The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-23
RAILROADS
she tnirr a 81. Louis narrow Gauge
NOad.
What 1t is and What it Has Accomplished
What ~ Memphis Appcai Corresponds
cnt Thinks.

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/ what ~ NrIuphi. ADpcai Corresponds
cnt IiiiHkS
\ corr, ,pondcut OF the Memphis lip
I pal, who, it seems, was In our city u
wcci, or - ago. after cnquiriug into the
working. aud examining the record of
ihc Cairo Il II. Loui, railroad. writes 10
that paper in the following nattcring
term. in regard to the road:
CAIRO, Ill, April TO- Il came here for
/ the purpose of asCcr,alniug II ail that
was said in favor of the uJrrOw.gaupc
system Of railroads was true. or whether
The benefits had not been exaggerated.
| propose to give you the actual result,
~ far ~ they have been developed ON The
Cairo Il ST. Louis three feet gauge road.
The road ha, been finished lhi. winter to
this place from ~. LOlli-, distance of
one bundled aud forty eight miles. The
road from this place to Murphv.bOro, a
distance OF iiity-cIght mile. hy. been
finished this winter. and %. the winter
was'ycry severe at the time the trick
va, laid, the road, a. far rs Muir
physboro, j. not in good condition, but
soon will be. a. they are bu.ily M work
ballH.tiug H.. Thc road ha. buGurmuiup
from ~. Loui, to Murphy .boro. "A di.-
lance ofuincty miles, more than "A wear.
That j. the portion upon which ms
sougcr cpachc, and freight ear. have been
regularly run, although it wa. ia an IN
finished condition, not having any outlet
! To Cairo. The rDId ha- been ycry sue.
cl--iul thu, ir upon these ninety miles.
ne gro-' earnings OF the road were
thlrlN-two thousand three hundred aud
lpfll-,N dollar. during the month of
pciphcf. ~. The expense. OF IN. road
during lhc same month. including urdi-
nary and extraordinary, were seventeen
thousand seven hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
dollar. leaving "a, the net earnings. four
teen thousand six hundred and twenty
one dollars per month. or one hundred
ami ,cN,u'y-iivc thousand four
hundred ami liliy-tWp dollars per an
mum upon cost of two million. of dol
lar', or niue over eight and q half Der
cent upon the entire cost Of that part OF
the road. During the week ending the
eighth Of April, $50, that portion OF the
roil received a. grO~, earnings six thou
.1ud live hundred and oIghiy-niuc dol.
lars or three hundred and iorfy-tvo
thousand six hundred and twenty
eight dollars tor the whole wear.
These are the result. when only ninety
miles OF the road were in operation. ON
next Monday they will commence run
ming the cars regularly through from
Cairo 10 -. Louis. aud after the road /.
repaired they will make the trip i'm
seven hours. which will Dr. little more
than twenty miles an hour. The
passenger trains have been running
from -. LOU, To Murphy>bDro at the
rate oi twenty miles an hour. The
passenger coaches carry comfortably
thirjN-tWo passengers 10 Tia" roarl: the
freight cars carry eight tons, or sixteen
thousand pounds, to the ear. No ,rriou.
accident or lo,, ct life la, occurred ON
the road. The largest locomotive weigh.
twenty-five ions. ANA the smallest eleven
tons. The road has been heavily ironcd
ana has expensive equipments. because
u VIII have very heavy business. Road,
OF me same gauge in Tennessee will NOT
cost more than half what this La, done.
Coal mine, have been opened on I'M.
road that furnish Coal equal to Pitt-burr
coal, which can De- used and i now h,.iuI.
used in making iron without being
cooked. Ihi- coal has no sulphur and no
slate In il.
rms l. the source from whence M,m-
pms must drlW Der supply of coal. The
ll'N'l'l' ~ Nlll~ 'dlIb anu NJ. Louis COM
pany, Colonel :. :. TAYLOR, j. one of the
most energetic, able and progressive men
IN Illinois. To hi cNcrtiOn.. aided by
an able board of directors. doe. this rogd
oW" it. success. 80 confident are they of
10, success, that they are auNiou, for il
to be examined by all who doubt the
Of the muuw-glugo sy,-
TEN. II j. lu contemplation To- extend
thi- road through Brownsville and Mem
phis down the Mississippi to Nick,burg.
and pcIhap, 10 New Orleans. The money
To build thj, company, road ha, been fur
nl-hci by capitalists from Amsterdam,
WHO are deeply Interested in
roads, including the
Denver and Rio Graudc, ana
Cairo and -. Louis. They have
great confidence in the narrow gaug. ,v,-
TEN a. q paying Investment. and under
stand, are willing TO aid in building them
where the people manifest q local inter
est Roads Of tn, description from Mcm-
phi- or 81. Louis to the cult. or To the At
laniic- or, IN other words. from dccp
water 10 deep waiCr-must be "A success.
They VIII then not be dependent on other
roads for connections, and can sustain
themselves. There can be no doubt about
their success ifthcy could be built, The
danger i that means sufficient cannot be
obtained 10 build them, The inlorma-
ton have given YOU can be relied upon,
ana II persons are in doubt. let them
come ana sec for themselves.