The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-08
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
THE MEMPHIS, KANSAS AND
WESTERN COMING THROUGH.
The History OF the Enterprise Given
I'm u speech by Mr.. Aek.
erly.

At the meeting OF the Merchants
Exchange yesterday evening Mr..
A. Il. Kirby addressed the gen.
tlemen present In behalf Of the
Memphis, Kansas and Western rail-
road. He said: ut is a thrilling
moment when one pl, ads the III OF
a great stats before the commercial
genius OF a great city, for in the iudg-
ment obtained are wrapped large seq
ment, q the d istiDy md property OF
each. The greatest facilities for
the Cxctanke of commodities at
the least bxptn:e means pros
perity 10 both. By what right
shall such Traffic be taxoi for the
benefit of thousands OF miles Ct rail-
way foreign TO bothP We have been
taught that railway strategy means
extortion for the repfTition Cf railway
blunders, and are unwilling that our
future shall be absorbed in that way.
The people for whom ] speak dwell In
a region, Np,ly called the Italy OF
| America-SdutheTh KaDsis, Their
habit il industry; their thought Ia
enterprise. Farm touches tRrm. The
land Is bountiful and dotted
with young cities, In which the
absence of gas and WFtCr.worka
is the exception Most 81 the towns
and counties ara free from debt; all
brought into exietente'within a dosen
years Nv a people coming from the
older States. .jor wider opportunity.
Yet there are few~WhO have not left
behind some i IT, home they could
not sell, owing to that gospel OF stag
nation, railway pool5 which seek to
thwart natures Oldest law, the survi-
val Of the fttest, and p%srpetuate the
useless by defdy adjuet:ng rates to the
maximum n trBfhc will btar. Bad
medicine, still held out TO us by com
mis- ionerB that nestle in tho countless
pools betgixt no and the STA who APP
portion OF the territory. Our corn
and meat is awarded to Kansas City
and Chicago TO be prepared for the
South, then atrained through other
pools In coming 10 the consumer. We
have grain unlimited. Must we burn
IL? We have countless hogs, hut for
the protection a Chicago and Kantas
CITY stuGk-yards our rate on talt
and ~Co)pe-ags 10 prohibitory.
Would you furnish these and pack
at Memphis. Southern KenRg TO-
auirts lumber, iron aud ali merchan-
! die, tut the present o3t OF .t9anspor-
tation compels rigid eeouomy without
compensation therefor, and yet the
goods are 80 fat that while the At!
Gibson, Topeka and santa Fe, Missouri
Pacific and Fan Francisco companies
gridiIon the State, the Chicago, Mills
waukee aud st. Paul, the Chicago
Rock Island and the Burlington are
building in 10 share the plumber, not
10 compete. We are nearer 10 Mem
phis than to Chicago. The Bluff City
has low rates from the seaboaTd, guar
anteed for alltime by the Father oil
Waters. But we are fenced out by
the sinister influence OF Boston, ~
MANY regions south and east OF US are
fenced out by the Gould system. The
people OF Kanta3 are thoroughly alive
10 the emergency and have organized
a company to construct q railroad
along the southern border through
Thirty counties and coming to the Mis-
sisissippi river. The means are ct our
dispotal to complete the lire in Kan
sas and part OF the line this side.
Southern Kanfas asks whst will the
business men OK Memphis do for 700
miles OF road through Arkansas south
Of White river, through the lead mines
Of Missouri, through the corn fields,
stock farms and bright cities ct Kan
sae,
II aesns, tie tFsfic Of a country
Rtty mil & wide, q tbous nd miles
long, locking To Memphis 81 a gate
way TO the world, ss 81 escape fIom
the irln- necklace that Schokes the
older Safes. ~
And we edo not expect 10 be q
dead.head In the enterprise"