Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-15
MEMPHIS TO BIZ BRIDGED.
What tho County Papers Say
Abeut IL.
Sam. Tate, Col. White, Sam. Jones
and President Brinkley
must Speak.
A New Theme for Aiaermanio
Bloquenoe.

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The subject of extending Memphis
railroads TO a common central depot
excites discussion among some Of our
contemporaries Of the interior They
allege that gross injustice is done the
country by the policy Of the city. When
Mississippi and Alabama granted char
tiers, and the people Of those States be-
came shareholders in these railway
.companies, it was with the purpose Of
having access to the Mississippi. 1t hap
pens, they assert, that Memphis selfish.
ness defeats their purpose Of benificent
and wise legislation. Instead of suaer.
ing the extension of railway lines to the
waters edge, and instead of permitting
free transit from the terminus Of one
line to another, the whole travel and
trade Of the country are taxed for the
behoof Of draymen and omnibus line
II is further asserted that by this so
called selfish policy, Memphis will surely
be destroyed OF three hundred travel
ers that daily leave New Orleans
coming North, hardly one per cent
passes through MemphiF Memphis ON.
nibuses, streets and drays have been
terror TO travellers and pleasure seekers.
The whole tide Of travel leaves the Mem.
phis road at Grenada, goes to Jackson,
Tennessee, and then takes the cars ofthe
Mobile and Ohio road for Cairo. The
Mississippi and Tennessee road thus loses
business, and its stock becomes deprecia.
ted. In like manner the Memphis and
Ohio road is subjected to heavy losses,
and this city not only loses as a share
holder in these roads, but trade is
lessened and property becomes less valu
able.
In the meantime, President West, of
the Mississippi Central road, man of
great energy and excellent good sense,
extends his road from Jackson to con-
meet with the road to Nashville and
Clarksville. Passengers from New Or.
leans to New York, and from New York
to New Orleans, will then have even q
shorter line. Memphis, meanwhile, sits
idly, with folded hands and sleeps com.
fortably on the banks of this mighty
river. Trade and travel are swept away,
and all, so many of our exchanges as
sert, because we must subordinate all
interests of the city and country 10 those
of the omnibus lines.
1t may be true that if the roads con.
verging at this point had common
depot, and if oil had access to the river,
that three -fourths of the trade between
New Orleans and New York would pass
through this city travellers would stop
who never intended to do so our roads
would be enriched; freights would prefer
continuous, unbroken lines, and travel
and trade always follow freights. While
war ragged, the SoHth stood still or fell
behind in all commercial and industrial
pursuits. The North was more active
than ever before Cities learned practi.
cal wisdom. Everywhere railway lines
in Northern States are continuous.
Cars freighted at Chicago never "oreak
bulk" Even at Philadelphia they dc
scend 10 the waters edge, and, in some
cases, taken on shipboard, are unloaded
in New York and Liverpool. A passen.
ger enters sleeping car in s. Louis
and gets out in Boston. Here, our rail.
ways are broken in pieces, and each ter
minus would subject the whole country
to unheard of exactions in promotion of
petty local interests. This city, our
contemporaries allege, destroys itself by
this morrow suicidal policy
We present this sketch of ar
guments made by our contemporaries
in order that the people Of Memphis
may begin to think of question which
they must soon decide. We understand
that the Presidents of She several roads
contemplate an appeal to our City
Fathers in behalf of the reform here
suggested In fact, at leabt one Of our
railway companies ia resolved to have
access to the river. If not to be attained
by passing through the city, there are
other routes.
Our City Fathers might as we'll take
up this question at once. They have
disposed of the Nicholson pavement
business. We now present another that
will excite even livelier interest.
Years ago, in illustration Of the idea
advocated by our country exchanges, it
was proposed to bridge the Mississippi
at this point The city itself must frat
be bridged
DAMAGED dry goods, clothing and
boots and shoes must be sold in thirty
days, regardless Of cost or value, at NJ.
Kraus & Co. 8, No 2l3 Main street. next
to Ward & LeGuere's drug store. T
LOCALS IN BRIEF.-The Nicholson
PAYERS broke ground on Madison, be-
tween Second and Third streets, this
morning.
The new Greenlaw building on the