The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-28
FIGHT FOR TRADE
BY THE FRISCO
DIRECTED AGAINST ILLINOIS
CENTRAL FOR SOUTHWEST
BUSINESS.
THE CAIRO AND THEBES
May Be important Factor IN Frisco
Rock Island ocheme-Latt
Spending Much Money
In Extensions.

! An interesting railroad story was
given in the city papers several days
ago which. It is believed by some,
may have a bearing on the situation
with respect to the Cairo & Thebas
railroad. The story indicate that
there is fierce rivalry for business
IN the southwest territory. between
the Frisco-Rock Island system and
the Illinois Central and other rail
roads. and that the former are max.
ing large expenditures to build or ae-
.quire extensions and connections at
various points in order to serve the
purpose stated. Ii Is argued by rail,
road men, that If ii is true that the
Frisco Is making an earnest effort to
ge, business away from the Illinois
Central, one of the NEST striking
points it would be likely to select
Is Cairo which is one of the strongest
points on the Illinois Central main
line, and the requirement Of the
Cairo t. Thebes property would be a
strong factor in the scheme for
southwest business from this point
A railroad man who express ed
himself on the subject yesterday TO
a Bulletin representative was not
prepared to say how vulnerable the
Illinois Central Co was at this point
He was free to admit that the com.
pany was strongly intrenched here
in various ways but he said some OF
the big shippers. in lumber especial
~, felt that they had just cause for
complaint because of what seemed
10 be unfair discrimination against
Cairo This might not affect the gen
eral shippers much. but these wee
interested deeply in reaching TIE
southwest territory in fair ccmpeti
tier as to rates and time with ST
Louis: and the Frisco. or any r0al
that will furnish this, will get
Cairo's business.
Continuing this raIlroader said the
Cairo a Thebes people based their
strongest pleas for favorable con
sideraticn from the people f Cairo,
upon the ground that the building of
this road would insure Cairo access
to the southwest territory upon a
fair basis. il being understood that
connection would be made at Thchns
with the Cotton Belt Iron Noun.
TAIN and Frisco railroads. Under an
gTuir9 bf4 Yrrg D-,s...s.t.t ,..lt.t ..4
insure equitable treatment of Cairo
shippers. u was something of a DIS
appointment 10 the friends of the
project to fni that such an arrange
ment had not been made But II
l'cks now as ii everything would
come out understanding OF course
That this taxi Is true about the
Frisco taking the Cairo a Thefes
over from the l.. q \. people AMI
hn'shing IL as planned This vii
involve the ahar. 0nmeut Of thar
part OF the road between Santa Fe
AMI ThebCs. on which great deaf
OF money has been spent bv the l..
a y expecting thar no trouble
would be- met with in crossing tho
bt'dge. But this piece of Habf.of
way may come Goo handy some time
and the FrisooRock Island na.ara
probably will De able 10 uar fba
taNe, on IL till that time comes
Strong Move m Campaign.
me story in the oitr naue-s was
IS follows
Plans for ,he completion of thu
Amarillo Tueumcarl cutoff ON ia.
Rock Island system. which Hs.a
been announced hy Presffer- p Z 4
Ninchell. mean that Ire Rock rsIsrr
AMI Frisco roads are making ar.
-aI gemeuts to prosecute ca still more I
aggressive campaign for s1premacrl
in the southwest j. mfiea+e- +tav
eil force themselves stir r--.s 4
strongly into competition with d..
Hartman Illinois Central Sorft ON &
Pacific lines and the Gould Nf--ar-
Pacific Iron Mountain route hr v-a.. +
.y shortening the line both b. =.
. hicaeo. 81 louis anil WrrrHf- tad
y Faso az compared with tie I'm. /
li the Rock Islands connection
President Wineher saws r-.--r---
son IS 20 b. started AZ once. z-fI
'hai TIE work ufi cost sEaaa cor
Inc entire length a. the new rufr~
which has ben rufer rcrsff--a-ra-
'9r several wears IS 11z nils. e~-
tending from Amarillo. Tev. 20 Tr.
-umcsn. y " Twartr ur-= Of .-sI
me from Amarillo % Wur--f1 I
Ee-e h"it in 1892 ana are -ra III
1Uerari1n
Advantages From New Ire.
The HoeF Island r0u has +raI
-Ncrtest rrrte fr0r1 s. oris 10 Fl
Pssc b. war Of Eanzaz Cftr Trai
- l'~o vii give T. IN ccnneefiarl
7ith the Frisco. the shortest Eua