The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-09
The Cairo Bulletin, May q.

most spsrsely settled portion of the State,
settlements not unfrequcntly being II
days journey apart. Only two stations on
the Chicago Branch (Kankakee and Ur-
bana) were in the vicinity of even small
villages, the site Of nearly every one being
vacant in 1853 With the exception of
Cairo, Jonesboro, Vandala Decatur, Clin-
ton, Bloomington, La Sale, Dixon, Free
port and Gslena, the same was true Of the
main line and Gslena Branch. Most of
the lands had been In the Government
market for about third of century; and
had they been finally sold, as such, they
would have brought but 12f cents per acre
under the Graduation Act of August, 4,
1864. Corn, in that primeval period
brought only from 8 to s cts, and wheat
from Is TO 40 cts. per bushel; and stock
was, Of course improbable. What the
farmer could not put into food clothing
and shelter, was ofno advantage to him.
INFLUENCE OF THE ROAD.
To these lands, practically worthless
the Railway Company, by an expenditure
of twenty millions Of dollars, impaired
value,--the system under which those be-
longing to it were sold being so sagacous-
ly devised that the settler upon them, re-
mote from the established markets of the
country, enjoyed better income with less
labor than he would have received on
lands bought at the same rate, in the in
terror of New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land or Virginia. Their transfer TO this
Co. was, rs distinguished statesman char
acterized It, thrce-sided bargain, in
which all parties were gamers the United
States by speedy sale ut from 80 80 TO ~
for what would otherwise have gone beg.
ging at 122 cts; the State by vast in.
crease Of the producing classes--a peopl,
industrious, cntcrprising, intelligent, in.
creasing the taxable property
Swelling capital and commerce
and enjoying the rapid,
growing income from the seven per cent
Of gross receipts Of the road; and finally
the company, building and cquippinl
nearly q thousand miles of road with tn,
reasonable certainty that proceeds of sale
| of lands would largely cover expenses. Tn,
year 1858 saw 100 cities and villages o
| from 200 to $4,000 inhabitants along tn
line--the centers of a population of NOR,
than COO, 900. OF these, 70 had no popula
| ton IN 1850; and the aggregate of IN, re
manning 20 was but l4,2s9. In 1856 tn
| population Of 81 cities was 1889; in 1859
95 contained population Of 1l2, 296--th
churches numbering 22o, the schools $50
the stores Liar, the hotels $50, the saw
mills 10, the -four mills 10, the factorie
2O6. The following are statistics of ina
terial progress:
1855. lsjG 1855. 1854
Wheat, acres. ga1, 23o ...... l,2iOO7D 3io, p
C,rn, ares....... f.lG2,j7O ... li7s,tiO AISLE
| New farms open'd GLIB s,B2j as
| Value OF stock ~, los ... ....si7 lGs, ~
| Pop'n iOI towns 2i6,lt0 ..... ..... i73, -
| The passage from the New Testamcn,
ut IL easier for a camel" etc, has perplex
ed many good men who have read il liter
ally. In Oriental cities there are in tn
larger gates small and very low aperture
called metapborically "needlc's eyes" Jus
ms We talk Of certain windows rs "bnlli
eyes" These entrances are too narrow
for camel To pass through them in ia,
ordinary manner, or even If loaded
When laden camel has to pass through
one Of these entrances, kneels down, anc
its load Is removed, and then II shuttle
through on IT, knees. yesterday" writci
Lady Duff Gordon, from Cairo, II saw ,
camel 60 through the eye Of a needle-,ha
il, the low arched door of AN enclosure
He must kneel and bow his head To cree,
through; and THUS the ITCH man nus, hum