Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-24
RAILROADS.
The Two Great Lines from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific.
Memphis on the Shortest Line
Between Norfolk and
the Pacific.
MEMPHIS. septenber IA. 1865.

MEMPHIS, September IA, 1865.
Editors appeal: While understanding the val
ne ofnO line ofrallrOad which challenges ths Ap-
4 prevail ana aid Of our c~ItIzSne, l cannot forbear
again invoking their immediate attention to
the claims which our Little Rock road has upon
them, Oeyoad those OF any other enlerpnSe.
the q ca o. country now trading with Memphis
Is not Gs iargs as the area trading with her De-
forO We hat a mile OF railroad shls Is a Start
ing confession, but &c Is so true that no man
wiz venture % deny it. II CUR " railroads.
on this side the river have prodnced such
results, IL must be through tnsir exorbItant
charges. Il these charges tend 70 drive trade
from Us, the remedy Is IN the hands OF our
merchants, for these charges arc regulated by
law. II oar merchants VIII not Compel tee
roads 10 observe thaG law, they should no lous-
er complain that trade Is leaving them The
esianter or merchant who nnds lit his Interest
40 senu Lis cotton 70 louisville OF New Orisans,
Will be very apt to buy where he sells. LAsL
sprlng, or early summer, our merchants LooA
u. Inl5 matter, and had committees appointed
10 c0n .er stGh the different railroad officers Up
on the question OF their charges. l have seen
but ons report; that on the AenpnI aRd
Charlestoa. The committees thought the
charses OF that zine shodld DO reduced yes more;
though q comparison they made between
thar and ths Memphis aLd Ohio, proved
that the lHJBsr YVES sxactlng rem two 10
four times Is much as the forn.eI, for moving
colt II ana pr0euce coming TO Memphis. 5ueh
a ststemsnE as that coming rfom sach man ~
tettt, Moore ana Neey, needs no
When IL Il read, there need be no longer any
surprise tnat onr area OF trade is not as large as
that we had before We built q rIo OF roau. II
c~-rtainIy Is well calculated 70 discourage the
buia1ug Of any Otner line on thus k1le OF the
river, Competition springs Up at our very
doors; andiI these charges are continued, The
disastrous operations OF last year will De Tt
peated on q larger scale tnts season.. Thatcom-
miJtee state hat MsJ- H1cks, the Pres dent OF
The Memphis ana Charleston hoad, Is deter
mined TO reduce charges on his line 10 sucn a
hsOr5 d 10 DEFY cenpsutlcn II local TRACE
Ints Is rs IL should Ds. Il bespSaks a man WHO
clearly sees that h.s road as We'll as our
city, depends upon the trade invited
pEssf II. and We are all Interested II
heetog IL re great Lac it was beforc the war,
with Fix and Ten Passenger coaches going out
in proportion. Mai. Wicks desires our mer-
chants 20 aid him IL controlling through irelgnt
10 such an extent IS t. justify tbs aO@tement
in local frei.hUE. nov hat TINS brings up
An Old subj.e- that has elected mucn orpoAl-
lion. Let Us look at Il in 3 p~ract1saI point or
view. Th5reis a Urge amount OF trade lie
rwsen ~. Louis and portions of north MIssis-
sIpfL north Al&oams and Gee. ga. Mach Of
tins might be induced 20 PdSs Through Memphis,
reaching lis destination via hSmphLs An0
Charleston Railroad, Ga Through bELs OF iSo1ng
from 81. Louis. BDC q merchant ODlecks
TO his, because the road il, "a he con-
c5Aves. doing u oOMnlSzlon business DctWe7n
81. Louis All AlSbams. We w4l SdPpuse the
objection meets With such favor a. 10 GsfeU the
Operation. What IL the natural RESULT VIII
not the people Of Alabama still have their
WsutsS VIII Lot the merchants OF 6t. LsUls
stu wish 10 supply Their wants7 Is thEre 80
oLEer avenue u Alabama than through Mem
phis9 Interest gIA send the same products
over ths Mobile aud ohio Estlroad TO NorinLh,
and LAcLGD 40 AlAD8nI, anu McL1Eul3 EG-s
noLe OF them They pass around her, because
she Tll not suffer them TO pass through ner. -
we iayIJe1 The latter, VT snO9.G a2d 1t. Louis
houses soon estsb isntug brsucnes h5Tei and
Memphis would then nit mately couIrOl that
Isf.nog bstter for US to have this trade pass
ing through Memphis with an ultlE-ale prospect
OF iOcdtiI4V II here, than 20 Dive It from Us and
compel IL 10 20 around us2 1t Ee5ns 10 me that
s,ops here. lEsalcidsl, LOOK 81 our noble river. |
There are furnishing cities on 1t rom It's source
near the Northern lskes to It's outletln the gull.
AL tnSse are competing FOR the trade on that
stream. Does thzt river stop al any one town g.?
Doss MenphiS reg zTd IL as an 1OJuTy to her SIM
Ply because boats car pass from 5 Louis %
New Orleans without topping az Memphis
she is o. the highway 0es6 cen thoss two
cities, as she Is en- the hlghHay Co
tween 81 Louis ana Ala0shs, me ohLy
difference Is Ln4J one ighTAy Is ell water, |
wElls the other Is part water and psrt lrons
While We are taking abodt direct trade with
Europe through Norfolk, We seem 10 OBJECT 70
ci-sot trade between 1T. Louis and Alabama
hrUUgH our own city, Every other city Oo this
Confident seems TO nave a view OF tnis autiect
different from that entertained by many OF our
m~e.chUntS, 81. Louis Is building 8 bridge over
the Mississippi not to stop and dssQta trade oe-
tween the East and Ibe est but 70 f1rte II
there b. ouering aI4 possible facilities OF trans
IL. Chicago Is centertCg All her immense trade
At one focus, that parties Interested N railroad
transportation may not De driven 10 seek otter
routes. A train leaves there every nfLeen min |
utes during the twenty four hours, a1d two OF
her lines lave seven hundres cars passing 0yeE
them daily. Eve ybOdy 10 ali that section goes
to Caicsso, or sends his PRODUCES Jhece, because
these auIEIpisd FACILITIES LnYfts him 10 60 50.
Grain, sock and lumber, It's CREST articles OF
commerce, center there because they caa all
get away 10 easily. They can all go directly
through there as easily as stop there. II oar
merchants will See things in LneIr right light,
uuey Will al once suffer Mai. Weeks 10 MAKE
such arrangements as ne Inay deem best with
steamers trading with ST. Louis, - lndGcs them
10 bring through Memphis Irsiguts intended for
North aIabaIIa. Better that they should come
through AGIEpnls aud 90 over tue Uh0ts tsHgLh
OF MS TOat, t1An JhE5 they sloul1 20 around
aud pass over but q part of his line.
ally Is tELsso, / ne control OF This through
traue, which would not Otherwise come here 90
WDliu euaD e hun 10 e. reduce Charges en-
local trade as 20 invite it al here near the line
Or MS rad. l w1liconol0Gs She sub et Ia Sn-
other number. JCNlUS.