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

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track upon which the engine is coming, are
deceiving themselves and giving switch
men generally credit for more caution than
they possess. The average switchmen
deems 1t 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 it equally necessary, when by some ac-
cident they have reached the switch and
thrownit 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 aud en-
tlrely unnecessary to the proper perform
ance of switchman's duties. But then,
we are not much of practical switchmcn
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
| iday, secretary and treasurer. The com.
pany has offices at ST. Louis, CAIRO and
Mound City. Mr.. Fred Borden is super
indent, 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 & 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 as "No. G."
leaving here at about IL o'clock a. m, is
now a fast train, having dropped all sac
commodation" characteristics, and leaves
here at 1926. The afternoon accommoda-
ton, known among railroad men as "No.
s." that formerly arrived atabout 4 o'clock,
is likewise now fast train, arriving here
after at 2 80 o'clock p. m. The trains on
the Texas and St. Louis road have also
changed, 80 as TO make connection with
these Illinois Central trains. They arrive
now at 70 03 and leave at BOB.
Not long since Mr.. P. W. Barclay, of
this city, met Mr.. D. G. Cregier, of Chicago,
and spoke with him, among other things,
of the con diton Of Cairo with regard TO
the river ). Mr. Cregier is what the Argus
has bee looking for, "an eminent, foreign,
civil engineer" He has been citizen OF
Chic'. go for many years; was there during
the whole time the street filling was in
progress there, and took an active part in
TIE work; has been for number of years
"a charge Of the public works Of the city Of
Chicago, and is at present manager Of the
great water works system of that great
city. Mr.. Cregler is also prominent
Mason, and is now president of the Masonic
Benevolent Society Of the United States.
Mr.. Cregier is gentleman of national
reputation, a civil engineer of emlntnce,
whose position in Chicago is 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
fill your city up2' and continued, in sub
stance, you cannot build a city there un5
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 il 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 al
ways turn away appalled, at such spec
tacle," Mr., Barclay suggested that the
cost Of filling up the city would be too great,
and the property too poor to bear the eX-
pense. Mr., Creiger replied property that
is not worth raising above overflow and up
to a drainage point is not worth having, and
the sooner it is entirely abandoned the bet,
ter" Such is the opinion Of ian eminent
foreign civil engineer" but it is probably
not such an opinion as the Argus wants,
and that paper will, therefore, not accept il.
To our experiences Of February and
March in 1882 and 1888, as proving that
business WILL cline bill, the Argus man
to the contrary Notwithstanding it may be
stated that for twenty years or more the
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