The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-22

road and the Ia d red
without her id 4 moral >por and
claim It a. cher sder of<hat jucky
but not ener( MOI ~ no sh1o presss ded
to show the necessity for the proposed road
from Cairo through Paris, and promised
that Cairo would give the project oil posi-.
bic encouragement. IIgtGr -SFCr
col. sYKKs SPEECH, $500
Col. w. J. Sykes Of Memphis, followed
Judge Bross. and sfser : defense Of st.
Louis, and an expression Of confidence in
her desire to aid enterprises Of this kind,
argued forcibly and cloquently for the
success Of this now enterprise
The colonel's speech was replete,
not only with arguments, but was also nm
eloquent appeal for labor on the part Of
all those who desire tho success of this
project. He showed In an eloquent man
ner, the necessity eristing for the construe-
ton fthe road, ana how IL might be built.
The colonel was listened TO with marked
attention and often spplauded. '' -
..7 3 coMMIrrrE on ADDRESS. .h ''.
The chair, on motion, appointed Messrs.
Oberly, Maxwell, and Corbctt, as commit
toe on address for publication.
.l' OTHER sPxKcHEs.
During the absence Of the committee on
address, Captain Hurd, Mr.. Barclay, and
DR.. Smith, Of Cairo were called TO speak,
and responded briefly. Other speeches,
brief, but TO the point, were also made BY
other delegates, after which the conven-
ton adjourned, to await the report Of the
committee on address.
THE ADDRESS.
Tho committee appeared, and the con-
vention was called to order, when Mr.. j.
H. Oberly, Of Cairo, chairman Of the COM
mittee on address for publication, reported
the following, which was adopted by the
convention, and ordered to be published
with the proceedings a l,. rt
IMPORTANCE OF THE ROAD. "a.
The necessity of a railroad from Cairo,
Illinois, to the Tennessee river, at or near
pOusOuNtnts Hnust Dt iRDhicht W Ill WhV VIII
give the subject any attention. ...
The distance between Cairo aud Johnson
vile does not exceed one hundred miles and
the road would run through highly pro-
ductive country, much Of (which is now de-
prived Of railroad facilities.
.''1 THE MAIN OBJECT
OF this project is to bring the coal fields of
Illinois, which are very extensive, into close
proximity TO the immense deposits OF iron
ore which are In the counties OF Humphreys,
Hickman and Lewis, Tennessee. This ore
Is of avery superior quality aud makes en-
cellent iron. II is admirably adaptedto mix
ing with the Missouri ore, and the two,
when mingled, make very tine iron and
yield largely. If the road should do no
other business except the transportion OF
the coal to the ore banks or the ore to the
coal mines, it would have an
IMMENSE SUPPLY OF FREIGHT
A large portion Of the freight transported
by the Baltimore and Ohio road consists OF
coal, which amounted In 1871 TO 1891 5O2 tons
besides SIG, $50 tons used by the company.
The advantage witch this road would have
would be that the cars would be loaded
both ways. carving either coal or iron ore.
lr .'naI A LONG LINE. .3
The Cairo and st. Louis road. with a gauge
OF three feet, will be completed during this
winter. and when this road from Johnsonville
TO Cairo is built. there will be q continuous
line Of railway Of the same gauge from the
Tennessee river 10 ~. Louis. This line vii !
be extended through Middle Tennessee, in
the direction OF savannah, Georgia, and the
route that win be adopted will depend On
the liberality and public spirit Of the coun
ties in Middle Tennessee. Present appear.
ances indicate that it will pass through
Columbia and Fayetteville towards Hunts
vile, Alabama. The object Is to make
THROUGH LINE OF cHEaP RAILWAY
From 81. Louis to the Atlantic and the
Gulf by which freights can be transported
at reaso nable rates. ..
d. lt- CHEAP FREIGiITs. Ei..
Railroads constructed for not more than
81, 400 per mile. and operated at one-third
less expense than railroads As at pres enl
constructed, can afford to transport freight
At much lower rates than are now charged
THROUGH BUSINESS.
This road is intended to be part OF an
extensive line OF railway which when com
pleted will do a very heavy amount OF
through business, but H''" 'I."
THE LOcAE ADVANTAGES
or this road would be very great even il It
never became part Of great through line