The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-09
GOOD NEWS FOR CAIRO.
I've Railroad Estssprises efGseat Pith
ana Moment--The Cairo and Fulton
and the Toledo, vincennes and Cairo

I've Railroad Enterprises ofGseat Pitn
ana Moment-The Cairo and Fulton
and the Toledo, vincennes and Cairo
Roads.
Just ut this moment, .he outlook OF
Cairo /. brighter than It has been at any
time before in the history Of the city.
Manufacturing establishments are spring
ing up on every hand, and the attention
Of capitalists is being attracted by the in.
| ducemets held out for the safe investment
81 their means.
It 10 true, the failure Of all our railroad
enterprises has had a depressing effect,
and eIecration Of Gen. Burnside has be-
come the favorite pastime Of many OF our
citizens; but We can zee no cause for de-
preston. We believe, indeed, that our
Affairs are 10 more healthy condition
than they have ever been before--thAt we
shall soon have at least, two land we think
three) railroads, and have them, too
without. using dollar of the ci,y's credit
TO obtain them.
the CAIRO AND YuLroS ROAD.
And, first, we believe the Cairo
and Fulton road is an assured fact
A portion Of this road in
Arkansas is already In running order,
and II will soon be finished from Little
Rock 70 the, Missouri line. To meet Il
there is the intention Of Col. Allen, who
undoubtedly intends making Cairo the in
i.ial point. The following advertisement
which the Colonel has ordered TO DO pub
lished in the Charleston Courier is the
foundation on which this belief is founded
Proposals will be received At my Office
in st. Louis for the nexttwo weeks, for the
following work;
|. For clearing the roadway, 100 feet
wido, ofall brush (shrubbery and saplings)
betreen Charleston and the Mississippi
rirer, by the acre.
2. For furnishing 1900 cross ties per
mile, TO be delivered along the side Of
the road, Of the usual size and
quality.
Any information furnished the subscriber
ss 70 any movable property taken from
this road, or now Ia the possession Of any
person or persons whether books or papers,
furniture, rails, chairs or other appurte-
nances Of this road, or Of It's machinery,
will be thankfully received, and suitably
rewarded. THOS. ALLEN.
81. Louis, Feb. g, 1871.
Mr.. Allen is a gentlemen Of surprising
energy and has the command Of unlimi-
ted means, and We have no doubt 10 de-
termined 10 lose no time in constructing
the Missouri branch OF the Z. b y. road.
II the above advertisement does not mean
this we cannot fathom It's meaning.
THE TOLEDO, vEScESsEs AND CAIRO n. r.
There, too, is the new company which
hes been lately organized in Indiana,
called the Toledo, Vim cennes and Cairo
RR This IL . new surprise, and we
hope the company may be able 10 help
Burnside out Of his difficulties. The Vim.
cennes Sun says that tho capital stock OF
the company Is 70 be ss,ooo,0oo divided
Into shares OF 500 each, and that the pro-
ises 10 meeting With much favor along the
line Of the proposed route between Toledo
and vincennes. The Mound City Journal
Mys; I'VE presume the new company has
some understanding with the G. 4 Vi
and possibly the New York Central, with
Vanderbilt q, it, head, is to back it, We
hope a.