Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-08
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Il may sssm strange that cotton is not
20 be king With Us, though II viii likely
be king. Ii viii b king in New York,
where It's throne will De. hsTe shown
that the rsilrosd connections, snd owner
ship and pressing etc, viii hereafter take
shipment directly, without coming to
Memphis 70 be sold snd shipped hers, Is
hsrstcfore; snd now I promise 70 show
ths. our rosds are not failure to rs, not
Withstsnding all this. In other words,
viii show thst the true interests of Mem
phis are, which thess r0sds viii facilitate
and stimulate, making them OF greater
value 10 Us, really, than they have ever
bsen ia the business OF buying and selling
cotton only. And, in the mssntime, that
business wiz not suddenly or entirely
eesse, but il VII gradually diminish, and,
ere long, mEy pretty rapidly decline until
csssinE 20 be the chief or even leading
Business In this city Whist, then, is TO
Be she business of Memphis 20 bnild
ber a., and TO be facilitated and stimU-
lated tJy Der railroads or those csntering
bsrs, OF rE,her passing through, or bOthf
Firss-Sao y;ii be greet distributing
mari fer tho ysst and VASTLY enlsrging
agricultural ccuntry tributary to her and
penesrzted and trsverSsd by these roads
IL al directions. Already, sEs Is giving
signs unmistszsbls OF this. The nGmber
and character OF her wholesale houses,
and her enlarged jobSing business, prove
her progress aud shadow forth her posi-
zion, not far hence, IN this regard. She is
of5rinE to country dealers, now, what
shsy cannot reject IS against their inter
ss1s, 70 dupliCste 20 their satisfaction their
eastern purchases. She buys, as do esst-
srn wholesale Lasn, from first hsnds-from
manufacturer, aud from Europe-and
hence msy sell as low as they, and save to
the country merchant his long travel esst,
his tims and his expenses, beside the de-
lay consequent on distant trsyei snd
transportation. The expense OF trsRs-
T15rGEli0l, even, Is IN favor OF the dealer
hers who orsaias ths advantages OF rates
c0nesded 70 large shippers. When there
was limited capital and fsW men here en-
gszBd in thst business, higher prices were
dea snded Of the country dealer, snd
hsnse, though kis interest even then often
forced him here, be was rather careful
that his customers shcDld think he bought
st Louisville OF New York instead Of
hsmpEis But the contrary idea Is now
fsss Obtaining gronnd, and, sooo, II VIII
be universally preferred in ali this region,
that customers understand thRt th6ir meF-
chsnus bay their stocks 0t Memphis only,
for the rsssCns ststed-by which it viii be
understood they Csn afford to sell cheaper.
Eueh distributing mart in the midst of
such 6 country as this is absolutely de-
YfSsRded. tOr tbs convenience OF ths conn
try snd It's trade. New York, Cincinnati,
I,ouisY vile or st. Louis could not supply
this cot,ntEy 50 conveniently, either for
Themselves or the country, as Memphis IN
the midst OF il. The articles demanded |
TOR distribution would be sent here from
those ci5ies, in gTesB Quantities TO our
EbClessls dealer, and - BY him dis
tribUted 20 the merchants Of the cc2ptry |
fOr retsil; 50 facilitating tbs business o. !
those cities Is connected with as, and |
buildilg up Memphis and all the retailing 4
towns snc trading points and localities 1
around herf e system working harmoEt- /
Cg3ly and happily snd prosperously for i
all. The kansas City and Northwestern /
roads viii bring here, in vast quantities, /
Tor distribution, the immense crops Of /
csreais azd fruits, and tobacco, and pork,
etc, that now 20 10 St. Louis or Chics-
20; the Mampnis snd St. Louis, the Il
stores OF s. Louis and Chicago and In
diauspDlis th5 Louisville and Missig-
siDPi river rosds, the rich productions of
West Tennessee and Kentucky ;snd all our
roads NOCld be carriers back into the
country Of All the vast stores gathered
hare TO supply its wants. and travel, 20
and fro, Would all their passenger cars,
More and more, therefore from our geo
graphical position, and the advantages
these roads viii give us, and by the sg-
gfegstion Of capital, snd tbs necessity OF
the country around us, viii our wholesale
and distributing interests grow, building
up the city, and the roads, and the coun-
~.
tsscond-But there Ia 8 yet far more ina-
DortsLt anG elective cause that viii give
grow b asd prosperity 70 Mem phis far ex-
6eedi1g cotton Saying and selling. But
shsu have TO discuss It in another article
under this head. PROGRESS.