Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-11

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dollars for the purpose above mentioned,
and then proceeds to rec apitulate the adj
vantages alleged by Progress" in his
first communication 10 be pos
sessed by Louisville: ''First, facility of
obtaining and cheapness of labor; second,
moneyed facilities; third, such CONNER
cial advantages as will enable the House
to transport her products cheaply, speed
lily and safely to every part of our widely
extending territory"
In our first article we replied in some
degree to those reasons for removal. We
deny IN the first place that there has ever
been the slightest complaint against the
Publishing House here, because of any
lack of facility in obtaining labor, or be-
cause of its being less cheap than in Lou
isYille or any other city in the South.
1t is a fact well known to every one in
the printing business that the printing
prices are as cheap here as in Louisville
That the work of the establishment
can be done satisfactorily here in a me-
chanical point of view, the work of the
House will attest. One word further as
to the labor, and this we present to the
! Christian view of the Louisville memo
rialists. If the House should be removed,
it compels not only the removal of the
types, presses, and all other material, but
it also forces either the removal of the
scores of employees, men, women and
children in the establishment or the aban-
dOnment Of them. Many of them under
the impression that the House was a per-
manent fixture here had settled for life
They have married and have families;
have bought property, and have, as they
thought, established themselves. If they
stay here, they are thrown out of employ
ment, and must seek new
livelihood. If they follow the
House they must sever cherished
ties and risk a sacrifice of property.
As to the moneyed facilities of Louisville,
we repeat our doubt lbout Louisville
having superior advantages in this respect
to Nashville, the commercial requirements
of the two cities being taken into con-
sideration. 'The transportation facih-
ties" of Louisville ''to every part of our
widely extending territory" are urged in
this memorial as they were in the first
communication of progress" Where is
this "widely extending territory" Does
it include Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennes-
see Are these States a part of the
''widcly extending territory ofthe church
S0Uth? If so, the facilities of transporta-
ton from Nashville are superior to those
of Louisville. Louisville has one rail
road leading South. She must come to
Bow ling Green and Nashville to reach the
South by rail. Nashville is the distribut-
ing point for Louisville, South. If the
object Of the Publishing House is to sup
ply the Church North, then progress"
may plead for its removal to Louisville.
But would 1t not be better in that event TO .
carry it on to Cincinnati, Chicago or New
York Progress" with progression
which is truly remarkable, in his COM
municaion in yesterdays Courier-Jour-
nai, establishes the advantageous geo.
graphical position of Louisville for
Southern Methodist Publishing House
II is probably sufficient to remark that
the great Northwest, with its vast popula-
ton, and which is to be the seat of a
mighty empire, has been brought, by the
construction of the bridge over the Ohio.
into intimate commercial relations with
Louisville. Already Louisville has large |
trade over the border, which is steadily in
creasing, and as our Northern lines of |
railroads are extended and perfected. these
trade relations viii expand, until Louis
villc's goods, wares, and merchandise ~
find their way into hundreds of r. IA
villages, and hamlets as far 10 tb,, ~,
and Northwest as their lines of ro;Inoo 49,
and navigable streams penetrs', p Tbat ~o
should sell books to people of This sec,inn
to say the least of it. is highly nr @[IJJn
and Nashville is ccrtaillv Wri,bont -
ability Of ever securing = 5oIIor 81 a.
: ,',,e ~ commercial enterprise, th,n.
Louisvi!les geographical position is mi,
1t will be notiecd that "tbe bride
over the She" has accom- rshed she
"cndlrt.4 change in the geographical, ~
'itlo4 OF Louisville toacard the $ ,,h
II " Progress - has been to Bes:p IN.
nc has heard of the "his 9gsao s. Tho
bridge across the Ohio Is II liz;
nation 't'AG zig organ - Of r.n,.,.ira
Nd at once ass2es hoa&srF 10 tho .c,
graphical center for the So .,,5o,, " -.
'disi Publishing House. W. re,,c., who,
We said On a form & ocr aston . so fo~ ,s
IL interests are. concern ed, it would. ner.
laps, he letter that III Publishing |
Iodae should be removed, but it
yodll in our opinion be highly |
to the best interests of the !
Church 1t is proper to add that on the |
Drcsen, alton of the memorial to the Gen |
1ral Conference DR.. Renford said;
81 have the honor to he a representa-
live from the Louisville Conference, and |
rs the memorial just offered by the dele
gates from that Conference, refers to the
of the Publishing House.
under my agency, l beg leave TO say, that
nv colleagues did not invite me To take
any part in the preparation of the memo
nal lust presented. In consequence of
nv relations TO the Publishing House,
hey have relieved me from the delicate
attitude in which | would otherwise he
placed"