The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-02
CARBONDALE.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Nohm AL
UNIVERSITY.
NEW ENTERPRISE AND NEW
RAILROADS.



To the Editor Of the Cairo Bulletin:
Probably the item of greatest interest,
from this section, to the people, generally
Of Egypt, is ,hs, concerning the institu-
ton Of learning that is being erected at
this place, and which Is rapidly approach.
ing completion.
The immediate site OF this college
that of slight elevation, the most beau
,iful spo, in all Egypt, is about one mile
south of the heart Of the city, fronting on
West street on the Illinois Central rail-
road and running back on State street,
taking in Spruce street, to near Poplar.
The Enclosure is a ten acre lot, that WAS
donated to the state, for the purpose fo'
which It is being used, by Mr.. Henry San
ders. The contractors, Messrs. Wickwire
& Boyle, of whom many Of your readers,
and more especially, the citizens OF Cairo
are acquainted, are doing an excellent job
in the building Of the grand edihce. They
are pushing forward the work with ex-
ceeding rspidity, with the determination
Of having the mammoth structure under
cover by the first of December. Great
satisfaction has been given on the part OF
the contractors to the commissioners and
the people generally, and we are assured
by them that before the lapse Of many
months the building will be ready for the
reception Of students, when We expect to
see every section OF Southern Illinois rep
resented in the college, and things
&c lcrally made TO assume lively ap-
pearance.
Many new enterprises are springing up
here. To lay the foundation OF new
building is an every day occurrence and
the noise Of saw, Ratchet and hammer can
constantly be heard in every portion OF
the city. But the enterprise that most
interests the people Of this Immediate
vicinity is the formation ola coal company
Of which A. c. Dryden is President, and
Asgil Corner Vice President This COM
pany was organized some few months
since for the purpose Of developing the
newly discovered coal fields east of this
place some few miles. The company is
chiefly composed ofcitizens of Carbonate {,
including all the wealth and enterprise
that the little place boasts. This company
has already gone earnestly TO work, and
have at this time several hundred thous-
and tons Of combustible mineral mined
and waiting for means Of transportation
to carry it to the consumers. They will
not have to wait long, however, for the
Carbonate & Shawneetown railroad will
soon be completed to that point, and will
afford transportation for all the coal that
can be mined at that or other points along
the line. The coal to which we have ref
florence is pronounced to be equal in every
respect TO the celebrated Pittsburg coal
and superior to that found at Mt. Carbon
The new railroad, G. 4 S. of which We
have already made mention, is being bull,
by an eastern company. The starting
point Of this road il Carbondale, and tht
terminus, Shawneetown. The road viii
NC " ny lnt HisN VI i'c'
cember. The grading is entirely complet.
ed, the ties are nearly all down
and quantity of the rail already
laid. The building of branch road from
Marion to Paducah is being thoroughly
discussed, and we fully believe that before
two years more, Carbondale will have di.
rect railroad connection with Paducah and
the southeast. The object of building the
branch to Paducah is to have an outlet
at the south and southeast for their coal
and by connecting with tho roads south
at that point, by rail, direct, will give
them a great advantage over the Ohio
river from Shawneetown, on account Of
the low water in that river at certain sea
sons Of the year. }. .. +.