The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-19
Col toftner's Leeture-aome Words
Of Advice TO Cairo.

Cot Eoftner's Leeture--2ome Words
OF Advfce To Cairo.
Col. ii. Lottner delivered, Friday
night, his lecture at the Athencum on
the interesting subject Of direct trade be-
tween Europe and the Mississippi VAL
ley. The persons who honored the the.
alter with their presence were those who
were always ready to manifest an inter-
est in anything that concerns the mate
rial and moral welfare Of our population.
and they were favorably impressed with
the information received. We never can
have too much Information. Information
gives knowledge and knowledge is
power. Lectures on patriotic subjects
should be patronlzed as well as Rip Van
Wrinkle and Can Can performances.
The lecturer explained the condition Of
the southern and western states Ia gcn-
eral, with respect 10 their commercial
and financial condition.
He explained the mode OF future direc /
exchange of European manufactured
goods tor southern and western staple
goods, and the benefit derived from more
close and intimate business relations with
the great center of commerce aud wealth
in the old world.
The grand international commercial
movement contemplated not only,
but fully prepared by this
time. he thinks. will be put
in effective operations, as soon as
Captain Ead's jettics are completed and
the election excitement has passed over.
The lecturer spoke then in particular
on the importance of the direct trade
movement for our city OF Cairo.
Before coming to Cairo" he saidi II
was told that Cairo was In danger of be-
ing washed away. but see now that it is
childish 10 entertain such an opinion, be-
cause the repair of the Mississippi levee
actually in construction VIII protect the
city and the permanent work now being
done by the government will place the
city altogether out Of any kind of dan
ger"
The pressure under which Cairo suffers
seems to be heavy taxation caused by
sacrifices made in capitol Tor the cen.
struction Of railroads, which give but lit
tie proportional benefit to the city. a
| revival Of the steamboat trade would do
more good to Cairo, and still more good
would do the establishment OF factories,
than all these railroads. The necessary
elements for each are here. wood and
coal, the latter only fifty miles from here.
of superior quality with regard to do
nestle purposes and cheaper than the
Pittsburg coal. Messrs. Halliday Bros.
sell superior coal, out OF their mine sixty
miles from Cairo, at 50 % per town, and
have sold by contract even as low " 81
| only iron and cotton, are close at your
hand, and If you would utilize
| them the consumer would come TO
yonr door to buy what he now buys at
| st. Lonis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Louis
vile Then you have several Of the
finest rivers TO give you cheap and easy
communication to and from any number
Of markets. Ii is true you require capi-
tai 10 establish factories, and. as you can
| not expect that foreign capital though anx
| ious tor Investment, would run after you
begging you to be accepted, it may be
worth whileto give some little inducement
to those who may be DESTROYS OF investing
capital In city which offers advantage 9
of which but few places can boast.
Other cities, farther south, are making
| similar efforts, where less natural iacili-
ties exist and where epidemics threaten
the health and lives of the working peo-
plea disadvantage OF which your city
| again is tree.
The result of the presidential election,
the lecturer thought, would not bear
heavily on the international movement
mentioned. 1t is true governments can
do great deal to foster enterprises or to
lay obstacles in the way, but in this case
no help or subvertion il asked OF the
government. 1t is rather a direct appeal
on the good will and the energies OF the
people. Whoever may be elected, this
grand and tar.reaching international
prospect will be carried out.