Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-03
THE PUBLIC VEAL.
A Mass-Meeting at the Courthouse To-
Day 60 Consider the Direct Trade
Movement and Immigration.


Movement and Immigration.
Let everybody remember that there is to
be a mass meeting at the Courthouse, in
the COUNTY COtiFt room, commencing at
IL o'clock TO-DAY. for the purpose OF con-
sidering the important questions Of direct
trade with Europe and immigration to the
South. Col. ID. 4. Butler aud Capt. Z. L.
Paine. prominent citizens Of Georgia, are
to address the meeting on these subjects.
II is in occasion chat may well draw out all
our public spirited citizens.
: We are requested 10 give publication 10
the following call signed bt Leonard
Parkes, President Of the Cotton Exchange;
and ii. G. Hensley, President Of the Board
of Trade:
"Tbe members Of the Cotton Exchange,
Board of Trade, aud all others interested,
are urgently requested to attend a meeting
TO be held in the County Court room to-
day at IL A. N. The subject Of direct
trade with Europe and immigration will be
fully discussed by Coils. Butler and Paine.
of Georgia, and as the project Is one Of
vast importance 20 the commercial and
farming interests Of the South, it is hoped
that the citizens generally will attend"
While the Direct Trade Union original
ed with the Patrons of Husbandry, the
merchants Of the south are no less vitality
interested in the objects IL seeks than the
farmers, and the latter cordially invite mer-
camille men to assemble and deliberate with
them upon the cOrmOu interest. The
Union proposes TO establish facilities for
transportation direct through Southern
ports between Europe and the South equal
to those now enjoyed by the coun-
try, and far better. 1t therefore
asks that importers from foreign countries
and exporters Of cotton, tobacco, grain, ma
nufactures. etc, from this country, pledge
themselves to patrUniEe the channel OF
trade which it IS proposed to open. Not
only are importers and exporters interested
in a dollar and cents way in this matter,
but all handlers Of imported goods OF goods
designed for expectation. Tie Peciniarg
we'll being Of the whole Southern people,
collectively and individually, is materially
involved in the problem Of direct trade;
and many Southern States and cities are
| less concerned in it than Tennessee and
Nashville.
The object OF the movement Is set forth
in the following circular to the Patrons o!
Husbandry of the cotton States: The
/ IJlIGCl AduG OnAOl4 - hOh III OANAAlAoAA-
and prepared to receive cotton and make
| liberal advances on the same-say three
I fourths of its value on all conSignments
made to Europe. No commissions will be
charged on advances, and the rate Of inter
est charged shall not exceed seven pet
| cent. per annum. Merchants and farmer:
! who are not stockholders in the Union are
allowed to ship their Ic22sston on the same
terms as stockholders.
When persons are ready TO ship their cot
ton, they Should have It PROPERLY marked
| take II 10 the most ccnsenihnt rsilrtad Sta
| ton, and have it consigned to Chas. -.
| Olmstead, Savannah, Ga; send him the
railroad receipt, inform him by letter of the
| shipment, and give him instructions in re-
| gard 10 its dispOssl-whether to sell in
/ Savannah, or ship to our agent, Mr. VIM,
! NJ. Lawton, IL. liverpool. also. whether
to be sold on arrival in Liverpool, OF held
subject to order. -rt
| On the arrival OF the cotton in Savannah
iftO be shipped, our agent will class and
value the same, aud if an advance is re
| quirSd. the SAME will be made ard for
| warded 10 he owner ty express, or O,i'er-
wise, as l!e may. order it., n the owner is
not in Immediate isn't IF money he should
wait until the advance can be made srt'n
! Liverpool, by which means the exchange
will bring higher rate, and which will re-
| quire about thirty-iye days from the time
Of shipment,
The stock in this company Is confined t.
the patrons Of husblrdty. Tbetef0fe
every patron ii the Cotton States should
take one or more charts, acc0fdirlg % M,
means, in order to foster this qeat sI't"r-
| prise. which will enable us TO obtain
money from Europe, at a much lower rate
of interest, 10 forward our crop, instead Of
depending unon The. New York moneyed
| kings who control the ptirss st-ines. Al
ready have we reduced the expenses on cot
ton nearly one half since last year. There
fore, Hrcthhr Patrons, come forward and
subscribe literally 10 tie Direct Trade
Union. and sustain it by shipping yCJtr cot
ton to us, for upon that depends our sue
cess and your freedom from the moneye'
kings Of New York.