The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-04

The mayor reported the release from
Jail OF one Joe Smith.
The mayor presented and had read a
circular letter from the committee Of
Memphis Chamber OF Commerce, which
reads as follows, viz:
LEyEEs AND RECLAMATION OF OVERFLOW
ED LANDS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, sept. II, 1877. I
TO His Honor, the Mayor of Cairo, Ill.,:
DEAR SIR The undersigned, commit.
tee, appointed by the Memphis Chamber
OF Commerce TO meInOrlallze the congress
OF the United States upon the subject Of
speedy action Oh the part OF the general
government looking TO the reclamation
from annual overflow OF the immense
bodies of valuable agricultural land bor-
dering the Mississippi river and trlbntar-
les, by the adoption OF such system OF
lcvCes, cut offs and outlets rs may be
deemed advisable by the government,
beg respectfully to hand you the enclosed
memorial, and ask for 1t your earnest
consideration. 1t Is proposed to bring
the matter before congress at an early
day OF the approaching session, and with
the view OF strengthening the hands OF
our immediate representatives, II is de-
sirable that they shall carry with them to
Washington an unmlstakable ex-
preston Of popular sentiment on this
most important subject, from the people
Of every town and city Interested. 10
| this end the accompanying Memorial
will be extensively clrculatcd; and we
would suggest that you cause pub
lie meeting of your citizens to be held
and the official action endorsed thereon
or cause separate Memorial to be pre-
pared, covering similar ground. Where
public meetings are impractical, We rec
ommend that the enclosed Memorial be
signed rs extensively as possible. Be-
leying that favorable action Oh the part
OF congress may be reasonably expected
il our representatives are prepared to
press the subject vigorously at the open,
inc, of session, we earnestly urge upon you
the importance of early action, and the
return Of Memorial to the under.
signed chairman, at date not later than
October u, 1877. Very respectfully,
THos. ii. ALLEN. Chairman,
JACOB THOMPSON,
JEROME HILL,
j. c. Nicely,
II. G.. SMITH,
W. Is. GALBREATH,
JAS. S. RICHARDSON,
Committee Memphis Chamber of Com
mercc.
On motion OF Alderman Patier, the
mayor was instructed to appoint a COM
mittec to circulate the memorial tor
Egners, and the circular letter ordered
published with the proceedings.
The mayor also submitted to the coun.
Gil a preamble ard revolutions adopted
by the st. Paul chamber of commerce,
giving the wheat products of Minnesota,
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri,
aggregating nearly $4,000 900 bushels,
or nearly one.halt OF the entire product
OF the United States; and that the grain
product of the New England states Is
estimated as barely sufficient to supply
them with bread for three weeks, leaving
the states of the Mississippi valley the
great and almost only exporting states
OF wheat; and that the Mississippi river
Is the trunk line tor heavy transporta.
ton, upOa which the whole country
must depend as check upon exhorbi-
tant treights, and the duty of the general
government to make this great highway
OF commerce navigable with mini
mum OF five feet of water from 81. Paul
to the gulf-to do this in the least posi-
BILE time regardless of red tape; that
it Is national and paramount to all others
at this time.
That the appropriation heretofore made
of $4,000 for the entire Mississippi river
below st. Paul out Of about $1,000. 600
appropriated for other localities, was un.
just and wrong to the northwest; that II
has been neither expended at all, or II ex
pended, frittered away without removing
sand bar. that these wrongs must be
righted, and can be speedily righted, II
the representatives in congress OF the
Mississippi valley from New Orleans tc
| st. Paul will stand shoulder to shoulder
and vote as one man tor this purpose
consenting to, and voting for no other In
provement until this Improvement pro
yided for, and to bring this about, editors
and representative men of the Mississippi
valley are requested to meet in conven
ton at st. Paul, Mimi, Thursday, thu
llth day of Oct. next, etc, etc.
On motion of Alderman Patier the pre-
amble and resolutions were received and
ordered filed, and committee appointed
ss suggested by the mayor, consisting oil
two members OF the council and three
from the city at large, by the following
vote:
Ayes-Foley, Halliday, Lancaster
O'Calahan, Patier, Rittenhouse and
Wright y.
Nays-None.
The mayor appointed as such commit
tee Aldermen Wright and Wood OF thu
council; and Capt. V.P. Halliday, Col
j. s Rearden and Hon. D. II. Linegar G
heclty.
On motion Of Alderman Halliday, the
council adjourned.
j. B. PHILLIs, City Clerk.
Fresh Baltimore oysters, raw, stewed
| or fried, at oil hours of the day or night
at Harry Walkers Crystal Saloon. d