The true Democrat., 1856-02-19
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The Trus;ecs of the Cairo City Property, oHor fer Sale, at Private Safe. Number
" THE CITY OF CAIRO,
IN TUF STATE OF ILLINOIS.

AlNLS
 IN THE CITY OF CAIRO,
 IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
 fEHS City. as k well knowh s Situa5ed at the con
 \ tuence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. the head Of the uninterrupted ana permanen. navigation on the Mississippi; with clear and open channel for the largest class Of steamooats at all of the year to the cityof New Orleans anu the Gulf o MeX- Situated il s. near the geoga hical centre of the Union, and of e great valley Of ,he Mississippi, in region unparaeliedin fertility ndabouDdngi in all the elements of manufacturing wealth. and being the center of nerly thirty thousand miles Of river na- vgailon, Cairo possesses location that as regards manufacturing and commercial dvantageS, is unsur- passed. It j. the point opposite to which, in Ken lucky the terminus of inc Mobile and Ohio l, iroad connecting Cairo with Mobile, is fixed by lava large portion of which load is already completed and the whole of it under contract and in course of construc- ton. It is the point also opposite to which, in Mis souri, the terminus Of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad is fixed by an act of Congress, donating the States of Missouri ana Arkansas d portion of the public lands to assist n building that road Tie road now alluded to will connect Cairo with Fulton, in Ar5an- eas on the Texas line. and the companies already organized. anu the preliminary arrangements made to construct lt with pr0mptness and energy. Ky Is connections with ri roads in course of construction through Texas aided by ~onaton of lana by the State of Texas coltinuous railroad from Cairo to II EasO. on the Western border Of Texas. will short y De built forming the first division o q railroad to the Pacific Ocean s contemp plated to be constructed the most generally approved route. Cairo is also the southern terminus of the great Illinois Central Railroad which. with its branches. will be over TOO mics in extent Tavefsng the State of Illinois from is extreme Northern t0 its cE rene Southern limits and connecting directly the city ot Chicago at the head o navigation on the Lakes the cities of Galena and Dubuque on the Upper Mississippi and the cities of Peru auJ Lu9lle a the head of navigation on the Illinois river with the city of Cairo. The main trunk and Ia.ena branch of this road are now completed. hnd ltS~e0Fa1r and lregts are now daily transported THOU T CHANGE OF CARS. rom Gaiena and hi f..fes F1 r- si,f Illinois Central Railroad with the Mississippi and Ohio railroad, about sixty miles east of St. Louis. railroad communication is now open with that city and by Intersections with other railroads direct communication iS now opened between Cairo and all the principal ci5jes and towns. mot only of nQS but nlsa ut all lhe Northern and Ea,-trn Slate1 Cairo will gs9 pe tas terminus of q pad about to be buiil from Bro,l1u opposite ! ,ah. Ky. along and down he Ono ger to jts Il. l thu-. bringing to 4aro the rch products and 0ea,n o the Wabash valley.
 -.teof tae y.ty of Cairo is now fully protected agalu-, overflow from the rivers bv an ordinary e- Wee. buta new and substantial leyee, or embankment is in course of construction and a portion already finished. which will De SD fee. wide on the top. with an average height of about ten feet. and five feet higher Shah the highest water known at that To- ca.ly. This levee, or embanaWent, will entirely
 ENCOMPASS THE CITY
 forming on tAe top, the front street the bank of both the Mississippi and Ohorivers and from its size and substantial character will afford complete pro ttciltN iINlN DNtlHDN any cI3Et or water. high. The eNTensao this embanl5ment or levee, is provided for by th Trustees of the Citv property and purchasers o lots wilt nou be taxed or charged in any way tor is construction. Other extensive and Important Improvements to be made at the expense of the Trustees. gre projected and will soon be com menceI. which will give additional value to the pro pertv-
 This point is acknowledged by al having any per soma acquaintance with it, to De one of the heatiest in tAc Valley Of the Mississippi and, regards sa- lUbutN of cdmuie. J compares t;tyorably with the be icme-e cities Of the West This is proved by the testimony ai the old residents. [of whom their are sevcrs. Auutrai whose families present. pictures of robust iaat not exceeded by the inhabitants of any other district ,c or East. and short acquaintance wsh tlo aca' win not .il to satisfy any one of the taat. Without e leyee, or entertainments on the rivers. the inconvenience from lIgh water would be but temporary. continuing fer not longer than few weeH n any ouc wear and would be but slight n de- gree during that period. By means of the levees already tnshcd. tH5 slight Inconvenience s fully ob- Viateo. and now. duriug the highest hoods while other :, o~ on the MssiS~pp and Ohio wholly or plr.luly submerged, Cairo is entirely free from an- n9yuuec by high water. From the erea5 number of lot5 4lreJ sold to individuals .e buildings already erected and other improvement. making and the grea amount VI business already concentrated there the -eaers oi Cairo a now placed teyonI doubt. and Il is therefore confidently oIaed to the public sthe sa'a>- ait most desirable point A the country for rIN ae.t ol oap.D oi .le exercise of enterprise
 TAeut'e b the property is iali+putable; and the written o.iniuu- to .lac effect oi .5e Hon Stephen T. Logu. Judge Lyman Tgumbu 'ioa. D. J. Baker, Han. Sidney Breeze, Hon. j. Doa- be1y H. W. Bil- l1n-~. aui G. G Simon~. e~ ys., oi ao and of the Hou. ElV- o bates ot Missouri, can DOW be seen by app. cation t9 Iaoma, S. Taylor, of Philadelphia CT CAaae, Da,i- of New York the owners in trust of ta ranersy. or to their Agent at Cairo.
 TERMS. Oue-tour,h ot tha consideration money ri.l he Ias atea in CASH ay the time of sale; the balance g.t ae p.I ul thiee iustalments. of equal an u,I. iaaoe lWo anl three years respectively, from rue .a.e sale, vi interest at the rate of six rer on. per annum. he unpaid instahmcnts to be secured aa ae iot itself by bond and mortgage The te.l- -t n other respects will be of 50 liberal ca4racr s- 10 but lil the power of persons of the m.~. moderate Iueaus to purchase. Application to pai'ase, or or information, to be made to either of iat n-.ees Philadelphia or New York or to their agent, x. SFAATS TAYLOR, at Cairo.
 Cairo. Ill.,. April 1, l>55.