New-York tribune., 1869-05-21
THE MEMPHIS CouuERCI4L coyTEyuO5.

TIE ESTABLISHMENT or A SOUTHERN EMIGRA-
TION BUREAU RECOMMENDED-TIIE EEPEAL
OF TIE DIRECT LAND TAX ASKED FORA
NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEME-sOUTHERE
COMMERCE.
MEMPHIS, May 2O-The delegates to the Com
mcrcial Convention numbered about l,lOO. Under tho
call OF the states tic following resolutions read and
referred together with many not rcad That the stand
ing Committees hold until tie next session, the
charmcn Of which shall have power TO cali them together
at any time and requires the railroads TO furnish trans
portatlou asking each State 70 hold Conventions and
appont 10 delegates to the General Commercial COuyeu
ton; for the Committee 10 ascertain expeditions form
Of a permanent Convention 10 meet from time TO time;
asking aid for the Augusta and Brunswick Railway; for
CovcgnuCut aid for the Selma aud Memphis Railroad
and for Committee Of Five TO mcmOrIaze Congress on
all the subjects iudorscd by the Conventions resolution
requesting the Southern railroads 90 hold Conventions
f6I lc piipo,c Of establishing an Emigration Corpora
tiou aud taking means 10 systematic labor, was ably
supported by Col Cole Of Georgia, aud passed under
Gov Patton offered a resolution, which was passed I'M
der suspension OF tho rules to ncmoi"ize congress
for the repeal OF the direct land tax OI 1862.
The morning hour having expired me committee on
the Southern Pacific Railway made hg following report
which was unanimously adopted anna great applause;
Rsolrd That 10 the opinion 81 ta' ,onytD r o & ue
main trunk railway e from San Diego Cal, through Junction River
& T no % ar i parallel eas d Bars Frer ia the State
I.,-i from Which main trunk feeder roads should
Memphis, Vcslu Orleans aud other points aH Of
traSk while similar .er Francisco aud other points
fUH
Iersd That President 81 The COh eaou be requested 10 for
the President aud NcePTedet % the
States the House ~ preseaes tui request
tbeu 10 present the respective Houses Of Congress
The Committee which composed the Representatives,
from II states including three members OF Congress-
give the following reasons FOR the report ~
rst u the shortest line couuecg the Gulf Of Mexico and Valley
Of the Mississippi with the Pacific; aud
Jnd The line Of all uIOccuped, Of most easy grades
and cheapest constructed Oh permit
Tbrd II passes through uhospaJle and county aud
over more fertile and lOsptae lands than other uuoeuei
Fourth Tie touched BY ausposous at three points
consequently hasten
iug aud cheapeuiug such construction.
iul The open world the mineral Of
raislrg
OF ra HesMrIco Northern Mexico and thus enjoy unrgad
i inevitably feeders from the ncFhhOdng
thus not only stimulate enterprise there but
shipping eater portion Of the bullion which now
by lazirIDls c0nlIcas and smuggling yciseA
II will the otuu grosing area in Texas New Mex
leo and Arizona ts growing being useless
count Of toe lack Of facilities for transportation.
Egt: we'll that roads which would be the
feeder roads resolutions have not only been projected
areaiy Of cOnucuou without waiting FOR Gov
eminent subsidy encouragement
. the construction Of this route
beside What feel 20 De The great necessity Of
the hour-immigr grafton and a direct trade with Europe
The Committee Direct Trade with Europe, reported
In favor Of the formation Of steamship lines from the
Southern ports which should be encouraged by subscp
ton the said lines should be patrOnzed by the planters
and merchants Of the South. They approved Of the
scheme inaugurated between Norfolk aud Liverpool,
gauzed al the Norfolk Convention.
Dr. Lindsay, of Alabama, presented minority report
setting forth the claims Of Charleston New Orleans,
Savannah. aud Mobile. which elected long debate