The Cairo evening bulletin., 1869-01-21
The Julia received several lots of St. Louis

The Julla received several lots OF st. Loui
freight.
The old established favorite Armada capt.
Gus Dusouchet, clerk Willie Fowler, is the
regular mail and passenger packet for Evans
vile and all way points on the Ohio, this
evening She is well known as one of tho
neatest and most comfortable boats on the
river.
The Pauline Carroll frst-class steamer,
with every possible comfort and accommoda-
tion usual with such boats, is the regular
packet for New Orleans and intermediate
ports this evening.
| The huge Thompson Dean, capt. Pepper
clerk n B. Fowler, is in port, and clears for
New Orleans this evening
Efforts are being made to increase the num-
Der of our Cairo and Now Orleans packets.
AT present the Mollie Able and Mississippi
are the only New Orleaus steamers which
make Cairo the terminus Of their trips. We
hope soon TO hear that arrangements have
been perfected for tri-weekly line. If AN
association were formed of enough large boats
to make tri-weekly line to New Orleans, and
sufficient number of small boats running
from Cincinnati, Louisville, Cumberland river
and st. Louis to act as feeders to the larger
boats and working entirely in their interest,
there is no doubt but the line would be sue
cess, as by their promptness they would secure
all the freight necessary to load them. II the
Illinois Central railroad would take stock in
such an association and add tho influence they
possess, together with the freight they con-
troll, there would be no such word as fail.
We are glad to see the newspapers of the
west taking nm interest at least in favor of
the open navigation Of the rivers in regard to
wide spans for railroad and other bridges
For many years the money of railroad cap-
talists has been successful in carrying the law
making power to act in their behalf
and bridge after bridge has been built
which have been exceedingly detriment-
al to navigation, and have been the cause Of
a destruction Of steamboats, and freight equal
in value 70 that Of the bridges, or perhaps
more valuable. If il were impossible to build
railroad bridges in such manner a. 10 be no
obstruction to navigation We might possibly
make some excuse for them, but the fac, is
that little more money is all~hat is neces-
sary TO build railroad bridges in such |
a way as 10 present no obstacle |
of serious nature to steamboating, and the |
true reason, in our mind, OF the present style |
of construction, is a determined and concert
ed desire on the part Of railroads to throw |
every possible obstruction in the way Of |
steamers SO as TO be the more able 10 compete |
with them. The extra money required 10 |
build wider spanned or higher bridges has
been spent by railroad companies in buying |
lp lawmakers, so that the conclusion Is forced .
lpon us that there is another reason besides |
he additional cost of the proper Kind of /
bridges. We hope the entire press along our
Western rivers VII! give tais matter such at-
ention and ventilation that steambostmen
will receive their rights, and We know they
would receive them if they would only imi-
ate the sleepless and untiring energy Of the
abroad companies.
Capt Joe q. McCulloch, Of New Orleans,
las purchased the Mayfcwer and will run
Ter in the Red river and New Orleans trade.