The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-11
MAY CROSS THEBES
BRIDGE FOR CAIRO
IRON MOUNTAIN AND COTTON
eELT RAIL ROADS WILL PROB
ABLY COME THAT WAY ~
STEAD OF VIA NORFOLK.

A statement was published reeent
liy In a Cairo paBer that the Iron
] Mountain ana Cotton Beli rallroaz.
I would scaya Biris Paine ard thst the
soald q - N3riolk. about hr
+ uiles nelow On tae Mississippi rive
/ ghere Yari wouia te haslt, inc tue
( roHstrmefs CO aosh sides af the II
er and trains ran into Gallo over he
X Illinois Central bridge
& TIE foundation fer the article f.
the fact that q corps q surveyors
has recently been making a survey
from Birds Point To NoTfolS. ten
twelve Of which surveys have beer
made N s. many yaaFs
Tae fact Is plain tat obese road
must do s7zacthlrg a. Rir1s Poiai q
the river Is gradually sssalag AKA
their eIhsHkcneas and IS E0w zith
I faw fssA Of the t-aeEs aa wA'
this sozaetaing is has nor been 81
tsr-5nasl WharaveF S. dcue will ~
wIEh . view so lssaainz 81 pos hi
srera sEgG evuamses and seysr1g piar
hare eeea szEgestad cne Uf 5Ae mos
feasible 1T waSh IS ssst tEe ru2
va 5zue nr.h M 1he west side
taa Misss Iry5 river and cross
Tbaaas. coming 5nta Casr0 from th-
rlAeA Smsa . plan wnuia divert cor
s5araa tgaE.c FFpm Cairo as ual
sgeA freight as arg @S-ii
5r0uga- frum TAates here
Sc1e bssEeTe mat saa srGrs
Birds Point san be aao-s5 tack le7
feet xna The inuaeEs ca re rErg
aank ss7RFed bY piliug aad mattress
Is. ia whEeh ew=ns 1t would no. b.
necessary foF ans -rags 10 leave tha
poIng At all
AaezhaF pan the enc c11sid-re
-z0st iErsaes s-atla sY railroad n
-1ver zsa- Is the cazssrnct5oa e
F2r1s At N-rEass- Mr Il. a. wEMa-
ru. II wAATg@ ae sa@ r1slraa8 err
PASS a~ssrs Ak B7rEs F9ns s1
rs ssrt1y saAt be- knew no hi-g
suca . slAn cSher TIA. Shst he scr
ves r. we-a u7.Eg aTgT the s-O-n
As they Aave many t.-es
A -2z VINO Owzs eighty sc-e rsz
Narg0lE said yesterday hat il Il
gaIlrraGs lal,t yards ST that Blac
gnay woma b. ecaipallsi 10 Hat tAa'
N sTestlgwcrS ina casrwct aca
tx trseE fa- &. e IN E.s 81 aigh W
ter. Ire rass selScn one farmer VI
o~as land a; NoTfoik vas forced =
alloK forts sCrss 80 - uac-,in a'e
because of h5ga waller ard t5ls co,
i.Eian irs1mg- iv ~veva Est the paie'
heieg az high q .hree feet FER weh
1t a 'ime
A r.au familiar with the river a.
, ed that ~ Believed the c1m1lfe
, would have a sand bar 20 c7ntct
with il thes bullr al iaciins 1t NJ
folk Another rep rte5 that
aonnsy cl-misscn ers az Mi-slssiB
0un,r vail uat allow che land
be Condev asi Ger the anrgose = r.
1irg 2 IL. o NCrfo ans th7t q
ign. Il w1y voali Sc t.E.e ID
7aFz1 f5o1 the farmers. II
saia tAaf aae Ct TIE county comm
! ssarer Nh0 0xns . farm be'-ret
I. Rsr5s Po.-t and NORFOLK forbade
surveyors crossing SIS fence I'm
]. -hreaiearg ID sue tAen fc- tresras
NJ. WIlItms1a 3os57ed the aa.h
I -is'tY Of thp u rsrs. saving 1
. .ailroz5s enl county % -eiais we're
/. re hest ci terms
~ wlWar err discussed he ri.
e % crossirr ,sa aIizs ssipPi q: Moro
b. ferry al ih z eros ne tee Or
~ means os the iliino.s Cen-r
ar.aze AM fh0IEht RE plan -5ll1
= N sxpen I've one Tsere IS a-o b
4. srSauen- sgaiz-t e-uE sng the I
y aoss Csa-ral bridge T. cone r.
p -alra SD ;hs, : thae the bridge
~ Ters bu mess ar tie present q
r. caa be r1nvaniently Handled. and
IS &aab.f1i Il the Ul.n3is Cent
n coait take care q ar sdtIti1uaI b
= snees q theiT bridge
se II Is s1zitSeI BIZ 0Eiciais o. Of
n reals th1r he csazss woaid oP I
y tarr5scEy tlFect To there RAIDS r
n aosnEs cas- Aad soath q ths ono q
e NasslsstFp. rivers that taey havs b
- sosoTe besz r-ahie 10 touch-
az re CO Z Of cOas-FsciiRg yards !
as sucIEuss 81 Norfolk E5aii exceed 81
lsa eco Il wozlt aec@~ltafe efts
III 5uwn the Dexser hlil near No-t
arr Ing several fee s5T yards.
Is there are -azv wha douht that
raIlrus5 viii un5sTsska any such z