, 1869-08-10
EsTERrAIsB, Alsa. August 3, 1869.
The pnupGFa OF CAiro-lEcr II elutiuu
to Southern fSai1ronds.

To sht Editor ef The Chicaqo Tribune:
In THX TRIBUNE Of the 27th ult, under the cap
ticn :" Hatlfoal Improvement Debt, yUu fall into
errors which, II rncorected, nay result to the To-
JURY Of Cairo which, Judging nom your character
tstic fairness. AL ready 70 beleYe yo1 do not H.
tend.
You employ the following language: "nis
only few months since Cafro applied tn tho
LEGISLATURE or tne State for exemption from Stats
@a1atton on the ground that the county was IN.
Abc 10 provide for !ts paupe5B." Now the fsct
/ T., mat Neither Cairo nor Alexander County
applied Tor Erlef on any such grounds; but be-
cause Cairo situated at the Junction Of two great
sseff, haa Shipped 10 her the paupegs Of the coua-
fsy above and below. Not week passed that
family, more osless Is not left at our Bharres to
! ttar'e or to tax tho charity Of Catro. IN the
| financial reports Of St. LOUIS, Cincinnati and
Memphis II IL not an unusual thing to observe
tlens Of expense Incurred In shipping psupers to
Cairo. We bslng the way point between oil West
crn and Southern river cities, where at
| boats etor, and weak IN nurnbesB and
money, VIC cannot resist the tmros;. |
ton When oEce on our Hharyes these |
poor people fall to OUT charge; for boats having
she1r headquarters at St Louis Cincinnati will
not fecelFe them as passengers It Was .for this
class Of parPers, who hare involved our city aud
county tn many thousands OF dollars Of an outlar,
that We sought help. For our own paupera NC
are willing and ablc 10 carr, br. wo are neither
willing nor able, tuor does the commonest Justice
demand that We should do sol, TO take ca1r Of
foreign raupcrs fotsted upon us from Ill points Of
the compass.
Eou make most pnaceountablc mistake jn 0,y.
tug the distance from Cairo to San Franciaco II
Is not, Rs you gtate, 2o1o but $50 miles II 70 this
l,9s1 Hues 5ou add tho So mics from Chicago to
Cairo ria the 1nols Central 5ou will zee that tue
rzilruad distance from Chicago 10 San Francisco !
Efa Cairo, need not necessarily exceed a9t5 miles
fyfrnfa fh1,t , tr ~, |
route now open to 1ou. This route, soo Is through
country unobstfuctesi By SNOW or RaFAses, and ts
all tne way capable OF dense population: coun-
IN destitute Of all the agricultural appliances that
can be furnished 30 nbnndhntly by your city; q :
country thai must soon become q market for the !
chte!TFts1nu merchants Of the Sosth, and that ,
Viii furnish In exchange its Fnst crops Of COTTON
ann the riches Of wonderful mines ani beds IT | :
This route RID Cairo is yuur nearest :,
fohse 10 the stock-RrpHnG plains OF Texas and |
Ne" Mexico: h1H Though It's use Ton MAJ hr.ng q
nto ronr pens the One beef cattle OF those re- :,
t'ons within four days Of the time OF their starting
rum 1eetr native meadow. Without even ~
,hanRe OF ears-thus bringing Chicago, With her r
rent htef market, nearer The rrauA source of r
nrF1y than Illinois 10 10 Ner iDrk Where Texas \,
els heE beef there viii she buy her MerrhRIl- ] m
se; ANIL 1t seems to me- that II, tpateal of vlfJ- -,
hg and n1ltEerre.enItg tatr,', 5ou would direct
he attention Of tuur clIEens 10 thlz great Inter.
ir
tnu Chrs9p In destined 10 lareeI7 fhare Jotl ~,
ru1I art the rtfe rational par and ptnw tuur- =.
rtf hFe n the hest Interests uf sUur city. Ine -,
lrs aster time IN the fiurl4 tpntrnI 1iAElt,,aJ -
"ni1 rfsre thlrasf,. IN paint IT time nenrer 10 ~,
All fTsHCseu Tin talfu, tlan ria the tnlun Ia- =.
III. W
talrU did. a. ypu state. rno tttn,as Ut ftnhl: I'm
II 'mnls IN All lHrnBrttrtlnF ihe tant 4 F,llt w
aal ftaln t'iIhtIrai"l Mn, 1iatattra Ut th}t. w
~ n''"a. In i,n teuEetpa Vt tht'4a, t,ln.l. ,.l
u III 'tFs illitus ttRt.laufe lha "it4, III, lLn ,f
II "f 'aI4" IL hstHnstH. itut1tnrtAsH liza ~. ny"
III nj krtakt atnt Mlssnst aud Thu tt,Iltl Ut !'''
a A.s1fllnIt NH tterniNu IashIell, h ll,lI. va
taths ~ fst'faha FthsefH ,'",sr, r,t1tn tsEntl: ''
lra l%f II.h. AnnAl 4h l&aiiha,1 Vt t.ai,lui,t
Ehtt u lies hftan TaIFu. krAllAkt, hn,kius VII
Ct HIS ln1ufrats nj hrr large rEtes legIaate4 fur He'
ssa'tlnts 4uNlh through Fatucsh. ilErs we hAa
Id t4rlNss iii Ihu jafI Il! Missouri alla kta- tan
~ 10 r4t uH lil.uls frila thu #et,.wuFk IT f'al
ltht.A Eua.!A - 4lI raas drawn IN ralurah arc Hal
Irtraly irawn tu i0utat.lIp an Cincinnati and t!d
[he Ra1nr roIInectIan CoHlhus aud IlesI1out u u
!. Practically. IT, Louis, Thus Galro, The only zeal
VI IlliAtAs 10 thus struggle, WAS upo
upelIti to sacrifice the sio1~o 10 psotecs th- tna
o n we'll u httsrlf IN Ibis grand rrah pxms / NOR
southern CONNECTIONS She wa4 called upon to tion
u abe did Scr fur tie p1rpose Of securing 70 In
1ols her own IN The frade and trarcl Of the | rff
II. Jam
you will carefully examlue the facta apd pg. | Will
! think 4ou viii be fnfoed into the conclusion the
yocT hest Eoate to tho Pacific Ocean as ,bas ce*A.
uJa Cairo, andrhat It Jour duty to lead vi FeAo
md IN urging It upon the attention Of Congress CALI
the people Caisu Is small uor, but she pot- | and
e. fhe elements of Strength, and yoa sill uIa
1s IN our stfrREteA you WILL no doabt nnI tp
speetsa snach That Fti add TO Jour glory ant
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