Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-10-15
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EDTroHs AFrEAL. To-day the vote is 70
be taken for and against The extension Of the
/ Memphis and Charleston railroad to theriver.
I want to saw a wordfo the voters against the
extension, Eithout celebrating the subject, be-
fore they east their votes
Can The city Of Memphis gain any advan-
t,qe bv the sxtsusion9 II 90, what is if?
EssrTbody ought to known that BY extending
this road to the river, that cotton to be dis
tributed in the sheds Of the city, il landed on
the batture, the drsyage woald be increased
rather than diminished The construction Of
streets to accommodate the transportation Of
cotton from that point would be far greater
than from the present depot II the streets
were made equal, at what ever cost it might be
effected, il would cost more to distribute cot
ton from a depot on the river than it does from
the present location, because the drsys would
have to convey it to the various sheds up hill.
There is No reason t. believe that the extension
would lessen charges on anything consigned to
Memphis, and I believe that no one claims that
it would. But they say there would be q saving
ofthe wearo Of the streets. Pooh who ever heard
Of q more preposterous humbug. The truth is,
it would increase the wear rather than dimiTish
it for the reason that streets are not 90 easy
70 keep in repair on recently aeeuuulated earth
as on that which has been there from immortal
time. But It is argued that the extension ac-
commodities through freights, that is, the Tail-
road can avoid all draysge on through freights
and save that to the parties shipping, If they
can get to the river. Well, suppose that TO be
true, that is, that the Memphis and Charleston
railroad company could be enabled thereby to
avoid al drayages and all other charges in
Memphis on through freights, what advantage
would it be to Memphis. Suppose a million Of
tuns Of through freight should be conveyed
through Memphis without paying anything
thereon, would it profit MemPhis2 But they
say, you want to trammel commerce."
This is hGmbug and staff. No intelligent
man Of Memphis wants to Tammel commerce
The people Of Memphis never thought Of
such a thing, until it Ess suggested BY those
who have been warmed into life BY their hos
pitsHty aad kindness, BY the contributing Of
their means to build up a great corporation,
that being warmed into life, like the adder, as
related in the old spelling book, goes to work
by sinking its deadly fsBgs into the life blood
Of its benefactors. This is what the railroad
company wants to do, il in their power.
Why? Because they VINO control the concern
think they can make a little more money for
themselves BY doing So. The stock Of this
road lie destined to be owned in my opinion, |
in is entirety BY a few individuals. and that
not az a very distant day. They want 20 get
a ceded right TO 20 through to the river, under
the grdenoc Of saving drsvage and through
freight. To STOW that to be a mere pretenoe,
it is only necessary to call attention to the
fact that there is no place on the river that
they can avoid drsyage (their pretended bug
bear without going to an enormous expense
Of building a wharf Of their own that could
overcome The difficulties or the rise and fall
Of the river.
The draysge would be just as'great. as it is
now or nesrl 50, without an extraerdin7U
outlay on heir part to build the wharf. Nothing
could Justify this outlay but the intention Of
The building up Of a mammoth commission and
forwarding business BY the rail road COMPANY
This I believe IL intended to be done by the
company fer the reason, that nothing else can
reasonably be the inducemsnt for them to seek
so sedulOssly what they are eontending for.
I distrusted this conclusion when / first heard
il. but Inow solemnly believe il to be true.
Why does the company not join, if need Be, in
building a permanent good street to the river
from the depot. This would forever prevent
the drayage on cotton from being more than
one dime a bale, and a like proportion on all
other frsights. The building Of a street Of
square stone would be a small matter com
pared with building a railroad And ] hope
The people viii remember that the parties con-
tending for this extension seek something be-
sides merely the avoiding OF drayage, or they
would not be pressing their enterprise as they
are.
] do not want 70 throw difficulties In the way
Of the road company, or to tax and cucumber
commerce; but to coneede to these what they
nox ask, is, in ny opinion, both unwiss and
unjust. We cannot allow what they seek with
out Demonstrating one whole Ward (ths eighth
from the balance Of the city BY their dividing
line Of rail. The terms and conditions of
the extension are underlined, and if the people
should vote for it, the road company know
well that they viii yet, sooner or later, get any
they demand. Remember, fsllow-cit-
zens, that there cannot be such management
10 get certain things effected, as has been
brought to bear by the friends Of extension,
without some deep Interior design. They
hope, as I suppose, to obtain a stiIl-born vic
tory. You can and will defeat It, as I trust
without any unfriendly feeling TO the interests
Of the road Legitimate interests 7 mean), ]
say come forward and put the everlasting seal
Of condemnation on their doing that which
will ruin You and benefit no one.
WIN. NJ. PERKINS.
MEMPHIS, October I3, 1889.