The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-25
LINK CAPE With
ILLMO, IS SLOGAN
OF BUSINESS MEN
Terminal Would Re lice Car
Shortage and Bring New
Business to the Cape.
MEANS A NEWsCITY,
MR.. CARTER ASSERTS
Leaders Discuss Advisa bility OF
Buying c. G. N.-Road's
Fate Unknown.


The Importance of linking Cape Cir
ardeau with limo by terminal linz
over which trains on all Of the trunl
lines crossing the Thebes Bridge coulC
run in and out Of this city, has caused
:',e business men of Cape Girardeau t.
rrrc,y their efforts to obtain this line
TIE shortage of cars in Cape Girar-
GcJu could be eliminated by railroad
co, l:r: :io,,, business men say, as well
q induce new business concerns tC
Irovc to this city.
Tao suggestion that the c. G. \
Iai'road, which has just been turned
lack 20 its original owners by the
FI:.cr. be bought, is being considered
T.; loaDy business men as The solution
O. tie problem. The Commercial Club
expects 10 urge one of the railroad
lines noT: running through limo to
negotiate for possession Of the rail
road
L has rot been learned whether or
not Mr.. Houck proposes to again as
sumo control of the Cape Girardeau
Northern and renew its operation. 1t
IS generally believed that he will dis
pose of it to one Of the lines which
has long been seeking an entrance into
the Cape.
Sam N. Carter, in discussing the
matter last night said that the term
iral line would mean so much to Cape
Girardeau that the advantages could
not be enumerated at this time. He
said: at would mean an increase of
business amounting to several hun
dred thousand dollars every year. 1t
would offer the strongest inducement
for outside firms to locate in or near
Cape Girardeau and bring numerous
factories and other establishments to
the Cape.
1T would open up a new market for
the manufacture of all kinds of lig-
neous products, especially furniture,
automobile Spokes and many other ar
ticles. There is no reason why Grand
Rapids and other cities should have
an advantage over Cape Girardeau in
the wholesale manufacture of furni-
ture if this line would be established.
This terminal would also establish
new freight rates. 1t would allow a
number of railroads to come into the
Cape on a direct line and this compe-
tition among the different railroads
would lead to better rates as well as
better service. If the business men
would establish this line with their
own money, it would more than pay
the expenditures in less than a>year."
Mayor +. A. Rage said that such a
terminal line would be absolutely nee
esSary for the further development of
the city.
ut will lead to 4 closer connection
with the town and cities south of the
Cape-Chaffec, Fornfelt, limo and
many others. Every year the number
of shoppers coming from these cities
to the Cape would increase, even if
only an electric car service were es-
tablished," he said. at would be the
best means of increasing business in
the Cape that could be thought Of"
The lack Of railroad facilities Cape
Girardcau has been laboring under has
prevented the establishment Of numer-
Gus enterprises in the last few years,
according to T. W. Flentge. Two
years ago, he said, when Cairo was
flooded and several factories were in
undated by the high water, many Of
the factory owners considered moving
their plants from Cairo to Cape Girar-
ardeau, but the lack of railroad COM
modities kept them out of the city.
IF we expect plant to be located
in or near the Cape, then we must be in
position to offer the owner such
conditions that he must have in order
to succeed in his enterprise" said Mr..
Flentge. But we can not do that
with the railroad service we have now.
If a prospective manufacturer does
not find favorable conditions, he will
not consider the Cape. As matter of
fact, he will not locate in city that
can offer no inducements.
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