Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-07
CAIRO OF


It is Dot the least among the crafty
ing results Of the ls5ors OF Bir. MTrCa
ELL, President OF The Mississippi River
Railroad, that the power Of 1.-THE ring''
has been utterly broken, not alone iD
Memphis but in Paducsh and Cairo.
In these places it cropped cut ia various
ways, generally In the form Of inuendos,
and the suggestion OF grave suspicious
directed against the projectors and Off
cars Of the corporation. By the pursuit Of
a straightforward course on the part
Of Mr.. MITCHELL, and pushing the
enterprise before the people whose ter
ritory Is 10 be benefited by it, many
persons nnzcquainted with the parties
and csught by the glittsring generali-
ties Of the ring, have come 70 view it
from q practical and public stand point,
and are now among its best friends.
The people Of PaGucab, especially,
have "Lhr0wn ON on the ring,
and are DESTROYS Of uDiting with
Mr.. MITCHELL and his Directory.
Cairo, too, enterprisiBg, vigorous and en-
ergetic, is raising her voice in favor Of a
connection with Memphis, that we be-.
heve will, II effected, be beneficial to her
and no less SO to Us. In the Cairo Bulle-
Tia, OF the 81 inst, We find some we'll di.
gested thoughts on h subject that oplv
wan Of space prevents our transferring
10 full to cur columns. The writer. after
viewing The claims Of PadUcab gives 8
table Of distances s5osing the Cairo con-
nection y be shorter by eight miles to
the West or North than that by the form.
er, and suIas up IN the following pointed.
practical and sensible wsy
in these days OF sharp railroad rivalry. every
mile Of travel ana hour Of time saved, are of
incalculabie worth, out~eighing with the
travelling pubic almost any and every other
coNsideIst' on. But q due estimate, Il seems 10
u has never, in c8nvassing tits Mississippi
Railroad project, been given 70 the North spd.
Northwestern connections 70 be secured hy a
Cairo terminus. The line nom Chicago. M.
q~uesacnably the metropolis Of the West 70
Memphis, would be nsEry direct, vii e the
route 10 st. Louis VIA The Cairo and ST Louis
Road would be The shorts I that can be con
That the last IneBu med fact is Of
EAEAa GaAEM0ALAAA2 " AAGAARLAn AAaaN AG NaIInNU
he.e ia cairo Dy the most casual observer, for
could scaree.y avoid observing that the
greater bulk Of the Memphis shipments pass
ing through cur forwarding houses. come nom
st. Louis. and points along the line of the Iui-
nOis G. ntIai Railroad. At Cairo only, and al
no other point, can these valuable conpec-
lions be secured, and what 81 any other point
Of junction, wou'd compensate for their loss |
Brought hlther the road would be conaplete |
enti.e within .tself-Cne Of many that VIII |
utinlatsly constitute an interest and a power |
that CAP, 81 wBl, create aUxIiaTies that viii
redoond 10 the advantage OF each, and control
In matters Of moment IN which one would
prove pCwerlcsg. Brought hitter, he roads on.
Grazing and grofcag into being, can ez end a
helping hand. a0bds Tie city, opDrecfasha1 ne
lOoTh u such a promoter Of her prosperity, ,gsH
kRd such material aid 0s the condition Other e.
,heqaeT and Me Godtty Of her people uaH sgayyaet
BhGt, az any other p tt Of Junction, Mould corr
Densats for ne loss Of tais Trains upoD onr
I'm railroads, and especially upon the
IitBo.s Central and he Cairo and VDcennes
viii always be run with a view TO the especfa
scsomm dalton Of terminal and not way or
ranch councillors. Here is a common ter
ninal, and Il tbs dire stors OF the Mississippi
Dad could not exactly dictate terms, they
.0uld, at least, as one or q Dumbsr having an
interest some What in common, recure terms
hat would not be listened 70 when coming
rom branch roads coming Ia at out-ofthe-wsy
! Oaate1 local ties.
We wait to hear what Paducah has to
Ay to Offset this.