Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-03
Holly SPRINGS
Appeals TO MemphEs-tO Sustain Ser I'm
the Fight She is Masking with
the Railroad Monopoly for
Cheap Freie hts and Commercial eUde-
peHdence of Giant Railroad Cor
pOratiOns-VgfIi she EZeSpIudP

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, August IL de-
sire to call your attention to the following
call, made by the merchants Of this place
upon the merchants and citizens of the county
10 assemble in convention here August l2tE,
for the purpose OF taking steps to reform the
railroad monopoly which Is crushing out the
life Of our trade and industries. This call Is
signed by every firm in this place, excepting
tW or three, who are absent or sick. Not
one hehtated a GU the matter. They are
unanimous In tii n move, and the people
are heartily indorsing their action. Mem
phis is greatly interested In this question.
Her business men are at this moment, and
have been for along time, experiencing the
same outrageous freight extortion by this
monopoly, that our people are now deter
mined to reform. 1t Is no ordinary grew
ance, and your people aud ours are alike the
victims. Would it not be advisable for your
chamber of commerce to have representatives
at the convention which meets here on the
twelfth instant? This is the initial step, and
our people are In earnest. They never have
been more solid and united in any cause than
in this struggle against this oppressive rail-
road monopoly. The people all along the
line. and, in truth, all over this State, are
with US, and will follow to a man the bod
step of the Holly Springs merchants. Well
they may begin this needed reform, else this
gigantic railroad influence will bind them
hand and foot. 1t is a strike now for free
trade, and commercial independence and re-
form. Let the strike not be made in vain.
To the Merchants and Citizens OF Marshall County:
In view OF the eXhOrbilant prices charged by the
Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans railroad COM
pany for carrying freghts to and from this market,
its unjust Determinations against markets in which
we are deeply Interested its refusal TO pay more
than half-vaue for stock killed by It's trains its op
pressve and short-slghted course practiced to
ward the producing classes of this section and its
total want of disposition to encourage the indus
tries of the country through which 1t passes, and
thus aid in building 1t up and enrching its popula
ton,
We the undersigned merchants of Holly Springs.
aud all citizens interested, OF Marshall county to
assemble in the courthouse in this city, at eleven
O'Clock Monday morning, August II, 1873, for the
purpose of considering these vital questions in
vOlved hnd.deviSng means for the protection of the
general interests of people and section against
further oppression and eXtOrtiOn OF powerful and
wealthy railroad corporation.
l. C. Levy, Roberts. Anderson & Chew,
j. W. FAINT Co., Crump X Co,
NoTfleet L SIiler, ]. q. Leach
Wallace IL Ash, W. 81. Finn,
E. j. Wilkerson, Hugh WinbOrn,
j. II. Bennett, W. W. Wallace,
j. B. ROsenfeld Co., q. II. Sullivan,
Morris Auerbach, W. r. B. Hill,
r. Schumacher, Bernheim, Handler
Madison IL M'Carron, SchriveT,
VIM. Lea d Co., Samuel Alternately,
c. +. Smith, o. j. QuigginS,
Brown d MCGOWAN, CTump. Hull d Finley,
John CaihOOn, t. l.. Bennett,
G. w. Buffaloe, John L. Anderson,
A. d S. Baer, P. A. Willis Il Son,
Herman Snyder, Smith West,
Anderson FAINT, A. c. Bateman,
Chenn 81 IN