for their plant
New Members Talk.
r. II. Kline, manager of the ILL.,
1ois Lumber yard tSears- Roeburk
,lantl il a new member of the Board
II Trade and when asked by the
postmaster TO respond he very
raceinly did so lie said that he
wanted the people OF Cairo 10 know
that what was good for Cairo was
good for his company That they
lad a very substantial investment
here and viii have much larger
Dlant and will proceed TO build il
whey they are assured that they are
we'll protected. Mr., Kline's remarks
we're heartily applauded.
Cairo Shor be Queen City.
The last good talk OF 4 well spent
evening was that given by W. f.
Crossley. Genl Supt. of the Cairo
Electric and Traction Co. He was
elected to membership last night and
ell into line as easily as an old hand
II the business He wanted the city
veil advertised so that fact0-lcs
eeking ocatiors will know the best
ity in the country to come to.
Cairo ought 10 be the Queen City
If the Mississippi valley and will be
we get down to business" He
spoke Of the big Improvements his
,ompany is making in its plant and
that they viii continue TO invest
more money here as they have faith
the city and its people or they
would not have spent the money
they have in perfecting their plant
md equipment.
Just before adjournment Mayor
Parsons stated that he wished to
impose upon the assembly a piece Of
poetry that he had Just received
rom his friend vanAlstine formerly
manager of the Illinois Lumber
9ard and he thought nj this time
he poem was appropos:
10 Whom Does the River Belong :
The river be ones to the Nation,
The lcvee. they say. TO the State:
The Government runs navigation,
The Commonwea III, though pays
the freight.
Now here is the problem that's
heavy
Please which Is the right or the
w.ong?--
When the water runs over the levee,
To whom does the river belong?
It's the Governments river in sum-
mer
When the stage of the water is
low,
But in spring. when it starts on a
hummer
And starts Ger the leyee TO flow,
When the river gets suddenly dippy.
The state must dig down in its till
And push back the old Mississippi
Away from the farm and the mill
[ know very little of having.
I've made litt'e study OF courts
I've done lit c geeing and having
Through yerdicrg, opinions. re-
ports;
Why need there be anything more
said
When the river starts levees to
climb
If the Government owns the arore-
said
II must own II all OF the time.
If the bull you are leading should
below
And jump over somebody's fence,
There isn't much doubt you're the
fellow
Expected to bear the expense.
If II follows a Sunday school teacher
And chases the maid up the tree.
You're owner the same Of the crea-
ture,
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