Daily Republican., 1888-12-12
In AND ABOUND uAIKo
BY T W. FERREE

with a companion we left Whining.
ton, Delaware, At II 80 O'Clock a. m
October 3. 1883, ticbeted over the Bal.
timole and Ohio. Ohio and bIississinpi
and |. G Railroads via Washington,
Parksrsburg and Cincinnati for Cairo,
Illinois Over tbs formers new line
the roadbed and steel track is first.
class, hard, and the cars ran dualless
at q high rate Of spe d, and in a few
short hours passed Baltimore and
Washington, quite comfortably loung.
ing In vestibule buffet Pullman
sleeper. We read in the "Baokn the
road aud way 10 perdition Is easy, etc
equally so is The road 10 the w est over
the b. u D. Soon wo are startled from
our drOwsincss and revcnes by the
words, "Harper's Ferry" John
Bowl etc. Surely We were over
the picturesque and rocky Potomac's
river bed, with Shenandoah III view
How our memories s.arlle up when
resuTeclcd by actual sight. What
time, Justice and peace bath wrought
In the past quarter century for this
place and people is plainly discernlble.
with . rested motor, our train coon
began to climb the high grades and
cross the chssns Of the upper Potomac
at increased speeu was evident to all,
while the grandeur OF the foliagod ra
vines and knobs and gnarlish-loohing
mountains covered with, to US, kalei
desc1pe linselry, hui htenel by scenic
effect, reflected on the sheet of water
al the base, added much beauty to the
scene, which forced up our strutting
ghosts aud COLLINS of twenty-slx years
ago, when these arterial ribs and bands
OF non in track were torn up by ruth.
less hands, thsn twisted and bent TO
divert traffic on this gigantic highway.
We have supped and teaed in our com
partment at leisure, when surely the
train is Stacking In speed, for we arc
nearing Cumberland, West Virginia.
The porter sCreschca out "TGenty
minutes for supper" In this Interval
we tried 10 take in the town, but got
in the way OF the Phlsburg branch
making up her train. Soon after a
rested iron horse was attached, and we
were speeding through the sheep pas.
lures, timber lands and water divides
Of West Virginia. At II O'Clock p. m,
our BIRTH was fixed and we turned in
and slept well, ana at 3 o'clocl, a.
m. the conductor was asked how near
we were 10 ParEergSug lie said We
were fifty miles TO the eastward. We
had passed tue city and crossed the
Ohio river at 3 o'clock a. m.
AT S O'Clock N we arrived at Gin.
Cinuati on time, all praise 10 such rail.
road enterprise, Gud all at rates OF fare,
poi,eness Of officers in attendance on
train, in striking contrast with other
trunk lines. At 8 O'Clock y m. We
alighled from the D. G. NJ. railroad ct
Odin, Illinois, thclce by the Illinois
Central railroad to Cairo, where we
arrived ut 145 o'clOca a. m, ready to
look over into the States Of Missouri
and Kentucky in the morning, or hunt
for our old suller where we had left
him and look for the mud we had
sCraped off our horses and boots
twenty seven years ago, before moving
On Forts Henry and Donaldson, from
near Fifteenth and Locust streets of
10 day; now covered with stately man.
sions. This city was then, is TO day,
the unlivaled artery valve Of situation
nnd inter navigation, never bounded
by ice, soliditY yet aTtitlcially unlike
its hereditary raised above the floods,
because TN integral part of the great
State and Common wealth of Illinois
that has given our young nation so
many strong men and contaminated
its gigantic enterprises. The calliOpic
sound key OF of a Mississippi river
beat whistle did ii; a the dawn of day
we looked upOn-iO us the new
Cairo When our toilet was fixed we
were Just where the Bible history's
great apostle was-betwixt two opin-
ions. We did not know whether to
get our breakfast first, or take a break
fast and sec the great aud growing
things OF the town and surroundings
first. Each moment we had visible
evidences that the war for the union
was over, and the war for the tariff
office and free whisky was on, with
one party against another, led by the
adhereuts Of pretty Frances, who
"NhAp NV iAAshtAtnV AALt lGllI NA1-
pets and tree WOOL. Cairo yawns and
Missouri shakes her head al the sheep
fleece declaration p ank OF no protec
ton for this interest Cairo, very
antipodes OF the old skeleton In the f.r
east, 10 now extending her hand, heart,
hospitality and waterways Tor any
well. balanced manufacturing enter
prize, and they that begin first viii
surely win, as no known point on this
planet equals it in situation as a cheap
distributing point, and Its depth, Ter
tility and cheapness OF soil, forrest and
temperature that surrounds it, hence
It is q question of but o a short time
when Cairo, Of southern Illinois, will
take giant strides and eclipse many
sister cities in growth.
This is eonduced by the feast bllity
of bridging large streams as we find
here, who open their arms and market
to the blue grass valley products and
the local trade of kontucky's tobacco
estates by rail and water Missouri on
the other side, rich in soil, timber and
ineXhEustible in iron and general min
eral wealth, Ia Clamoring for capital to
till her soil, f&bricate her timber, dig,
melt and manipulate her ores for this
central distributing point. Sure rs
supply follows demand, this viii soon
come. On near adjoining counties
hills you see the finest vineyards,
apple and peach orchards hard To ex.
Gel, all undSrlaid with coal, on which
new shafts aud outputs arc being de
Veloped every month to cheer the
hnuseECepcr and boot the manulac
tuning interests Of Cairo. This cheap
fuel matter is telling and will tell
louder in The near future when this
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