The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-04

deems it absolutely necessary to stand on
the foot. board in front of the engine until it
reaches within ten or fifteen feet of the
switch that is to be thrown, and then make
three or four rapid strides straight ahead
OF the engine to throw the switch. Others
find il equally necessary, when by some &C.
cident they have reached the switch and
thrown it before the engine is right upon
them, to stand with one foot upon the rail
upon which the engine is advancing, stand
thus until the foot board of the engine near
ly strikes their shins and then suddenly
step upon it. To our feeble understanding
these practices seem very fOolhardy and en-
tlrey unnecessary to the proper perform
ance of switchman's duties. But then,
we are not much of practical switchmen
and our understanding may be entirely
wrong,
The Mound City Marine Railway and
Dock company has elected Captain Henry
Haarstick, president, and Maj E. w. Hal
liday, secretary and treasurer The COM
pany has offices at ST. Louis, CAIRO and
Mound City. Mr., Fred Borden is super
ndent, aud Mr.. Henry of Mound City,
clerk The new organization took effect
Saturday last The ways have been in
constant use ever since they were sold. The
last craft repaired on them was the St,
Louis wharf-boat which was put off Satur-
day. Yesterday the Halliday Il Phillips
wharf boat No. 3, in use at the Wabash
depot, was towed up to be repaired, and
other craft is waiting to go on.
The change Of time on the Illinois
Central road, spoken of in these columns
several days ago, went into effect yesterday,
What used to be the accommodation train,
known among railroad men rs "No g.
leaving here at about Il o'clock a. NJ, is
now fast train, having dropped all "ac-
commodation" characteristics, and leaves
here at 10 :25. The afternoon accommoda-
ton, known among railroad men as mo.
5" that formerly arrived atabout 4 o'clock,
is likewise now fast train, arriving here
after at 80 o'clock p. m. The trains on
the Texas and St. Louis road have also
changed, so as to make connection with
these Illinois Central trains. They arrive
now at ~ :03 and leave at 3 :03.
Not long since Mr., P, w Barclay, Of
this city, met Mr.. D. c. Cregier, of Chicago,
and spoke with him, among other things,
of the condition Of Cairo with regard to
the rivers. Mr.. Cregier is what the Argus
has been looking for ian eminent, foreign,
civil engineer" He has been a citizen OF
Chicago for many years; was there during
the whole time the street filling was IN
progress there, and took an active part in
the work; has been for a number Of years
in charge Of the public works Of the city Of
Chicago, and is at present msn2ger Of the
great water works system of that great
city. Mr. Cregler is also a prominent
Mason, and is now president Of the Masonic
Benevolent Society of the United States,
Mr.. Creger is gentleman of national
civil engineer Of emnence,
whose position in Chicago is a sufficient
guarantee OF his ability. The conversation
between him and Mr.. Barclay turned upon
Cairo and her condition, when Mr.. Cregier
asked why in the world don't your folks
ill your city upl" and continued, in sub
stance, you cannot build city there uns
less you do this. You may feel perfectly
safe during low water, but when the waves
of the river splash against the tops OF your
levees, you tremble with fear. But if even
then you were all to feel entirely safe, those
living around you, and strangers from afar,
from whom you expect to increase your
population and build your city, would a.
ways turn away appalled, at such spec
tacle' Mr. Barclay suggested tina; the
cost Of filling upthe city would be too great,
and the property too poor to bear the eS-
pense Mr.. Creiger replied, property that
is not worth raising above overflow aud up
10 a drainage point is not worth having, and |
the sooner it is entirely abandoned the bet.
ter" Such Is the opinion Of "an eminent
foreign civil engineer but 1t is probably
not such an opinion as the Argus wants,
and that paper will, therefore, not accept it..
To our experiences Of February and |
March in 1882 and 1883, as proving that
business WILL cline hill, the Argus man
to the contrary Notwithstanding, it may be
stated that for twenty years or more the
grade of the approaches on the cross streets
leading from Commercial avenue to Ohio
leyee, were at an angle Of one foot perpen-
dicular to six or seven horizontal, which |
was considerably sleeper grade than