The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-31
be presented to their lips. Out upon
tho fiendiHh cooks

the fiendsh cooks
Tree your proper skunk merchants and
factors Of Memphis and beware that you
do not suffer, by i'll timed inagility and in
conscnting silence, the besprinkling Of his
malodorOus tail.
Arraign the proper criminal ut the bar.
The farmer is not going TO be the scape-
goat OF another this time, nor to submit TO
this gross imposition. Mark that well,
Messrs Trusts. Note it, doubtcrs. Heed
II, ye timid. Consider it, ye pcssimists.
! speak what | do know. Let no idle
thought Of temporary profit bclray any
OF the few factors here, who may have, in.
nocently, bought considerable quantities
| OF bagging early at low prices into arraying
! themselves, short-sigh on the side OF
| tins Justly obnoxious trust. II such there
| bO-iew ut mOst-who fear loss on their
| bagglng, they have, as rule, their own
| plantations upon which they can use en-
| tlrcly this moderate stock without burt.
/ There * but one only sentiment among the
| customers Of Memphis about this Sudden
pinch, this trap sprung" and that is
| hatred and defiance. A righteous indigna-
ton fills every fiber OF their hearts and
leads them TO believe that "whoevor Is not
Tor them Is against them in this matter.
Seven millions OF bales, $3.50, 600, 900 $751;
UOO,OOO to Memphis) speaks, and money
talks. No struggling and impcrtinent,
drunken aud Crankcn, semi-OCCasiOnal hay
sccdors, OF the dcscrvcdly abhoncd type,
vapur here, with idle vauntings and un-
necessary threats. The immense, the real,
the vital Interests OF the whole magnificent,
able and powerful SOUTH call in thunder
tones for justice and remedy.
Merchants and brother factors of Mem
phis, ninc-tcnlhs Of the farmers of the
south stand today ready and willing TO
lose 10 cents, 90 cents, orSl bale II ncCcs-
sary, 20 whip this trust II you doubt it,
ask your drummcrs. The farmers ask the
privilege, at their own expense, and TO
shclr own loss not yours, OF wrapping
their cotton m burlaps, in osnaburghs, in
eight-Ouncc, tcn-ouncc, and twelye-OunCe
duck, in Dundee bagging, ia last years
wrapping, returned from the factories, in
oven tariff taxed bagging, imported from
abroad, 10 avoid u purchase from this
American trust; in ANYTHING under the
canopy oi heaven, except the iutc bag
ging Of this trust combine Any city (be
It New Orleans, Mobile, ave II. Louis
itself that could, were it possible, prevent
all other cities, and itself exclusively ar
range with IFS own cotton buyerys TO take
bales wrapped in anything other than
trust baggIng would get the start OF us all
and receive very much over their quota OF
consgnmcnls, TO our gricyous loss and
drtrlmcnt For 10, u strange thing has
come 10 pass The stingy (2) farmer, the
justly careful farmer, has made up his
mind 10 defy political economy, 10 scorn
It's ordinary rules, just this once. notwith.
standing this trust thought they chad him
down fine" hereby summon tbs con
icdcracy Of honest men TO their aid. lat
us share their certain triumph and be !
welcome guests at their cclcbmnt icas,
aud dance.
l1ut TO return To "Eacts" In the |
incorporating cXuhouncc Oi his magma |
ton hu states that hc is "a stanch friend |
ui thr planters AM opposed Ia monopo- |
lies lmclning probably mOnopolics that |
hurt him Facts aud To illustrate his |
warm and loving friendship, hc gives ut |
tcrncc To the following absurlity. at is |
true that many merchants have purchased |
blgglng ut very low prices compared with |
the present price has Facts got any OF |
the pig2l, and will make large profits. hut |
this will not reimburse them Tor interest, |
storage, drayagc and insurance paid for |
many ycars past" Yo gods and little |
fishes IL that the best your apologist |
and collateral advocate can do, Mcssrs. |
Tagging TrusiY' II ~ YOU are indeed
weak weak Us your sinuous backbone
will bc by the 10Th OF October proNimo.
The planter, the man who bought aud
used this bagsing, paid for an these
things nj the time, every year, ont
ol each bale for We ~ Cotton
factions charged Il 90 him. made him pay
Tor Il, and w. know. We would have
been broke. the many bagging merchants
lprruaps "flcis' HIMSELF would have
bcun busted "tpp dead 10 be hero Ia
chirp' long ago. II We had not taken pay
runUntIy for these various important
items
regret 90 part with "Facis." I may
mover look upon his like again. Sorrow
tears my heart ior his unfortunate. his I'm.
cuphlc condition. As bid him iar,well
fling him this parting salutalion, cnuchcd
in tie Nrrnacuar Ut ono oi our worthy
English cotton buyers. which dts him on
this subject at lclst GO0l.hyr. Won
bloody hold ha,s." Respectfully.
L.. s. LAKE