The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-19
PROPOSED ROAD TAPS THE
RICHEST LAND IN WORLD
Interested Parties After Thorough Investiga-
tion Select This Territory as Logical Lo-
cation for Their Operations.
Terminal at Cairo.

NJ a meeting Of the Southeast Missouri Federation, an
organization OF many clubs famiary known the Missouri
Boosters which convenes today at Kenneth No. there will
be brought up for consideration the matter of building tho
proposed nterurban railroad from Cairo to towns in South
east Missouri which designed to tap of the richest
aluvia lands in the world.
One of tie most active men in the Southeast Missouri
Federation is A. Il nchey of Cape Grarceau who secre-
tay OF the organizations He has organized many commercial
and rural clubs has attended numerous conventions both in
Missouri and other states and has written letters and articles
or newspapers and magazines about Southeast Missouri
He has eoopeinted with r. Kelso of ape Giraeau
president Of the fedeaon Vice President Kendall Of Poplar
Bluff: President u. A. Glenn of the Cape Commercial club
President f. L. Il. Ely of the Kene clubs President E. ID
Gillen OF the Charlottesville club; President J. p Mablpy of
the Jackson club; County Farm Adviser c. NJ AcWiams
of Cape GpIeau county and County Highway Engineer d.
NJ. Scivaly.
The first cgulsr session of the fcdcutcr will be called
at o'clock this afternoon when the proposition will be
brought to the attention of the members The following let
ter which has been sent out by representative q the interests
proposing the construction Of the road will be read by the
secretary:
Il wish to present for the consideration Of the Southeast
Missouri Federation assembled in convention this day at Ken
nett proposition involving the construction operation Of
AN electric nterurbm railroad in Southeast Missouri.
Realizing that the calling together of this federation is
event OF vast importance to Southeast Missouri and that
its members truly representative of the progressive class
this convention its ideas and opinions to the feasibility of
this plan wh" VIII undoubtedly have great weight in the
ultimate success of this undertaking.
<IIavng thoroughly Investigated the various conditions
of this district essential to the OF terurban
sucton and operation those experienced Ill this work have
selected the logical prospective territory for this road
ons of DunkIn >toddad and Mississippi counties adjacent
to and stretching between the cities of Kennett Campbell
Maiden Dexter Norehousc Skeston and Careston Missouri
with point the Mississippi river opposite Cairo, known
as Greenfield landing terminus. connecting the city OF
Cairo by modern and dependable ferry system.
'Now that your progressive members and their constltu
en have carried completion huge drainage project and
the swamps and low lands of this district have been trans
formed from cesspoos into the richest auya lands IN the
United States if in the world and these lands will be ab-
souey protected from future high water by an impregmbe
of levees which being built by the State OF MIS-
sour and private impossible to conceive OF
more opportme time for the launching and successful com
pletion of this project than the very present tour
''here is no public improvement OF any nature more es-
senta to the developing Of the agricultural timber ana many
other resources Of is newly reclaimed count than the con-
structng and maninng Of modern and dependable trans
portaon lines and today the electric interarhan STANDS III
the Foremost rank as the important means IL attaining TINS
end
rbis line exclusive of electrcaon, bn. including the