The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-22
CAIRO.
ILLINOIS.

The Trustees Of the Cairo City
Property desire to call public attention
to the merits of their property, compris-
ing a considerable portion of the City OF
Cairo. in Alexander County. in the State
of Illinois, and lands Immediately adja-
cent thereto.
This city, is il well known, is situateda at
the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, at the head OF uninterrupted navi, a.
ton on the Mississippi, being below OBJ
striCtions by ice in The winter and low
water IN summer, and thus has q clear and
open river communication at all times over
the Mi-sissit pi aud ITS tributaries, with all
the cJuntry south. to the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Atlantic Ocean. Cairo has also the
same character of communication with all
the country north over the streams flowing
by l., when those sire ans are not innayi-
gable 10y reas0n OF lee or low water.
Before the era OF Railroads, Cairo had
commanding position rs u centre Of COM
| mercc and navigation. This importance of
position she TIL possesses. but has now the
| additional advantage OF being great rail-
road en- re, a number OF the most import
ant railroads iD the Valley OF the Mississippi
conversing to and having their termint
there. Am ny these, coming from the north
Me the great Illinois Central Railroad,
which traveises the entire state of Illinois
tromit, extreme northern and northeastern
| to It's southern LIMITS. and by its co nnections
extends into all The great northwestern
| grain producing States the Cairo aud VIM
cenne-, extending from cairo to The City OF
| Niuc.nues, in the State Of Indians, where
| it, connections afford direct Railroad COM
munications with all Eastern cities and
| the Cairo II 1T. Louis Railroad, aifOrding .
| direct railroad communication with the
| City OF st. Louis and all the railroads GEN.
| tering there The roads coming from the
| South are the New Orleans, Jackson and
| Great Northern and the Mobile aud Ohio
Railroads which give direct railroad COM
municltion with IN cities OF Mobile and
| New Orleans, and other Southern Atlantic
| sca ports. and by connecting roads with all
| the country south Of Cairo; and coming
| from the southwest /, the Cairo, Arkansas
\ and Texas Railroad. which affords similar
communication with southern Missouri.
ArAansa- ena Vexss, anu the principal cit
les oil those states. This last-named road
VIII give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when it il com lie.
ted thus CIV ing direct communication wi h
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
hese IA roads, miuaing at Cairo, are
now all completed and in successful opera.
. ton. those in Illinois coming into the city
Mississippi. and terminating al their contlu.
encc, thus enclrcling the city. The Holly
springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail-
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee River
Railroad, which will both terminate al
| CAIRO, are in course Of construction and will
soon be completed, and other railroads both
in Illinois and in States south of the Ohio
river, which will also terminate at Cairo,
are projected. ana arrangements made TO
build them. The construction OF these
Will greatly increase the railroad commune
cations OF Cairo.
| Its central location in the gree. Hahey OF
the Mississippi. and the great wealth ofriver
and railroad communication, gives t. Cairo
unsurpassed advantages rs u commercial
point, as 1t affords to her easy and cheap &C.
cess to all the Grain producing districts OF
the North and West, and similar access to al
the agricultural produce consumers of the
South, thus presenting the best location In
the Weston IN interchange of the respect.
| i've northern and southern commodities and
productions.
Az a manufacturing location the position
of Cairo is not less important. The crude
materials Of every description, which con-
stitute the elements Of manufactured arfi
Giles, abound on every size. iron ore, , cnai5
| of superior quality, anu umpei VI o'uiy
character, more than others penny e sa,J
! cuJturai reiyion of the immediate neighbour
| hood, ~ well as the more remote districts
| rendered tributary 70 IL by river ana rail,
furnish supplies OF the Lecessaries of life in
| such abundance rs tor,nder living except
ionally cheap. When the manufactured siti-
cle- are produced, the facilities for cheap
distribution by river and rail are not
equalled. ,,
cairo has a moral intelligent. liberal and
enterpri.ing population of about IL 00O--has
a superior system OF public schools, which,
with Others conducted by private enter
prise, afford unsurp ssed educational ad-
vuntages--i. possessed of well-established
| churches Of neary every denomination
has publ and pi, ate buildings Of a supe-
rior character-las u climate, which for sa-
ubrity and heathiul influences cannot be
surpassed-has well-regulated and eff
decent municipal organization, its streets
lighted Nth Gus, and other metropolitan adj
vantages, wbi,h make 1t highly desirable
and in reality not to be excelled as place
| of permanent residence.
Lots and lard in Cairo are now offered 81
very low prizes, aifording favorable oppes
tunities to purchase, and tho owners pre-
.ent the Location to the public as 0fferipl
mriyaled ad' sntsges Tor the successful 81
e tabl sbment II commercial or manufactuI
ing cnterp iss, and the best losa tty IN tn
y, country tor Profitable investment OF capita
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