Year: 1865

A FEW PRACTICAL sUGGEsTIO


That Cairo is destined at no very remote
day, to become the entrepot Of the staples of
the South, and the great commercial mart and
emporium of the Mississippi valley, is to our
mind as conclusive as that two added to two
make four. Certain causes produce certain ef.
fects. The laws of Commerce are as immuta-
BILE and fixed as are those of Nature. If city
is located favorably and invites trade, trade
will unhesitatingly respond. The establishing
of Cairo as such entrepot and commercial cen
tire may be delayed, but it cannot be perpetu-
ally averted. Fate may operate coquettishly
for WHILE but Time, the solver of all issues,
will see Cairo the great commercial and man.
ufacturing centre of the valley of the Missis-
sippi.


Large cities have been built up in conse-
two hundred miles tributary thereto. Cairo
has the entire south and south. west tributary
to her, and only requires an accession to her
capital to retain all that those polite sections
of our country throw into her lap. Cairo
stretches out into the Mississippi and Ohio riv-
ers meeting the products of the South as they
come up on their way to Northern and Eastern
markets. If the planter can sell his staples
here rs advantageously as elsewhere, and sup
ply his necessities here as well as in a more
distant market, the smallest modicum of COM
mon sense teaches us that he will trade here
in preference to paying additional freight bills
to reach market where he cannot advance
his interests


Cairo. has, as yet no artificial advantages,
excepting the Illinois Central Railroad, and,
as managed, it is very doubtful in the minds of
many whether such road can be denominated an
advantage or disadvantage. But Nature was
never so lavish in the bestowal of favors to
any place under the broad canopy of heaven,
as to Cairo. Her situation, climate and natu-
raj resources are unrivalled on the continent or
in the world. As we stated in a former arti-
Gle, no parallel to Cairo can be presented,
unless it be Panama or the Isthm us of Suez
In natural position there is a resemblance be-
tween Cairo and the places named, but
our city rivals them as natural trad
ing point. All three places named are
gateways, but of the three Cairo stands head
and shoulders above them as natural ex-
change mart and radiating point of trade.


As we stated in the outset, nothing can pre-
vent Cairo becoming the first city in the Mis-
sssippi Valley, but it rests with our citizens to
say whether it will become such and make
strides in that direction during their day and
generation or not. If they sit supinely down,
the progress of Cairo will be slow and uncer-
tain during their continuance here. There is
much for them to do, and their duty is not en-
igmatical, but plain and suggestive.


One Of the best enterprises commanding the
attention of enterprising Cairoites, is the con-
struction of the Cairo & st. LOUIS Railroad,
which will open up to trade and travel sec.
tion of country now abundent in its resources,
but so remote from q market as to render its
substance of ofcomparitively little value. Through
it We can be brought near the best coal beds
west of The Allegheny Mountains, and within
few hours of a rich fruit and cereal raising
section. Ice, sand bars, and low water, whic
usually seriously impedes the transit of freight
to the upper river, will then be shorn of their
influence, and much time now vexatieusly con.
sumed will be profitably employed by princ-
pie and middle men.


Scarcely less in importance is the Road in
tersecting the Ohio Mississippi Railroad at
Vincennes, and running to this point, thus ena-
bling passengers to reach this city from New
York, on their way South, without change O.
cars.


We learn that the State of Missouri or some
of its capitalists contemplate completing the
Fulton Railroad to Red River. TLis would give
to the business of Cairo au impetus which
could scarcely be over estimated, bringing as it
would, all the mineral and other resources O
New Mexico to our very doors.


Efforts should be made to induce the stock
holders of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to com.
ply with the terms of their charter at an early
day, and complete their road to ''some point or
the Ohio river opposite Cairo


Every citizen should constitute himself 8
a committee of one to use his best endeavors
to invite capitalists here, and encourage the
establishment of such mammoth wholesale
house as the necessities of the time and place
imperitively demand.


Our people should exert themselves to Sc
cure the advantages offered them by the bill
which passed the late session of the State Leg.
isature, providing for the holding of the Su
preme Court of this judicial district here TIL,
consummation of this arrangement, would O
necessity increase our population, and the ac
cession thereto would be of men ranking higl
in the scale of legal and mental ability.


A good deal too is incumbent upon our Cit,
Fathers-our corporate city legislature. Ou
streets should be planked over as soon as filed
and a complete system of sewerage adopted, 81
that when the cholera crosses the Atlantic
next season-as it doubtless wil-the card
of invitation now issued thereto will be run
into the Ohio river, and every square of on
city, instead Of being a cess-pool, rendered dr.
and cleanly. The Mayor and Aldermen ma,
rest assured that the people will sustain then
IN the expediture of any amount of money nee
essary to render the city cleanly and healthy
and we trust they will be vigorous in their ef
forts to consumate the desideTotum.