The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-30


mense quantities of tobacco, wheat, cot
ton, corn, potatoes, fruit, and other pro-
ducts raised, which now have no outlet TO
market, except by wagon over miserable
dirt roads, and which would lind a ready
means Of reaching st. Louis and Mobile,
and Pensacola and Savannah, and Mont.
gomcry, Nashville and Chattanooga, or
uther points south or southeast over this
road, for our road at Cairo meets the Cairo
and st. Louis narrow gauge railroad, now
nearly complete, al JOhnsonyille: il meets
the Dack River valley railroad, running
from Johnsonyille, through Columbia and
Tullahoma, to the Cumberland mountains
This road which is also three feet gauge
having two branches, one running up the
Buffalo valley, through Perry county,
Tennessee, to Linden, and the other from
Columbia through Lawrence, Wayne.
and Hardin counties, TO Savannah, on the
Tennessee river connecting at this point
with the projected narrow gauge road
from Memphi. to Nashville and Knox
vile. through Boliyer and Purdy.
The Cairo and Tennessee River railroad
will also connect at or near Johnsonvillc
with the Ohio. tennessee and Black War
rior River sailroai, which is to run from
Observation-Disclosures Pulaski, Huntsville,
Jacksonville, Atlanta and Macon, and
thence to Savannah or Brunswick, with l.
branch from point between Jacksonville
and Palaski through Florence and Tu..
cumbia, TO Tuscaloosa, on the Black War.
r.or river
Oar rood connectn. all these roads
Win the ~. LJais and Cairo road, and 81
Louis being the natural marke; for the
wheat and cotton, aud.many other pro-
ducts Of the country through which this
road runs, these products must pass over
our part Of the road - 20; to -. Louis
and the surplus corn of Illinois and Mis-.
souri,, seeking the markets Of the South
would pass over our road to Savannah
and the Carolinas.
COAL AND IRON ORE
Traffic which must result from the build
ing OF this road from the coal banks of
to the iron beds Of Tennessee.
would make the road profitable invest
ment II II was never 10 carry passenger
or a pound Of way freight,
1t li q fact that the railroads which carry
coal find it the most profitable business
they do but in our case we would carry
coal from Illinois to Tennessee, and iron
ore from -. Louis, thus our cars would 10
loaded both ways.
At Maydell and Paris coal could be
furnished al L. cts. 3 busbel, and at all IN.
termeliate points, whore coal cannot BE-
had at ALL at present, j; would be supplici
at the same rat5s.
TOBACCO,
" nlch j. now hauled from ali point. east
aud sou.h-ea,; Of Msytield for % miles to
Mayield At cost of from $ 90 to Sl2 90
per hogsheGd, can be shipped from any
point within % miles northeast Of MAY
Held TO Maylell, FOR 81 CO. and TO Cairo
for - 20, and TO 81. Louis for - on, and
this would have the effect to reduce the
charges Of the Paducsh X Memphis road
from MAytelJ, to AZ least half what that
road now charges; thereby making large
saving to the producer in getting his
produce 10 railroad, and reducing the
freight on his produce after il reaches the
roads aad this applies as well lathe people
between Mayheld and Cairo, and between
Lynnyille or Cottage Grove and Paris ana
Iohusonyille, as TO the country % miles
,outh-east Of Mayiield, f1r Henry and
Benton counties each have only one road
with which TIM Cairo and Tennessee River
railroad would compete, thereby reducing
he freight Of those roads on produce ship
ped from those counties at the crossing
points,
FINALLY,
We suggest that our road should be mar
row-gaugc road.
l, Because such road can be built
for about one-thirl what it would cost TO
build t. broad-gauge road over the same
route.
2. Because narrow.gauge road can
rs much business a. Il broad-gauge road.
At least all the country affords, and at
much less cost and with much greater
profits 10 the stockholders.
3. Because tho narrow-gauge. road is
much the safer road for the travelling pub
&c, and equally as comfortable and pleas
mt to the passengers US tho broad.gsuge
DAD.
i. Because narrow-gaugc is the only
Dad We can build, its construction and
.quipment coming within tho financial
'apacity Of the people OF Ballard, Graves,
Henry and Benton counties, while the
cost Of q broad-gauge places such road
lar beyond our power to build it.
The convention then adjourned
b. A. NEALE,
$. 5. TAYLOR, Com.
J. ID. &. ATKINS,
spOOOO VOTED BT THE TOWN OF MAY
FIELD TO THE CAIRO AND TENNESSEE
RIVER RAILROAD.
At q meeting of the citizens of Maylicld,
kentucky, held at tho court house, on the
hight OF the 2ith of March, 1873, the fol-
owing proceedings were had:
Ga motion Of Hon. Lucian Anderson,
John Eaker, Esq, was chosen chirman and
W. II. Miller, secretary.
The object of tho meeting was explained
0 be TO get an expression Of the people Of
Iayleld, as to what they would subscribe
: corporation 10 the Cairo and Tennes- |
60 River railroad.
After short addresses by Hons. Lucian |
anderson, Erwin Anderson and b. A. |
'eale, the following resolutions were
lopted with but one dissenting voice.
Resolved, That our representative and |
mater in the state legislature, be and are
orcby instructed TO have law passed,
lowing the citizens Of May field 70 vote
~ question Of taking stock in the Cairo
ld Tennessee River railroad to any
mount not over $4,000, and authorizing
las leld 90 take stock in said road.
Resolved, That the town OF Mayheld,
corporation, 10 take $50, 900 stock in
Ie Cairo and Tennessee River railroad.
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