The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-11
The mississippi valley SO ciefy.

The acceptance by Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis of the office of president of the Amer
lean Department Of the international
Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi
Valley Society of London, England, in
vests that organization with fresh inter
est for all classes of our people, and will,
no doubt, lead to its entrance upon a ca
reer of prosperity commensurate with our
deservings of and applications for aid
from English capitalists through it. The
objects of the society, briefly stated, are
to promote direct trade between the
States and Territories of the valley of the
Mississippi, and those Of Europe and OF
Central and South America, to induce
and facilitate Immigration, to collect and
transmit information in regard to the
Mississippi valley, so as to lead to safe
and profitable investments of European
capital and labor in aid of the develop
ment of the varied sources of wealth and
happiness with which this country is so
bounteously endowed by nature, and to
accomplish these purposes by cooperation
with the International Chamber of Com
merce and Mississippi Valley Society of
London, England, or by such other
means as may seem proper and advisable.
The branches at New Orleans, Vicks-
burg, Memphis, ST. Louis and Chicago,
are expected to cooperate directly with
the parent society by bringing to its no
tice, and through it to that Of European
capitalists, enterprises already establish
ed, or about to be established, in this
section of country, whereby they will
profit in interest payments or dividends,
and our people by improvements, the
establishment of manufactures, the con.
struction ofpublic works, and large ac-
cessions of population from among the
skilled and enterprising laborers Of Eu-
rope. Thus, if any number of we'll
known and reliable citizens of Memphis
should establish cotton factory
with say capital of 100000 paid
up, and should, after a year, find
it necessary to extend their works at a
cost of a like additional sum, by the paw
ment of a small fee to this society thew
could secure the amount at a rate If
interest and on time that would not be a
burden to them, or in any way hamper
them. Their status and condition beino
vouehed for by the Memphis society, and
by the American branch at New Orleans.
to the parent society at London, that
organization would endorse the applica.
ton to European investors, of whom thew
are, especially in England, always large
numbers looking up such chances. Here
tofore English capital has found its wav TO
American investment through New York
agencies, and we regret to say, not always
with bona tide results to the INVESTOR
witnesses the Erie railroad and Emma
mine, and kindred swindles. With the
Mississippi Valley Society in existence
as helper to the investor and borrower.
ne such results can follow upon invest
ments IN the great valley, which teens
with opportunities only needing capital
to develop into gigantic schemes. pro-
duetlve of wealth to our own people and
those who shall embark their wealth with
us. Such a society should receive all the
encouragement it stands in need of at tho
hands OF our people. Here is an onnor.
'onify to secure it.-Memphis Appeal.