Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-23
Address of A. L. Hay, OF Shreve-
port.
Gen. Wallace Speaks On the
Selma Railroad.
Report 10 be Sent 10 Cities in
Europe.
skip Canal at the Mouth Of the
mississippi River.
Resolutions On the Merchants
Taxes, Etc. Etc.

anu appEONoUs
A communication from the New Or
leans Chamber OF Commerce, asking tbs
cooperation of the Memphis Chamber o
Commerce in urging Congress to render
aid in the construction of q ship cana
from the Mississippi river, below For
Jackson and st. Philip, TO the Breton
Island Pass, a distance Of six miles, the
plans for which are fully described in the
communication, was, on motion, referred
to q committee of three.
Communications we're read from sew.
eral Chambers OF Commerce, endorsing
the plan proposed by the Memphis
! Chamber, for the reclamation of the in
undated lands Of the Mississippi Valley.
The recent action of the Cincinnati
| Chamber Of Commerce was approved,
and Congress urged to give the necessary
aid. The several communications were
ordered to be filed.
A communication from the Baltimore
Board of Trade endorsing the action OF
the Philadelphia Board, protesting
against Congress granting any further
extension Of hat section of the bank
rupt law known as The fifty per cent pro-
vision, was read and earnestly, emphst-
ically and unanimously endorsed.
Messrs. Black & Bro. and J. j. Powers
HcI6G lCCbEO AACL4OGAb VI AlAG On1ADCIs
Mr.. Dow, from the Committee on ar
ranging for a new Hall, asked further
time to prepare q report. The request
was granted.
Mr.. Cherry, from the COMMITTEES on
preparing committees TO arrange for the
Commercial Convention, reported hay-
ing performed the duties, but that he
would coz tinue to serve as the occasion
might demand.
The Committee on Invitation meets TO-
morrow at the Peabody Hotel to deter
mine what shall be the form and style Of
Invitations TO be extended.
Mr.. Scheduled, the chairman of a
committee TO examine the books Of Mr..
Ridgely, the late Secretary Of the Cham
Der reported them correct in every re-
spect.
Mr.. Jno. Everitt offered the follow
ing;
Resolped, That an address from this Chamber.
accompanied with a copy ofthe last annua re
port OF the trade OF Memphis, be prepared and
forwarded to the following Chambers Of Com
mercs: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Paris,
BRUSSELS, and one or at least Ofthe chief cit
Importance of the trade Of this city, and the
classes OF cotton for which this district is IA
nous and that a committee b. appointed TO
report for this purpose at a future meeting.
The resolution was adopted, and the
President said he would appoint the COM
mittee on soma future occasion.
Mr.. A. L. Hay, OF Shreveport, La,
was introduced, and made some remarks
on the Importance to Memphis OF the
great Red river country. He said that
as many al thirteen steamers had been
at the Shreveport wharf at one time
within the past year, each bringing emil
grants to settle in Texas, which is filling
up rapidly with wealth and population.
A party have recently bought so. 000
acres Of land On the Sabine river, and
they design having it occupied at once
by industrious settlers, who would in 2
short period make beautiful farms Of the
whole tract. As an example Of the fer
tile lands Of the Red river country, he
told CT a gentleman who, IA 8 single
year, made on a small patch Of rented
land, with the aid of one hired hand,
$500 clear. The same man now owns
his own farm, and In y few years will be
one of the thriving and influential citi-
zsns Of the country. Shreveport has
shipped during the past year 70, 600 bales
OF cotton, D 1000 cattle, so, 600 hides, and
10000 tiercss Of bees A single grocery
house had sold 81 900, Coz. worth OF goods,
and $4,000 in a single month.
Sta IDuls uOH hs~ ELE0IleE5 hakAuR
regular trips to Shreveport, and the nav
igstion Of Red river during the past year
has been laugh i'm approved, BByous and
sloughs have been allied up anu the
channel deepspsd, aud there 10 no reason
Bhv Memphis should not command q
part OF the trade Of Texas and Shreve-
port. All the people OF the country
around him are aware that the cotton
vaartynf Of hFaTnHhFu IL tho IaGE in rhn
SJdth.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Hays re-
marks, Mr.. w. II. Moore offered the fol-
Loving:
ReSD'red, That the thanks of the Chamber of
Commerce of Memphis are hereby rendered TO
Mr. Hay for the Information he has impaired,
and so soon as we have money to'spare for the
purpose, we Will endeavOr TO secure a part of
the trade OF Texas and the country around
Shreveport.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Wallace, from the delegation to
the Selma Railroad Convention, address,
ed the Chamber and gave sn account of
the recent visit to that thriving city.
He said IL a man snOgli 90 hlindfOldad
and dropped into the Selma Chamber OF
Commerce and then suddenly taken out
and dropped into the Meuaphis Chamber
OF CommeTce, he would think that Mem
phis was Selma and Selma was Mem
phis, for there, in q few minutes, five
hundred people were got together By the
old faShicned plan Of ringing a bell and
sending a boy about town with q piGeard
on his back.
Selma, 8 little city of three thousa nd
people, ts sH active place, fully alive to
the Importance Of building railroads.
Her e~itizsns are not quits IS sleepy as
the people Of Memphis seem to be.
They believe the road to OkolOns and
Nj mphis will be speedily butt. Whether
it benefits Memphis is no concern of
theirs, but they expect to receive the
benefit Of the next two er0ps, for Hs the
road progresses this way Of course cotton
ard trade will go to Selma.
Mr.. Wallace gave 8 glowing account
Of the reception Selma had extended to
the delegation from this city. When
sskeG hy the people of that busy and
growing city why Memphis mad not
sent a larger delegation, and Why the
Greenlsws, the Brinkleys, the J0neses,
the Lowenstines, the Wslts, and other
prominent Snd influential people, has
not CONS down to give a helping hand
to the railroad enterprise, be told them
that business was very brisk and lively
at home, and banAers, merchants aud
citizens were all busy night and day fill
ing orders. They had so much to dc,
and their tirne was so constantly required
at their business that they couldn't
come. BE was obliged TO stretch his
conscience q little to tell all this,
but he didn't want the people Of Selma.
How torpid and Indifferent we are here;
and how little interest we manifest In
public enterprises and public institu-
t;onsI Mr.. Wallace explained how sue
csssfUliy Gsn. Forrest is progressing with
the enterprise he is determined TO accoEn-
plish. At the close OF mis- remarks, Nj.
Moore offered the followiDgI
WHEREAS, The plaiaest dictates of reason
and common sense dem M the most liberal
encouragement Of manufacture, trade aud
commerce within the borders o our state ana
whereas, oEr merchants for the last four years
have persistently, but respectfully. eltreaJed
our Legislative authorities 10 modify the
odious, unparalleled and uncomfortable bur-
thens imposed upon our commerce, which
AaVe bean, ana are now, keeping I ON the
limits Ct the state untold millions of capital
and myrtads of Industrious. -enterprising Ia
b0rers, who would, under a wise direction of
stats policy, necessarily settle among US; and
whereas, in view Of the fact that in the face o.
our oft-repeated but respectful memorials to
the Legislature, asking a modification of the
blrthens so justly complained Of they have,
instead of reducing, &c oally Increased them,
thereby entalling additional obstacles to the
prosperity OF the Commonwealth therefore,
Resolved, That we, the merchants and manu-
facturers Of Tennessee do respectfully, but ear