The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-05

Not dollar, Experience shows tbst'tbs
money paid for the transportation II tor.
elgn mails could be returned fopy fold 10,
tho increase O, revenue derived from new
fields Of commerce. II tho payment Of
500. 600 to an ocean line ror carrying the
mail. adds $soo,ooo taf.ne governments
revenue and several millions to the ag-
gregate wealth ofts G country by securing
additional markv. IS and better prices for
products, then that Is just the kind q
subsidy every man would like TO pay for
himself, sad that all the people 81 the
country viii continue to pray for. Eng
land bias grown immensely rich by the
adoption OF this policy, and tho United
States may do the same by following her
example. A single line OF steamers In
creases the annual trade 10 San Francisco
TO $40, 600. Let US have more stcams
ers, more trade, more money,
INTERNAL IMPRovEAENrs.
tlWhen the monarchies o, Europe are
threatened with labor famine, accom-
panied by all the horrors and terrors OF
a communistic revolt, what do they do
They don't employ the army tn hunt and
shoot down the halt starved wretches
that 20 about crying out for "bread or
blood,n but they Immediately inaugerate
works OF internal improvement, and give
work and bread to the complaining and
suffering multitudes. On this very prin-
ciple Paris has grown into the beauty
and magnifioence of celestial city, aud
has been saved more than once from the
mad fury OF starving mob Of sans
eulattes. We have as yet but few Of this
class OF people In America, but We have
millions OF destitute and suffering people
who demand work instead Of blood"
and the sooner we give 1t to them the
better II will be tor the country. With
out internal trade and transportation
there Is no demand for foreign commerce
We must have easy access to both oceans
before our commodities can be sent .tt
the markets OF the world. The south
and ives. together must expend many
millions to extend and Increase tn
facilities for transportation, The navi
CATION of rivers must be improved an(
r abroad. must be built. Ihe Mississippi
Is an Finland Sea-" but loses halt 1t
value as channel of commerce for tn
want of few millions expended In Tn
deepening and straighteipg Of lite chan
mel.
The great southwest, embracing the In
| dian Territory, New Mexico, Arizona
and northwestern Texas is almost desli
tute OF transportation facilities, the thre
last. named divisions being without
mile OF railroad or navlgable water. 70
the development OF these divisions by
transcontinental railway to the Pacih
would settle the labor and financial trol
bles OF the whole country. It would nc
only give work to many thousands
unwilling idlers, not only In the col
structlon OF the road, but In the tour
dries. rolling mills and machine shoI
that are now closed for the want Of worl
and in opening mines, and farms an
building towns. While the comple,io
OF this great national work as propose
by the Texas and Pacific Railway con
, pany would restore prosperity to all n
material interests OF the country,
would not cost the government sing
dollar, In money, loans or bombs. Civ
us q southern railway to the Pacific, th
Improvement of the great rivers, wit
silver dollars and greenbacks, and II
country will again be happy and pro
porous. >. l.. L.