Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-24
CHAMBER OF OOMMERCE.
Regular Monthly Meeting Yes
IeTday.
Report OF Committee on the
Southern Pacific
Railroad.

n 1A2laH NALAG 1913 1111N N1ANI
e members present. the President, 7. A.
Nelson, E-qr called the Chamber to
order.
In doing so. he stated that the Cham
Der had come together for their regular
monthly meeting, aud along with the
Z ether business which should be dis
patched on this occasion there was a
series OF resolutions on the matter of the
Southern Pacific r ilir0sd, which he
wished to bring before them and have
passed. It would seem, he ssid, OF but
. little use for the Chamber to pass resolu-
tons, or to vote upon or adopt reports, II
their every action wes to be annu.lsd in
It's eff5cts-whstever they msy be by
articles In the p6pers Of the otty, stating
that the Chamber vas of no use or
weight, aud that 1t was dead, ETC., etc.
These sort Of publications did away with
whatever good thu Chamber might do.
} He would, however, present the resOiu
Z tons, and hoped that thOss gentlemen
who thought they could run the institu-
ton more 20 the credit and advancement
, of the city than he, would accept the
Offer which be made them IT the time OF
their strictures-to resign in thelr favOr
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were then read, and the Chamber pro
ceeded TO business.
The hrst thing 10 order was 8 conmu-
n~ication from II. J. Wicks, President
o! the N. & c. r. r. Co, calling stten-
tion to the fact that Memphis is losing
the trade which righlfuIiy belongs to her.
New Orleans, st. Louis and Louisville
have their agents along the line Of every
read leading into Memphis buying cot
ton, and taking the orders of the planters
Tor supplies OF provisions, etc, which
ought to bs furnished by Memphis.
q" We 1.-THE d. s. G. Il, r have reduced
our freights-as IL IA TO cur interest to
bring cotton to Msmphis-tO s figure
lower than . other road c0mng into
this city, or roads going elsewhere, but
the shipments of cotton hjther sre grow
ing less EDd less daily" Ia tbs letter
Mr.. Wicks also further reflects upon the
action OF the merchants in p8~troniZing
other roads charging more freights and
discriminating against this city to the
exclusion Of the road that be las the
honor 20 represent.
Moved inst e committee OF three be
appointed 70 confer With Ar. Wicks 10
regard 70 the matters treated Of in the
communication, and 10 report st next
u o1thly meeting. Carried, and Msssrs.
1 Cherry, StrsttOn and Hill appointed on
( tins committee.
The report Ct Mr.. GATES on the subject
/ Of the alleged Discrimination on the psTt
OF the Memphis and OHIO Railroad
against the interests OF Memphis, was
then rssd. This report should have bsen
made st the annual meeting, IN Septem-
Der, but was not ready and vas laid over
! 70 usxt monthly meeting. This neet-
ing was not held, snd the report Tss
prassnted Yesterday. The committee re-
ported that saey called upon the officers
Of the rosd In question some time
10 September they were kindly
received, and every facility was
given them for 6 fell and impsrtisi
report. After carefully examining
ali the point upon which the allegations
were inside, lin whieh duties they were
most couTteously assisted 10y the officers
Of the road the committee hsd cGg3e TO
certain conclusions which they there
with presented, enclosing ak documents
which would materially simplify the!r I
report, The Grst, marked &, FsS the {
legal redress which 2 city bad sgsinst
any unjust Discrimination on tie part OF I
any corporation against her Interests. {
The second, marked B, was Z copy OF a
clause ia the charter o. the Memphis and [
Ohio Road providing agatns. any such :
discrimination. The third, marked c,
vas an exhibits OF shipments OF c0tg69,
sho5iBE thst ont CT 34,S54 bsies Of cot {
ton shipped over the FoEc, CDly 1916 we're {
E1tGNaCE ~ ~ = 4AG G@A - E~sNLkI
came TO Msmohis "a fact which shows Q
il there be any such Discrimination ss 3
alleged, the ings Of II sre not slarm-
ing.) Tne fourth sud fifth, marked d 4
sud z, freight tariff oveT the road, SD !
examination Of which does indeed show Q
heavy GiscTimlnstions sgsinst this city. n
The sixth was d table showing the cOm- -.
parativs rates of freight on the Tosds n
into this city. II shows that
Wbiie lAe Memphis and OhiJ, is p per >
cent. iogeF tE&G the MississippiGnd Ten
nessse, it Ia from 50 to % per cent. higher I.
than the Memphis q Charleston Rsii-
road. z
% motion of Capt. Mshsn the report 8
Wss recsived aud spread upon the record. a
Mr.. Jno. 7. TreEsyant stated that be a
had learned that the National Board Of &
Trade Ia body composed Of the ablest II
veaitbiesI merchants In the United Il
States, men whose dictUn would Ds re G
ssiyed Bs the Law almost on any move
nent Of q commercial or financial char -
acteT.l Will assemble in Cincinnati Oh =
81 Of December, proXimO. Learning -
several merchants Of Chicago and :,
Cincinnati had written down here 10 y,
Nelson on the matter of the SOuth- :.
srn Pacific Railroad, he bad, st Mr.. y
.sisca's request, drawn up tbs follow :,
ing series cf resolutions TO be fJrwarded -
70 that body, and beg them to take action n
-rSre0n; !,
TIE Memphis Chsmter Of Commerce i,
and The citizens OF Memphis have no. n,
iced, with much interest, TIE rapid pro- n.
yress made by the Pacific Railroad to- :,
completion. What was deemed !.
Out q dream Of visionary enthusiasts, Of. =
zen yesrs ag0, will soon be an accom- .,
fast; and the WI OCEANS viii be
connected by an iron stream running 3,
scross the widest portion OF our e0ntt- ~
1snt. When finished Europe ard Asia I,
Till hold commercial aud postal inter- ..
,ouiss across our borders, and i'm ni- -
rants from the latter wall seek the New u
World via our Pa6:dd eoS5t' IS these :,
the former have, FOR mary years, 81
been seeking Il via the Atlantic. as .
shocks startie and excite the ner- =,
7Ous system, so the progress OF eiViiiFs- "
ion Is startling the millions OF Eastern 49,
Asia from the lethsTgic sleep OF thOus- y
suds OF years; IA q country holding p
yne-third Of the population OF the globe, -
EilI soon be Ia s constant and growing -
Intercourse with the enterprising minds =,
4 ou- own land, while the coveted "
which has enriched sl European >
by turns, will be poured, without .
into cur own lisp. This vast vol
lbs Oh AkdGb oAA 0nNOa VIZ AN1"aN -
more than one stream for distribution
.cross cur continent! snd hence, even OF
our foreign interests, We shall need W
more than one railroad from Tue Alsais-
iDo{ 70 the Pacific. East Of that stream 81
@ the Atlantic our avenues Of transpor- "a
alton are ample. The country Is called d
TO provide great thoFeughfsres west of
4 the Mississippi TO the Pacific Hish- &"
ITO the ocean route to California has ID
zen almost the sole one; but that is so bs
,b~isctionRhie In mosUrespects IS 70 cause es
hat favored iEnd 70 % regarded as Al Gu
most beyond the limite Of the Union. Ell
Time bat develops the fact thai AZ line OF
II railroad across our continent will not st
snsweE the rspiGly increasing demands OF
commerce, and while the Contra Pacific -
Road "a drawing toward completion, an -
,tber and a shorter one between the twO -
,csars challenges public sttsnlion. We ~
.liude TO that which, beginning st Mem- -
,his. on the Mississippi river, passes :.
Little Rock and AlOuquerke TO -
Ian Diego, on tins Pacific. IL is the line ~
vbieh va surveyed about twenty yesrs "
20. by Totem, Marcy and Humphreys,
n the United States Typographical Ed
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