The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-03
gorresp0nOeMce.
pnIcAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

A Trip Southeastern Pan-Cairo-Pe-
ruvtan ministers-soIdIerss Cemetery
0n n,nSis Jen.r"i Ssi,roSd LSnds.
ParlOr-Coflins a. Bergie-BeIdiug,
Bros. a Co, Western Monthly
Amusements.
CHtcAoo, Aug. 20, 1891 have recently
made a trip to Egypt the fruit region Of
I~lliuois, and spent some days among the en-
tcrprising immigrants who have made the
waste places OF suckerdom bud, blossom and
bear fruit like the garden of Eden. All along
the line Of the Illinois Central Railroad, for
100 miles north Of Cairo, more or less fruit Ia
grOwn-the soil aud climate being well adapt
ed to It the headquarters Of fruit.rais-
ing is now at
SOUTH PASS (coBDEN srAr1oNJ
AZ miles north of Cairo and 1923 miles south of
Chicago. IL is a timbered region, the sur
face diversified. with many hills, often of
cnnical form, and on h sides or tons Of
these hills are the fruit orchards peaches,
peara, apples, grapcs, strawberries, black
berries, raspberrios, &C.. Large quantities of
tomatoes, sweet potatoes, melons, aud pea
nuts, and some cotton, are grown. A fruit
dependent fortune. AChicagoan, of the le-
gal persuasion, had recently paid SIG, 600 for
One-third ola single pear orchard. j think
IL covered eighty acres. This town is noted
for it's thrift, the intelligence OF its people,
their public spirit, and the number of beauti.
~ IL " VI - III NV ~ NN VII
bowored and surrounded with trees from
which can b. seen Missouri on the west and
Kentucky on the east, and tho fineet land
scapes. Tho South Pass horticultural So
oioty own a han 28x55 feot for It's monthly
meetings., aud in which religious services and
a hourishing sunday School are held on the
Sabbath. This town has been built mp chiefly
by settlers from the North. The pioneer, O.. II.
Baker, voll-kuown to the fruit growers Of the
Northwest, went thoro from RipOn, Wis, and
-. IT'LL IL 81 Fiji -. 49,. =. 80
teen year, ago, in an eligible location, some
200 rods from the depot. There is now O
thriving village at tho station, with churches,
stOroe, mills, shops, n largo fruit-box manu-
factory, with saw mill, run by steam, which
supplies the homo demand and furnishes
boxes for all points as far south oven a. Mo.
bile, "a sweet potato house which stores
10, 600 bushels, &c. As proof Of vital growth,
there were erected here, in one year, fifty
dwelling houses, a church, planing-mill, saw
mill, a fruit package factory, a brick school
h use at a cost of $4,000, Two wagon-shops,
three blacAemith-shops aud five stores. The
climate il salubrious aud delightful, the hot
season being tempered by fresh breezcs,
though this region il mover subject to huiri-
canes or tornadocs.
CAIRO,
whore | spent two days, has q reputation for
mud which II does not deserve, except in OK
trcmely wet weather, but it's mosquitoes are
NNANN ANNNA W. 'ANA a . 80 % ~ ~ q
~ vital statisiic8 and the testimony Of Impair.
tial witnesses abundantly prove. The chief
drawback 10 its rapid growth h il the monopoly
Of tho Cairo Land Company, composed main
ly OF English capitalists, who Own alargo part
Of the uuOccupied land, and are unwilling to
sell, except at high prices. But the location
of the city nj the confluence Of tho Ohio and
Mississippi river, and its proximity 10 almost
in"cxhaustiblo SQUIRE Of iron, o0al, lead,
limestone and marble, aud its connection by
rail and river with the great centres Of trade,
prodCgtino IL 10 become a large manufacture
ing city.
had tho good fortune to visit tho
moN-CLAD MONITORS
sold TO the Peruvian government, the day
before thcy steamed from Mound City, whore
the Government Navy Yard il located, on tho
Ohio, seven miles above Cairo.
TIT SOLDIERS CEMETERY.
There, In which $40 soldiers and sailors
are buried, has had little governmental care.
Il is enclosed with q white picket fence, and
Is interpreted with native oaks-aud a great
many tall weeds-a rev OF cannOns stand up
right az sCntinels through the center, and
mall white head-boards, numbered from /
TO ., liO. mark tho resting place Of the dead.
still, there Is an air oil quietness and security
there, bCatting the last resting place Of those
who died that the nation might live. | am
under obligations TO John Loimbcrt, an old
friend, who keeps the Railroad House nj
Cairo, for courtesics IN showing me the
lims' in that city and vicinity.
IhayC spoken Of Golden, or South Pass, as
a prominent point in the fruit region o!
southern Illinois, \ better idea, pcrhayz,
can be given II the extent Of fruit RAISING
there by stating that ia the strawberry sea-
-Ou sCmCt.mes a. many as eight car loads Of
strawberries, containing from siNty-iye to
eighty tons are despatched from that point
IN a single day aud that l26, 4i2 boxes a
peaches were shipped thence in ono season.
They are sent not only 10 Chicago, but 10
Detroit, Bufslo, New York and Boston. In
1867, onC-half Of all the berries and
0ne-thirl Of the peaches carried by tho
iruit train between OUarga and Joncsboro-a
4 stance .i 2i3 miles were shipped from
South Pass. But there are a dozen places
that might Do made to rival South Pass, az an
the region south IT Ccntralia, and for 100
miles north OF u, D. admirably adapted for
fruit raining. The railroad freight on pcach-
cs alone, tn % single year, from this section,
amounted to 100000. II is also remarkably
healthy all along this lite, and friends and
acquaintance In Wisconsin and other states.
WHO have sutlcrcd severely from asthma aud
neuralgia, have been completely cured by
removing to southern Illinois.
MLINOf CENTRAL RAILROAD LANDS.
The magnificent land grant by tho denoral
Government, IN 1850, TO the Illinois Central
Railroad COmpany-cXtcnding fifteen miles
each side Of the track-mllke many SINH.
lar grants-has proved a blessing TO all
parties. IL enabled the company, at an carly
day, to build 705. 70 miles of railroad through
the very heart of the state-the main limo
from Dunicith to Cairo, 4j5.5l miles, and tho
branch from Chicago 10 the junction, near
Ccntralia, 2j0.22 miles-thoreby promoting
the early settlement Of tho state, giving
homes To tens OF Thousands of families on
easy terms, opening up a market for the pro-
ducts Of their labor, aud adding, at least, a
third 10 tho population and wealth of Illinois.
The population in 40 counties on the line of
this road increased from 1850 to 1865, from
3jli SS7 to ,l27, U57. One million eight hum
drCd thousand acres Of these railrOad lands
have been sold TO actual settlers, and SOC. 600
acros-Of tho best quality-remain unsold
and open to purchasers, at prices ranging
from 81 to $40 per acre. One peculiarly Of
these lands, which gives them great vaiuo,is
the largo amount Of nitrogen in the aoil-es-
pecially on the praries-suficient for a hum
dred crops of wheat, The prairie extends to
Du QuOin, 2SS miles south OF Chicago. Thence
It ie mostly timber to Cairo, n miles. The
Agricultural College, endowed by the gene
raj government, 10 on the line Of his road,
at Champaign, l28 miles south Of Chicago.
The unsOld lands are contiguous 10 the Ran.
road, aud can DO bought in tracts OF 40 or 90
acres, or more, according to The w4nts on
means Of purchasers, for ono-fourth cash
down and the balance in one, two and three
years, at ak per cent. interest, IL desired
Ana the Company never disturbs % purchaser
who does his best TO fulfil his contracts. n
IL an excellent opportunity for those wishing
pleasant, healthy homes, near 10 markets
aud to the center OF civilization.
BUSINESS
IL beginning 20 revive slowly, money has.
commenced flowing here from the East,
grain receipts are large and command good
prices, the progress OF the harvest assures us
bountiful crops, and confidence in tho future
is increasing. Our leading houses hero are
making full preparations for a large fall trade,
DO cncumbCrod with bOXeB. balea and cosLs