Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-28
Nv. A.. LEE AND HUGH WILSON,
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The Memphis Convention.

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a. The telegraph gave . brief; account, %
.sths. .shisd days proceedings Of Abe Mem
sphis Convention, bus We think, that ths
..,ipportauee Of the busirsas ,,sansaetsd de-
,mands fuller account. AS the expira
lion Of the morning houra,he, Committee
,pp the Southern Paoi6q Railroad made til,
following report which was unanimously
adopted amid ;gres: sntbusiasm:
Rssolved, That in the opinion Of this
Convention fsths tirtsrosts of the whole
county, ESPECIALLY those Of the Southern
Ststss could absf served: by main trunk
sailroad line from San Diego, California
throhgho Jduotion9 River, Colorado, and
!aioag tho valley of the Gila. South of the
! riysE To- H Paso, on the Rio ,GranJe, and
sthencs 70 . oonveDisn. central point near
thsithiity second parallel OF latitude East
ii! The Bsazos River, Texas, from which
fesdsrroads shonld lead from 8. Louis.
Cairo, Msmphis, yicksbutg, Now Orleans,
and other points, all Of which feeder roads
should have equal ,ight, Of connection
with the main trunk, while similar feeder
roads from San Fraucisco, and other
points ON the Pacific coast, With like
equal righ.s Of connection. 90.
Resolped, That the President Of this
Convention be requested to forward copy
al this resolution TO the President of tie
United ;States xud to lib Vice. Pfesideut
and Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tivea, With d request that they present the
same to the t. wo Houses of Congress. ..,.
The committee, which was composed of
representatives from seventeen States, in
Guiding three members Of Congress. give
the following reasons for the report
..First. 1t is the shortest line connecting
the Gulf Of Mexico aud the Valley of the
Mississippi With the Pacific coast.
Second. II is the line, of all those now
uqoccupied. Of the most easy grades. and
permitting of the oheapsst construction.
Third. II passes through less inhos-
pitable and barren country, aud over more
fertile and ho.pitable land than any other
unoocupisd route proposed.
Fourth. Tie line is touched by water
transportation At three points, afford,ng the
greatest facilities for construction, conse-
quent!y Fastening and chespening such
construction.
Fifth. The line will opsn to the world
the great mineral resources of Arizona and
Sonora, and render more valuable the
stock raising districta of Texas, New
Mexico and Northssu -Msxica and, ,hus
epPloy an uurivailed traffic. ......
Sixth. It would inevitably st,rac. nu-
uerous feeders from Mexico, and thus no.
only s.imu'ate enterprise there, but draw
to our shipping ports . greater portion of
the bullion which now seeks Europe by
hazardous conductas and amugeline
yessslas TO- Is. =; e. '." =
Seventh: I. would open . new cotton
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crossing area in Texas, New Mexico and
Aisona, on tbs lands of the cotton grow
ing belt nov ussla.s ,forthe lack Of facili-
siss ipr ttanspos.stion-sz, 49,. ~
Bighsh Bone Of tho roads which would
be ef .he fesdsrs refsrred 10 have no. only
been projected bat are already in .aslive,
cou.se of esoa,ruction, without waiting
! tot g 3aoyerpnasat 6 n subsiisy OF rsseueourage-
meo.t s + ] Il + I II
Ninth, and last, but not least. The
construction o. this line moro than ell
else bssids yepld encourage juba. 20 sssl
u Be ths snesssss necessity Of Do SOAR
saaigrstion snd direct trade With Europe.
The cemni.iss on direct ts.dsl with
EurQpe reported in fasor ,of. tho formation
Of sssaa.iap lina tsa.s soa,hsrn port.,
sbieh should y enoouraged by sub.crp-,
Zion. Tie aid '1ines siould b pstrisooiz,sd
" 4 piasss,s aea e q g sesseh d 81 .he South,
snf sppscSinS t6s sc6euas il,augursted Be-
treeu Norfolk and Liverpool at ,hs Nor
foik. .e geenysnts b. 4 is,,.....r asa nb]
Dr.. Lia,sy, u Alsbama, presented q,
ninosity report sailing ,sossh ske claims Of
ohs,lsttos oasls as- A |ssns tt. u sss.ns.h ana
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