Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-25
MEMPHIS AND SELsA.
Mechanics and W0rkiugmsH-A Hord with
Ysu about F0FrtSt's Railroad.

It is a palpable fact that the pro-
gress and growth of a country is due
TO its WOrkingmen. The rich are
content with their gains, or, having
enough to give them power in an age
that is corrupt enough to invest mere
wealth, without accompanying gener-
Osity and intelligence, with unnatural
intiuence-the rich are content with
the present condition of things. 1t is
the progressive Intelligence and in
dustTy of farmers, merchants and
working, tOiling multitudes that give
impetus to q city'5 growth and to a
States prosperity. LabOring men are
most interested in the construction Of
railways, which enrich and build up
cities and density the cOuntry's pOpu-
IatiOn. True, the rich man may be
propOrtiOnately largely benefited by
the rise of his real estate, but to him
the increase Of value is not so vitality
important, because his possessions
already give him comfortable sup
mort and freedom from anxiety
about his family. He may not
be so rich, or count the increase Of his
thousands so rapidly IS he would with
the rapid growth OF the city inciden-
tai to nsw and important railways
but plenty Is at his door, and he can
wait for the results OF time and slow
growth. Not so with the poor me-
cbanic, clerk or labOring man, who,
to the product Of his daily toll must
look for the means to keep hunger
from his wife and little ones, or the
sherif's miniOns of his little home
and household chattels. He cannot
wait for time to bring the slow growth
Of the city which shall give employ
meut to his hands. To him the early
and rapid development of railways
which shall give impulse to building
and improvements TO employ the
mechanic, and shall bring large crops
Of cotton 20 increase the demand for
clerks and labOrers, is matter Of close
life interest. Ii is this fact which &C.
counts for the lively interest felt
among all those classes in the early and
the successful progress Of the Selma
road. 1t is conceded by all that no
road yet devised for Shelby county,
can give il the vast substantial adj
vantsges and increased wealth and
business which this one, If completed,
Is sure to do. Besides the immediate
employment to mechanics and labor
ers, which the building of the road
and fits great'shOps, depOts, ETC., will
give the large increase Of trade and
business to follow its opening will
bring more population, create more
demand for new houses, stores, etc,
and give generally such an impulse
forward to things here as 10 leave no
idle hands in the city, but will bring a
new era Of "goOd times"
The directors Of this road project, ap-
preciating the interest which the people
st large feel in this enterprise, and be-
lleving that every man who expects
to remain hers, end who gets his
bread here by daily labOF, Is willing
10 contribute his mite to this work,
have secured the intervention Of the
County Court, and if the people ap-
prove by their votes on the 9th in
slant. stock certificates will be issued
10 the amount ne pays, and county
warrants payable In cash, drawn on
orsh fund, will be insured to the rail-
road company to be distributed among
mechanics and labOrers who do the
work on the road. There are now q
thousand people idle in this county
and city who will have employment
he very day that work is begun on
this end Of the line, and the road will
be put under contract to Holly Springs
as soon as the subscription Is made.
Merchants, grocery men, laborers,
mechanics. farmers, gardeners, to es-
cape dull times and idleness and want
this summer, 20 to the polls and vote
solid 'fOr the transcription"
The old chiefs, humbugs and swell
heads of the Fenian organization are
arODiDO inn the honest fellows in q