Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-20
YESTERDAY.

Yesterday was a busy day in Mem
phis. The Agricultural, Horticultural
and-Meehanical SocietyIwas organ
lied; the Dry Dock Company made
their first effort at work; the Cotton
Press Association WAS organized; and
the Barge Company made a move
ment towards organization and pre-
paration for a useful, and we hope a
profitable future. This is a great deal
in one day, considering the inertia in
such matters that has heretofore char
acterized our people, and must prove
very encouraging, especially to the
croaking few who predicted US dest-
tute of public spirit or proper eompre-
hension of the future in store for US.
The Agricultural Society is an organ
ization of especial value to us, as group
ing within itself all those industries
that steadily minister to the growth
and prosperity Of communities. To
prove this we have but to look abroad
to the older and larger cities of the
country where we find similar soeie-
ties fostered and priced as the most
valued adjuncts of business activity
and character. To go no farther than
st. Louis, we there find an Agrieul-
tural Society that, besides being the
means of direct encouragement of all
engaged in agriculture, horticulture,
mechanics or manufactures is a
means of regular annual profits to the
citizens in all branches of business
and a source of large dividends to the
stockholders. That the Society of
Shelby county organized yesterday
will be no less so, we have the best
guarantee in the character Of the
officers who have been selected to
direct its infant steps. MI. ENOCH
EDNsLEY, the President, is a
gentleman of culture, OF expe-
rience in agricultural matters and
thoroughly Intelligent as to the OBJ
jects and aims of the society. The
same may be said of the Secretary,
Col. T~ROUsDALE, whose fitness for any
position to which his fellow-citizens
may call him, was long since evil
denced in the Iaborious profession to
which he gave many of the best years
of his life. The Vice-Presidents-
Messrs. ROSE, HAYES, NJ. d.. STEW
ART, RAYNER and JONEs-are all o.
them peculiarly adapted by Their
tastes, inciinations and pursuits to as.
ISOLATED effort such as the society
will call for, and may well be
regarded as tower of strength; mel
who worthily represent the spirit OF
the times and the citizens to whom we
are to look for the energy that is tC
preside at our future.
The Cotton Press Association, organ
lied of the various Tyler presses in the
city, with a view to cheaper and IA
~eilitate the handling and COMPRISING
of cotton, may be considered as a step
in the direction the end of which
is a Union Railroad Depot. With
a cotton press at the Charleston and
Ohio depOts, and at the Ievee, con-
tiguOus to the packet landings, Cot
ton men and shippers can bc @ged
with the utmost expedition. 4 air
and energetic conduct of the business
confided to the company is guaranteed
in the presence. as manager of it, OF
Mr.. H. A. MoNTGOMERY-a gentle,
mean who has never failed at any
thing he has Internationally see
onded, as he will be, by Mr.. MAURY,
the Secretary and Treasurer.
We regard the Cotton Press Associ
alton as a great auxiliary to our indus
tries, as we do the Dry Docks, which
for the first time were yesterday tested
and to the satisfaction of all present
Also the Barge Line, which owing tC
an infOrmality in the manner of sub
scribing was not put on a complete
business footing. This, however, We
are promised early this week, anC
then an immediate entry upon the
work of cheapening fraights, which
more than any other one thing
is essential to our commercial
welfare. Between the Barge Line
and the Cotton Press Association, anC
the Union Railroad Depot, which We
are bound to have before long, we an.
ticipate an increase in our freight re
ceipts, in a year OF two, one-half more
or quite double the present amount
We bid good speed to all such efforts
and hope they will be crowned witt
all the success their projectors and
friends desire.