The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-03
THE TEXAS AND CAIRO ROAD.
IT'S ROLLING STOCK.

IT'S ROLLING STOCK.
In an interview with Mr.. George w. Pres
colt, superintendent Cf motive power and
machinery Of the Texas and Cairo railroad
some interesting facts concerning the rolling
stock of the company we're learned yesterday
by representative of The BULLETIN. 1t
appears that while an army of meu is con-
stsntly engaged in grading and laying and
leveling the tracks of the road in this part
of the country, there is another army of
skilled mechanics in different parts of the
north and east, preparing the rolling stock
which is to be the completest in every res.
pect of any road in the country. In fact
the great number of cars and engines, and
the unusually good quality thereof, have
been matters of comment in some of the
principal northern and eastern journals,
Besides the rolling stock already in use the
company has orders out for twenty passenger
engines, twenty mogul engines, thirty pas
senger coaches, SIX Pullman sleepers
and one thousand freight cars
all to be delivered by the lst of October
on which day the road Is to be opened for
general business from this point through.
The passenger coaches and seepers are
being manufactured by the Pullman pal
ace car company near Chicago, the en-
gines are being built by the Grant loco
motive works at P.ttison, New Jersey,
Two of the engines, and twenty-four
freight cars passed through this city yes
terday and casual examination of the
former proved to the writer that they
were of original design and mastery
workmanship One of them was named
after Geo. W. Lilly, general freight agent
Of the road, and the other after a promi-
nent cotton dealer of st. Louis, named
c. NJ Donaldson Both engines we're
we'll proportioued, much larger and
heavier than those of the St. Louis
and Cairo railroad company, were
constructed IN without regard 10 any
established design, but in accordance
with specifications prepared by Mr..
Prescott; and, while combining
strength and all the good qualities Of or.
dinary engines, showed many Innovations
which were decided advantage and looked
neat. Their principal weight is at the base,
so that they are not in the least top heavy.
The running gear is especially strong and
heavy the drive wheels, two on either
side on ordinary engines and three on the
moguls have three and half inch steel
tires, are unusually wide and are fifty
inches in diameter, which makes them the
largest narrow gauge drive wheels in use
in the country. They are but ten inches
smaller than those OF the engine on the
Pennsylvania road, which recently made
the fastest time on record. They will,
therefore, be able to make very goo time
on this new road when the tracks are in
good condition.
Mr.. Prescott expresses the opinion, and
there will be none to dispute him, that
the new road will bring hundred and fifty
thousand bales OF cotton to this city during
the next year. The road runs through
some Of the best cotton country in the south,
the crop is good, the demand for the cotton
in the north is in excess Of the supply.
The cotton is bound to come
here, but it is to be regretted
that but little or none of ii will
stay here, either as basis for speculation
or to serve as raw material for manufac-
turing establishments. A little reflection
would seem to suggest to capitalists that
no better point than Cairo for a cotton
goods mill exists in the United States; no
place where the raw material could
be so readily and so cheaply and SO penti-
fully obtained, and no place from which
the manufactured article could be SO cheap
ly, quickly and easily put upon the eastern
or southern or western or northern markets.
Why will men of wealth persistently close
their eyes to Cairos advantages as manu-
featuring town.