The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-23
Is Memphis Going to Redeem Hor
Pledge TO Sister Cities2
Will She or Will She Not Raise
That sl5o,ooop
Where is All Our Boosted Public
Spirit and Enterprise
only s27Ooo Subscribed to tho Mem.
pitts " Atlantic Railroad, When
100000 Was Promlsod-Step
Up. Gentlemen.

The excitement caused hy icycrin Jack
son, Miss, does not seem to have dis.
turbcd the serenity OF Mr. ". !. Craw-
ford, chairman OF the committee Of thirty,
charged with raising subscriptions To tho
Memphis a Atlantic railway CA Thurs.
day lac prepared and had printed the fol.
lowing circulars, copies OF which were
mailed TO every taxpayer in Memphis
MNrWs ryuna sept lo, is,y.
Dear Sir The committee OF citizens
charged with securing subscription Of
$4,000 in this city, TO the Memphis x
Atlanta Railway company herewith hand
you subscription list, with terms and con-
ditious expressed therein, and earnestly
hope you will favor as with as liberal sub
scriptiou as your interest and public spirit
will justify In the Judgment OF your
committee, II taxpayers and merchants,
who are 90 Ice the hcnyiiciaurs of this rail-
road, and 10 whom this final appeal is
made 10 complete the commercial iron
wheel oi Memphis, will subscribe one to
twenty five shares apiece, this enterprise,
with an is advantages, can hc secured to
as In les than two years. without bcingop.
prcssiyc touuy one.
Please note that no part ol your sub
srriUtlun ls 90 Doe paid until after said road
shall have been completed uud operated
from Memphis, Tenn, 10 Tuscaloosa, Ala,
and that Il becomes due three, six aud
nine months after the presiding chancellor
40 Columbus. Miss, rurlihus that Il has
been completed aud operated between
points named above.
The proposed railroad ponytutcs tho
counties ui uy-oto. Tate, lu.Ncttc, Cali
hDuu. ChirAuuW, CLAY aul loWndcs In
Mississippi. ui also rirkcus aud Iusca.
luusi counties iu Alabama, where Il con-
meets with lines reaching the Atlantic sea-
board giving us another outlet for our
great staple product. new lyll lDr cotton
aud merchandise. direct aud quick con.
ucrlions with coal, iron ami timber,
and mtyrCyIs aud turns To- Memphis
tralv now going Ia Mobile, New orleans,
~, lnuis, CINCINNATI and Olhvt markets.
| The stock las a guaranteed value Of -
cents ON the dollar, and In the opinion Of
your committee. will prove 90 hu un in
ycsimcut IT decided merit uud advantage
| a. Memphis.
Nothing IL a. BE- paid until after tho
ruld is built, completed aud operated,
which will consume nearly two Nplr- aud
our citizens are strongly uuri o. respond
literally a. this application, ll they desire
10 increase the commercial uui real estate
interest II Memphis. hy adding This road
30 her present railroad system, as u IL
necessary tD obtain our twice pledged sub
scripliuu Ia order tu secure this ruad
which cannot aul will not be- built without
our assistance.
Tho counties aud towns on the line ot
road In Alabama aud Mississippi have sub.
/ scnbcd sJ1i,WO to secure thls line. anl
| the surcuss Of the whole enterprise now
depends solely aud cntiUly upon Memphis
/ rcdccming her promise and subscribing
ESQ 900 10 the Memphis 4 Atlantic Rail-
way company Please favor us With
! prompt reply.
lly order Of tie ,itirns' subscription
committee. w. J. CE,uTuUD,
Chairman.
Tho above document speaks Tor itself,
aud b. CONCISE but convincing appeal in
favor uI the road. Ia suite ut lll that has
heretofore been said upon this subject Il
lppplr that thy merchants lni taxpayers
ul Memphis are not iul,y alive IA thr im.
poHanrr oi securing this valuable rail.
road connection. The following liJ -
subscriptions shows What haas thus at
b,pu done.