Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-20
TaERIyERI THERIYER.

The river, the river, the river-the people
of Memphis ought always to have 10 their
minds the Improvement of the Mississippi
river What would be the condition OF Mem
ihis to-day II there no Mississlppi river
floating by il? II the river, with all the i'm
perfections there is about it, its shoals, It's
bars, and lis hoodf, has made Memphis =
large and Furnishing city, what would it do
If there were never lees than ten feet OF " alter
to 81. Louis, and i've fset to ST. Paul? Only
think of the addition snch an improvement
would make TO the cityl Only think VIXEN.
ever we went to the bluf OF seeing boats
above, boats below, boats at the landing.
with all the hustle OF loading and delivering,
all the inflow OF goods from dozen railroads
hurried to the landing, and this going
on not occasionally, but alwaysl Always
boats arriving or boats departing Always
life, and hustle, and business down at
the river And all this can be done
by holding Congress to its duty, by
neuirslizing Eastern opposition, by attending
thoroughly snd energeiieally 20 what is 60
much our business. We sre not called upon
inthis case to make large contributions, or
to make great sacri6ces of time. What is
wan,ed of us is such an expression OF
opinion and feeling as shall make every
Senator and Member Of Congress represent
ing portions OF the Mississippi Valley I'M
derstand that the people require them 10 be
vigilant, active and persistent, in their places
10 Washington, for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river. The last Congress did
not vote 81 to that object. Had due. dill
geuce been displayed by Western and South
western Senators and Members such an omis-
sion could not have been possible. But if
Senators and Representatives are 10 be active
they must know that the people are watching
them. II we are inactive we must expect
them to be Indifferent. But our Eastern
opponents are not Indifferent. They
think more Of what improvement will
de for the Mississippi river than we
dc. They know what it's success
would be, and incorrectly fear that all we
gained werh he their loss. Shall not we
wake eur own prosperity's
sake, an - f:2 re of the prosperity of
Memphis? IL is 40 great thing that is
wanted OF us, only due attention to our
own welfare. Have we that effectiveness?
There is Levee Convention in session now in
Baton Rouge; st. Louis has adelegate there,
has Memphis? No, and why nott Is it not
because We have not yet got out of the
apathy, the let-it.slide hstlessness that has
dons SO much harm to the South? On the
llth of July a most important River ICconven.
ton is to meet in ST. Louis; how is it we can
never have Memphis convention upon the
subject? That Convention is to devise plans
for insuring due attention in the next Con-
grtss to the Mississippi river improvement, so
that such appropriations shall be made as
shall carry on the work we'll and quickly. That
Memphis should be represented in that Con-
yenlion, we think all will sgree, and let US
take care that active, pushing men be sent
men who "mean business" and will put up
with nothing else. Never let it be said an
other session that the people in the Missis-
siPpi Valley are so inattentive to their in
terests, and those of the East so wide awake
TO what they consider theirs, that an entire
session passed without 81 being appropri-
ated for river improvement.