Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-05

Io-dayWe 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 az
completed, but believe we venture nothing in
asserting that within two years they will be
built, thus forming network of Railroads
around Cairo F..
Cairo is practically the head of navigat ion.
When the Mississippi is at its lowest stages,
boats of. the heaviest tonnage and great est
draught, can always reach this city So, too,
In the winter season. Jack Frost has never
beer able to construct bridge across the river
at this point, sufficient to impede navigation to
and from the lower river. .~a:-
1t is a well established fact, conceded by all
steamboatmen, 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 Cair O.
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
road'' ID proposed to rum 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 will be commenced.
The stCairo and Vincennes 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
their 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 its 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 q short period, is a fixed fact.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is now il
running order from Mobile to Columbus. TIT
terms Of the Charter authorizing its construction
requires that its Northern terminus shall be a
point opposite Cairo, and the provisions o
the Charter will be complied with at an earl.
day. At present we have semi daily packe
running to Columbus in connection with ina
Road, and Cairo now is, practically the North
ern terminus of the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road. Before the war effected the equili
Drum of Commerce and divided the people c
the South from us, Cairo was the mart to whic
the planters and monied men of the section {
country through which the NJ. & o. r. r. ru
and those to whom the Road was tributary
came to supply their necessities, and e1chang
their staples for produce or money through on
b,,siness or commission men for goods by thos
of Alabama and the States lying between.
Friday last we noticed one OF our liquor me-
chants filing large order for Mobile flrn
and other have informed us that they too ha,
shipped goods vio the NJ. O.. r. r. to Mobi
and other points. At present Cairo IS b.
forty.eigl,t hours distant from Mobile. In
few DAYS when the road is better balaste
the time will be reduced to thirty or thirty 8
hours. Argument is not needed to demonstra
the fact that Cairo is the natural feeder 20 tt
Road and presents to the planters along
line. and the commercial men of the cite
towns, and villages through which it ru
overshadowing inducements to establish 1t
their entrepot
The New Orleans, Jackson Great Mort
ern R. R." commencing at New Orleans ia
the NJ. & O. r. R. at Jackson Tennessee, th
making tie latter named Road medl'
through which all the staples and wealth OF t
richest section of the South can be convey
North.
By reference to the diagram which we
sent to-day, it will be readily seen that
freight O. passengers can come from the Sol
either by the Railroad or by River and rea
the North without passing through Cairo VIII
stands as gateway between the Northeast
Southwest.