Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-14
Cairo's River and Railr DAD
Communications.

To-day we present amap or diagram, show
ing the position which Cairo occupies on the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and clearly indi-
eating its position as a 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 bridge across the river
at this point, sufficient to impede navigation to
and from the lower river.
1t is 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-
H.: demanding the speedy construction of the
Cairo aud St. Louis railroad Nor is this ALL
The railroad companies cast 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-
road is 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
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be done ere the work will be commenced.
The Cairo 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,
10 enable them to communicate more readily
with the lowe: Mississippi. a branch from
heir road, running from Vincennes to this city,
will supply the want. Tho distance will be
short, the country through which it will run is
quite even and inviting, and tho expense at
tending its construction but very light CON-
pared to the advantages which would accrue
10 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.
Tho Mobile and Ohio Railroad is now in
running order from Mobile to Columbus. The
terms ofthc Charter authorizing its construction
requires that its Northern terminus shall be at
APPOINT opposite Cairo, and the provisions OF
the Charter will be complied with at an early
day At present we have a semi-daily packe
running to Colun,ous in connection with thai
Road, and Cairo now is, practically the North
crn terminus of the "Mobile and Ohio Rail
road Before the war effected the equili
hrum of Commerce and divided the people o
the South from us, Cairo was the mart to which
the planters and monied men of the section G
country through which the NJ. q. r. r. ru
antt those to whom tho Road was tributary
came to supply their necessities, and exchan2
their staples for produce or money through on
business or commission men for goods by thos
of Alabama and the States lying between. d
Friday last we noticed one OF our liquor mer
chants filling large order for Mobile firm
and other have informed us that they too hav
shipped goods via the NJ. & O. r. r. to Mobil
and other points. At present Cairo is br
fortv-eight hours distant from Mobile. In
few days, when the road is better ballastet
the time Will DC CcuuCCu W Unity VI 81
hours. Argument is no. needed to demonstra'
the fact that Cairo is the natural feeder TO tn
Road and presents to the planters along
line, and the commercial men OF the cite
towrs, and villages through which it ru'
overshadowing inducements to establish 1t
their entrepot.
The New Orleans, Jackson x Great Norti
ern II. r." commencing at New Orleans, ia
the NJ & o. r. r ut Jackson tennessee, III
making t. G latter named Road medl,
through which all the staples and wealth OF u
richest section of the South can be conveys
North. ........-.....
BY reference to the diagram which we pr
sent to-day, il win be readily seen that
FREIGHT or messengers can come from the Sou
either by the Railroad or by River and rea'
the North without passing through Cairo whi'
stands as a gateway between the Northeast al
Southwest.