The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
Thor Promised Subscription to the
NJ, o. 81 @. II. h.
The Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama Corporations.
of Namo to the Memphis,
Tuscaloosa 81 Atlantic.
Tho Enterprise Ia one Presenting
Golden Opportunity to This City,
Which the Document Sets Forth
in Pointed Language.

The Memphis, Oxford & Columbus
railway corporations OF Mississippi, Ala
bama and Tennessee consolidated last sat-
urlay, August Is, at Columbus, Miss. IL
will hcncciorth be known as the Memphis,
Tuscaloosa Il Atlantic railway. Commit.
toes from various points along the limo
were appointed 10 issue an address TO tho
people OF this city relative TO the promised
subscription. Az u committee OF Mems
phians, Mossrs. Napoleon Hill and ]. o.
Nicely were named and these gentlemen
have accepted the trust, Following is
THE ADDRESS.
To the Citizens OF Memphis
At u meeting Of the stockholders Of tho
Memphis, oxford 4 Columbus Railway
company, held at the city Of Columbus on
Saturday, August Is the undersigned
were appointed a committee to address
you on the importance TO Memphis OF
connection with the country through which
this proposed railway is 10 pass. There
are three regularly organized companies
cooperating for the accomplishment Of
this splendid financial enterprise
Memphis, oxford x Columbus Railway
W. billiard, of your city, is president; tho
company of the same namc a corporation
of Mississippi, Of which Mai. +. NJ. Abbott
! IN president, aud the Memphis, Tusca-
| loosl Il Atlantic Railway company, Of
which tho Hon. A. q. llargroyo is prcsi-
dent.
A contract of consolidation or merge Of
these three into one company Ia he known
IN the Memphis Il Atlantic Railway cons
pany, had been agreed on 10y the directors
OF each company on the 10Th Of July, ut
Memphis, Columbus and Tuscaloosa, aud
| the necessary ratification Ol that contract
| by the stockholders of each company was
obtained last Saturday and the complete
organization Of the consolidated company
will be perfected 10y u general meeting OF
stockholders at Columbus In the 18th
| instant
| We hazard nothingin the assurance that
every industry la the city ot Memphis
| will he proaaotoa Wy the completion a
this road. This line OF argument or sug-
gcaton necessarily oompcs US TO enter
largely into detail, and this will doubtless
DC moro agreeable 70 tliu lnlciii 500 Manu.
phian, for npon the general utility of rail-
WAYS he every day sees and RALLIES inoro
than We can of their bcnciicicnt workings.
| 1. The cotton industry IN all III raiuit-
cations From September ], lNNi, to 2Ji
Of March, 1857, your receipts were b3b,-
G2l bnlcs-much larger from tho 1t Of
September, 1857, Ia the 23d OF March,
| 1855. That industry alone would build
city. How many different people, and
how many different classes oi your people
are directly connected with this tmdci IL
involves your heaviest capitalists, aud IL
Of tho graycst consequence h. hundreds ot
the medium aud lower classes. You
know who they are.
How would this road effect thCm2
II is tO penetrate the finest cotton lands
Of the south east ul the Mississippi out Of
the doltn-the black lands of Mississippi
aud Alabama. Tho little cities and towns
along the line control over 10000 bales.
The counties through which Il passes arc
mainly agricultural. Memphis will 10
their nearest market. True. there arc
banks aud congresses along the line, but
your merchants arr kocnly alive ~ tho
TACT that cotton planters generally leave
| the bulk ui the proceeds Oi their cotton IN
| their market towns, and thus you ct tho
/ control Of this cotton. no matter whether
| II ia in their hands, ~ IN those at local
Shipper. one hundred uni fifty thousand
| bales added ~ your bihuub would DO
about - per cent Il b. impossible 90 say
| exactly how much 1T this Memphis could
control, II not the most Of u, thc FAULT
! would be- with H. business men. 1 II would
b. worth about ~, 40 JO.
2. The timber aud lumber intcrcst-Be-
tween oxford aud Houston, distance Of
hny miles, and In rckcns county, Ala,
there arc yust forests Of pine, aud all
along the line at different points, access
siblc, there are immense quantities OF
hard wood, ash, hickory, beach, oak, gum,
maple aud poplar
~ Ia I.T.s.tIn IktfkuHuW llHV
Ioundcs anil other counties valuable stock
and dairy interests av being developed.
Within eight miles OF the line there IS tho
largest jersey herd In the United states,
that Of Col w. H. Montgomery, and
there are quite a number of large herds
between oxford and tuscaloosa Othcs
have sh0ft-h0rns and only market ~
needed ~ develop an extensive hccii milk
and butter trade.
I. The objective point 81 the road j. tho
Cahala coal fields, u few miles east 81 lus-
clloUsl Ca accurate and thorough test
this coal b. pronounced 10 DO fully equal
in ils coke producing capacity 10 the Com
{ ucI'syiilo coal, which Is hauled az im -
Denver un account Of the superior cuAn
Yielded by 10, aud these Cahaba beds arc
thick and abundant.
A great competitive line will b. opened
ior supplying Memphis with coal At
Columbus ID connects with the Georgia
Pacific from Birmingham, and the prrss-
dent VI one oi the mining companies be-
tween Columbus aud Birmingham pro-
poses to advance the money nov IN 40
tons Of coal TO be shipped daily o. Mgin-
phis from his mine alone. Passing iuiIher
, east the line Cruises the Queen y crescent
: al Tuscaloosa, and that will open up an,
/, other competitive line 10 the Warrior ana
4 birmingham mines ui coal aud iron, Fur
/, iher ON this line will penetrate the Cahaba
holds. With this competition the price OF
coal will inevitably be reduced IN your
q Space would iail Us 70 enumera,e the
! minor Industries which the road would de-
yclop, and which would unavoldably
rayitate 10 your city. Vegetables, fruits,
! wheat. rye, oats. sugar cane, peanuts po-
% ,atocs' eggs, poultry Of all kinds, mutton.
b m h "A Diversified country through which
, Inc road 10 10 pass, and at some points
some one Vi each VI these Interests Will "