Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-10
A Little story Worth Reading.

A. Mr.. Eyeritt, an English gentleman
largely interested in railways in this
country, has been making an extended
Southern tour. believing 1t to be
peculiar field for operations in many
WAYS which would prove remunerative to
CAPITAL. 10 copversing with newspaper
correspondent he relates how he estab-
lished consolidated railway from Nor
folk to Memphis, in the interest OF the
English. 1t teaches q lesson of activity
and energy which oil Southern people
may heed with advantage, and promises
speed, certainty and low rates OF freight
as its result. Mr.. Everitt relates as
follows:
"I have recently made gratifying
trim through the South, investing some
money, and proposing to invest more, In
the Mobile and Ohio and the Selma and
Dalton railroads. was almost thrilled,
if an Englishmsn can say so extrava-
gantly, with the beautiful lands of Ala
bama and Mississippi: noble prairie, ca
pable of raising grain, tobacco or cotton
equally we'll; and as / rode in a special
train from Chicago to Mobile, met the
leading people of the country, wearing
that inconsolable look of despair which
has been impressed upon them by defeat,
the loss of their slaves, and consequent
poverty.
"Great heavensl' / said, you will
make me as sour as yourselves If you
dwell thus persistently upon your calam-
tiles. A people have no business to con-
Germ themselves in politics to the entire
exclusion of their private concerns. l
have been an associate in England Of
Golden and those who strove to release
trade from imposition, and the work was
earnest and enthusiastic with me, but
would have been a fool to have engulfed
in it all my private fortune, ceased my
private endeavors, and BECOME the vic
tim OF q set of politicians, such as excite
you now to make politics your entire sub
ject of grief and agitation. Got work
Set your affairs right and happier poll
tics will come. See what you are doing
paying in Illinois dollar and quarter
bushel for grain and growing none
yourselves, though with land fully as ex-
cellent If you cannot cultivate all your
estate, cultivate part, certainly enough
to raise food to eat. Keep every cent
beside you and put it into railways. Es-
tablish for yourself consolidated line
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, so
that You can send cotton Aad tobacco
without trsnshipment straight to Liver
pool. The true theory of wise commerce
Is to buy in the cheapest markets and
sell in the dearest Raise corn at home,
instead Of buying It where it is dear.
Sell your products, not by hypotheaation
to New York, as You used to do, dealing
like bankrupt with Q pawnbroker, but
sell them in Liverpool.
So How 2 they said vacantly. Nobody
will lend Us money. The low tariff rate
of freights between us ADD Norfolk can
not be attained. The Baltimore and
Ohio ysilysy controls a small piece of
the line betVeen ~ spd Norfolk, and
keeps up the rates and prevents sosaoll7
dation.
"Will you help yourselves II help
your
"'Yes, anything; but howl
go Raise money. Sell everything you
hsys to spare, from Q saucepan up.
There is 8 hne harbor, ] an told, at
Norfolk. The Baltin ore and Ohio rail
roads steamships TO Liverpool stop there
for freights Accomplish this CONSOLE
dsiion and secure the low tariff by rail,
and, Hark my words. the Baltimore and
Ohio road viii take of It's Norfolk steam,
ships
They promised to do their best, and
asked me to 90 to New Orleans and Mo-
bile and encourage the people 10 be
same way ] addressed large meetings
in both cities They cast off their grave
looks and became cheerful. Then |
FASTENED to General Malone, at Norfolk,
who is at this moEsnt. without approx
nation, the biggest, roundsst and great
est man 10 the Southern States Per-
sonally, be is little, bullet-headed,
black-eyed, sunburnt fellow-a fighting
tiger be was as a rebel general
("They tell me-" / said, shat be is
nov half Radical
believe my SOUL he said, "tnat be
is mere Than thrse-quarters q Radical. " J
I" To General Malone | con6ded my
designs. he threw himself in my arms.
Ged bless you, be said, you are
the man have been looking for
found that the obstinate piece Of
road was that short connections between
Rockville, 10 EAs, Tennessee, aud Bris-
tol. on the Virginia lioe.
Twill you raise half millios dollars
II raise half a million TO buy this piece
Of road : | said to Malone, a million
gill buy il
"'Yesr
Give il 10 me in bond.
he did so promptly. With this /
FASTENED TO Knoxville and had an inter
view With the Presides. Of the obstinate
/ line.
Is It rough or smooth 2" / said 70
him; r this is the term used By Lon
don Policeman srresting . thief, mean :
Iug do you fght or give in7" Put
down your rates according TO this con-
solidsied schedule, or in tventy-four
hours your road passes out Of your