Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-06
COnREsPoNBENCE.
MEEPHIs, Feb. Q 1855.
] To the President and Members ofthe Chamber
OF Commerce OF the City ofsL Louis:

CORRESPONDENCE.
MEEPHrs, Feb. Q 1888.
] To the President and Members ofthe Chamber
OF Commerce Of the City ofSt Louis;
Geatenes . The UNDERSIGNED. having been
sppoiuted a COMMITTEES, By the Chamber of
Commerce, Of this city, 10 correspond with the
4 public bodies and persons concerned ia refer
/ ence 70 "a railroad connection between Mem
phlsand = Louis, west OF the Mi~ssissi ppiuFef,
ln w P~eilufuance OF thet duty beg leaNe re-
spectfully tosaythatt ~ measure or projects re-
garded hero with great favor, and az ofthe hign-
est Material interest 20 vour city and ours hot
Miss Esippl Valley than eitherSt Louis OF Mem
pills. And they further assure YOU, that me
merchants of this city, IS indicated 10y lheH &c
ton as nov taken, and as otherwise more eaQ-
stanually Demonstrated % you, aesifs 70 ~
waite and enlarge cheir relations with 81 Lolls'
You may determine what these relations mere
tofore have been. or hereafter may ue- worn
! Observation-Disclosures large tonnage, in the nln1e-
diate trade OF the two cities, independently OF
SfSsr sities. chicago. Louisville. Cincinnati
/ are sisn engaged in The trade OF MempnE Hna
the Valley south OF memphis enc -
set more eagerly END e9fnesLt5 We 49, r.
her sfraight thg0Hgh road 90 q point atmoet ll
-isht OF Columbus; and the second by q 1000
already built 20 Memphis, OF 70 g.eit
TIan that you would have u YOU come o}
I columbus. rather than directly mere
VVr respectfully submit that you WIZ gain
-,frs1r IN epur54chinq the river above Mean
1 mis-. III the way OF access 20 tlls vast trade
s,-fb above whst Louisville already Possesses,
sr what vcu now have icy RAILROADS. already
1 b~ulr-tho4e through LAIuolS-tne ulsianee being
4 about the same IN either case OF the difference
l qraipEt vour Columbus connection. a. pro-
Generals. when ice prevents navigation from
I ~ L91ffs. 10 prevents it after breaking up, a.
] Columbus which point Is EettWo hunqreu ana
] thirty miles. by water, above Memphis ana
your materiel uaee south ana ns Lall LhFoug1
I Kentucky and ~Iennessee one n1heted "a
I dnv-one miles The See hss even Eorged the
] river 80 low down as Randolph. bat sixty miles
above Memphis. whilst between columbus and
] NHarHThU- ara some OF LNH knHe| nHNH AHnNn Un
] nver men. But sr no time have boats been uu-
/ able, for any cause, 10 get Oh 700 90 south rrom
We further submit. that TO keep and increase
/ your trade south. at and below Memphis, where
] your trade mainly j. ana maizly must be, you
mus have not only equal, but superior. adNHn-
I tzges 20 other cities IN the same trade,
I You can hsve superior advantages only ur the
/ rhs-tsst. ne direct route % Memphis.
40 Other -y can obtain % sh1rr aroute Bs this
10 that trade, sud, hence, none o7ald success
ar-anr that shortest route aud superior advan-
tsgs, offered 20 you by the partial hand Of
aud here. also. you would connect. while
losing no benefit you could have nj Columbus
whatsverl with the chain OF roads directly
south 20 New Orleans, so completing the Eo1T-
/ sf an ur-lue road rromyour city 20 that a. dis
lance OF 1874 hundred ana seyenty-niu5 miles
rom 81 Louis 20 Aemphls sndr thence three
hundred anu l1Ftt -eent lnlies 70 NeW olieeue'
H1ua1 90 six hundred and Iwenty-seVeu miles
o al. N-u would also have, 5y ths route a.
with the SsufiuEsr soon % become. II not now,
7 most impOaaut Held tor commercial opera
We would respectfully suggest, furthermore,
-lar. for the purposes OF trade with the h1Hth-
east you can nave comparatively little perma-
raar ue-a. DI-Le railroad route uy m
lsmuca IS The ohio river valley, audCLiorver
ari-s. and Nashville IN tle same sort OF trade
aue hundreds of miles nearer tie sOuth-east
han you. The contrary OF this would be con-
HE 20 le avs oi da4r We ale 14NtsrQ' -l
IS 20 TIE lacls IN f1ecase- We refer 10 You your
satisfies 90 show, IL your trade with Memphis
alone be not double Whist ltls with az DE south
1GE So u was IN eighteen hundred aua ufty-
ntne. 10y your books and the general remark
not less true, 4, 10y the spaSus OF trade couse-
luent on theWsr and temporary, you dealmore
IN that direction u1D than heretofore. This
We have seen il suggested, enormously. as a
reason why YOU should uisfavor the direct con-
lection with Memphis, that we are your rLrCl
ior the trade OF the North. We do nOt assume
FOR Memphis the attitude OF c1upel19r with you
1rthe great cities before named, except IN the
general race OF growth anc prosperity. On the
contrary, the interests OF GeLuphis Is your tn
terEE and theirs, without autagonlsm or clash.
We obtain from you and them for sale again,
Or substantially 20 distribute for lou and them.
he very articles. and az The articles, tbat coHsH-
sts pour trade UstA rs Of arg part o. TIE S5uth
The country tributary 20 Memphis does nos
produce them for sale 70 o. or elsewhere. You
quantity, either 70 the consumers directly, as
YOU can hardly hope 70 do altogether. OF 10 US
in bulk for distribution 10 them. Because OF
pnoNlnlty anu 1y me pIetaALls law OF con-
v~enienca, the trade OF this country ia those ~
-iCies or goods mas been ana mainly VIII cons
luus 20 be 20 TINS point Hence it's that The
roads passing East ufus do not carry the trade
III this country AVA nom US materially. On
the contrary. they serve materially 10
bring 10 here. They operate, within that
sphere. as feeders from above and below
hem 70 the great through roads entering the
Charleston and the Memphis and Ohio. so
they have not only mol impaired but aCtuHlly
increased the trade OF Memphis The business
Of the city and the city itself though those
roads east Of as have been built and in opera
ton for years has grown and continued 70
grow, and does now grow more than ever, al
most marvellJuSly. And now, one remark
more on this point. II al this were not so. If
the Interests OF Memphis were antaEouistic 20
yours VIII you De the gamer by transferring
The rtUzTy, supposed 70 be here, from Memphis
70 Columbus, mona point more remote 70 one
Whatever the considerations actuating iudi-
viQualst taking your ROAD 20 Columbus. or TO !
any point above Memphis we are aware that,
ln4el me rAecL OF me existing zee spasu II
your city the general honest purpose enter
tanned among you Is TO get 70 ne rlurr below
freezing point, and by the shortest ana near
esr cut. as the c6e1ue--. We think we have ]
shown. or hin that Il IL true, that bg going 10 ]
Columbus, you viii gain little 0ruo advantage 1
Of the &cs practically; ana, on the ground OF /
economy, we are quite sure You wiz gain no
more as, on the g-ounu OF policy, you may lose
pulencE ana power hereafter. beyond cali
-ulAJlon. You may, indeed reach columbus
by raj I've OF three nouns before you could
reach Memphis but, then, az 4cn4phB g1u
would be, u5ag, 1stuU lIaeEns point, ana be-
low all river distractions, ana one Esuur-l and
fart-4uc MIC b. r1E saE -re- fn- FsrrF-aF ID
u1ter f1Tfher SJlth. and HclrrT your trade ana 40ur
rlal frqde faferests. Financially. in clustrucrinE
The road, and economically as 70 time III con-
structing 20, you wuuIc be greatly The gamers
by the Icnph1 route; that IS 20 cay, you can
with Iar tess expense rs We peieye anc So ar
-puner. than YOU can build The road TO Column
Ju6- oeelMse ne Memphis QUE % NJ otalt lHe T.
Htuch 9e3g 1fta 50 'tnc1 1eo- Let me en-
ElueeT decide the question. You would come
dozen he valley % the -. Francis, rom indian
I0ru, Inc probable junction or point o. IIverE-
snce. au0ut thirty miles 10 The state line. OF 70
I-~1ss the mountains and river bottom from
that point. about slxty-elEhJ miles. 10 Column
BUS saying nothing OF way trade on the re-
spscrIye routes ana more II ynu 90 20 Column
Ius now, VIII not the necessities Of your trade
ana lle force % your interests, ere .0tg, eompel
You. and fur greater advantage. 20 eleckmBIe \
tie cities that are TJur rivals. 10 some 70 Mem
puls1 Is there salhceut reason tor the outlay
-1 -tll p 20 al -9L No-- & We
J~aleye, when less wI give You all yJu clu de-
1oE ana her67Jterf /
But This, II may be said, is assuming. that you
viii b- met al the line, from This end, pro1nBuU
and uithJIt cost 10 yDu. /
Thzt Is precisely what we mean.
and here Nc mlglLclOse hisCJmmuuication,
referring YOU 20 Whist this city hss done.
when younger ana smaller and weaker, In The
by which shels better able now than then 70 do
more uOuC than Ulen. Dur opinion. reasonably
enlefLalaeo ~ Llai u Is only necessary that
y0u 1ea1c % extend your road, or line OF road,
70 ne STATE Tue lu the direction Of Memphis. 30
produce the corresponding decision here, We
VIII be promptly followed bI Ire act
We feel fully authorized, by the tone and tenn
per ana capacity ui our people, and by The
oiner railroad mlersstsL here directly ~cuncuTTed,
~ TO pledge. pr required.
But while setting forth the advantages 10 YOU
u connecting with the river az Memphis, aud,
lfuecsssity. Comparing them with those offered
you, or 20 De had elsewhere, we disClaim any
lUU1gitlou 20 Other places or roads as orr object:
.oI no s4ll' 311 uiolsh ollen tLeclllS local M
.ereSts seriously can qe injurious % ne c0lHrB ,
@ traverse and, coming towards memphis
ureetly So much OF The way, as OF necessity The
route must do, ION account % the Q
n0uutainaI before farming OF esstwsrdly OF &
IOrrneEEuerIy Tor you viii. So tar.
indeed, II Indirectly. promote the ultimate d. J
connection with Memphis through Arkau- Q
as The disadvantage 70 you, II not 10 rs &
that, by you not consuming now 10 ne
ne time, let - share that trade with other {
titles Offering equal advantages with YOU. and q
.ulte e. earnestly seeking H. =
We might add that % is the policy OF interest z
# railroads, among other things % connect a
points or cities, rs Wei as 20 obtain 81
he shortest route. @ the praClcablity Of The .
route we viii not, in this 2
alton. Undertake 90 speak, but refer 20 the dc- a
lJluI1ts1 ealm1uE OF your own railruad engi- u,
en- t~ncTt2f4g ne entire Tine q Memphis, ia the o
,ulOn, OF the world; nor can we now speak v
auee 1i nc route % ptlet AtLltrs concerning e
+ or the Importance OF this city az the point p
1r your Connection with the river, we beg q
save briefly 20 speak. al
Amid tho Associations Of war. excepting the \
sttsus q trade. WHOM was confined 20 a Few =
)rtEuafs specu-atcrs following the army FOR >
ain on a suffering country, Memphis has SUI a
cred comparatively little, and the vast country q,
10 her Is rapidly EpriuginR into
6w lie ana Flg0I, 10 indicate The present a
apsoity OF the city, copying from the ID
cords. we state that the city revenue, for the
sEt seven months only amounts 20 TIE round Z
am OF four hundred and eight thousand doll 4
Of which nfy-eight thousand dollars are 10
tho mercantile sources snIy. The number .
T drays, which indicate the business or the 81
u.s.. is about ethoueand one huudrsd double "
ID single teams Themerchants, baSidest those W
Of rsaited and "a mixed trades, number one .
gudrad and f1rfv-dve comIofz-Iou. one 81
and thlTty-thres dry goods, e.
.urteen drugs. thlIty-slE boot and On
eighteen fancy goods, nine furniture, three II
lulrel rl.rv-sZ groceries eighteen hard ii
are and cutlery, seven plate and ieUelTF. e.
glr hal and FUR thirteen harness and -l- b,
cry twelve stationery, t0url8HEp and oil, four -
ltlCr, eighty clothing, sixteen produce, ten n
b. Before the war there were shipped from -
cmplls within "a fraction OF four hundred d,
.yu-aI4 bale, ut cotton. and last year. after all -
e havoc Two hundred Thousand bales m
b. total city revenue Tor The present c8ru8- SD
te year, ending tie Lh-r.stl Of June. -
li prgbauly be over one hundred Thousand ~
liars more -nsu lle last year, zad more than w
.u0ls llht 1t any preceding year. And 70 VIII la
rememo=Ir4tt That a lsHEs 7-5uslt 9ftazal9u 81,
fore existing slave property i- now out Of -
- calculation. Oh the lrH OF January last ~
s city liabilities we're; posi- bonds E.isa- 10
} bills payable tEHI, n1lr1u interest .l.. r.
wore -s- estate 5l--ul-. F--.1uHl m
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