Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-27

were now not only producers, but MANN
facturers. All that was needed to insure to
Nashville permanent prosperity on a scale
Of unexampled grandeur was a continu-
ance OF the just, liberal and honest policy
toward the men who raised the cotton that
had always characterized this market. The
present receipts Of 100000 bales would
swell to 2OO,OOO. He hoped that the cotton
excursion would be repeated next year.
The elect OF such gatherings could not but
be beneficial alike to producer, merchant
and manufacturer
The nth toast was, sour Agricultural
interest,"" Mr.. j. o. Griffith, of the RmrgI
Sun, responding as follows:
The wealth OF the world is taken from
the banks Of mother earth by checks
drawn by the hands of the sons of toll. in
products that constitute the life-bIood of
prosperity. The producer furnishes the
materials for commerce and manufactures.
and should share with all departments of
business the accumulation of wealth and
prosperity. Agriculture is the great basis
or foundation OF all enterprise, Individual
and national wealth. Wherever it is
neglected, all else suffers. No nation has
ever prospered without giving its full share
of attention 10 the tillage of the soil.
Where this has languished, all has come to
want.
Our agricultural interests here must fur
nish the products for the commerce of the
country and the manufacturers of our
land, and they should all work together 10
build up the best interests of our common
country-each working so as to help TO
build up each other, and develop the vast
resources and great material interests of the
land. We must all rise together or fall
together.
While rejoicing Ia the fact that "Cotton
is King" we must not forget that agricul-
tule is his throne, that the tillers ofthe soil
are his most loyal subjects, and that the
king and his throne and the subjects should
enjoy alike the success and glory of such an
empire.
Upon Gen. Ira p. Jones, of the UNION
AND AMERICAN, was imposed the agreea-
BILE duty Of responding to "The Press" He
said:
scarcely know in what terms to respond
for the Press, other than to return thanks
for this mention. The press is a part of
the enterprise AID business of the times,
and think il Lot eEOtistic to say that the
press of Nashville has been constantly
alive to all the interests of the city as well
an earnest and faithful effort TO foster and |
advance all the interests of the community; |
and, if they have not performed all that |
was possible in this direction, they at least |
have done as much as their means would |
allow. think can assure you that it is /
their purpose to continue these efforts, |
and TO increase and extend their |
influence and power in producing the most
desirable results in relation to the general
progress and prosperity. They feel pride
in the progress of the cotton trade of our
city, which has nearly doubled in the
course of twelve months. Speaking for
them, ascribe this extraordinary increase
to the capacity, intelligence, enterprise,
honesty and fair-dealing of the cotton mer-
chants. They have been industrious.
prompt and faithful in their transactions.
Mr.. Burns explained great point in this
success, when he stated that in bearing his
part in furnishing the means Of receiving
and dispOsing Of seven million dollars
worth Of cotton in the last eight months
he had not lost a dollar. This is an
honor TO the cotton men, and to the
city. l take pride in it. 1t is in
keeping with the Character of the gen eral
commercial community Of Nashville, which
stands as high throughout the country, as
that of any other within the broad limits
of the land. l trust that this high charac-
ter may endure, and believe it VIII; for,
from my knowledge of the young men who
are growing up in business, and engaging
in the leading branches, l can say they are
capable, active and trustworthy. The
press regards them all with interest, and
takes pleasure and pride in the success of
every branch of trade and industry.
/ vii ha |
say this interest is not unselfsh.
Whatever enhances the general prus-
periiy enhances the receipts of the
newspaper. There is a common, mutual
interest among all classes engaged in all
the diversified branches Of trade, industry
and commerce. The press has direct in
terest in them all.
Viewing this magnificent entertainment,
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Cotton
Board, beg, in behalf of the Press ofNash-
vile, and also on behalf of your other guests
present on this occasion, who will doubtless
agree with NE, to offer this sentiment:
The Cotton Board of Nashville: May its
continue, and the prosperity Of its |
equal their high deserving.
Capt. j. p. Mcguire, Of the cotton firm
Of Orlway, Gordon * Mcguire, was called
upon by the chairman TO respond to this {
toast, and spoke as follows:
1t is fitting task 10 me, gentlemen, to |
respond to this sentiment. To assert that |
the cotton interest is the most important {
Of our city and country might sound ego {
tistical, coming from one identified with
and interested in that branch of our COM {
merce. But all will agree that, if not the !
first, it is among the first and most impOT- 7
iant Of all our interests. We cannot, how
ever, stand alone, for We feel that We are t
but one link in the mighty chain upon c
which is suspended our national greatness.
the support Of all other branches r
Of our cOuntTys commercial interest, and a
realizing our dependence upon them, we
nevertheless know that they cannot exist
without us. &
1t is hardly necessary that l should speak D
Of Nashville's importance as a cotton mar c
let, after so much has been said. She no b
Onger shrinks timidly from the gaze of her C
lister cities, but steps proudly to the front b
md asserts herself. To-day she commands fl
he attention, the admiration and the re- b
pect of the cotton world. il
And now to you, gentlemen of the Cot o
on Exchange, and Others interested in v
he movement of the cotton from this II
ity, at this, the end of our most sue g
essful cotton year; on this day of our truce, Fl
ct us resolve, when we again unfurl our n
anners and enter upon another campaign, b
hat, in battling for the interest of our cot b
on trade, fidelity to the obligations we owe b
ach other, and the energy, liberality and \
liTness which has ever characterized the 81
BUSINESS men of Nashville, shall still char a
cterize us. Thus united, and actuated by p
ne sentiment, as we seem to be on this IL
occasion, success will certainly perch upon a:
ur standards. q
THE LANE MILLER HEARD FROM. 81
As soon as the regular tOasts lad been ri
concluded, there were loud calls for John
!. Mccain. He mounted a chair and 2.
made a brief talk in his own happy style, IN
Omplimenting the cotton men for the in d,
omitable pluck displayed by them since mn
he war in reviving and extending the cot Of
on trade of Nashville, against the most n
)rmidable opposition. ~
BoILER-DECK ELoQUENCE. II
The company here arose from the table ii
nd gathered in groups upon the boiler-deck to
here an hour was pleasantly whiled away 81
D hearing speeches from Col. Henry Fra pc
Ter. of Mississippi; Mr.. Geo. E. Purvis, of pc