Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-17
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To the Citizens Of Remphis and Shelby
County.
OFFICE OF THE MEMPHIS AND
RALEIGH SPRINGS r X. co.
F-,rBura Nav % 1871.

ANEFLLh VI AhE
RALEIGH SPRINGS r X. Co..
MEMPHIS, May %. ISL
tn tina citizens of Memphis and Shelby
We have completed our incorporation
uuder the constitution n laws OF Lne
state. with careful consideration on ouI
part and that of the court d ~ "
shortest possible time consistent VIII SHe
forms Of the law and the interests IN
NnI-s5. and under this incorporation
Wa have ali the powers, privileges anu
franchises proper to be conferred by the
law. or necessary to be possessed py the
We have a good board of directors,
composed OF men recognized as amOnS
our best, most energetic, SUCCESSFUL anu
Drospsrous citizens; earnest workers ana
ffaS1sst in this work, There seems TO De
nothing wanting in the powers OF tine COIL
nsnv or its organization TO insure success,
Rnttbe few who form the company annOt
alone build a railroad. We must look 70
those to cooperate with Us who are inter
ested. and % them we are now ADDRESSING
ourselves as in q Ommon interest," e1Poos
inc that. consistently with their ability q
zssinO as we see, they will strike
hands with us and altogether ae-
c0mplish, at once, this valuable ocJecI.
me means required are comparatively
email. indeed. we may name many lnol-
vidusl citizens interested In THIS enter
prise any one dozen of whom coulo nnan-
ciallv. and prohtably to themselves
buiId the road alone. We hope 10 OBTAIN
he whole amount required in money SUB
scriptiOns, 80 as to be under no necessity
Ia issue bonds, or in any way lncumDeE
o1r road to build it, but should we De
. mistaken in this hope, we may Jheni as
all other roads do, resort 70 THIS measufej
and. in either case, the landed suOscIlP-
- - $50 a wtnhf tn AXnErL.
will doubtless, unincumbered, prove q
source of wealth to the company mere
| after nv enhancement under the influence
/ 81 tba road. We think Our lands would
| sooD IA worth an hundred thousand dol
| Lars In no direction, within nine miles
| Of the CITY, are or can there eVer De such
| beautiful and ample groves resloShce
| and gardening grounds. me 5~stSollsn-
| mani of picnic grounds also, and the SET
| lament Of families along the road, mar
| keting. supplying fuel, and passing 70
rom Inc Strings would all create q pusl-
nsss vielding handsomely in the operation
| ~ the rosd. There is no doubt that such
a local facility would reduce greatly the
cost of living in the city by furnishing an
easy market for what is now wasted IN
the couutrv and stimulating q business
now comDaratively limited in extent Of
tarritorv. The high value and small
amount of the lands immediately about
he CITY do not allow of cheapness, Dc
canse Of not enlarged proportion, both OF
which are necessary to cheap living, and
cheap living is necessary TO ali industrial
pursuits. The city, to grow materlaIIy
| hereafter. must enlarge her manufactur-
mo interest. so that whatever shall aid
N DEVELOPMENT OF these will also ad-
vance her prosperity and wealth. The
suburban grounds are required Tor sub
urban residences, and, hence II used
for gardening purposes, blythe owner or
renter. they must command / prices
so that neither cheap nor successful gar
daninp. because 50 limited, can be done
moon them, Farther out, the gardener
would be able to sell lower and yet make
more, with this cheap and easy access 10
market. In the matter of fuel, also, the
citizens would saw greatly by this road.
We may safely say, in tact, nat the saw
ing annually in marketing and fuel alone
would equal the entire first cost OF the
road. And the effect Of the road, When
builE. on the value Of the lands near II
wouId be very marked indeed-not read
ilv estimated, All this, l think, IS not 8
Dicture too highly cOlOred, but simply g
statement of facts, sustained by reason
and bv observation in other localities
OnF plsn OF road is intended to be the
narrow gauge, not long since inaugursteur
and vet long enough to be thoroughly
tested. and, without dispute, fully and
heartily approved, alike Tor safety, sum
ciencv for all purposes, and economy OF
construction and operation. such roads
have been built and operated successfully
in Europe, Canada and several OF the
United states, the last and nearest 70
MS being in Missouri. In Europe the
sDead has reached sixty miles an hour,
snd there safety is the first matter of con-
siderstlon, The cost of construction and
operation is comparatively small. But
SPACE. if it were otherwise necessary, does
not allow me to 20 into details.
we believe it to be the interest, and thai
il should also be the pride, OF our people
in this city and country, to take hold o.
and promptly build this road. We do moi
p mink sny citizen who has any interest il
or regard for the welfare of the city OF
; county ought to decline TO a stock x
some amount In this road, from one shar'
t 10 hundreds of shares, as be may be ablt
9 or Interested, and which would be psya
I BILE in calls of only five or ten per cent
the shares being twenty i've dollars each
The whole city, as we have shoWn, IS IN
tarested in 10. The northern part, Raleigh
s and the intermediate country are es
peciallv so, by reason Of their immediate
Q relation or local proximity to 1t, Wills
s il will aid essentially the growth OF tn
entire city, these localities Will experience
o more directly its influence upon them
" j hnE. as every ulhu Will 70 GoAS-DNt .
g sbsIl we expect every man to aid in oh
> tanning the benefit, according to tn
j. measure of it to him, None should mean
" cleuch their fists against the road ant
S vet be willing to gather its fruits and en-
g low its benefits, as supplied by tbs hand
{ of others. Fewer examples OF this clas
9 of men ought to be seen among US or any
Z where. -.
; Let NJ good people, then, of the cit,
. and county, take the above matter IN
der consideration, and, by examination
z of it, be prepared to give an answer to GU
canvassers, who will very shortly wal
= upon them, not to beg them, but TO Civ
= them an opportunity 70 promote thei
q personal interest as citizens, and the gen
l. ersI prosL Gritty Of the city and county /
= which they live, and which they PROBES
to love and to honor. We trust that tn
}; list of names OF all citizens who shall b
. called upon, which the Board require
shall be kept by the oanvassers, will sho'
Y hut Jew who refuse to aid in the construC
-; ton of a road to be built 80 cheaply an
:. that will certainly beneht all.
]. T. SWAYNE. President.