The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-02
Grand IS future
FOR CAIRO UNDER
/ CONN|SS|ONF0RN
Business Administration VII Take
Advantage Of Gateway to
Panama Canal.
HAS NATURAL ADVANTAGES
No Other City in Misc ssippi or Ohio
Valley Posssssss--He,d Back
Many Years
I
HAS NATURAL ADVANTAGES

March Fourth In Inauguration
Day in Washington and It W II aigo
be Inauguration Day in Cairo of
true progressive system Of govern
ment with i've competent bnsiness
men at the head without regard to
religion or nationality.
Thus spoke prominent citizen
last evening in discussing the ap-
preaching election Marcn 4. When
THE voters of the city viii have an
opportunity to adopt or reject the
Commission Form OF Municipal GoY-
Iernment.
He had, prior to last evening, de-
clined to commit himse 1 on the SUBJ
fject, although frequently importuned
tc grant an interview
~ have. SINCE ynn asked my opln-
Ion, devoted considerable time anu
thought TO the subject OF the Cone
mission Form, and even now do not
care TO be quoted, as You know as
we as do the steps the opposition
take In endeayors to throttle public
lopinion, when that opinion differs
lfroms those they hold. am net a
Imoral coward but 10 not care 70 be
made target oI BY these people.
Ibut | win be found in the thick OF
1.-The fight when the lime comes.
Cairo has every physical advant
age to make a great city---lt has en-
ioyed them for many years. These
advantages are greater than any pos
sessed by any city in the ohio or
Mississippi alleys, and / DO not ex-
cept ST. Louis. Memphis. Cincinnati
or louisville, and yet tho city has
| not made the steps forward that it
should ,havo in all these years.
WHY
with the opening o. the Panama
Canal, Cairo under progressive
bus ness government Will take f5r~
ward enormous strides such pro-
gress that will open the eyes of the
world to the fact that Cairo is the
natural GATEWAY in the two Great
Valleys to the Panama Canal
Consequently this city. II 1t
adopts the Commission Form OF Mu-
nicipal Government now. two years
lprier to the formal opening OF the
Pagama ConaI III 1915, surely Will
have progressed SO. far in two Yeas
with its natural and magnificent ad-
van ages as to grow in popu alton.
with manufactures floeking here 10
great center, real estate will have
enhanced in value, and with our
new and improyeu npfesnssLe.e .exen
| syst I'm built by the Federal Govern
pent with the money appropriated
lby the Federal Government, the
Drainage District. the Railroads ana
1.-THE city of cairo with the s1u0,uUo
bond issue, Cairo Will be quoted far
land wide over tho broad land as 4
powerful factor in the commercial
world as the one. and the only one
Gateway between the North, North
west, Middle West, Midd East and
the Panama Canal
"DREAMING2
well, it was just such dream
in regard to the tuturity OF Cairo
that our forefathers had when they
located a city here,
- want to see this dream realized
and here now is the opportunity Of
fered whereby Cairo can attain the
ambition, not only Of It's founders.
but of every patriotic citizen.
Let US all get together and carry
into effect the Commission Form OF
Municipal Governments eeonom>
ical business progressive government
absolutely unuer the control Of i've
teitizens selected Tor their business
acuren, integrity and NOT for their
liability as schemers and adroit pol
Iiticiaas.n