The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25
/ confess with utter humiliation, that two
OF our party admitted today that


confession"
1--WE realize in Atlanta that you can't
make city out of commercial agencies,
not even II we had the wealth OF Gould or
the grim determination OF old Hutch. We
must try 10 build up our cities by manu-.
featuring enterprises. We had funeral
in Picken county, in our State, one day,
which startled us. We had to dig through
three feet OF marble to make the grave,
and vet the marble slab that formed the
headstono was made in Vermont the pine
OF which the coffin was made came IRON
Cincinnati when there was timber forest
within 100 feet OF the graveyard; the mails
that held il together were purchased at
Pittsburg, the cloth that covered 1t was
also imported-in fact, we discovered
that Georgia furnished nothing for
that funeral but the hole in the
ground and the corpse" Laughter
The shirt that covered him came from
New York, his coat from Chicago, his
shoes from Boston, and he bad nothing to
remind him in the next world OF the state
he came from but the marrow in his bones
and the chilled blood in his veins. APP
plausc We made up our minds that no
State could succeed with such funerals.
laughter and applause We called a
meeting to make Atlanta independent
We found that everything We used was
made elsewhere. The shoes We wore,
the beds we slept IN, the carpets we trod
on, even the brooms we swept with were
manufactured out OF the State. We made
nothing in Atlanta, and discovered we had
20 20 10 work and
GIVE ATLANTA NEW LEASE or LIFE
and make her thrill with new growth, n
growth that must come from workshops
and manufactures and diversified indus
tries. | understand you handle G00 600
bales Of cotton here. How much Of II is
invested here2 How much OF what the
farmer gets iorhis cotton remains here but
the slimmest aud barest commission |
don't propose 10 lecture Memphis, espc.
cially since two Of the inebriaicd members
Of our party have confessed that Memphis
h bigger than Atlanta; but Memphis
stands side by side with Atlanta, and in
the settlement Of The great problem which
confronts us, | want TO SEQ Memphis keep
strides with Atlanta"
The speaker, In describing the share
which The south had contributed 10 the
craftsmanship OF the country. referred in
eloquent strains 10 Calhoun, Clay. Jeter-
son Davis and Ben Hin who, he said, en-
tered the arena OF debate in the United
States Senate and olutching 10y the throat
the ablest debatcr on the Republican side,
SHOOK his craven lips until the tongue
which had slandered the south was stilled
In confusion and shame" tApplnuse.l
"Ihe other nightin Atlanta continued
Mr. Grady,
81 SAW THE MINUTE MES or SEw REVOLT.
TioN,
BOYS with homcspun clothes and stained
hands, boys OF gentle blood, pupils Of the
tcchnilogical schoo recently established for
their education, aud | felt that with their
aid victory was assured. these young fell
lows dignidcd labor, and by their work in
mines, and factories, and quarrics would
win a greater victory than was ever
achieved on the field Of battle with the
sword. Applause.
81 am not going TO bore you with sta.
tislics, although Mark Twain saws statis-
tics oozc out Of me like otter Of roses out
Of the otter Laughter !, but ] can't help
mentioning that IN eight years the south !
has produced S33j, 0O0, OO0in manufactures, |
and has nov 22O,u00 hands at work who !
were idlo eight years AGO. ! find that the |
south ui~eA $3.50 900 OF products last
year, which eight years ngo she had Ia
eCipl away Tor and buy. The south now
raises liUOp,OvO more bushels OF corn
than shc did eight ycar ago, which means
Thereby millions ~ dollars aru Kept at
home which formerly went west.
"lot as establish right here aud now
AGLNERuus RIVALRY BETWEEN MEMPHIS
ASD ATLANTA,
a rivalry tha, will cmbitlcrnciihcr and en-.
rich both We are bound close together
10y railroad ties, wc are bound still closer
by ihe ties az common interest. When
think ul the treasure In raw cotton that
h handled horc | look forward to the future
and s'c her carried 10 glohcs unspcakablc,
and even in tho next ten years there arc
possibilities la store iur her which tho
mind Of man cannot encompass" Mr.
Gmdy concluded 10y pointing out that the
key 10 the iuiuu greatness OF Memphis
lay In keeping hcrr the vast irpusuna of
cotton which were annually s,nt north Tor
manufacture.
The applause which followed Mr.. Grady
b. his scat Was continued Tor scycril min.
utcs.
EX-GOVERNOR N'bAStEt,
OF Georgia. WIS the next speaker and said
that a. q bvurulu 10 rnyo him pleasure 10
meet such distinguished representation
of the business mon %. The greatest city In
Tcunc~or, aud in saying that hc WIS not
ignorant oi the TACT that Memphis hal
worthy competitors in such cities ~ Nash.
willie, Chattanooga anl Knoxville. The
speaker aid When be- reflected on thc mis-.
fortunes Memphis had bad tn ou'uw be-
was ama1d by what De- lw " the extent
and development Of her trade. lie said
hc saw Boz 4 prophecy ul what some II
tnuc.uDi iu bis own State may DO and
will DO for Hs Memphis D. not tao only
city boz Tonne ey, .p Atlanta. gruIt na she
b., hnn' n' uuly cts bon Ocursin. We
have Savannah, which H. making great
tnlu Zoo oNufiahu ylu with hrr carrying
Undo and cotton traffic AUGUSTA. paf.
don me- Eos saying be-. lfs shut ont alI
other southern g.iIHa boz her mammoth cot
ton mills. Columbus s not hr hyh.u1
Augusta, u ~ lIl .n ihc amo industry
We arc HckiuE 1 Georgia On solve 40,
frcai problem ni poru.s md develop.
mrnt uo' only hy raising cotton. bat h,
spinning DO Into cloth inf trade and com
mcfcr. hy developing mines 90 iron uu,
coal aud covering tbp State with smaller
ministries 10 will d. your pult t1 spun
~ on and emulate CO.'S, and. perhaps, pie
rs lct us E,.p iluIm d ud. and th.
future piuTh...rl by my iuynd, Grady
viii BE- ra|iHi.
EyAN D. uovuL,
editor u The AtIlaA C.Hrfa1. WAS m,
next speaker and todd an aurrlutr ui "a I'D
der coming homo from tue GuuIulari,
service who declined io goo boz hIIuug with
his comrades. although bee admitted
10 needed 10 he faiI however