The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-10
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WAWuVAU IN AuOIU TO OWTA III.
The Paducah Ne,cs, in an article
headed, "Narrow-Gaugc Railroad" says
that the road from Paris, Tennessee.
viii be built beyond doubt, and II Is
anxious TO ascertain by whom AMI to
what point. Af,cr speaking Of the i'm
portancc If the proposed road, the Nsrs
says: ave sec at once the importance
of carly action In the matter, that We
may not again be left out In the cold by
the building Of the road from Paris 10
Cairo. This will certainly bc the result,
and at an early day, If our people 10 not
bestir themselves and do something rs
an inducement for II to come here"
Rising with the subject, the Nens pro-
ceeds to tell It's readers the great benefits
the proposed narrow-ga,igc road would
confer upon Paducah. "While the bust
meas 1t would bring to the city from the
South" says the Ne1s, "would bc Of the
greatest importance to our future growth
and prosperity as commercial city, still
this would be but drop IN the bucket
as compared with the inward flow
there would at once be to our midst OF
the general productions around us for
shipment South. Give us a d.
rect line OF communication with
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, ETC., and
our city will within twelve months be
enabled to boast the greatest inland grain
market in the whole Mississippi Valley
/, II grows all around US, and would come
, to us by the natural flow of dozen Inn
portant rivers. All we want Is mean,
Of getting il to the consumer at a reason
. able rate. Corn would come here from
within fifteen miles Of Nashville for ship
,, mcnt. Pork packing establishment:
equal to those of Cincinnati, Chicago and
; st. Louis would be erected here at once
r aud with these every other branch Of
trade In our city would receive new
impetus of thrift and prosperity. and oui
future as great commercial point would
be guaranteed beyond peIsdventurc
Again, the completion of such system
Of railroad would insure the establisl
ment here OF the largest inland cotton
market in the United States. We arc
farther north than Nashville or Memphis
and at the same tune more centrally To-
Gated. We would secure the trade OF both
the above cities In this great staple be.
cause Of the lower rates we could give ia
New York AMI Eastern manufactures.
We would establish mutual exchange
Of commodities with the Southern people
that Memphis and Nashville must buy II,
our very DOORS
There is at least a little OF the Lake OF
Como kind of picturing In this, but we
are fully impressed with the belief that
the proposed road is u very important
one, ami that the city that secures its
northern terminus will be greatly bene-
fitted thereby. Cairo, however, need
Ing made by PAducah to steal the Cairo
and Tennessee road, because that roa.
must have its northern terminus ut thi
city. Here 1t will make connection will
many roads, aud with the Cairo and 81
Louis road of Its own gauge; but at Pa
ducah IL will connect with nothing. II
might as well run out to the Ohio at any
other place. 1t must and will come will
Its northern terninns to Cairo. VIVA
will we do tn sccnrr il. As much as ",
can in the way Of private subscriptions
and though that may I've little, 1t will b
enough. Cairo offers to this railroa
I company In the way Of connections wit
other railroads, advantages that ar
far more valuable than all the snbscril
tons that Paducah can give ~ il.