Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-03
OUR PHOTOGRAPHS GALLERY
hr. Bronson Bayliss Chairman Of the
FaIF-GrauHa COMMITTEES of the
Agricultural Society.

Il Is due to the present able and efficient
board OF directors OF the Memphis Agri-
cultural and Mechanical society, that the
great fair going public should understand
and know in what spheres of rlife they
are and what they have besn engaged. The
APPEAL has entered jadiciously into this
work of answering popular demand by
supplying sketch of the able and dis
tin2uished president, Hon. Jacob Thomp-
son, and tt proposes 10 continue what IL
80 well and appropriately begun, and
gives this morning pen portrait sketch of
B. yllss, Esq, chairman of the fair
ground committee, one of the most i'm
portant and lsborious positions connected
with the association, and which he has
filed with credit to himself and advan-
tage to the Agricultural society.
Mr.. Bsyliss was bora in Montgomery
county, Tennessee, on the 30th of Novem-
Der, 1878. No county in Tennessee has
given birth to more practical men, and
there are none OF these superior, in this
respect, to the subject of our sketch. He
moved to Stewart county In 1915, re-
msined on farm until 1892, then removed
TO Dover, on the Cumberland river, where
ne first engaged in mercantile pursuits,
in which he continued until the year 1885.
In that year he came 20 Randolph, then q
rival Of Memphis, where he renewed his
occupation OF merchant. In 1644, Mr..
Bsyliss removed to Memphis, and COM
msncsd his successful career, first ss a
dry goods merchant; but in lS45 he
entered into the cotton business, In
which he hss been engaged to
ths~ present time. His business Is that
ofA Fying cotton for manufacturers,
bsing 2ns of the pioneers in introducing
spin1eA from The east into the Memphis
marketZa business which has grown into
immense proportions. Mr.. Bayliss is the
nrst buyer, now residing in Memphis,
who bought cotton for the New England
spinners. These manufacturers now buy
nearly one-half the cotton they consume
in Memphis.
hr. Bayliss b as worked zsalously to
establish direct trade with Europe. His
importations OF foreign goods, as our
customhouse books show, amount to many
thousands Of dollars. He has also success
fully directed mis- influence to make
Memphis port OF entry.
As chairman OF tbs fair grounds oon-
mittse, Mr.. Bayliss has lsbOred with
zeal, cireumspeotion snd ability, during
the lsst summer, 70 make the late fair
q success, to which the writer oan beat
personal testimony. He gave quite
as much time TO tnis Important work as
to his own private business, and in
every movement inaugursted by him he
msde his mark. No man in the COM
munity feels more interest in the success
of our agricultural society. and II 1t shall
eventually prove the crowning benefit to
our city which all enlightened workers
wish, much Of it will be due to the zeal,
ability and unfagging energy of 3. Bay
liss, who gives his labors, as his able CO.
lsborers do, without personal remunera-
ton or reward.
Mr.. Bayliss was married In our city in
1s4S. He is a member and vestEyman in
the Episcopal church, and president of
the Memphis City Fire and General In
surancs company. We need not add that
In private life he Is above reproach. and Ii
an sxanple OF excellence and high per-
sonal and commercial integrity.