Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-21
Cairo's River and Railr oai
Communications.

To-day we present map or diagram, show
ing the position which Cairo occupies on the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and clearly indi-
eating its position as Railroad centre, pres
ent and prospective. Of course we do not wish
to represent all the Roads on the diagram as
completed, but believe we venture nothing in
asserting that within two years they will be
built, thus forming a network OF Railroads
around Cairo.
Cairo is practically the head of navigation
When the Mississippi is at its lowest stages,
boats of the heaviest tonnage and greatest
draught, can always reach this city. So, too,
in the winter season. Jack Frost has never
beer able to construct a bridge across the river
at is-pofnt, sufficient to impede navigation to
and from the lower river.
1t is well established fact, conceded by all
steamboatuen, that no section Of the Missis-
sippi is so difficult to navigate in low water. or
in the winter season, as that stretching be-
tween this city and ST. Louis, thus peremptor-
lily demanding the speedy construction of the
Cairo and st. Louis railroad. Nor is this all.
The railroad companies east of st. Louis are so
DESTROYS that such road be built, that if Cairo
and the people on the line of the proposed road
do not construct it they will. But the people
of this city and those living in the country
through which the 'Cairo and St. Louis Rail
fsad'' is proposed to run, are not only DESTROYS
that it should be built, but have evidenced
their determination that it shall be built, and
their ability to build it. 1t is now being, or
has been, surveyed and but little remains to
be done ere the work viii be commenced.
The .sCairo and Eincennes Railroad is an
other enterprise which is now being agitated
and which will soon be realized. The ''Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad Co.. want an outlet,
to enable them to communicate more readily
with the lower Mississippi. A branch from
heir road, running from Vincennes to this city,
will supply the want The distance will be
short, the country through which it will run is
quite even and inviting, and the expense at
tending it's construction but very light COM
pared to the advantages which would accrue
to the Railroad Company named, the people
living on the proposed route and our citizens,
so that we feel assured that its construction,
within short period, is fixed fact.
Tho sMobile and Ohio Railroad is now in
running order from Mobile to Columbus. The
terms ofthe Charter authorizing its construction
requires that its Northern terminus shall be al
point opposite Cairo, and the provisions OF
the Charter will be complied with at an early
day. At present we have a semi-daily packe
runnine-to Columbus in connection with tina
IT,; 10 cal v no
ern terminus of the "Moble and Ohio Rail
road, Before the war effected the equili
brum of Commerce and divided the people 9
the South from us, Cairo was the mart to which
the planters and monied men of the section Q
country through which the NJ. & O. R. r. ru
and those to whom the Road was tributary
came to supply their necessities, and exchang
their staples for produce or money through gu
business or commission men for goods by thos
of Alabama and the States lying between. ID
Friday last we noticed one OF our liquor mer
chants filling large order for Mobile llEn
and other have informed us that they too hav
Skinned goods ria the NJ. 0. X. Il. to Mobli
and other points. at present CAIRO Is ou
forty-eight hours distant from Mobile. In
lew days, when the road is better ballas1ea
the time will be reduced to thirty or thirty-sl-
hours. Argument is not needed to demonstrat
the fact that Cairo is the natural feeder TO thu
Road and presents to the planters along 1t
line, and the commercial men of the cities
towns, and villages through which it run
oyershadowiHg inducements to establish 1T
thsir entrepot, ....... I'LL.
The "New Orleans, Jackson Great North
ernR r., commencing at New Orleans, tap
the NJ. g. O. R. r. at Jackson, Tennessee, thu
making tie latter named Road medium
through which all the staples and wealth OF tn
richest section of the South can be conveye
North. -
sent TODAY, it will be readily seen that n
freight or passengers can come from the sont
either by the Railroad or by River and reac
the North without passing through Cairo whic
stands as gateway between the Northeast an
Southwest. e5.- 49,