Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-06
TaE YAzoO Valley RAILROAD.

TIE YAZoO VALLEY RAILROAD.
1t is known to our readers that for ten
yesrs this has been one OF the fsvorits
railroad p~rojsets Of Memphis. We have
often alluded to the immsnse trade it will
bring here, when It shall be completed.
Fiat trade has but one outlet now, By
water, TO New Orleans. When this rOsd
shall be built, Memphis will reap : rich
harvest from 1t. The cotton raised there
will come direct TO Memphis, instead Of
passing by Us over 3 line Of road which,
from its completion to this day, has been
vitalizsd by drawing from Us the trade Of
the country Immediately around Us. II
Is nov becoming evident to . eitizsns
that We must soon look to tbs South and
West only for cur cotton trade, and no
portion Of our famous cotton belt "
equals that lying on the Yszlo, Sun
flower and Mississippi rivers. Six
months ago, the New York Herald
spoke Of new trade oenters" for cot
ton, created by the irflence Of rail
road competition ; ard held that Mem
phis would be the ffss and most impcr-
tsnt Of theae. TIE past two months
have verified the RsTalG's prediction;
for, this season Memphis has been the
market for cotton grown further from
her than any she ever rscsiyed before.
The citizens on the line Of this Yszoo
Valley road seem aroused E the Deoes-
sity Of building It, Ia order to have the
benefits OF s ~thoroUghfare connecting
directly with such a "t-ad5 center as
this. They begin TO know that this is q
better cotton market thsn New Orleans,
or Mobile, as cur daily quotations show.
they begin to understand lghy this is 60.
Tney now are learning that the Ohio
Valley factoFies, which consumed 10 600
bales iu 1850, o 81 COO In 1850, bay their
cotton at Memphis alone, and Rey czn
readily see that such a demand, an
uuslly growing, must necessarily
give Memphis q pr0miueaes enjoyed by
no other Southern city. Indeed, on &C.
count Of the demand, cur marksE Is
sometimes equal to New York in prices.
In 8 late number of the Lexington
Advertiser, Of Holmes county, Miss, is
an exceedingly ale Eud Interesting
letter upon tbs sutj=ct Of this Y=z)O
Valley h Dad. The W liter is ! J HOOKER,
who is an eminent lawyer and old citj-
zsn OF lexington. We give the FOL
lowing extract from it:
"The people along the HE OF e con.
tempisJed railroad, must first show that
they are its friends, snd wiling to invest
their money IL iE. Then they may con
ddently LOOK for help from others. l feel
gratifed, in being able to state, that
10 Memphis and Louisville, Last
summer, / found almost every one, with
whom 1 ~eonversed upon the subject, the
strong friends OF this Valley r ad hut
the first questions almost invariably !
were Would the people along its
fne do their dHtg9 wOuld they contribute
.IDeraliy 10 Commence tins work. Il is
essential that we make the first move In
his great enterprise, ana in doing so,
show by u liberal subscriptions thai
wans tbs road, aud have confidence
n its SUGGEST
This is good, practical, common sense.
The road will bald up the country frss.
but 1t must be done by the Efforts Of the
country. Memphis VIII reap vast beae-
dts from 1t aud cur Yszlo valley frisnds
may rest assured that, when the hour OF
trial comes, Memphis may be put down
for ct least half a million. Not nouo
hozevsr. II she were to do so nor, Ii
would tend TO relax efforts to be made
On the lice, snd create the hope that
Memphis viii build the road herself
Let Z friends be frankly told that their
efforts viii eontrol those Of Memphis.
In ~conveTsjDg with Col. TREzsvASr,
asked him Why he had not opsned
subscription books last fail. His reply
struck as as most fOrcible and pertinent.
He said The country down there is
Just getting upon i;s feet sgsiu-jus. be-
TO feel confidence. The man
who would have subscribed $3.50 last
fall, will subscribe $1,000 this spring and
sammsr, If we have peace You
now have the answer 70 yonr question:
Let cur valley friends Be on the alert.
A railroad is q costly thing. Afew men
,AnnOt build It. II viii require tbs aid
Of all Who are to be bsnehtted by II. Col.
TREzEvANT villstartd ownia 8 few days,
and We urge our friends to DO what he
may advise them to do. 10 bis efforts to
Juild up cur city, he cannot possibly do
harm to thu country, for the prosperity
# one is intimately identified with that
II the other. A general, cooperative ef
is the only thing now needed. The
will never know what IL can do,
Until oHits people resolve and work To-