Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-05-04
Salt Business
SHELBYyILLs.Te..ApriII5. 81

Al a meeting Of a portion of the
Grocery Merchants on the line of
/ the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
ROAD al the store Of Messrs. Mitch
Eell & Sperry, Joseph ii. Thompson
was called to the Chair, and James
F. Cummings appointed Secretary;
when Mr.. Spence Of Murfreesboro
mad knownthe object Of the meet
ing 70 be, to take some action in
rfgard to the Salt Monopoly by
the Grocery Merchants of Nash
vile. When, upon motion Of Mr..
I'll uggins of Murfreesboro, the fol-
lowing persons were appointed a
committee to draft Resolutions, etc:
Mr.. Spence Of Murfreesboro, Mr..
Crod kelt of Fos,ervillesJ. A. Gan
nawhy Of artrace, and j. F. CuW-
mings Of ShelDyviIip, who reported
THE following Preamble and Reso-
lutiohs, Which were unanimously
adopted:
| WHEREAS, The Kanawha Salt As
sociatiou has withdrawn all Salt
Agcbeies on the line OF the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Rail Road, il
having been done by the almost
I mn unanimous request of the Grocery
Merchants OF Nashville, and beliey.
ing as we do, that the course pur-
sued by the Nashville Grocery Mer-
chants was uncourteous and show
ins q monopoIzins spirit, and APP
Ipearing moi tobe willing 10 lot men
engaged in like business with them
seki les stand upon tile same footing
thai they do, because they do not
! live in Nash, lilo; and believing as
we do thai tie ne; proceeds Of the
sales Of Salt on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Rail Road, will com
pare favoratly with the sales in
Nashville, therefore,
Resozped, That we will not pnr-
chase Groceries or other stock from
any Grocer in Nashville who we
know 10 have been engaged in llav-
ing the Agencies " ilhdrawn, unless
forced TO fv circumstances una
voidable.
Resolrsd, That under The present
monopolized arrangements, we will
not purchase Kanawha Salt, when it
can beavoided. But, on the contra
ry,will use every endeavor to intro
duce into more general use, Sack
Salt.
Res0leea, That copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to Capt M.
S. Pitcher (agent, of the Kanawha
Ass ISOLATION at Nashyille) with the
request that he forward the same to
theI Association, stating that if we
can be placed where We were before
he petition of the would be monopo-
y alt Nashville, that we Will do as We
nave done in using all laudable means
or disposing Of their Salt.
Resoluea, That after we shall have !
lad time to hear from the Associa-
ion, and they decline furnishing us
gith Salt on q commission, that Mr.. :
Iuggins Of Murfreesboro, Mr. Crock !.
tt Of Fosterville, j. A. Gannaway off
Yartrace, and j. F. Cummings Of :
'h4lb9vilIe, be appointed a commit :.
ee. whose duty it shall be TO find =
ut the smallest quantity of barrel i"
alt can be got along with, and the -
est market to buy other than Nash :"
lille, and there buy all the barrel r
alt that may be needed for this Vi !. =
nifty. ~ -,
Rfsozped. That we recommend q.
Iessrs. w. II. Gordon & Co. and r.
art & Hollingsworth of Nashville, -
our Bro. Grocers in this vicinity -
understanding as we do, that they
elm led having anything to do with
e m onopolizing petition spoken of A
owe, and believing that they will Or
full as well by those trading in of
lshviIle as any houses in the city. tee
Reso1Ued, That the Expesitor and an,
IAN, Shelby vile; Winchester In 1t
pendent; Murfreesboro News and
Itherford Telegraph; Lincoln Jour-
and Fayetteville Observer, be re- An
este d to publish the proceedings Of !
his meeting. IS
On motion the meeting then adj Rp
rned to meet again at such time Va'
place as the committee shall! arr
ignate. Ma
10. THoMPso N, Chm. the
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