Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-22

The Norfolk Convention has adjourn
ed, after a three days s~essioa, during
which much of good was accomplished,
especially OF s solid character, for the in
terests- of Norfolk, Va. Subscriptions Of
probably $500, 00e we're inside for the es-
t~ablishment OF s line OF steamers from
Norfolk to Europe, ard the Railroad cor
poTstions are expected to make up the
5alanes Of 1900. 600. Had the wise sug-
qestion OF oar abs representative
Judge CLAPP-prevailed, the duty OF
taking the whols amount would have
dsyoIved upon The Railroad corporations
Of Tennessee and Virgins, who Is much,
II rot nsoge, than the communities
through whose territory the roads pass,
are to be bsaehtled by the enterprise.
OF the interests Of Memphis, our dele
gates took charge in 9 bseomIbg manner,
Judge CLAPP being especially notable.
On the last day Of the session he intro
duced 3 presmols and resoiuti9ls ia re-
gard to the objects Of the Convention, as
ne, and as We understood them, accom-
usn.sd BY some remarks, as follows: i
Ia said these we're two fold. TIE first
leading object WIS direct trade, and the
second as 8 part of the same scheme,
was the construction OF q road to the Pa
ci6c ocean. The idea nov becoming
prevalent was the Formations OF the.
Southern Pacific railroad, which should
be free from all the typographical difa-
culties and rigors Of climate to which
the Northern PaeiHe railresd ware sub
ieoted 70. There Is now pending before
the Congress Of the Uuited States 3 BILL
for the formation OF sGca a road from
Cairo to Little Rock, thence 10 Jefferson
Texas, thence to the Rio Grand. aud
thence on to the PacihcOcesn. The propo-
sitiOn before Congress for aid to this i'm
portautliue was 70 contribute $40, 600 per
mile fer that portion Of th9 . g from
Cairo 10 the Rio Grand, and SIC OG0 Der
mile from thst point to the Pacific. the
road from Memphis to Little Rock had
been 10 course Of erection but there
Waz nov s gap OF s0ne foFty or.
fifty miles to be Guilt. To this fragment
the city Of Memphis could not now cOp-
rritute, IS ner resources we're exhausted,
Rndi &c was imnOEtSat that q b1I Should
pass Congress for tina Necessary support
When this line Is accomplished We shall
heva an air line to thss P&eifcl 0cesns
This hsd 0 been spoken of ct the Blis'
tOl Convention, and we now only With
the elaboration by this Convention Of
this project.
The endorsement asked for was given
in the following resolution, passed uaani-
mously by Lhe Convention, accompanied
by the preamble, of which The s5ove
remarks q Judge CLARP, re faithful
synopsis:
ResolUed, That this Convention enter
tains, aud hereby expresses, the earnest
desire and hops that the bill referred to.
in the foregoing presmble may be passed
by the Congress Of the United States
upon its T~easseubling and that it msy
b so amended sc to embrace il its pro-
visions the road from Memphis TO Little
Rock, ard to place the said road upon
tbs same footing as to government aid
as the other CAD embraced in the bill.
This comprises eli of immediate inter-
est to the people Of Memphis that trans
PRED st the Convention, which Sd
j9urDsdsubIec to the call OF The Chamber
of Commerce OF this cry.