The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-14

10 tnAt eu'tI, h1u TINS ieau- me 10 Iti1th
that nothing ~ waited Tor in the great Mis-.
! sissippl valley with more interest q an
| the completion OF he lads ietties at the
mouth Of tie Mississippi river. The difficult
ties OF navigation at that point have zen
a ,trimeniai 10 the commercial and ayrirul-
tura interest of the west Tor great many
paid for transportation that might hrve
been saved to toe PR ducer II AN open
channel 10 the sea had existed. All forts
of relief have been propose !, almost
sorts Of methods devised aud experiments
tested, TO clear the channels of two or
| three OF the passes OF the accumulated
aud accommodating sands that have prevent
ed ocean steamers Of great draught ir III
incoming and outgoing % and fro u the
port Of New Orleans. Thousands, yes,
millions, OF dollars have been expended in
the years past by the government, state
Of Louisiana, the city Of New Orleans, and
various corporations 10 oven come the dim
culties and to secure relief, but all have
been measur ably in vain. But is II believ-
ed that it has been reserved for
carr. EADs,
The gunboat and bridge builder. to &C.
compish The end desired in the eODstruc-
ton OF the jetties in the south Pass,
From the moment his proposition was FIR I
h. a IN triaFIa nf tho ipffv =.
tenn have had 10 contend with serious op.
po,itionsirom other engineers, and many
interested parties at home and in the east,
who have acted as though they were afraid
that the goose that hau laid them 20 msGy
golden eggs would be killed Indeed. 1t
seems that the government itself has been
slow TO b II We that Eal- would succeed,
and gruigiDIly admits his claim 10 success.
thus far, and what | believe to be Fald
ageatS OF the opponents OF the contractor
and the system, under the thin guse Of
newspaper correspondents, have done all
that was possible. by mis- approximations,
| 70 prevent s@ccess. Rut steadily the work
| has gone forward, and final success has
been indicated day by day, until now there
| seems to be but little doubt that a chaGnel
will be secured that will answer al The
purposes desired, and open u new era in
the commerce OF the Mississippi valley.
| II, notwithstanding the wal made by The
opposition, and the difficulties in getting
his pay thus far. the jettes accomplish
what is promised IN tn contra I, then
| Captain Eads will have secured Wet ~
proud IN IN any won by warr"r at the
| mouth Of cannon or III he lace o. ur stlli Z
ste,l. In thr be-inniE & OF The enterprise
| but few had conf !, nee 10 nj plans, but 81
be has moved along step by 'tep until YES
sells drawing over tweItg feet OF water
swim along he cbarne! as easily as in mid
oce n his irleuds have been in reasit z IN
| till numbers tn, IN to-day ty the million
The OUTLOOK.
l. IL impossible TO predict with certainty
COOL eff ct nat viii follow the opeoing
| Of 4 per - anent N p channel at tle Balize
| Il Is safe, h ,wever, 10 say that at in eahy
| DAY tlo removal OF the b lrs and the con-
| struction OF cut-ofIs in the channel would
make The Mississippi llom the gull 10 Cairo
navigable for steamships Tor at least sever
mouths in the year. Ii is likely, toe, that
the lowering Of the present. high watel
mark on the river will follow and thus pre-
vent the fearful inudations that have bier
the curse of so many planters ever since
the valley was op ,ned to the hand Of agri-
culture, and at the same time reduce tn,
large annual expenditures for the ieyet
system, ii it noes not do away with 1t en-
tirely. 1t /, possible, also, that the uppe
Mississippi and Ohio will be crowded will
light.draft barges Tor the transportation o
agricultural products, instead of the hcav,
freight steamers that can only be use;
when the rivers are full. The demand 70
transportation by rail on the north IN,
south lines to Cairo will largely increase
aud there Is no reason to doubt that tn
grain handling at Cairo In the years t
come may make it one OF the most impOr
tant inland cities on the continent. Blu
enough Of this for the present.
THE CROP PROSPECT.
In this region, including soulheaster
Missouri and Northwestern Kentucky,
very encouraging indeed. The wheat yiel'
is excellent and the tobacco promises vel
though it is too early to tel much abOu
what couple OF months Will bring forth
The corn is looking well potatoes will b
abupdan and all kinds OF garden produc
are yielding fine revenue to the shipper
and garden fruit will be better than wa
expected short time since. The youn
fruit is thrifty and de, clipping rapidly.
THE NEW LAWS
Adopted at the last meeting of the gener'
assembly, | am sorry to say, are attractin
but little attention in this city, and tn
part of the state, and there does not seel
to be much prospect that the horde
tramps with which Cairo and the regic
around about have been cursed for mont
be thinned out at ALL The fact that Il
!. government Of this city is so loosely a
ministered. IL is a wonder that ANYBODY
J, punished, although there is an abundat
!. of petty crime, with quite asplinkling
ilagrant and outrageous yillainies comm
ted.
"THE policy"
The southern policy OF the new amin
= tration finds number Of opposers he
n n among Republicans, who can hardly