The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-14
Ihe Bulletin.
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TiNi we publish an urll'' ''' =, =.
phis dralu,ei,. which will 40 ',uu' ''
read with interest BY the cii'e''' ~ N'''''
That Mcmphi. ha. roason TO i'"r Tue : row" Nv,
inc imnor,opcc Of Cairo !. fact, which
no one who la. given any thought TO 'h'
subject will be a.ioni.hcd TO hear asserted !
for, although our city has bad almost IN
surmoun,able obstacles 20 overcome ana
is vet IN the travail Of struggle foe
that position among the great cities Of the
land which .he ought even now to occu-
py, day BY day she is attracting the aticn-
lion Of The .agaciou- men of the country,
and will inevitably become q railroad
center in Importance second TO no one in
the Republic.
let look at this matter moment
Tharcis, in the public mind, mania for
The Pacific Asia the trade Of which
country has enriched every nation that
ha, possessed IL and after which the great
Napoleon struggled with steel anipowder
'ics over from the Pacific coast, and all the
commercial world in efforts TO get at the
treasures Of that vast region Of the globe.
is attempting to make "short cuts the
Slcz Canal, and the Pacific railroads of
America. We have now. constructed or
contemplated, the North Pacific road,
commencing at Dcluth. at the Western
pon; Of Lake Superior, and running be.
tween the parallels 81 and 4s 10 tho
Straits Of fuca, on the Pacific; and the
Central Pacific from Omaha 10 san Fran
cisco and the Kansas Pacific; and the
Thiriy-sccond Parallel route and, best Of
oil, the international route with Cairo Ms
is initial point. That all these roads will
be constructed we are sure; and that
the international enterprise will be
q success nj no distant day
l. with " a belief rs strong rs confidence
in the stability Of the Republic With
the success Of this route, Cairo, In the Ian.
guagc Of Col. forshcy, Of Houston, Texas
will be recognized u. the coutcr of future
population, wealth aud empire in the
United States. sweep your eyes write.
The Colonel, gentleman Of learning. y
graduate Of West Point, and an engineer
Who has been over all the Paeilc routes ir
the employ Of tho weep
your eyes souihwes,crly, from Cairo, the
center Of future population. wealth and
empire, % the ne1'es; point IN the Pacific
arl you will ind MazA,,an hal9w ;le
Gs'fof Caiifo-nis; and 'rinin- 80 points
tya right line il will psss L.i.,s Ey.sAni
Fulton, Arkansasi Tyler Ausiin snd La.
edo, TcNas Para. ana >5mtre.v,e in
Mexico. ios Will pas. nearly the whole
lua through ~ Inhabited AL f.ri.le com
rs 900 mile, Of II from Cairo 10 the Rio
Graulc. every mile fertile AM c-sl,iyAtie
ur pat raj, with only 80 milo, ~ Mex.
ica. ~ a.cas.ona. i.rosfsI t.c dar-.ars. and
only goo miles q disi1gli line 70 iraver.e
l. 8. 600 milo. shorter ar! c]J -niles EASIER
and bitter than either % the other iin.. O.
OBJ. Pa..ae. u crosses the latitude, ard
IHt.l P.eof unlisepro3ie' ~. couples
o.. MARCIA " the iropIr, s,l TIE middle
Orch. temperate zone. u p-,sa. aom the
0a..- .. t.'Irl empire anu the National
,.nt.. O., t4s r.4,e bl ir.ns.P aelle com.
H.-e. Sandwich leland, and >h 1gLai
are upon .rIara.l"l and the untold COM
m.rer ~ tue Ur.cUt will mainly how
tHsar. tae western ,.Fn.Gy, 81 TIL. line
We kn'w tha, ODD, picture 5, painted
With ru.or- NJ ,pnber, bat they DO 10
more than justice o. the future tia, +, b..
iurcus-that win De opened by the touch
stone OF This great Pacific route. which
H'ks 40 government subsidies, nothing
bat energy and encouragement from IL,
people %. this end 81 ,Le rputa. Memph.,
see, tac truth Of this asscrtion-.ccs that
win the construction Of the Cairo and
Fulton road, on which wyr. has already
been lesun in Arkar.a., the succc,. OF
tlc international rond viii bee secured and
Cairo become the grand railroad center Of
the Eapahlic, reaching ou,ull gathering
ih trade from the Orient gold from the
mines ~ Mckee, cattle from the plain. of |
Texas, and cotton and corn from the fields |
Of Arhan.as and giving back fyr these the |
Wheat Of The Westen States and the trade |
" the metropolis Of the country.
While aware Of this fact, Mcmphi, also |
hnons tina, il .ho can connect with Little |
Il "k by rail before Cairo. that she NAV
lob us Of the international road. ana |
sl'ber IN all the wealth We are now an,ici. |
p''.rs, and, therefore, the 1rala,,oAe ex.
claims. WIN Cciro beat Memphis TO
Little Rock1 We hope not, in the name
o. AL the gods at once - We do not be-
''s'e That Memphis, even with the Mem.
lN" md Little Rock road com.
P''e4 before the Cairo and Full |
YOU 'oad, could rob Cai.o Of her grea,
'"'''S but N the completion of this road |
before NA'rg can reach Little Rock he NAV |
90 90 and therefore, with Ia, us with the |
~, lAe question is important |
go Na'o beat Memphis 20 Little |
HocN In the name Of all the god. a,
once, We hope so.7
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