The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-08-05
CAIRO, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
Connections with Southern ssailrsads.
CAIRO HOLDS THE KEY TO rRE
SOUTH.

The st. Louis Democrat Of the 4th.
commenting upon an extract from the
Cairo Bulletin employs the following
language:
Unfortunately, that town has been 10.
Gated ut the southern extremity of q gi-
gantic monopoly, managed exclusively
IN the interest OF Chicago. This has
forced 1T Louis to look to Belmont and
Paducah for other, and, as IL proves.
shorter connections with Southern rail.
roads. We have found the connection
by Belmont to Mobile, and we hall short.
" have the connection by Paducah TO
New Orleans. whereas Cairo can offer US
nothing shorter to either. But for all
that we want TO see all Southern Illinois
thoroughly cut up with railroads, settled
and developed, and shall rejoice II the
Cairo and st. Louis will give US an add.
tional ana Independent route 10 that city.
But Cairo has gone down sadly, and the
Illinois Central, operating for Chicago.
has sucked the life out Of Ii. Its euitapf
should be, "died Of toe mitch Chicago
The Democrat starts out ON the as.
sumption that the Illinois Central is
managed exclusively in the interest OF
Chicago, and that, therefore, st. Louis
was compelled to provide other avenues
oftrade with the south.
We'have no disposition 10 enter into
defense of the management Of the iii.
nois Central railroad, but lack of capdor
on the part ofthe Democrat compels Us
TO make public fact or two, somewhat
damaging to st. Louis and vindicarory
Ut the fairness Of the Illinois Central. st.
st. Louis essayed rivalry Of Chicago in
the grain business, and certainly had
our best wishes. The Illinois Central 40
regulated her freights thaA the farmers Of
Central and Southern Illinois could
choose between st. Louis and ChicaRo.
the freight TO both points being the same.
What was the result? Farmers who
listened to the extraordinary overtures OF
81. Louis shipped their wheat thither
The returns showed that every car load
rds fifteen bushels short, and that The price
ooedfned tcds thirty cents on The Jushei less
uan the same tchedt had commanded In
chicago! In fact Chicago, possessed Of
q dash and liberality TO which st. Louis
Is stranger sent her agents into and all
around st. Louis, and paid prices for
grain which would have, bankrupted the
old fogy st. Louis dealers in a season.
Herein Is the reason why the Illinois
Central carries the wheat of Southern
and Central Illinois TO Chicago. 1t Is
not so because the road dlscrimiuates
against st. Louis. 1t Is so because st.
Louis has "died Of too much Chicago
I'VE have" says the Democrat
found the connection by Belmont 10
Mobile, and We shall shortly have the
connection by Paducah TO New Orleans.
being shorter AID better connecticut
than anything Cairo can offern
An intelligent gentleman remarked I'm
our hearing this morning that time was
when the 81. Louis Democrat possessed
both the ability and disposition TO tell
the truth; but that time has passed
Now, ifby any chance that paper falls
upon the truth, ifinvaria bly, makes eager
haste 70 correct itself We shall not be
quite so sweeping, and will satisfy our
selves by saying that the Democrat
would scarcely consent that its reputation
for veracity shall be determined by the
paragraph above quoted from its col
umns, for II Is not true that st. LOUIS has
found connection with Mobile via Bel.
mont, II is not true that she will shortly
find connection with the city of New
Orleans via Paudcah, and 1t is not true
that these routes furnish her shorter
southern connections than anything
Cairo can offer.
The Iron Mountain road is not yet
completed and hence st. Louis has no
southern route via Belmont; and az for
the connection with Mobile via Paducah,
ifthat venerable city waits for that, she
will undergo complete state Of petri.
faction while waiting. Whatever may
be said, there Is no present purpose TO ex'
tend the Bellevilie and Southern Illinois
railroad beyond the town Of Athens, in
81. Clair county. Connection with d.
Quoin is looked upon as q remote con
tingency. When 1t can be demonstrated
that connection with the Illinois Cen
trail will greatly add to the revenues o
the road, then and not until then tina
extension will be made; but at this time
aside from $3.50 900 voted by Perry county
no movement whatever, In that dfrectiou
has been made. AS to the extension OF
the road to PacucahS what is thing en-
tirely too far!nthe future for the present
generation to talk about. And these
are the southern connections that st.
Louis enjoys that are to insolate Cairo.
Faugh! tt. ....tstl
That such connections, If completed,