Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-10-15

AfHsnd has placed the following views in
our hsads for publication. They are worthy
the attention Of every voter who has the pros
perity and welfare Of Memphis at heart:
E-xrEssIoE OF THE EAILRoAD TO THE RrvER.
The extension Of the railroad can eaec- as
but in two modes, the one locally, the other
commercially.
l. II an iron ~tTaekway be laid from The VI.
& c. R. R. depot to the river it can be made
upon a level with the streets surface BY bHdg-
ing or otherwise, and thus cause no obstruction
to ordinary vehicles.
2. The cars on these traekways will inter
pose 10 greatsr-not Ons-teDth so grsat-ob-
s~ruction TO ordinary travel as the vast number
Of draws required to do the hauling which the
comparatively few cars and mules wiz accom-
plsb.
3. All the transportation over the railway is
inst that much distracted from our streets,
and to this extent the streets and taxpayers
are benefited.
It follows that, 30 Far as The immediate local
effects Of The extension are involved, no one
can denv that those who advocate the PROPOSE
ton are right.
But The most important inquiries are a. to
the -OzmeTaiaI results Of the proposed policy.
We would inquire, who win be injured By It?
If we can find no class OF men to whose bus-
ness it win prove detrimental, it is to be sup
posed that the local and uauy palpsble and
undeniable commercial advantages which we
can pint out, win induce all men to vote Fer
extension.
We would first call up the drsyBsn who, in
consideration OF the immense benefits they
confer upon taxpayers, BY keeping our streets
in tine order arc entitled to primary eonsidsra-
ton.
OF course cotton would not leave the present
depot to 20 over the extended track unless il
was thus gaining It's ultimate destination in
this city; just as Gar a. il goes, therefore, ever
this extension, just 80 much less hauiage on
this cotton is lost to the drsys. AID just TO this
extent are our streets protected blythe railway.
Here is an advantage to the city and an sppa-
rent loss to the draymen.
But the 6rsYnen must not Be permitted to
lose, we therefore assure them that by tbus
facilitating transit and transportation through
tie city, we will bring cotton ere from a grea-
ter distance in the interior, and Of course here
will be more cotton for The draws 20 distribute
everywhere throughout the city. Nov We
have made mp the loss, but can also suggest
another great advantage seeruing % The dray-
men and to our people generally. The draws
viii not thea as Row be confined TO W or three
great leading thOroughfsres over which their
immense freights must be conveyed, but thy
viii be scattered oser every street crossing
the a extension The mules and streets VIII
thus be saved. We hope this class Of our fel-
Iow-eitizsn's mules and drsymeH are now sat
isfed.
Eerf, yss, the very merit, in this catalogue Of
those whom We are 70 satisfy are very many
commission and forwarding merchants, who
have taken ii into their heads that the Mem
Phis and Charleston Railroad Company de-
signed opening one huge, imperial irresistible,
rival competing establishment, which would
swallow up all the lesser commission houses.
This is a solmn faetl-a railroad company
in the commission business ? he idea is beau
tful ID Robertson Topp has had his road
dueksd into the river for four years, yet his
company has never Owed into the commission
business, but the very moment sam. Tate can
get down to the waters edge, We shall find
him smashing up Hormsnt 4 Wilson, Cab
smither, Slower and APperson, Il Il oHIne gcuus,
with q gusto unparalleled and unpardonabis.
But seriously, who believes this? If Mr..
Tate and bis company have no their hand.
fell Of their own legiiimste business their Re-
ports are unnitigsted lies. We believe that
Mr.. Tate and company wiIl DO this. n q mer-
chant in St. Louis wishes 10 send a psrcsl 20
Charleston, Mr.. Tate VIII indecs him to send
it over bis road instead Of permitting il 70 20
up the Cuuberiand 20 Nashville and thence by
rail, or instead Of permitting it to goto Ceiuu-