Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-23
sourHERN EXPRESS COMPANY.

MEMPHIs, august ~ 4o'A'
Upon the organization of the Southern Elk
press company the following notice was pub
lished 10 agent, ETC.:
GAS you re doubtless already aware t,rough
the public journals, the southern stockholders
Of The Adams Express company have purchas-
ed from their late associates all the property
Of the company in the Confedrra.a States,
with the right to use the name Of Adams IN
their business, and bsge fully organized them
selves for business under the name Of the
" Southern Express company" with The fol-
lowing board Of directors;
Edward Sebring, Charleston, S. c.; D.. Il.
Baldwin, Savannah, Ga; vs.. P. Chiffon,
Montgomery, Ala. Geo. T. jackson, Angus
ia, Ga. H. B. Plant, Augusta, Ga.
The business will be conducted as hereto,
fore under the SAINT rules and regulations IN
iii otherwise ordered.
It would seem that the names Of the directors
woul be sufficient evidence that The Southern
Express company did actually exist, and that
the foregoing notice was all that woSd be re-
CURED to convince the community and the pub
lie at large of its stability, responsibility, etc.
When TIE stockholders Of the adams Express
company in the Southern States became salts
fed that a separation was inevitable, they de
manded from their northern associates in The
company a division Of the property, etc, which
was acceded Co.. A valuation was had and q
regular transfer made of 81 the property,
franchises and good will they then organized
themselves under the laws Of the State os Geor-
Cfa BY the name Of the Southern Express con-
Pany.
There has been complaint made hat the em-
ployees were mostly men Of northsTn birth. l
will just say here that there is not in all Ten
nassse, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia ten
persons who were born out Of the Southern
States now in the employ OF the Southern Ex-
press company.
When the Adams Express comp ny eZ-
tended their lines TO The South on the opening
Of the various railroads, they had 70 bring
persons with them who were experienced in
the business to have it properly conducted, and
how we'll it has been done we leave it to The
business public to testify.
It requires long experiences and close apPli-
cation to learn The express business in all its
ramifcations, and those that have had deal
ings WIKI it know that i. is not the same rou-
tine every day, but cheBging always.
When. the troubles first commenced I in
CURED Of each employee Of northern birth
personally, whether he was satisfied with the
condition Of things and would yield obedience
to the laws and defend the institutions Of the
South? One or two said they could not con-
.scienuously fight against their friends;
therefore, advised them to leave the country,
which they did. Those that remained said
they came here 10 make a living, and would
obey the laws and when necessary would
shoulder their musket to defend and protect
the interests Of the South, and that hey looked
upon her cause as their cause. Certainly
more could be asked Of them.
1t is a well known fact that I have alwsys
employees in the section where hey
were required, and have always promoted
them when found competent.
In conclusion, I will say That the Southern
Express company is OgaeI and controlled
entirely by southern people with sufficient
paid in to meet any loss that might
unfortunately happen then, and that not one
share Of stock, nor one dollar Of interest in
The Southern Express company is owned in
the Northern States, and that they are par! and
parcel of the people Of the Confederate States
of America, and hope to be one Of the means
to build up and enlarge and extend the bust.
ness Of the Confederacy, and to be useful and
profitable to The public generally.
JAMES SHUTTER, Superintendent,
Sou.hern EXPRESS ComnanY.