The true Democrat., 1856-02-12
From the Cincinnati Railroad Record
Cairo and Fulton R. R.

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 We have received the report and map of this road, which seems now likely to progress satisfactorily. The president, Mr. Beebe, is in- defatigable ill his efforts, and deserves high ere dit, for the intelligent and successful conduct of the enterprise, in its present incipent state Our readers are aware that the United States government has made most valuable grant of lands to the Cairo and Fulton company. With this aid the scheme will no doubt prove sue cessfuI
 Looking to the situation and future opera tions of this road we must regard it as one of the most important in the Union. Especially do we regard it as important to the State of Ohio and the city of Cincinnati, in which we happen to be placed The Cairo and Fulton railroad is indeed far from us, but it is pa,t of Ate best and most direct line from Ohio to the whole southwest of the Mississippi. Let any one lay line, on Cleveland and Cincinnati; and he will find it will include very nearly, the following places:
 | Continuing along the southern shore of Lake Erie, from Bultalo to Cleveland, it will pass | through Columbus, Cincinnati, Cairo, H.; Lit | tie Rock, Ark; Fulton, Ark. and the Texas | Pacific R. R., near its eastern tcrminues In deed, Fulton in Ark. and Shreveport, La., are | regarded as two tei2aini of the great Texas Western railroad. Thus the Cairo and Fulton is the direct and short line, from Cleveland, Co., 1 lumbUs and Cincinnati, to the center of Arkan- sas, Texas and the Indian Territory. These regions already furnish an immense trade especially to New York, which reaches them | by the coast to New Orleans, and thence by the Mississippi and Red rivers. Their proper | place of trade is Cincinnati, and if the chuius of railroad, now in course of construction and projected shall be Iiuished Hut tolct will be al once evident
 There is another fact, which may startle our Lake shore friends; but it is not-the less true that the route of the Cairo and Fulton, will bt the shortest and fur He Jest achjcl can possibly b nsate from Lteretand on LQke EiTe, 0 tue navi gable acaters of tue Paclfc.
 This will appear at once, by just looking a the following distances:
 Miles | Cleveland to Cincinnati. 25- Cincinnati to Cairo, via. NnceEnes. ........... B, Calo to Fulton, via. Little Rock 37t | Fulton to Steam navigation on the Colorado. via | Texas Western k. ...................... I.3S, Cleveland to the navi-abc waters of the Pacific 354 Add z6J miles and Cleveland to San Dego....2 .6I4
 There is no possible way, by which rail road route can be made from Cleveland to the navigaOle waters of the Pacific, as short, and good as this.
 Miles From Cleveland to steam navigation on the Pacific. .,.............. : ,354 From Chicago, via Cairo. o.....................2l1 From Cincinnati ......................2 GOO from NdIIO. i0U
 It is thus very apparent, that the Cairo and Fulton railroad is ot great importance to the North western States. Should this road be made, and the Texas Western, also; much l shorter passage can be made from Ohio to the Pacific on this route, than by any other We are glad that both these roads have large grants of land, the one from government, and the other from Texas. We hope and trust that they may be successfully constructed, and thus open up the vast and almost unexplored regions of the Southwest