The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
DAsHIELLS sENTIMENT.
The People OF Columbus surprised an
Mortified NJ Its Interview.
Special Correspondence Of The Appeal

Columns, Miss, July 27,-The atten-
ton Of your correspondent was not called |
to the article IN the Avalanche Of the 25th,
headed columbus Don't Want the
Road" until too late Friday night TO see
our prominent men and get their views on
the subject. Knowing that the views eN-
pressed in the above article were not
those Of majority OF our people, and
feeling that some steps should be taken to
| let the citizens OF Memphis know that we
had been misrepresented, your correspond
ent today called on quite number OF our
| leading business men and interviewed
them on the subject, with the following
result given in their own words
DIR. X. +. Matthews-Mr. Dashiell has
only exercised his right TO speak for him
self. lie has no authority TO speak for
anyone else.
Col W. @. Richards-I was one OF the
few who voted against the subscription,
but / must say know OF no change in
public sentiment here since the subscrip-
ton was 30 largely voted.
| Col. ID. T. Blair-It is total misrepre-
sentation and does us great injustice. There
Is no foundation for the statement what
ever. We arc more in favor oil the road
than ever.
The Hon. Jas. T. Harrison-The propo-
sition OF the Kansas City was duly advet-
| tised before the vote on the Memphis, Ok
ford K Columbus was taken. Our people
wanted both roads and therefore voted for
both. Mr.. Dsshiell was in favor Of the
former, but made a speech against the lat
ter 10 convince the citizens that he did not
want the road and that he thought they
did not. He convinced them of the first
proposition, but when the 6l3 votes were
counted and only seventeen against the
subscription, II occurred TO impartial minds
that no had failed in the second. We are
not only anxious for Memphis 10 do her
part, but some are even getting impatient.
Col. ]. o. Banks-That article is the
most outrageous thing / ever saw. We
want the road and will have IT, and Mr..
Dsshiell spoke entirely without authority.
Ex.Gov. w. II. Sims-There is no ques.
ton that an overwhelming majority OF the
people OF Columbus favor the construction
Of the Memphis, Oxford and Columbus
roaI. Indeed, think thrt not all Of the
seventeen who voted against the city sub
scribing would be willing 10 soc the build
ing Of the road abandoned. II would be n
severe disappointment to our people IN
nv Judgment, II the people OF Memphis
4
do not know who Mr.. Dashiell claims TO
represent, but must think that he utterly
misrepresents the wishes OF a majority OF
our citizens. This Is the universal senti-
ment OF all have heard mention Mr.. Da-
shells interview; indeed, II creates aston
ishment here and regret
Judge J. A. ORR have not heard OF n
single person in this CITY who has ex-
pressed regret AZ the result OF the election
of June ~. voting $4,000 10 the Memphis,
Oxford a Charleston railroad. The Avalanche
article ia headed % Columbus Don't Want the
Road" The man who asserts such non
sense Il a crazy fool. Dashoill Is not that,
. and therefore conclude that the inter
, viewer misunderstood him.
: You recollect In one public meeting he
{ made speech opposing the road. Ills
, opposition helped us.
' There Is, | presume, no sane man in
. this community who does not believe that
/. the building OF two roads from Memphis
= 10 Columbus would be a bonanza TO Col
4 umbus. The two lines 20 through differ
z ent country. Memphis will get very little
more business from the extension Of the
| Kansas City branch than II does now.
/ The competition NJ this point between the
4 two roads would build up such a trade
' here as TO double or triple our business
: and thus both roads would be benefited
o Besides this the two roads crossing here
!. will not parallel each other going east and
v southeast, but tap into two countries. eacl
o Of which will swell the business oi Mem
o phis enormously.
q Dasheill can do no damage nj Memphis
% The people there understand their inter
4 estsl
n The Hon. +. 7. sykes-I am surprise,
n that any man would make any such stale
ment. The people here are more In iayo
70 OF the road than ever.
a Capt. w. w. Humphres-There were
c. few citizens who voted against the road
AZ myself among the number, but the vOt
was carried, and | have seen no dimuni
OF ton OF sentiment In favor OF the road, an
te for any ono 10 do anything against Il aite
al the decided majority In It's favor Is, 10 50
10 the least Of II, unpatriotic.
or The Hon. Geo. A. Eyans-Tbat articl
ID beats anything | ever saw, and ] can
sc 'imagine upon what authority he did II.
n guess he didn't know he was talking TO
10 newspaper man and had no idea what h
10 was saying would ever be published.
believe tho people here are more enth'
n. siasticslly in favor Of the building OF th
n. road than they we're when the vote WI
N. taken.
We Mai. John VI. Billups had not seen n
Al; article until IL was handed him by yoI
or reporter He expressed the creates, 50
ms prise and said: 81 have heard Of no d.
,ss satisfaction at all with the vote. III
ire people voted the subscription and inter
IA. 10 carry out in'good faith their obligation
Mr.. Dashiell IL wholly unauthorized no q
he as know In what he says There b
been no change in public sentiment dctI
lgs mental 10 the road that have heard {
IA and believe II tho vote had 10 be TAXI