Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-04

There is where money is to come from
for this project and similar ones. HI
spoke Of the vast advantages Of intelll
/ gent labor, and an improved system o
agriculture, and showed that three dollar
Wi. he made where one was not mad,
before, and described Tennessee undel
the new regime. He did not look upor
Mobile, as blooming as q garden, as
rival of Memphis. Her rivals are nortt
OF her, not south.
He did not know what Memphisn.
were able to do, or what they intended
to do; but If he we're a Memphian and
owned three blocks Of buildings worth
fifty thousand dollars apiece, he would
rather own ta0o with the railroad than
three toithoait it. He described a class o.
men that are everywhere wealthy men,
who would not give one cent nor help in
any way to build roads; yet when the
roads are built, they are the frat to take
advantage Of them, and raise the prices
Of their rents and their property. he
hoped that there were few OF this sort
among us.
Memphis would have to do her part.
She must get the road to the Alabama
line, and after that, the Alabamians will
build the road to Selma. Memphis will
get the whole benefit of 1t, whatever is
done. Is she ready to take the advan-
tsges offered her, or will she sit supinely
sndlet them all slip sway from her?
The Hon. Mr.. Clapp was then called Oh,
and came forward and addressed the
meeting briefly. "Tt is the abridging o.
distance and facilitating of Iocomotion
that distinguishes civilization from bar
barism.n With this as text he sketched
the gradual progress Of civilization, from
the basket borne upon the back Of the
indian or savage, up to the railroad and
steamboat. The sbfidgemsnt OF loco
motion makes the difference between
productive and unproductlve labor. Rail-
road enterprises are of incalculable sd-
vantage to civilization.
He rapidly sketched the difference be-
tween the oheapness of transportation
by railroads and by any other mode Of
land transportation, and showed the
effect of abridging of distance, and IA
cilitating of locomotion upon the value
Of property.
He gave little historical sketch of the
city from the cessation by the Chicks-
saws in 1918, Of the land, and its founda-
ton in 1920, through It's infancy, up to
the present time. Memphis, be said, Is
a living evidence of the magic effect OF
railroads; but while its building up is so
evidence OF the power Of railroads to
tulld up city-the number Of its stores
with The ominous words ito rent" on
their doors, are an evidence o; the power
of rival roads to destroy that pros
Derity. He cited the instance OF the
building of the Memphis and Charles
ton road-contrary TO all advice.
Now, the Mississippi Central Railroad
IS = living instance Of the folly commit
ted, for Il is daily and hourly taking
trade and population by It's doors tina,
would otherwise have been brought to
Memphis. But the remedy for this is IL
he hands Of MenphiGns-th can cut
that artery and destroy that unnatura.
diversion OF trade and commerce. He
aid not believe that there was mile Cf
the land siong the projected route that IL
not capable OF sustaining large pOpuls
lion, aud Providence never intended that
L should remain desert. He paid al
tribute to the climate, the fef-
.ihty OF the earth, not only to producs
' setatiOn, but ia minerals, the fitness
Of our streams to drive the spindie-the
lceplsr which is yet to be swRyed by tlie
-egion and to make il sovereign.
He msds q calculation of the earning
If the proposed road based upon the Sta
.isties Ct the Memphis and Charleston
Dad, anu showed that it would be one OF
he most profitable investments tina
you'd possibly be made, repaying more
han ten par cent. Immediately.
He did not think that the men OF
Memphis were in 3 condition to sub
cribs now, but they could come for
yard and start the thing. Every ter
L lies of the road as 1t Is built will be
They must move,
hOu8h, and move quickly or they are
.one. Ia conclusion he said, while he
lad been much more able to aid In such
n enterprise than he now is, he
would do all that be could In justice 70
himself and family, and if he could once
more see the clouds of oppression and |
granny rolled awsy, and the sun Of
return to this beloved land OF |
lis nativity, he would say with the pa
riarch OF old, "Lord, now lettest Thou |
Thy servant depart in peace"
The address was one of great beauty |
nd force, and at its close vas loudly az
lauded.
Judge II. g. Smith was called for, but |
wing to the IsteDess Of the hour ye
Tere unable to remain to hear his speech. |
No definite action was taken, however,
nd the facts presented were merely for |
he hearers to carry honas with them and |
ondsr on.