Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-24

! Allan lne, upon It's arrival IN SAID port,
on the 10th inst, and confer with its COM
mander, or other agents OF the owners,
/ with regard to the contemplated running
! of said line between the port OF Liverpool,
England, and Norfolk, Va, with the view
! Of carrying out the resolutions passed
unanimously by the Chamber of Com
merce, at a special meeting thereof, held
on the 9Th inst, a copy Of which is here
with furnished to our said agent and rep
resentativs, and such other things to do
and agreements to enter into in further
! ancs Of said resolutions rs to him may
seem prudent, wise and necessary. In
witness whereof the Secretary of the
-- Memphis Chamber of Com
SEA OF merce has hereuntO sub
CHAMBER. scribed his name and af-
N--J fixed the official seal of the
same, on the day and date above written.
[Signsdl LEON TROUSDALE,
Secretary.
In addition, Mr.. Buckley has credentials
from the
MEMPHIS N CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
This company accredits Mr.. Buckley as
its special agent to make contracts for
freight and passengers with the Allan
line of steamers, and pledges itself to
carry out any of his agreements made in
rsuan of those ends. With this in
structiOn to our community, Mr.. Buckley
L4LED Dc uttIu VIII EEHl1Gl anu AlDtuf AOlg
and we are very hopeful of the immediate
future Of this good cid town
II becomes our own people now to put
their shoulders TO the wheel and do all in
their power 20 support the
GOOD WORK COMMENCED BY MEMPHIS.
There is no question Of our ability to
supply CargOes from here 20 Liverpool.
The great need is the encouragement of
immigration to supply return freights,
The committee appointed by the Board of
Trade last night are charged with the
duty Of collecting Information and max
ing some preliminary arrangements for
THIS purpose. If a determined effort be
made now there is every prospect Of sue
cess, and the matter is in the hands of
practical men who we are suro viii leave
no effort uutried.
AN ARGUMENT.
We see, and the State sees, that Liver
po0l and Memphis have turned their eyes
to our capacjOus hsTbor, and our great
consolidated line. Our friends on the
Mississippi IA b commodities to ship; |
Memphis has this year an estimated sup
ply of cotton of 500, 900 bales. In addition, |
we have from North Carolina an album
dsnt supply of naval stores and cotton, so
so tar as the outgoing cargo is con-
Cerned there Is no question about Our
ability to sustain q line of transatlantic
steamers. The question is nov about the
incoming freight. Immigration will give
us this, and there Is no reason
why we should not succeed in Sc
this. Consider: twelve thousand
$1,000 immigrants would supply the
incoming freight for a monthly steamer,
as his number Increased we should
a corresponding increase in the
number of trips made to Norfolk.
Further, the people along the great line
L-H 1900 LLaLI -A-- .
1iuB End do their own importing. and
we can escape the heavy taxes i'm
posed 10y a number of middle men, and
cur commercial independence.
in this aspect, this movement ex-
Dands itself beyond its local interest for
Norfolk. II commends itself to the State
and TO the South, and we trust that the
General Assembly will note the pro-
zress of events here with some appIe-
siatiou of the fact that Virginia has a
rital interest in promoting immigration.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRADE OF
NORFOLK.
A meeting of the ROard of Directors of
his body was held last evening, at The
-oOms Of the Merchants and Mechanics
Exchange, with the NiCe-P President, Judge
3iggs, in the chair, and Captain ". W.
Did, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated to
Do to confer with Msj0r H. D. Buckley,
he regularly accredited agent Of the
BOARD of Trade Of Memphis, and the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, who is
lere TOR the purpose Of making an ar
.aDgement with the Allan line OF steam
hips to promote immigration TO the
southern States, and establish direct trade.
Major Bulkley was introduced to the
Board by General Ed. Higgins, end his
credentials were read.
On HHn.HH.sa of NJ old Aha nnnwfnufG1 Of /
he board were heartily extended to MsiOr
Buckley, who returned his thanks, and
Jated the object Of his visit 70 our city.
lie remarked that the Memphis mer-
.hsnts were able and willing to load the
JOvs SCOtian with cotton, and also the I
tesmsr which Is to leave Liverpool on {
be Ist Of April. He also stated that, in {
lew of the fact that freights from Liver
DoOl to this port being very light, it would {
10 we'll to put on foot some plan TO induce
immigration. He is a member Of a firm {
which has been long interested in this G
immigration policy, and be suggested that I
should be made to organize
throughout the Southwestern States, TO /
cooperate in the mater Of inducing i'm I
migration. One means of attracting I'M {
migration is cheap transportation, and he {
emarked that the Memphis and Charles /
on railroad offers TO transport immi- Z
rants at one cent per mile, and If they I
7ill settle on the line of the road to carry 2
hem free. He & some details Of the .
done by the house Of which he is a /
member, the results Of which have been {
minently satisfactory. He suggested b
appeals be made to the Legislatures v
f the different States to give pecunisry f
id in distributing printed information q
throughout the Northern and Northwest s.
m States and Europe. He has had bust b
connection with the Allan steamship q
ne, and was enabled to give the Board Il
luch valuable information in regard TO g
be operations of that line. He stated L
bat his house has been the means Of in
uCiug thousands Of Scandinavians and K
-ermans to settle in the vicinity Of Mem Il
his, and that they are a most desirable a
lass Of population. %
Mr. Chisholm moved the appointment s
T a committee to cooperate with a COM p
1ittee appointed by the Memphis Cham y
er OF Commerce, and MsjOr Buckley, in f,
citing up all Information in regard TO b
dOrding inducements to immigration, Ii
establishing direct trade, with a view s
T arranging for imports IS well as eX- o
HOrts. The motion elected the informa- a
that no doubt an abundance of out q
DING freight could be secured without n
imculty for a semi-monthly or even Y
steamer from this point TO Liver a
.ool.
The following committee was appointed ],
5mpOrarilY: Messrs. Marshall Parks, W. II
Reynolds, W. W. Old, G. Billups and b
leneral Ed. Higgins. o
The committee was charged to confer v
nth Major Buckley fully in regard to the Il
bjects for which he is visiting our CITY, a
On motion, the board adjourned. h
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