Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-22

suD5eELNtu DE luE pcopLS Vi tALC oO-t-
tips In Alabams through which the
road passes-a distance OF one hun
drld and ten miles. This, with the
state Endorsement TO the amount Of
$4,000 per mile, places the success OF
the road in the Mississippi line be-
voud question, So much for the feel
ings OF the people Of Alabama toward
the people Of the West, and especially
Of Memphis. Now, do you recipro-
cate2 Do you wish to see the cotton
which this road can transport, and II
trsversas portion of the finest
cotton lands Of this State, as
well as of Mississippi-laid at your
d0orsg Do you wish to send TO the
hundreds of thousands of people along
the road the meat, -four and corn they
purchase annually? If you do, then,
avail yourselves Of the opportunity
soon to be given you, and assist in the
completion Of this important enter
pris5-impOrtant TO every foot Of
grUunu iz0m Brunswick, Georgia, TO
Memphis, Tennessee, and to all alike
important 10 the people Of Shelby
r1.l..#v, for, with the growth and eN-
rf he limits OF Memphis, and
1. la- lse Of wealth, the county Of
Shelby =eps pace. There is no an
rag0Dism OF interests between city and
county. What is really beneficial TO
one is equally so TO the other. Nor
will the benefits Of this enterprise eX-
tend 10 one class Of the people only.
The rich and the poor, the white man
and the black man, viii all share
alike. It will add to the rich, take
nothing from the poor, and furnish
employment 10 the labOring man.
To the labOring man it first appeals
for sympathy, and to him it gives the
first fruitsOf its success; and while be
can assist the war 10y the proper eE-
ercise Of suffrage, he can at the same
time provide employment for him
self.
Crops are dependent upon seasons;
too much or too little rain makes
them short, and when this is the case,
the poor mans labor is lost, and, at
the end OF a years hard work, he finds
himself worse of than in the begin
ming This cannot be the case on pub
lie works, where pay is certain, as 1t
is on the Selma, Marion and Memphis
railroad, and where employment is
constant, independent alike Of rain or
sunshine. We cite, as q fair illustra-
ton OF the fact here asserted, the case
of North Carolina two years ago. The
corn and wheat crops failed almost
entirely. Hundreds of farm l8bOrers
were nearly in a state Of starvation.
Agents of this road went among
them, and many Of them came out
here 10 find employment and the
means Of living. For more than a
year they have worked here con-
stanuy, and have been well fed, as
well as paid, thus finding not only a
living for themselves, but money to
send back tO their families. This is
what the building Of railroads in gen
eral does for the l8bOring man. To
the planter if makes the markets OF
the world more accessible, and enables
him 10 have his produce in market
without delay in its transportation
whenever il seems best 20 him 10 sell.
III adds 20 the population Of the cOun-
try, and brings to the man who has
lands 10 sell the man who wants to
bay. 1t Increases the population Of
cities, and furnishes tenants for those
who have houses TO rent. In short, it
rarely, If ever, fails 10 improves cOun-
try, developing its resources, and
bringing cJnteutment to a thrifty
population. Nor can the building Of
this road be an exception to the gen
eral rule. On the contrary, we hold
that it will fully demonstrate the
truth of our assertion. AT EutaW the
Selma. Marion and Memphis railroad
intersects the Alabama and Chatta-
1ooga road, which runs through the
richest coal and iron beds Of this
gtqte-as rich as have been found in
any part of the WOrld-the products
of which can be delivered in Mem
phis cheaper by this route than by
any other.
Alabama viii subscribe more to
this work If necessary, and II
Mississippi aud Tennessee viii dis
play the same liberality this
Stale has, the work, under the
management Of General Forrest, who
has proved himself a. good a railroad
President as he was a General, will
be pushed 20 an easy completion.
Then Memphis will begin to reap the
benefits Of her public spirit i'm COM
missions on Alabama and Mississippi
cOtt0n-thOu5ands of bales Of which
81 jill D- Hf1LAL 10 AE4 AADaAA AAAAl Nl8AAAA "a
Alabama 10 exchange for meat, Hour,
etc.
Messrs Editors, we did not expect,
when we began 10 tresspass so largely
upon your valuable columns. IT was
our wish 10 assure your people Of the
anxiety we feel TO be more closely
connected with them, and TO convince
them, if there are any who are in
doubt, that it is TO their advantage,
as well as ours, that such connection
be made. We hope the friends Of the
enterprise viii exert themselves, If it
be necessary, in its behalf, and that
Memphis will act upon the question
Of subscribing to this road in a man
ner that will reflect credit upon her
self, and that she may have honor
and profit thereby.
Fsry. respectfully, w. b.
Ku-KluX In Cincinnati, intending
TO kin one SchmiZeier, killed his wife
while she slept beside him. The
murderers wanted money.