The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-19
THE PEOPLE.
Common Carriers of the Country
To tha Rdikors of thu ANIMAL.

To the Editors Of the Appeal;
/ beg leave to call attention to the
co anon carriers Of the county,
mean express and railroad companies.
Hurry them up. | ordered a small
rox OF goods TO be sent by express to
Winitton, Tenn, about the middle OF
December, 1885,, and on the fret day
OF February, after long waiting, ankle
ty and damage, found it at Rossville,
about thirty piles from Memphis--a
month and half going thirty milee.
On the 22d day of January, 1886, /
bougbta small bill OF e dds in Mem
phip, and ordered them shipped to
Ro5aville, Memphis and Charleston
railroad, and after about month or
more, they came to hand much to my
annoyance and privation for want OF
them.
On the 18th Of March l took the
est-bound trsin at Grand Junction
at three o'clock pm, M. x O. railroad,
for Rossville, When the whistle
blowed for that place / gathered up
my baggage, as | always do. and
made for the door OF the coach, doing
my best to get out; but the conductor
did not give me time, and while the
train was moving of, l was precipi.
tated to the ground, about three feet
from the lowest step, and got hard
fall, which inflicted painful wound
in my left knee, and ruined the best
pair Of pants l had. The conductor
didn't stop to inquire anything about
the ex,ent of the injuries l had re-
ceived. II was an ugly and dangerous
fall, but / got up and went on my
way. / give theee things as items Of
news. Please call attention to them il
you think proper to do so:
MACON, TENN, March 10th, 1886.
The Cotton Exchange and the Cot
ton Crop.
To the Editors Of tho Appeal;
As regular reader, / noticed few
days ago that the Cotton Exchange Of
your city recommended the farmers to
plant less cotton and more corn. Now,
what mockery is this Your cotton
merchants, as learn, constitute the
Cotton Exchange. 1t lis for these mer-
chants TO ray individually whether
more or less cotton is to be planted
They hold mortgages OH almost the
entire farming interest around Mem
phis. Unfortunately the end OF the
war left farmers with no capital but
land, which had to be mortgaged tc
get stock and money TO work the land
The cotton merchant make the farm
ers advances in mules aud supplies
but is very careful to stipulate in the
mortgage contract that lien is upoI
30 many acres to be PLANTED
in cotton. II the farmer should re
fuse to plant cotton, then the mer
chant will not make advances. Tit
merchant makes his money, not oil
the interest only, but on the hand
ling" aud unless he can handle thu
cotton and give general average" an(
interest on Il he will refuse I,
loan. Then, is 1t not mock
cry for the merchants, unde
the head of the "Cotton Exchange,
to advise farmers to plant less cotton
Refuse TO advance on cotton to b
raised and advance on horse, hog an
homiuy, then the farmers may get on
Of deb and the country prosper.
So Bob Looney is to be our mex
Governor. Old Haywood Democrat
Is solid for him. From the way tn
Republicans talk OF him, II Loone
gets the nomination il will be useleE
TO run any candidate against him, 9
he will not only carry the entire Den
ocratic vote, but will draw from th
Republicans. 8. L. b.
BRowNsvILtE TESN., March II, 1896.