Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-23

cities of Europe-PrOtest AHhfns
the Burthens of Taxation.
The regular monthly meeting OF th
Chamber of Commerce was held yester
day afternoon in the hall of the Chamber
with President w. b. Cherry in tn
chair, and Capt. W. L. Trask officiating
as Secretary.
A communication was read by tn
Secretary from the New Orleans Cham
Der of Commerce, asking the co-opera
ton of the Memphis Chamber in tn
work of constructing ship canal from
point on the Mississippi river below
Forts Jackson and 81. Phillip to thu
Briton Island Pass, distance OF sia
miles.
On motion of Colonel VIM. X
Moore, committee of three was sp'
uoiuted-Messrs. Moore. Pickett and
Trader-to take the subject under con-
sideration.
Communication were read from sew
eral Boards Of Trade, requesting co-ope-
ration in petitioning Congress TO build,
at Government expense, the levees OF the
Mississippi, which were placed on tile.
A circular was received from the Phil
adeIphia Board of Trade, asking the
Chamber Of Commerce of Memphis to
petition Congress against repeating the
fly per cent. clause Of the bankrupt law,
and a similar communication was read
from the Board. Adopted.
Mr.. ]. ]. Powers and Black Bros. q
Co were unanimously elected members
of the Chamber.
Mr.. W. W. Schofeld, from the commit.
tee appointed to examine the books ei
The late Secretary, Mr.. S. Ridgely, re-
ed that be had found the books cor
rectly and well kept
Mr.. Dow, from the Committee on New
Hall, asked further time to prepare re-
port. The request was granted.
Mr.. Cherry, from the Committee on
Commercial Convention, reported hav'
ing performed the duties, but that be
would continue TO serve as the occasion
might demand.
Mr.. John Everitt offered the following:
Resolred, That an address from this
Chamber, accompanied with copy OF
the last annual report of the trade Of
Memphis, be prepared and forwarded TO
the following Chambers Of Commerce
London, Manchester, Liverpool, Paris,
Brussels, and one or two at least OF the
chief cities of Germany, with Q view 70
give the fullest importance Of the trade
of this city, and the classes of cotton for
which this district is famous, and that a
committee be appointed to report for this
purpose at fature meeting.
The resolution was adopted, and the
President said be would appoint the COM
nittee on some future occasion.
Mr.. A. L. Hay. the editor Of the
Shreveport Neics, who has for many
months been advocating line of stoam'
ers to connect his growing city with
Memphis, was introduced and made an
interesting address in regard to the i'm
postanee to Memphis of the great BED
river county. He said that as many as
| thirteen steamers had keel at thp lhreVe'
nor. wharf ct one time within the pas
wear. esch bringing smigrsDts to settle
In Texas, which is filling up rapidly with
wealth and population. A party have
recently bought $4,000 acres Of land OF
the Sabine liver, end they design having
il occupied at once By inigstrious set
tiers. who would in short period hakf
beautiful farms Of the whole tract Al
40 example of the fertile lands Of thu
Red river country, be told Of gentle
man who, in single year, made
on a small patch OF rented land
with the aid Of one hired hand
$500 clear. The same man now own
his ogu farm, and in few years will be
one Of the thriying and influential citi
zens of the county. Shreveport has
shipped during the past year n, 900 bale
OF cotton, 20, 900 cattle, 10000 hides, an'
Ii 600 tierces of beef. A single house ha'
sold 81 500, 900 Worth Of goods in tire
years, and $1,000 in tSo months. s.
Louis now has steamers making rezula
trips to Shreveport, and the navigation o
Red river during the past year has beel
much improved. Rayops and slough
have been filed up asd the phapne
doepened, ead there is no reason VII.
Memphis shopld not command a part o
the trade Of Texas and Shreveport. Al
the people Of the county around bin
are svsre that the cotton market Q
Memphis is the best in the South.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Hays re
marks, Mr.. W. r Moore offered the fol
lowing:
Resolued, That the thanks Of ih
ghanbsr Of Commerce Of Memphis ar
hereby tsndeFsd 10 Mr. Hay for the il
formation DE has impaired, sgd 90 600
sc We have nonsy to spare Tor the pul
pose, VIC oil epdsaVoT 10 secare par
Of the trade OF Texas END tbe cOgnE
around Shreveport
Adopted unanimously.
( General William Wallace, who Of
tesaE3 the recent railroad convention Il
Selma, Sas ~ led tor, and made a graph
Aad interesting Rasssss
He said that Il a msn wko =es blind
T folded was 10 be suddenly dropped iut
tao Samber Of Commerce at Selma, an
then a. srsisEly transferred into ID
Chamber OF Con zeSSe Of Memphis, b
would take Selma 90 be ksughis, an
Memphis TO be Selma, 30 widely diisrsn
was the pablie interest felt among III
liFslv, thriving three thousand citizen
Of SelDs, 70 that manifested among n
torpid, inaninS.s City thousand peopl
q Memphis There, n ten minutes
Eitb AZ old fashioned GOV os,l. and
toS carrying a plscsrd, Eve hundre
Veople bad ret together, al msnlies,in
The deepest inieFe.i y ils Pobiie enie