Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-07

bred miles, and then have to travel If
teen hundred more on the cars before
they reach the butchers table. Every
one knows the advantage of shipping cst-
tie of the grass to the market. 1t saves
money to all h'nds. because It saves fat
and preserves the weight and quality OF
the beef. How many cars would l,OCO,OO
cattle load in q year, Colonel Tate can
snswer that question, because ne Is 2
practical railroad man. Here Colonel
Tate calculated the traffic which would re-
suit from this cattle business over the
road. Il would take eight trains a day
the whole year to transport that immense
quantity Of beef. Colonel McAdoo said
that the course of trade had changed Alto
gether within the last quarter OF 9 centu-
~, Al that time 1t was all dow the
Mississippi river to New Orleans. NOW
it Is eastward to b coast. For the one
tierce of beef, barrel of spples or potatoes
that goes down the river noW, AZ IeSss
twenty went over the roads toward the
east. New Orleans, as q commercial em-
porium. has ceased to be. Memphis Will
90 ahead of her within the mex. ten years,
If she is only true to herself. Immense
cheers Our 900, 900 bales Of cotton Will
be tumoled out here at your warehouses,
and our cattle will pass q this way to
the eastern market. You can :
trade the like of which before
fell to the lot of any city, and would
bs sufficient to build mp ten cities
/ like the ancient Memphis Of the Nile. IL
Is the hope and salvation of Memphis TO
stretch out her railroad system toward
the south and west. All the roads have
Their eyes turned toward US. They are
all stretching out to meet US: They al
coyet the virgin wealth which The manly
toll of our rushing and energetic populs-
ton takes nom the generous bosom OF
mother earth. Their hope Is out in those
vast regions where everything Is so beau
tiful, so prolific, so spontaneous. we I'LL
you with good things. The railroad pro-
iects toward the north only promise TO
drain everything you have away. ne
/ are independent of you. We have the
dead thing any way. st. Louis Will
reach us shortly. She will have the con-
nections, no matter what you may do; q
we come to offer you the preference. We
desire to come this way because we are
one with you-you are OF us-and because
| vou offer q shorter and more direct route
to Cincinnati and New YORK than 81 Lou
| Memphis is 8 great city, and promises TO
be immense. 1 could hardly recognizs
| her features, so changed hss she become
since l passed through here in t5 You
are rushing on in the race OF prosperity.
What did 1T Your railroads; you were
but a struggling population until railroads
came here bringing in the psbulum upon
which you have grown fat and prosper
ous. You could afford to issue SlO,0 GOO 600
bonds now for judicious railroad enter
| prises, and in five year you would have
It all returned. In a few short years
Texas will be the empire State Of the Un-
ion. A connection with US at Jefferson
! would at once double every branch of
your trade, and make Memphis twice as
rich. II 1 did not like Texas, Sill l would
remain there because it is my interest to
l do m Che ia haanminU Oraaf riah ii mr.
ishing, but l like Texas. 1 like her eli
mate, her soil her people; they are q large
hearted, noble, generous people; they are
fun of liberal ideas and liberal policy.
WHAT JEFFERSON WILL DO.
Now, 1 hsvs told you where your
wealth lies. I have shown you how you
| can get it; but l have yet to tell you what
we will do for you Ibave yet to tell you
whst we will do, in order that q trade
| may be thro wn into the lap of Memphis.
II you decide to come to US we will
| give you a million dollars. Immense
chsers We will issue bonds to he
amount of $500 600, and we will give you
| land at its assessed value worth 5000 0
to make this connection.
The speaker then named ssven or eight
counties on the route that would gladly
subscribe and bring up the amount to
81, 200, coo. That is what we will do toward
| llILuAnk euc Dlbp4SoO uuAph "ulCu
be of such ~incslcusble advantage to your
city. Our people are ready now to do
anything and everything 70 effect a union
with you, when other railroads shall have
been completed they will be willing to do
anything.
Judge McAdoo retired amid q storm of
applause.
Colonel Douglas was introduced by Col
onsl Sam Tate, who said that it took diff.
fsTent sorts OF people to make a railroad.
He was glsd to be able to present one who
could do the talking part of the business.
Colonel Douglas said that Judge Nc
AdOo had taken the wind out OF his sails.
He could not do 1t half so well as 1t had
been done by the eloquent gentleman
from Texas, showing that some good at
1 least had come from what we had hitherto
regarded as Nazareth. He said that he,
with two other gentlemen, had gone to
| Shreveport and Jefferson as the ~Isrselites
had sent spies into the promised land.
They hsd come back, not with 8 pole
twenty-six feet long, bearing an immense
bunch Of grapes, but with the intelligence
that the land was one flowing with milk
anG honey. He went on to show the inn
portsrce of the trade OF the southwest
trade which other people were painting
sfter, and were making herculean efforts
to secure. It would be the easiest thing
in the world do secure it now. 1t Is the
easiest thing in the world to let it slip
from our fingers.
There is q tide in the affairs Of cities as
well as of men which once let pass with
out being sized, never, perhaps, again re-
turn. Then he spoke with great eloquence
about the great railroads of the whole
earth, well interspersed with happy
scriptursl quotations.
Inc following resolutions were then
read by Colonel Tro' sdale, aud unani-
mOusly adopted by thsmeetlng:
WHEREAS, 1t is evident that the construc-
ton of the proposed railroad connecting
Memphls with shreveport, louisiana, and
future commercial welfare Of our city. There
fore, be 4
Memphis, in mass meeting assembled, fully
recognizing its Importance, do hereby pledge
our best efforts to carry out the purpose OF the
meetihs anu IN oruer 70 aceompllsh THIS we
we pledge ourselves TO furnish our full share
ofthe means necessary to carry out this all
important enterprise.
Resolved, we consider the proposed road
from Memphis, to Jefferson and Shreveport a
link in the great International route to the
Pacific coast; and that route we consider sec
ondinimportaDce 10 none OF the routes now in
existence, or proposed for connecting the Pa
enc oeesn with the MississifA valley andthe
Resolved, That we hereby appoint a commit
lee OF hfteen citizens, to be selected by the
chairman fthtS meeting, who shall be charged
with the duty Of Initiating this movement
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best 10 secure the grand object in view.
ResotueJ, That the thank of his meeting are
due and hereby rendered to Judge McAdOO
and Col. A. ii. Douglass, for their eloquent
and able addresses setting forth the great ad-
vantage OF this proposed road.
Judge Smith rose and asked how 1t was
proposed to raise the money to do all
thaT.
Colonel Douglass in the absence Of Col.
Tate, said that there were eight coun-
ties that would give aid in bonds, besides
the subscription OF Jefferson, making up
100000. He felt confident that sven
IL Memphis would not subscribe q single
dollar, money enough could be raised out
side TO finish the road; bat he would feel
exceedingly mortified IL Memphis would
fail TO o a controlling interest in q road
which will bring here SOC, 600 bales Of cot
ton. and an infinite number Of cattle.
The following is the committee provid-
ed by b resolutions of the mass meeting
at the Gresnlaw opera house, November
6, 1871: Samuel Tate, NJ. j, wicks,
A. Il. Douglass, 7. Il. Allen, j. 7. Hills.
man, W. L. Duff, j. W. Dickinson, 7. r.
billiard, John 7. S~tratton, Hon. Jacob
Thompson, W. r Moore, J.. +. Boyd, A.
Nsecsro, d. Psnte and NJ. Msgeyney.
Adjourned.
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