Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-23
BOARD OF TRADE.
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a spirissa Cotton movement

The Board Of Trade met yesterday morn
ing at IL O'Clock. The first subject was
that of immigration.
The Secretary read the proceedings OF
the last meeting, including the proposition
10 invite Prof. Blitchfeldt 10 visit Nashville
in the interest of immigration. Having
heretofore published this correspondence
il is needless to dwell thereupon.
After the reading Of Mr.. BIS qualifications,
etc, to promote immigration, the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Trade of Nash
vile, That Prof Blitchfeldt be invited to
visit Nashville in the interest of immigra-
ton, and that, IL convenient to him, a
visit during the sitting of the approaching
Legislature would be gratifying to us.
The Secretary was Instructed 10 forward
the above TO the Professor.
A letter from Mr. Gross. who had been
in Selma, Ala, recently, threw some light
upon commercial and railroad discrimina-
tons. The letter stateiI that in going into
hardware store In that fourishing city.
he noticed number Of Axe-handles, stoves,
etc. He asked them where they were pur-
ehaseds The reply was Sat points far east
of Nashville. Mr.. G.. endeavored to i'm
press upon them to ship direct from Nash
vile. They had not thought about it'll
Why they had not thought about il was
more clearly shown when he went to the
RAILROAD depot TO get through check to
Nashville. In establishment the party TO
whom he applied said he had never heard
| of such thing as check to Nashville.
"Can l, then, get through ticket to Lou
isville?" Certainly, we can. Gould any
thing better demonstrate the need OF a
well regulated Board of Trade in Nashville
/ than this?
The following was read by Mr.. Wheless:
The quantity of false packed cotton re-
ceived here last season, exceeds in all
| probability the receipts of such cotton for
twenty years past The merchants were
disposed to be exceedingly charitable, and
in most cases attributed il to other causes
than intentional fraud, and hoped that the
loss sustained would make planters. use
such care and watchfulness this season, az
to effectually stop it. With much regret
we find this is not the case, for already,
several most glazing and outrageous frauds
have been detected. The intention
of fraud in these cases is be.
| yond question, as there was low, dirty
trash secreted in bales of new cotton. The
| point has been reached where forbearancG
has ceased TO be a virtue, and we are deter
mined in future to publish the names Of
those who fdlse-pGck their cotton, thus
holding them up to the scorn of all honest
men, and if this fail, we will institute Grim
inal proceedings sgainst the guilty.
In this course we feel that we will be
cordially sustained by every honest far
mer or ginner. Where it is necessary to
| put good and bad cotton in the same bale
great care should be used to have it fairlJ
done by putting good on one side and bad
on the other.
MoALIsTER & WIRELESS.
SAMPLE, WILLIAMS d Co.
j. NJ. CARsEY, Son d Co.
GILBERT, PARKs d GORDON.
MoOREA 4 Co.
Orr BRoTHRRs.
BALY 4 SPERRY.
J. N. SPERRY d Co.
EWING d 90.
THos. PARKS 4 Co.
s. B. SPURLocK 4 Co.
In reference TO the above the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the action of the cotton
merchants in regard to 'false packed" c IT.
ton be cordially approved by the Board Of
Trade, and that the Secretary be instructed
to communicate the same to the Board Of
Trade of Memphis, Louisville and Oincin-
natl and request their cooperation.
On motion of Mr.. Wheless, it was de-
termined to refer the matter of having the
Nashville Market reports published by tel
egrsph in the Southern papers, to the Com
mittee on Markets.
The Secretary stated that he had ar
ranged to act as agent for Tennessee aud
Southern papers in receiving advertise
ments and subscriptions from our mer-
chants and business men, and invited those
desiring to advertise in any Southern pa
per to send the same through the Board Of
Trade, as in this way all leading Southern
papers will be received and placed on file
in the Board of Trade Rooms.
1t was resolved that two members be sp-
pointed delegates to the National Board of
Trade, to meet at Buffalo, N. Y, on the
18th of December, be appointed by the
President OF the Board.
The Board then adjourned