Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-23
THE coxnsncrAI CONVENTION.
Meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce Last Evening.

The leading members of the Chamber
Of Commerce mot last evening to trans
act important business. After the read
ing OF the Secretary report, showing q
balance in the treasury 1880; the ad-
mission of Messrs Shaw, Harris, Lsnow
and Hamilton AZ members and the APP
pointment of Messrs. II. Dow, J. I.
Stratton, S. M. Gates, Joseph Lenow aud
F. M. Mahau az committee to procure
a new hall; Colonel L. s. Marye offered
the following:
WHEREAS, Tho convention which met
at Norfolk, ID October last. to promote
direct trade between that city aud
Europe, adjourned to meet at Memphis
at such time as our Chamber OF Com
merce might designate. And whereas,
our citizens will gladly do all in their
power to secure large attendance Of
delegates from our sister States and
cities interested in this movement
Therefore,
Resolred, Tha. said convention shall
be called to meet in this city on Wednes-
day the - day of - next, at ii a. N.
Resolred, That the President of this
Chamber is hereby requested to appoint
a Committee of Correspondence and In
viiation, q Com mittee Of Finance, and q
Committee of Arrangements, and make
such appointments known through the
City papers at his earliest convenience.
RESOLVED, That said committees are
requested to take such steps as will in
sure the assembling of a convention
worthy Of the occasion and of our city.
Resolped, That our city authorities be
respectfully requested to give the eiti-
zens their active corporation in this
matter.
Resolred, That a committee of FIVE be
appointed to confer with the citizens Of
Memphis az to the time the convention
shall be convened, and report TO an
adjourned meeting of the Chamber on
Monday the 7th day of March.
In support of these resolutions Col.
Marye said:
The Convention which met in
Norfolk impaired new life and
activity to that city, and such will be
the resulsof 8 similar convention here.
The railroad interests, the commercial
interests, the agricultural interests-all
the diversified interests Of the South will
be represented in that body. 1t will in
part new impetus to the three great
objects which should engage the intel
ligent consideration ofthe South, namely:
direct trade, the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, and immigration. Now is the aus
picious moment to give definite and
practical action to the great enterprise
which ia receiving such general and ia
vorable consideration, the connection of
the TWO oceans by railroad which shall
pass through Memphis. When ths,
great artery of trade shall be completed,
Memphis will be the point where it will
cross the inland sea of the Mississippi. The
concurrent tides of trade will bank up
the waves of commercial prosperity
until there will be an inundation of
wealth--they will rise like the waters in
the Bay of Fundy, SO that We cannot, if
we would, escape the overflow of pros
perity. There is another reason why we
desire to see the Convention meet in
Memphis. The Norfolk Convention was
called in the interest of the entire South,
and yet so great was the numerical pre-
ponderonce of the delegation from Vir'
giria that it was in some sense "Vir-
GINA Convention" and did not embrace
within its sympathies the interests of the
Great West. Now we want those old
Virginians, some of whom are almost as
fast asleep as Rip Van Wrinkle, to come
out West and look upon our Majestic
river, our wide-spresding prairies, our
driving commerce, and have their con-
ceptions expanded. l told them at Nor
folk that we would show them, too, that
while we could not give them the Lynn
Haven oyster, or the splendid hos
pitaity dispensed on that occasion,
we would show them q bsar hunt in
Arkansas; that we would exhibit to them
the famous Arkansas Traveller" that
we would give them steamboat ride on
the Mississippi river, and if they wanted
TO see all the sights, run them on snag
or have them blown up. But seriously,
Mr.. President, have very much at heart
the assembling of this convention at
Memphis, because I am profoundly i'm
pressed with the conviction that great
good will result therefrsm to our city,
and trust that the com mittees charged
with the preparations will make arrange
ments commensurate with the inpor-
lance of the occasion.
The resolutions we're agreed to, and
President Cherry appointed on the COM
mittee to confer with citizens as to the
time the convention shall convene
Messrs. L. S. Marye, Joseph Lenow, W.
NJ. Harrington, ]. P, Trezevant and
Judge J 7. Swsyns,
The Chamber then adjourned till the |
LIST of March, when Colonies Marye and
Clapp will deliver addresses.
SALooS-KEEPERs' ASSOCIATION. = A
meeting of saloon-keepers took place
yesterday at Willetts rooms, on Adams
street, to take suoh steps ss might be
necessary to procure the repeal of the
aw which provides that every saloon and
shall pay thirty per cent
% the State and county on all purchases,
n addition to the regular State, county,
md city licenses After brief discus
lion it was agreed to form a society
lnder the title of the " Memphis Saloon
Keepers Association" with the view Of
having concert of action In ell matters
to the trade. An election for
Ulcers resulted as follows; President,
]. Weatherbse; Yice-President, w,
1aigbt; Secretary, George W. Miller
r.aa.n.a- II W Nlnnnnall. Exacntira