, 1873-01-07
RAILROAD NEWS,
The New Route IAetWecn Chicago
and Cairo.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Notes
1.-The Chicago 6 st. Paul Line.


Tho now routo between Chicago and Ccsro,
over tile Chicago, Danyillo t. Vincennca and
tho Cairo Il Vineonnes Railroads, 30 auspiclonsly
opened Il fow weeks ago, has risen In public fa-
vor rapidly, and promises to become an impor-
tant part of tho railway syatem Of Chicago.
While the Importance Of tho route Ia now con-
fined to tho State through which it runB, it bids
fair to become part OF amiddle ]no which slsa}l
traverse the country from tho extreme North to
the extreme South. Such limo Ia much needed,
and could 10 ensily constructed Fow long lines
Of railroad would llayo to DO built. aud the main
labor would be to consolidate tho roads already
In operation. THO Cniro Il Vinconncs Railroad,
which would form an important part Of Rucl
line, III MI old road aud was projected in tho
infancy Of tho Stato. Work WAS begun OH tho
road aa carly "a 1867, by corporation called the
Illinois Southern Railroad Company, which OK
pended about 5000, 900 on tho limo, end then left
It TO tho solitude Of the Wilderness through
which it was surveyed. Tho new company WIS
chartered in 1867 with Goneral Ambrose u.
Burnside Us President. Work was begun soon
after, and considerable municipal subscriptions
secured; but again tho work vas suspended.
At last the company secured the Pennsylvania
Company'a guarantee, and Il market for its
bonds, and lot the contract to h1ossrs. WiuBlow
l. Wilson, who began the work Lust April, and
completed it tho 10th Of December. In this,
the contractors showed very commcndnblo en-
serpaho' ~ Tue WORK was lar IRON nsht. Ihefo
aro on tho road 1850 feet OF How's truBs
bridges, Is. 900 fcot Of nile and trostle bridges
aud tn mel Il ,005 feet long through sbnlo md
.,,da.o,,o n,,1 49, ill., r.o.,, t,,,. t,,xa1
t1,a 1ooa runa nvor trast,owor1, am foot 1on1
tne Ioau runs over tleHsio"orR aoo 1eet long,
is 157 miles long, md trayerHes Bomo Of tho old
est settled sec9Rlons Of illinois. rio country
& near eie as1eama s vefy 1erto 1e, anu ie7ol eae
Mueie u II glohen, hi!ly: toehyt hl'a Nel4 tl1u'
tho diatrict being in tho latitudo Of southef,!!
Virgnin. About eight miles of tho road, from
Viucennes aoutlward, il in Inliana tllonce to
Cairo it ia In Illinois. VinconneB claims about
1000 inhabitants, and, with tho excep-
tlon OF the other terminus, ia the only
important town OIL the road. Tho road
is leased to the Ponusylvanin Company,
aud, with the Pennsylvania line eastward, COM
pletes !ime 1889 miles long, from New York to
With lines west OF the Mississippi, and become part
OF tile southwestern route to Texas, it will re-
quiro dotour to take Eastern traffic by way Of
st. Louis that will not be made. Ono Of its most
Cairo i Fulton Railroad, which will 10 complct-
sas River, which will be of caBt-iron throughout,
aud similar to those at Leayeuworth and Omaha,
OH tho Missouri River, IL being manufac-
tured by tho American Bridge Company,
of this city. Tic officers OF the
tho Cairo g. Vincennes Company arc; General
A. E. Burnside, President; Colonel D. R.
Larned, Troaaurer; Captain Roswell Miller,
Secreta1y: Colonel L. G. Rice, Chief Engineer.
Since tho completion of tho road, General i. /.
The Company arc also building numerous roads
in the South, with the evident object Of COM
plotting through North aud South line, to
Which wu have raferrcd Among these is road
from jackson, Tenn, to Cairo, which will CON
nect at tho latter place with tho Cairo l. Vim
connos Road. Another is road from Memphis