Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-10-23

PIrTsBURG COAL-Brown Il Jones, Of
fee 247 Second street. Branch Office
376 Main street-R c. Hite, agent 43
PIrTsBURG CoAL.-Briggs Il Peterson,
Office l3 Madison street. Branch Office,
34l Main street.. B. Moseley, agent.
We are the only coal merchants who
weigh on the city scales. 81
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -The regular
monthly meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday was well attended.
Upon calling the meeting to order, the
President said he would take occasion to
congratulate the Chamber upon the in
terest manifested at the opening of the
present commercial year, and upon the
success which was attending the efforts
put forth by the business community for
this end. He hoped by another month
the Chamber would be placed in the con-
dtioB it is entitled to, and that its bene-
fits would be greatly enhanced He al
luded to the progress being made by Sec
rotary Freligh, in compiling commercial
statistics, and said that he had proposed
supplying the Chamber with certain
number Of sample tables, to be rented
out as private property to those who
might wish them. This improvement
would be introduced as soon as the tables
could be procured
General N. B. Forrest. w. NJ Earring
ton, W. II. Cherry, M. j. Wicks, Colonel
Sam. Tate, 7. A. Nelson, r. G.. Brinkley,
A. Woodruff and E. Ii. Porter were APP
pointed delegation to attend the Oko-
Iona Railroad Convention, to be held on
the 18th of November. A large number
of candidates were admitted as members
of the Chamber.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the subject of freights by river and
railroad to and from this point reported
That there are now plying between St.
Louis and Jacksonport, on White river,
semi weekly line of packets; also, a
weekly line between St Louis and Little
Rock. That these boats are drawing
largely upon the trade that would other
wise concentrate at Memphis is OBJ
vious. We have also ascertained
the fact that many of our own merchants
have patronized these boats to such an
extent as to encourage their continuance
in the trade, while, if such patronage
was entirely Withdrawn, they would not
be able to sustain their enterprise from
through business alone We have learned
that the Memphis and St. Louis Packet
Company are now receipting through
from St. Louis to all points between Mem
phis and Jacksonport, and Memphis and
Little Rock, at the same rate of freight
charged by the river lines of boats,
the goods being re-shipped here on the
regular packets plying between this city
and the points above named. This ar
rangement is mutually advantageous to
these respective packet lines making our
city their terminus, while it discourages,
to like extent, boats that merely make
our city way point, and carry to other
markets a very large trade-a trade
which if fostered and encouraged by the
merchants of Memphis to the same ex-
tent as by those of other cities, would
add greatly to our commercial prosperity.
We have seen a notice in the st. Louis
Republican, of the 18th inst, calling at
tention to Messrs. Russell & Co. s fast
express freight line between that city
and White river, whose freight was
passed by the Memphis and st. Louis
Packet Company line of boats, admon-
ishing the merchants not to encourage
that enterprise, but to ship by their own
through boats.
Now this is just what your committee
would advise the merchants of Memphis
to do, viz: To patronize your regular
packets which make Memphis the ter
minus Of their lines, and to discourage
the shipment of any goods to or from
this city by outside boats. By this
means you will enable the Memphis
packets to carry freights at reduced rates
for by giving them all your patronage
they will 90 and come fully laden, while
now the trade is divided and they are
barely paying expenses. We have packet
plying to all points of the very first class,
and such as any city may be proud of;
then let US give them cordial, hearty
which will enable them to fully
meet our views in carrying freights at
rates, and adding greatly to
our commercial importance. These
views apply to al packet lines making
Memphis their terminus-New Orleans,
Louisville and Cincinnati, as
well as ST. Louis, Arkansas, st. Francis
and White river trades. We would also
add that the competition between the
various packets that run as far down as
Napoleon leaves no room for complaints
on the score of high freights.
Before proceeding any further, your
committee would suggest that commit
lee Of reliable merchants be appointed
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