Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-01

a special meeting OF the members of
the chamber os commerce w'ls held yes
IerdzY a. bOou in the hall of the cotton
'sxchRng-, flt the purpose of tazipgssa-
too Oh The UropTiety Of raising funds 10
make the survey OF Che projected Mem
pals aud ST Louis railroad. On motion
the vice-president, Major J. J. Rusby,
WIS called on 10 preside.
Judge z. W. Browo IL few succinct
and pertinent rem2TzS introd iced Colo
mel Liuosley, OF Lawrence county, Ar
kansas, who, he said, had come to Men,
phis Tor the purpose of interesting the
nierchsnts OF the city in the projected
Memphis ard st Louis railroad, which
IL " IS hoped would greatly benefit Men,
phis in her commercial interests when
CON pieJed. So far as Judge Brown was
Concerned, he was not We lded TO any
scheme tnst would connect Memphis
wuh Kansas City, Missouri, through
the fertile 30 OstOms of Arkansas. All
that he waited was a railroad that
would bring trade and products from
oar great sister State on the western
side Of the Mississippi. Therefore he
asd pleasure ia introducing Colonel
Liudsl ey, Of Lawrence county, Arksn-
E2s, VINO would no doubt fully explain
the object Of his visit TO the satisfaction
Uf the merchants and members of the
chamber Of commerce. Applause
Colonel Liudsley, VINO was very
warmly received, said that he appeared
before the members Of the chamber OF
comTerce as the preventative Of the
Memphis and st. Lpuis railroad. The
c1TpCration had had all the arrange
men's made nee sssary for the survey CT
the line, when they were estOnped by
proc.amatioD signed by V. V. Smith,
NIce-gOveTO or OF Arkansas. 1t was re-
qliret uy the charter of the road that
the Survey should be completed before
The Irs. OF April, 1875. The 'ject he
haI iu coming beiOre the chamber o.
Commerce OF Memphis was to sJliCit aid
q the merchants Of the city to complete
chat survey. II this We're done the con-
tract n would be ready to go TO work on
the first OF January and build the road
10 Mutton, on the Cairo aud Fulton road.
He explsine that Minton was a little
over eighty miles from Memphis, and
would ia reality be on an airline from
this city Ia Springfield and Kansas City,
Missouri, They had already subscrip-
lions, Or rather donations, of over a
millIGu acres OF land and several hum
ured thousand dollars from the countie
through which the projected road would
pas
Mr.. John L. Norton said he had lis
Ie %, q with interest to the remarks of
Colonel Lindsey, but he wished TO eX-
plain 10 the chamber that q survey had
been already made of railroad from
Memphis to Kansas City, by way of
.IaC6sDupJrt and Bstesville. This rOBd
was Known as the Memphis and Kansas
CRY riilroad The president was MT.
) ihu OvertOn, jr., and the corporation
-G-lls composed Of gentlemen welI-knOwn
iu Memphis, who had gone ahead aud
bad their road surveyed without asking
g merchant for single dollar. 1t did
seem a little strange TO him il, as Colonel
Lindsey said, the contractors were ready
u 90 ahead and build the road, they
could not also raise enough money TO
make the necessary survey. He con-
tended that the road represented by
Colonel Lindsey was in the interest of
st Louis, and, if built, would do more
harm than good TO Memphis.
Mr.. L Hauauer made a few Temarks
I'm favor % the road projected by Colonel
Lindsey aud his associates. He Was
well acquainted with every inch OF the
country through which it would pass,
and he considered the road a thoroughly
practicable one.
Judge Bro an, 10 q lev terse sentences,
warmly sGyOczlsd the scheme proposed
By Colonel Lindsey.
Colonel Lindsey denied that the road
he rfpva=ent-d would bu under the con-
troll OF The Cairo and Fulton railroad, or
in The interest of st. Louis. Superin-
teudeut January, OF st Louis, and Mr..
AIIeh. banker OF that ciJy-he did not
rafer To Mr. Thomas Allen, Of tie Iron
-Iuuutsiu road-weTe prepared TO ad-
vance the money to build the road so
: ON as the survey was made.
SIR Hanauer moved that committee
90 appointed to co suit with the mer-
chants rela i've 10 raising money to COM
rlets the survey Of the road. Carried,
and Mas.rs Hanauer, Harris, L. w
BroFu, J. T. Hiilsman and q. ' Ram
D mt were appointed such committee.
The meeting then adjourned.