Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-04
THE FREIGHT QUESTION.
N eetiBg Of The Memphis Gotten E1
change TO Dissuss the Feasibility
Of Protective freight
LanphIer's scheme. with Constitution
Debate Hp0n it-y;emarks OF Messrs.
Ross. luther and Barney
Hughes.
Committee Appointed TO Report on Il
on the Tenth IDstaat-Tbe ExRo-
siflon Parade and the Me.
olson Pavement.


olson Pavement.
Yesterday afternoon the cotton ex-
change held q special meetins at It's hail,
corner OF Madison and Front streets, Prasi-
dent Ca breath being In the chair.
o Mr. Pr0udnt stated. that the Obj sct OF tht
l meeting Wah 10 ulscu-s the Feasibility OF e
ts0lIshiug protective freight union, anc
called upon NJ. J. r Lanpnier 10 give tht
plan deyt ed by MIN. IheIeupon Mr.. Ian
ph4er presented the following
FREIGHT Transformation SCHEME,
| toge her with the proposed constitution ald
I bylaws for the government Of The lame, auc
tie oonmittee's recommendation.
To the shippers Of Memphis:
Itis my privilege 10 repeat 20 you what
4 I nave aIrea1y laIu before the comm ttets on
transportation Of the chamber OF commerce
and I am pleased 10 be able 10 say that my
plan has the approval OF men Of such known
I judgement aud experience as neSsrs ". i
PrOuddt, }. J. Bu=by, " ". Guy. 4. AZ. Ap-
I person, Napoleon Hili- J. NJ. Hin and $.
Ei-em an, VINO are me ubers oftnat commit
lee. For the last six months l nave made the
% Memph T. and from Memphis 10 the east
my sole sub sct OF study aud invest gsjion
both mere and N New York city, where, BY
actual experience, have proven Tie faasi bill
| iJy Of my theory Of getting cheaper rates by
controlling the combined 1reights Of many
| When hfst went % NeT York for the par
pose / Wss fully Impressed tnat We were pay
i1g 100 much for frefEhts, though sometimes,
| wSeu there II tile 70 ship, We
get freghts cheap enough, and at times
even al unpron lsbie rates 10 the railroads
1 lUnprodtaBle because Of the smallnes- OF roe
quantity being shlppetl, yet when the bulk
Of the fre gnts are beng salDped We pay more
u proporil IN 10 tue distance IA an any oIbel
western ,ity. Before processing 10 state
what my pan is, VIII state 70 avoid contu-
sion tnat do not propose 70 get up any new
| freigbt-lue, nor % control frelghLs for he
! bsnefit OF any particular line. Tne whole OBJ
3 farf q m l. u
| pers, and Indirectly benefit every business q
| terest Of Memphis. To get cbsaoer reigbts, so
/ markets, 81 Louis and Louisville have a.
! ready adopted similar plans o the one pro-
/ pose, aud are now and nave been for several I
/ years successful } operating them; - this is
| no eX perimeat, but policy the possibility Of
| which Is already thoroughly slaoi shed.
! You need hardly be reminded OF the
4 great benefits 20 be oeuy from
| cheaper freights, for you are we'll aware
I thst IL will b6ng more riders - Memphis for
| cotton thereby greatly benedung buyers, and
! that VIII Ia turn bring more cotton % Mem
peis, thereby grsatiy b@netitiug the frctors, I
and ID will rebound Ia the END 10 q e benent o.
I ths railroads ceuterlng IN Memphis, because ]
I 10 wall increase their bus oess. hepresenta- Z
/ tives or railrO ds boast that they make the Z
I rates. that Shippers are ncl represent GO 1of I
their Interests consuifed any further thau that
they may indirectly affect the in eres.s Of the /
/ rallrOaCs To those that think the roads make 4
I Iheir tariffs upon an equitable ba~is, I wi /
! say that the rate 10 nearly all points from /
I one 10 four hundred miles east o. Memphis ]
! n ne southern states, with the exception OF I
] Is1uisyisls aud Nashville, are higher than 70 4
! Memphis from tue eusi, and Toe rates 10 4
! distance, are about MY per ceuL- greater \
4 than 10 Mem Dhts, whereas ile "a es from New I
orleans % New YORK last seaso- v ere bout the /
,su4e as those tDn memphis 70 Ne" 10 z /
uOfyritt standing the greater distance. IN the 4
sau,e rnaur5~T, but NOS 10 lne same extent I
/ tuat Krox VILE. Is imposed upon, d elnpnls ls
fTssf.-a and If il sud not ruin Memphis a.
a market and thereby hll4 tne so1se lAat
AYE the golden e-g," The i-SlLla aiu ~ teLnee-
see ar line EOuld put up The tssss 70 ,fe1y
exorbitant figures, as all the DorL,t4L l4Isa
are more than wiling 90 DO 50. Now, "a tile
hlPpers OF Aenpll- Etalce ne .o7t ol t--t-- % /
iIelghts TO fair average raUes W4lOut AS"
roads being builts / viii unAesltallnsly an
>uer IN the am native, and VIII Glc iilal u l
g al BE- cone easily ana -ltuOut delay. nc
Ilues Memphis has are sufficient f0f the busl-
ness. aad much aga n besides ~ laf As AeE
reIafioue v-ltb he sssr are concerned. II can
be done simply by inducing greater cJmpeii-
ton, and sufficient competition can
be induced by mb.ning the inter
tns line that makes The iowest bid
n awy time, great quantity OF Irelght I'M I
meoiately- II thsy a. E uoDotn, or ooilD-Ae I
against The shippers tLen, select one Hle ii
tits able 10 do the " hO.e business al the time;
4 not, select two, ana give that one or those
Two all the freight 1ltn some other on
makes concessions That plau VIII never
fatl Il has been successfully demonstrated
IN stippIBg from New YORK 10 L9uiayille ana
- sllis nd let me here remark, a fact
in fayor Of NV plan, thGt n line can 90
through BUSINESS Of thirty Thousand tons per
fl1r,Ugh busiress 81 The Virgins and Ten
nesSee airline from Memphis 10 the east Snd
~ e cuersd, puOntaDiy 81 one doll&r per nun
dred pounds. IL can do LEies Lhst amount
equally o. prontably at seNeniy-EN cents.
IhIs Is a we known fact TO raArosd Officials.
The chief reason OF II Is because the interest
on TIE e,lsf Of the railroad j. the same whether
1t does much or Little busiuesA. A. expressed
by tue great American-oorn Engllsh TsliT al
rnagnate 8'Heury: Keep always IN view !
what have already told you, thai the capital
"a raj iroad IS excel 1onEoiy .es.' @.ie ne.
u requires 90 be mObiliEed ~ 1neAus oI ~,
O ling stock. IN order 70 make IL prOutaDle. Z
He foreibly ADDS that no bu-iness company
can ray II It's capital IS allowed 10 ne lale /
eighteen - twenty hours OuJ OF the LNeA'y-
four Upon the same principle = road would Z ?
lose money taking freight at a cent a ton per
nile lfIT bad on one rraluloat day,
--i,g--,a-s - could "a --z fraisht lrortably at
o. hat rate II 10 had several tTainl0ad- per Gay.
From my experience IN New ork, ana from 7
what know Others ale dolng as Shippers 70
I,oaisVIlIe, CInctnnati and 81. Louis, and nom {
what ] haNe learned about the cofI oi Trans L
portailon, am certain MAJ uPon thls ~ p.ass
there can be from one hundred lho sSno
dollars 20 I'VE hundred thousand uc-lArs
per annum saved on the uai.a-
bssing thIs estimate ON four hundred thou
ea4d bales and / believe II "a me only way
Ihsf arly cor d derabie reduction can be ac-
aOnipli shed or many years 70 come. II Ell
assist Mem phis 10 grow, Instead OF WialiliAe ANt
the growth Of Memphis 10 II nnuenes s!tauc-
tigu Ia he cost OF transportation. In order 70
accomplish anything one man mus hsve ih-
aci1al control o. The shipment OF The com
"A rafa u
are made ~ The general easteTn asents' or Ry
their authority, Il appears plainly lhSl tle
combined soippers oI Aemptis hhouLl 1e
raDresflied in The east 20 ~ 10 bring tu6lT IN
-i1ence. OF rather the influence OF Their
t5s4t- 10 MI he rats every day II tiley see
HL and M order to keep coutroi or ines
freigbts and 90 carry OlL me ouJget
successfully. I would reeonlnend tlt
IT5ion" TOR The af0re aid purposes,
with constitution ike tie Iol9-t' 9
snhJect % such sdd iionS ana ine eIlAcai ilo lis
As may be thought advisable. lnls 2 an w W. /
.uuiy 10 The Shipment OF ali COTTON % any ,
market Of Europe OF OF ths etasteFE sat :, ~
70 auv OF tie manufacturing towns, provided
he shipm~nis are 10 b. made by al or ps.t
rail- Rnd there IL more than one TSHts 70 snip
ihzt all Inc. nds about AL the cotton sblPpe4
70 HssT Orleans AL parties iniefSsss4 -
everything 70 gain. l. viii eost iitll- ot hO.u-
lug " - 81, and On the other nsu1 arc t 49,
to gain from twenty-five ceuti 20 ose uOliL
and twenty q We cents pr Dale without an e.
sort on their part and with little OF no
trouble. More can be accom- plished by tlls
Dlau in two weeks Than by any other means
IN a year, and q VIII not unluslly tSlfe ttll-
roads 10 cary ireignts ~ lCnlL lay5, - ~ p
Own making. The following consA, ,utlou
VIA further erI lain the praetiea a operationss =
Article I-Title-section 1.-The tide Of
s6is association shall be the Protective freight
m t0u Of femphis.
r.l,s., X this a. ID iati shall be % cheaper,
8Tofsct. IL ss1its, Rnd maintain, as uniform
= f5-sib V ,tns shlpIspg q lts members v the
asst and % Eur pc, and generally 10 promote
tTe UFerestg lofthe trade zcd increase lhs Ia
rilities anu De amo2nsei lhecoIloh ouAiuea'
ATticie III -sNlh cers--Section 1.-The officers
OF this association sL an consist Ot ptealuent,
IA -ice-r-esidef- ! tre ~sulpr, hve director, and
sgsnf iu New York city, AL Of whem rhall
be elected annually OF The Lfst -- IA oe-
tober. 49,. An
perro Is who, a. principals ara ~lzageo, IUl
Of g1Jd s1snuing, In tue cotton tFads Ot 0elh-
Jhi-, and. also, any person who has the e&clu-
.ive control and management 81 ihe cotton
busiuts. OF any house IN o q aiand ng IN lne
itou trade Of Memphis, may be eiscteJ
uleuOers OF this association
Attic q N.-Adm ssion Of Mombcrs-Seciton
I, Applicants iOr meln0e snip sinai! be nai-
/ tad l0r. afier being recommended D. "A lna-
tori Of The bf,ard = uii iec'or-. .,,
Ariic q Ft4-Baagd OF Co Iftrence--S7 elton !.
The president, vice-pre-ioeut, treasurer anG
two members Of ID r. assoelatiou, app1lt Led by
ne board OF directors shau const tuts - COM
mite VITA whom the agent may confer 1y
II graph whan be secs III O. DO 80 aud tney
-5,sil decide all questlous submitted o. them
by The agent, arc give Instructions ask ID ior
by him, three OF gbom shall cou-iitate
1norum for the transaction Oi bushes.
ricie VII Dues and fees.-~ectiou ].
F,s.rv person shall pay an entrance Zee OF ten
a1d The cost Of lelegraphlng shall be paid by
ssseseInR the members IA proportion - the
number o. hales ship ed BY each
Ar lee YfII.-Dutes Of Mem bers-~ ectiOn
Evrry member thsll apply the day he ore
.ii,si6g 20 the treasurer for Shipping direc-
fioat crowded sueh shipments are to b. made
~ an on part rail JoufeA, and I've Situation
md lumber Of bales and edal comply vita
fEe shtpiiug dirsc ions received from the
cent IN Aew York through the TREASURER, IN
- for good cause in wulch c4se be VIII re
~ IA 10 the conference cOmniJtee, and abide
bv their decision.
isectfon 2 Members shall not tell any one
,,of a taeuber Of this ssoci ttion any thing
about the arrangements or rates OF freight
durinz the existence OF any present arrange
nents or rates. ..,
draw fnom this association without giving 4
written notice OF such intention ten days De-
flre hand.
seeiion & Every member, upon signing the
constitution. pledges himself 70 abide by ihe /
same and also by al bylaws, Iuies and req
Iaftons Of the HFsociatiOn-
Eriicie TX.-Fiuing aud EKpslling Mem /
,,.,s- section ]. Ans member OF this asBocl- /
sfior who shall be accused OF winiul N1o- 4
isfirq he constitution, bylaws or rules, or 81
frss,itl fezt br-sCh OF contract, or Of any pro-
lse4fng snoSD sisteut with Just and equitable |
[ S,,iTrI6les. OF of any other misconduct, may /
/ IN COMPLAINT be Aummoned before the board 4
I ~ dIreciosR Whcu. u be nesires, he shall Dc /
/ 6eera IN his defense, aAd ~ the charge or I
! ebsrsQe against him b IN ths opinion ol the ]
aafss The NAM shall Be