The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-07

these roads. Let il also be remembered !
that wherever and whenever state has
undcrt.kcn TO manage the details Of inter-
nal improvements hat then and there the
safe has left open the doors NJ i,s treas
ury for immense and glariug steols-ridc
the New York and Erie Canal. the
Kentucky River Improvem cnt Company,
the Illinois Internal Improvement scheme
ard the Iowa Homestead Company, cd
intn'f"m y large proportion of the in
dividual stock Of these consolidated roads
was held by parties in New York and Bos-
ton. The condition Of affairs resolved IL
self into this status. Under existing
circumstances their stock was worthless,
so vas the stock held by the state One
party 1t wa, certain would have to
buy "ut the other. Every con-
sideratiun demanded that the state should
get out Of the railroad business as quick
and as cheaply as possible. And now,
what effect will thi. consolidation have on
trade aud commerce? Simply the effect
OF reducing one-half the running and in
cidental expenses of the two companies,
thereby giving surplus of earnings that !
e can be used in improving road.beds roll
o ling stock and in building substantial and |
p. comfortable freight and passenger stations.
- The consolidation will not increase the |
tariff in any respect. Travellers and ship.
:, pers are just as well off, and stockholders
u n great deal better
u EMIGRATION AND WILD LANDS.
,c 1t occurs to me that there is another
l. good feature about the consolidation of the
in Missouri and the Atlantic IL Pacific rail.
10 roads and it is, that the increased advan-
y, tages afforded in reduction of emigrant
I'll passage and freight rates will serve to
us speedily fiji up one Of the most sparsely
no settled yet really the most attractive por-
he tion Of Missouri. The Atlantic & Pacific
49,, company now offers for sale over mil
y, lion acres Of as fine agricultural, mineral
:, and grazing lands as there are in the west,
."o and on the easiest of terms. The poor
OF man can buy farm from this company
'ose within sight of its railroad for loss than h,
the can preempt II government tract fort,
,or miles from nowhere. And while larg
proportion Of these lands are prairie of tn
character Of Illinois, yet there is not I
township that does not afford timber il
abundance for all uses The character o
,r., emigration finding its way into this regior
.o,s is of the very best. Solid old farmers from
the south are sandwchcd in between the
-. restless yankee and the pushing men from
o,d Indiana or Illinois. If the emigrant wish
es to go into the stock business, he locates
ood MS quarters or halfsection along the bank
. :. Of the Gasconade White or spring rivers
bal, if the emigrant desires to go into the gra:r
nm business, he will find soil of the richest
.ho kind in the beautiful vallies and splendid
,,o uplands of Lawrence, Newton and Greene
YER if the emigrant is fruit grower, he car
,ot locate anywhere from Franklin to Spring.
old field, for it is the finest fruit region in the
ice. world, but if he be a vineyard man, then
let him come and set bis little hut down
among the glorious foothills of the Ozarl;
mountains. This region has been well
DAD styled the Switzerland of America. Mr.
Z. \. L. Dean, chief clerk Of the land depart
.. '"e"' 81 81" A'J"nti" ~ Pacific company
tells me that the cash sales amount to
Tue Thousands Of dollars daily Of these cheap
pa lands Mr. Dean i, located ut 523 Wal
or' nut street, and takes pleasure in showing
the maps plats and analyst, OF minerals
eat belonging to tho land department, 50 that i
at any of your old citizens feel cramped W
me in the old home, let them come here TO st
Ige Louis, see Mr.. Dean and then 90 out il
till southwest Missouri
DO ~ THE WAY OF GOSSIP
On St. Louis is learfully dull just now. Tn
oo, only thing ! have heard lately which
worth reproducing, is the story told a
the expense of Frank Schurz and Car
',,! Blair For some time these two worthie
P'N have been playing wet nurses to the kr
am klux orphans and the abandoned brats
'""' the administration family. For n viii
'lo generous contributions of soothing syru
~ enabled the nurses To keep down squall
','' but as is always the case, just about tn
wv! time the orphans and the brats began t.
~, thrive and happy family was in prospect
the boss wet nurse Frankly wrote hi
brother Monty of the condition Of affair.
.lt Ihcreupon Monty Blair constituted him
~ self resident physician and began to pre-
-" scribe for the orphans and the brats, Thu
'"', story is that the following conversation
occurred in the office of the Westch,
WV Post;
Schurz-Franky your brother Mont,
sa I'D Internal fool What business ha
st he to give his opinion on national politics
ing Bliir--By right of descent ! woulc
the have you know Montgomery Blair is tn,
the sole remaining link between the glorious
ion, past and the prc.cnt sad age.
and Scurtz- Softc rJcc in German 4 sau
the sagC-gut link
wet The hali orphans and the brats are now
de- thrown on the cold charity of the world
cts- Who wants to start an asylum
ank PHOCION.