The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-29
Leigh Company Of Chicago, Manu-
factnrers Of Banana Cases
for the Trade.
LEASES wAsHBoARDs PLANT
Machinery Ordered Drawn to Cairo
BY Commercial Club Setting
Forth Advantages.

The Leigh Manufacturing Co.. OF
Chicago, exclusive manufacturers ot
banana cases for the jobblng trade,
WIN establish a large plant In Cairo.
Endless resources, extraordinary
industrial facilities with Shipping
abilities to reach all points germaine
to the industry with dispatch were
the main factors that secured the To-
cation of this plant at Cairo, the
Capital OF n Great Inland Empire
and the only natural Gateway or
the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys to
the Panama Canal.
The Cairo Commercial club has
added additional lustre to its pres
| tlge in presenting the admirable ad-
yantages Of Cairo over MI other
competitive cities who sought the
lmanufactory. and thus secured the
location here without the blare or
brass bands and the roll of drums.
The work was done noIseIessly, ex-
peditiously and successfully by the
showing Of facts---this and nothing
more were required III the case.
The Leigh Manufacturing conf
pany, Cairos latest acquisition in
Industrial establishments. has lcas-
I'd the former plant OF the National
Washhoard Manufacturing COM
lpang on upper Sycamore street, near
the Subway Machinery has been
ordered which win be Installed upon
arrival. which win be within the
next four weeks. The company will
amploy about 35 men at the begin.
ming, this force to be gradually in
creased with the expansion al the
business CT the concern
In the location Of the Leigh com
| Dany tc Cairo the extensive shipping
aeilities by two rivers, and five
railroads reaching every cardinal
point Of the compass, coupled with
| ts ideal central location, were thb
great incentive to the company. M
monetary consideration or other In
| iueement such as are always en-
ployed by undesirable places, wer.
alaced In the scale to disturb the
oalance---no offers of a bonus or free
'nctory site or the remission Of taxas
| nothing but the advantages Of
| Cairo were offered as an indncement,
md II was those that satisfied the
ompany in every particular after
thorough Investigation by officers
1f the concern
| Secretary Nanderburgh Of the
Cairo Commercial club, through his
persistent efforts is largely responsi-
BILE for the company's coming here.
He was in correspondence with the
head office of the firm In Chicago
or several months with the result
that several OF the cffiaials were
here on number Of occasions to in
yeslisate Cairo's claims.
| Yesterday D. E. Ran, manager Of
he company, was in Cairo and look
d over the situation carefully with
lirectors of the Commercial club. At
meeting with the directors lass
light in the club rooms Mr.. RaG an.
1ounecd that he was more than
pleased with Cairo as a place to To-
cate and that they would make plans
immcd to occupy the plant.
Yesterday afternoon several sites
'or suitable place 70 establish
factory were shown MT Ran ana a
final decision was made to occupy
he place mentioned above. A lease
or number Of years has been taken
IN The premises. The location Is
IN ideal one. the buildings beine
practically new and there is a large
ward space for lumher storage.
The lie gh Company manufactures
banana cases on an extensive scale
md has several other factories.
mall one being at Padueah. Kr
Eventually the company intends
building large factory here OF its
,wn and a number o. locations In
he city are under consideration for
;uch purposes.
| The Commercial club has occasion
0 feel proud Of It's efforts thus d.
eeted n securing another acauisi.
ion to Cairo's industrial holdings.
is great tribute to their untlr-