The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-21
THE c. AND ST. L. r. r.
A cAIRo1TE COMMENTS UPON 1T.
HE THINKS 1T A Bra THING FOR
THE CITY.
AND WE BELIEVE HIS HEAD TO
BE LEVEL.

soon TO be realized, ia regard 10 the Cairo
and 81. Louis Marrow Gauge railway, the
speedy completion OF which is assured at
an early day. Conjectures and opinions
of the good or i'll that tho road may work
the city are as various as the persons who
express them. Any public enterprise, no
matter how much IL will sssuredly con-
duce to the public veal, is sure TO have
csrpers attack it, some from personal in
tetest, others through sense of chronic
dissatisfaction at anything aud everything
or course Cairo has her share Of such IN.
dividusls Of both kinds, and this enter.
prise, the Cairo and 81. Louis railroad, re-
ceives its due share Of their atten-
tion. Although many persons, with
good reason, would have preferred |
broad gauge road, still, since we are to |
havea narrow gauge, let US look at the
advantage the road will be to Cairo.
Tho completion OF this read will open
up to tho enterprising business men Of !
Cairo the richest farming country in the
State, and 1t also trsverss somo Of the
finest coal fields in the country. With A
little exerton on tho part Of our bu,iness
men, tho bulk Of -four anufsc,uree, and
wheat, corn. hay, and produce Of all de-
scripiions raised along tho limo of this
road, will DO shipped to Csire, To swell
tho already large and growing trade of
the city. The general bushes. of The city
will not only be increased, but q new
feature will DO introduced into tho COM
merco Of the city by making tributary
those immense coal fields through which
this road runs. That competition is the
liio Of trade. il al admitted fact also, that
IL increases trade. Hence, the Cairo and
81. Louis road, competing with tho ouc
rosd that now supplies tho city with that
essential article, coal, will bring life into
tho trade aud, predict without fear Of
contradiction, that this place will become
tho great depot for supplying the numer.
Gus steamboats, that navigate the OHIO and
Mississippi rivers, and tho southern coal
buyers. Tho competition will keep tho
prices down TO a. reasonable figure, aud
the healthy trade this will induce, will
necessitaic the keeping Of large stocks on
hand, so that where we now have one or
two in tho trade, We will have dozens.
Money always seeks and readily per-
ceives the opportunity to make money,
and takes advantage Of it, Cairo, with
her advantageous position, as tho head Of
navigation SIX months in the year, should
even with one road have controlled the
coal trade at least on the rivers. She has
done go to certain extent; but competi.
tion was needed TO iniuse life into the
trade, and tina, composition will be vouched
by the completion Of the Narrow Gauge
road, and induce capitalists TO invcst.
But we need not look to this alone
to show the advantages that tho road
will be to our city. The paradise Of the
Crest West in seeking foreign markets,
cannot always be diverted from ITS natural
channel, the Mississippi river, through
artificial channels aud, when tho day
comes that it will take its true course,
Cairo should come in for her share IN the
trade, the share to which her position en-.
titles her. The completion of this road / !
consider accessory to obtaining this. We |
must consider that We have formidable |
rivals to contend with. and every advan- !
tage, however slight, should DO made to |
tally. Rome was not built in
day, neither can we expect Cairo, in the
face of the difficulties she has TO contend |
with, spring up into large commercial
city In night. "Every little makes
mickle," This little &. and St. l.. road |
with proper exertion on tho part of our
people, can be made to grow into a great
big "mickle," and this "mick,ep will At
tract more Utilities till it will be trans
formed before our sstonished gaze into a
large commercial city. Cities have Teen
built on worse sites than Cairo occupies.
The only obstacle is the lowness of the
ground below the high water mark of the
rivers, but our levees have thoroughly
protected the city from overflow. The
Of the Narrow Guage on the
Mississippi levee, as the Illinois Central
ia built on the Ohio levee, will tend to in
crease the strength Of those en- bsnkments,
thus resssuring the doubling Thomases
our property holders, and will
be further inducemont TO others TO in
vest in Cairo property. Its needless to
'sy anything in regard to the
health of the city, as that has been too
thoroughly demonstrated in the past
cholera, yellow fever and small po1 cpl.
iemic years-other places suffering heay-
ly while Cairo has been exempt
Looking over the prospects of tho city
n connection with tho building of this
Dad, SEQ no reason, with proper effort, ,
hat Cairo will not become what nature
destined she should be-as large, if not
he largest and most important of any of
10 CITIES In the West CAIRoITE.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIc.-The new I
packing house market in Wilcox's block 0
will be open Saturday next, with fresh
beats and new lard, at the lowest marke t
rice. HOWE A. Rpo
2l0.9.3-lm,
FRESH SUPPLr.-Mr. L. Fitzgerald has o
ist received and has on sale at his sales
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