The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-27
FROM DETROIT TO THE GULF
VIA CAIRO.

opened up by means Of the Cairo and Vim.
oennes <silrosd and of the advantages
which this line cannot fail to give to the
two cities named as well as TO Cairo. The
distance from Cairo 10 Detroit by thi.
route is one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
miles less than by the way Of Chicago
AS Detroit is one Of the most importan,
centers of trade for the Northwes, and
new Orleans represents the trade de-
mands and facilities of the entire Gulf
region i, will be seen that the route
which brings them in closer connection
than any other is Of vast importance to
both and Of no less importance 10 Cairo.
rs the terminus of the railway line on the
North and the head of open water in the
Mississippi at all seasons of the year. An
EFFORT is now being made by tho mer-
chants of Detroit to establish direct trade
between tina, city and New Orleans. MIR
VIM. NJ, Burnell, secretary of the New
Orleans chamber Of commerce, recently
wrote communication on the sub.
Ject which was brought before
the Detroit board of trade for
the consideration Of that body
We have space only for part of tho
communication, that bearing directly
upon the advantages which the Cairo and
Nincennes road, as connecting link be-
tween Detroit and Now Orleans, mus,
bring to the two cities and the Importance
when Cairo assumes as point of concen-
tration Tor tho commerce of the en,ire
Northwest on its way to the Gulf and
from thence to distant and foreign ports
The railroad system but recently com.
pleted has connected Nsw Orleans with
Deifoit, ms you VIII see from schedule
accompanying this letter, by Journey via
Louisville oil only hity-seven hours. Re-
Gentry line OF travel and transporta-
''on LAS been opened connecting Detreit
with the Mississippi at Cairo, II en-.
Ployes Inc Cairo and Nincennes. the Vim
eehhe' and Indianapolis, and the Wabash.
Western and Toledo, railroads Won viii
rec, therefore, that commerce has oueued
thls way OF communications
lou VIII have steam direct in ak DAVIS
from Aspinwah, or IN two ANA II half
"ye noh haNhhh, or three and half
from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. You
VIII have barge transportation to Cairo.
always open and adequate winter and
summer. You will have "A land line with.
out grades, fully fifteen per cent shorter
than that from New York. | cannot
compare ireights nor insurance. but both
are evidently less on the in board than on
the coast route. The ocean yoyags from
Havana TO New York is l. $50 iniles-tbst |
10 New Orleans about $50 mile. The
danger and insurance on the coasts of
fIoflda ana Carolina are of course charges
10 the cost oil navigation. ] cannot omit
the consideration that on the in board route
your ifelghts 60 to the credit of our Wcst
ern roads and lines,
II these views shall induce your ner.
chants 10 look 10 New Orleans as tbeir
port Of communication with Spanish
America, Will not the same reasopiug in.
nnence your neighbors and customers of
Western Canada
have seen that Montreal desires line
OF steamers to Jamaica. Could not that
city for almost half the year employ the
New Orleans and the Detroit route in pre-.
ference 1t Is already organized There
u Already an agency which will ,ipn
thtough bills by riyOr and rail between
these two points. VIII not the Grand
trunk railroad connect with this svsten
ana carry fruits and groceries, at least in
the winter The east coast Of Micbiran
ana OF canada would no doubt adopt the
same line. Congress at its last session
admitted Canadian goods TO pa,s Amer.
can eustom-houses in bond. WHY carnn,
TINS law bring in hogshead of Havana
susAr h' well a. a crate II Liyerrool
ware OF cssk Of Bordeaux brandy
The New Orleans Republican in call.
ing attention to the communication, said
II tends 10 show the cities of the lakes
ana OF canada that their best route TO tho
tropics hes through our city, and that 10
eNeH entire effect their Representatives
" congress should favor lines of postal
ISiNlce IRON New Orleans 10 Vera Cruz
IH fshhms, lAsp.nwalD and Rio
-, 80 rom the head OF open water
a. NAio lhfee branch railroads nov III.
verge 10 b. Louis, Chicago and no,roi,
lhese iron tributaries OF tho Ni..issin,J
never frozen and never dry. Mil rorirlr,l
trate the tropical trade Of the lska ia
river cities inboard over. their own lima.
and BY the port Of New Oflenp, y, os.
are outlets tor the farmers Of the Wost
ana hhes Dy which they car communicate
directly with the tropics
On the same subject the Now onesp.
Times says:
The Detroit board of trade looks hone.
fully forward 10 the practical inaugurs-
ton OF this traffic. At meeting last
week correspondence was read between
" Hawley, Esq, and the Hon. WIN.
M: bufwell, OF this city, bearing on the
subject at issue. 1t was shown that by
railroads recently completed, the distance
between New Orleans and Detroit can be
Travelled In tfty-seven hours. 1t /. rIr.
thermoreset forth that line Of travel and |
transportation has just been opened con.
meeting Detroit with the Mississippi a,
caro-, which employs the Cairo and Win.
eshhes, the Vincennes and Indispsnoljs
ana tho Wabash, Western and Toledo /
railroads. 0''''
In another issue, the same paper SAWS |
on the same subject
We are not disposed 10 overlook the sd.
ysntsges which the new road offsrs h,
commerce between this port and the com
mercial metropolis of Michigan. Hitler !
10 our relations with that general section
and the Cansdas have been maintained be
way OF Chicago chiefly, which is one hun.
I'D and twenty-five miles further than
new route via NiIcennes. Practi-