The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-28
OUR RAILROADS.
GOOD NEWS ALL AROUND US.
CAIRO LOOKING UP IN RAIL
ROAD MATTERS.

THE CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS ROAD.
The Jonesboro Gazette, of the 23d inst,
says:
Mr.. {. II. Sherman, who had charge of
the locating survey on the Cairo and St.
Louis railroad, on this division, will be To-
Gated in this place, and have charge of the
division south of town to Mill creek. Mr..
j. j. Skaters division, is from MIL creek
to Sandy, and he is stopping at Mr.. NJ.
Hartlines. Mr.. K. w. Clarke, Jrs. divi-
sion is from Sandy ten miles south, and he
is stopping at Judge Hodges, near Old
Unity. These gentlemen are capable and
energetic, and will do their work we'll.
Messrs. Fonda Il Ford, have the con
tract for grading the Cairo aud ST. Louis
railroad from station nor tn Of the court
house to Mill creek, distance of eight
miles, and advertise for men and teams to
go to work Immediately. They com
menced work south Of town to-day.
Mr.. John Burns of Dongola, has A
contract for grading four miles on the
Cairo and st. Louis railroad, near the AL
eYander county line, and advertises for
men and teams, in another column. He
has had much experience in railroad build
ing, and will do good work.
In this connection the following item
of information in regard to the narrow
gauge will not be out of place:
The pioneer narrow gauge, the Denver
and Rio Grande railway, has finished grad
ing and bridging its second division of
forty-two miles, from Colorado Springs to
Puebla, Colorado. Track-laying will be
commenced Immediately, and by the mid /.
die of April regular trains will be run
ming from Denver to Pucbla, one hundred
and eighteen miles. The earnings over
the first division of scventy-six miles, for
the week ending February 30 exclusive
OF construction and transport alton expen-
SEES, were S4ll,s73.
THE CAIRO AND FULTON ROAD.
Thos. Allen, president Of the Cairo and
Fulton road, advertses the bonds of the
road, in the New York Times, us follows:
CAIRO AND FULToN-Route, Missouri
Stale Line via Little Rock to Texas State
line, 30l miles. Completed and operated
June ], 20 miles from Little Rock north !:
80 miles more of road bed ready in Nov
ember. Up to date the portion between
Little Rock and Little Red river is com.
P'N'Sa o'' ~ opOihtioHt anu WOTk OH tue
remainder to the Missouri State line to be
pushed cnergetically to meet an extension
OF the st. Louis and Iron Mountain road
now under construction. From Little
Rock south the road will extend to the
Texas line, to the new Southern Pacific.
Also connect NTH the Cairo and Vincennes
and Cairo and 81. Louis railroad, (under
construction) and thus be brought into
connection with the western railroad sys-
tenn. In its whole length of 3Ol miles it
deviatcs from straight line but miles
has no grades over Is feet to tho mile
passing through the most thriving counties
and the capital, Little Rock. Tn.
land grant, l,92e,400 acres, is one of the
most extensive and valuable ever made 10
any road by congress. The first mort.
gage bonds, $s,OOO,00O are the first lien.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL SOUTHWARK.
The New Orleans Picayune' of Friday
last, contains the railroad news, which
will be read with pleasure by the citizens
of Cairo:
1--WE learn from good authority that
very important railroad connection Is
about TO be made that will be a great han
eft to the city of New Orleans.
The Illinois Central railroad is TO be
connected directly with the New Orleans
jackson, and Great Northern, and the |