. Annual report of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Illinois State Dairymen's Association; Dairy farms; Dairy farming. C-p. 2- ? HARRISBURG, ILLIJ^OIS Harrisburg, one of the most progressive cities of Southern Illinois, starting with a population of little over 2000 some twenty-five years ago, now has a population of 12211 by a recent census. Growth has been continuous. The surrounding rich farm lands and two veins of fine coal which underlie them have permitted her permanent prosperity. Her elegant banking houses, fine churches, two modern hospitals, public library, retail and whole
. Annual report of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Illinois State Dairymen's Association; Dairy farms; Dairy farming. C-p. 2- ? HARRISBURG, ILLIJ^OIS Harrisburg, one of the most progressive cities of Southern Illinois, starting with a population of little over 2000 some twenty-five years ago, now has a population of 12211 by a recent census. Growth has been continuous. The surrounding rich farm lands and two veins of fine coal which underlie them have permitted her permanent prosperity. Her elegant banking houses, fine churches, two modern hospitals, public library, retail and wholesale stores, ice and cold storage plant, meat packing establishment, her eight modern school buildings, and the attractive homes all attest to her permanent prosperity. Banking resources of Harrisburg alone are approximately $6,000,- 000. Business is always good in Harrisburg because the resources are varied and the consumers save their money to tide over the per- iods when the work is less abun- dant. The great number who own their own homes and take pride in their home city accounts for the freedom from serious labor dis- turbances and acts of violence. The Harrisburg Township High School has a large modern plant and the largest attendance of any high school in ''Egypt," the enroll- ment being over 750. The city school system of Harrisburg en- rolls over 2500 children below the ninth grade. Saline County has 20 large mod- ern coal mines. Six thousand peo- ple are employed and the annual mine pay roll is $5,000,000. The daily capacity of the mines is 40,- 000 tons or the equivalent of nine or ten train loads. Harrisburg is on the Big Four Railroad, 70 miles from Cairo, 90 miles from Vincennes and 314 miles from Chicago. The electric line of the Southern Illinois Railway & Power Co., extends sixteen miles from Eldorado to Carrier Mills, Harrisburg being half way between the two. The Illinois Central and the Louisville & Nashville Railroads connect at Eldorado with
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