The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-14

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accomplish another result that you will
like"
THE BENEFIT TO ATLANTA.
"What is that?"
at will restore to Atlanta much OF the
business which has been taken from her
and transferred TO Richmond, and will
make her and Chattanooga jointly the
great distributing centers OF the South
east. Chattanooga will be the collecting
point for il, but Atlanta, with her dry
best point in the Southeast for storing up
grain, hay, ETC., all the year round, with
little danger OF molding and the other cli-
matte disadvantages which attend most
grain centers
This will also benefit Macon TO very
great degree, enabling her TO supply a
large portion OF the territory which Mont
gomery now dominates, and will be q tre-
mendous help to Augusta in her fight
with Richmond for the trade OF Central
Carolina.
Another result OF decided importance
TO the citizens Of Georgia, which will be
secured by the opening OF the Tennessee
River, viii DO the establishment on firm
basis OF the Touring mill interests along
road as well ms Atlanta. These mills have
for years past had hard time, endeavor-
ing TO compete with the Western mills,
and il can tru'hfully be asserted that but
for the almost antagonistic measures which
have at times been adopted in their favor
by the Western & Atlantic Railroad Com
pany the mills in North Georgia wonld
have gone 10 tho wall. The mills north
and west OF Chattanooga have enjoyed
what is generally termed milling In tran
Sit but the mills in Georgia have not
been allowed % have this advantage Tho
consequence has been that the combined
rates from western points TO north Geor-
gia stations. added TO the rates from the
north Georgia stations TO southeastern
points, have been so much higher than
the rates on grain to the mills in Tonnes
see and Kentucky, added TO the rates on
-four from those mills TO southeastern
points, that the Georgia miller was not
able TO compete with the Western mills
because the roads in Georgia were unable
TO give the Georgia mills parity OF rates
with those enjoyed by the Western mills
"When the boats, however, bring the
grain, or compel the railroads to bring the
| grain, at the rates have previously indi-
Gated, to Chattanooga, and when what Is
| known ns tho 'miller's rate Of the West
ern x Atlantic Railroad Is added 10 the
reduced rate 10 Chattanooga, tho Georgia
miller will, for the first time, be on practi.
cally an equality with the millers in the
Northwest. This will b. rs before stated,
OF vast benefit TO the flour milling interests
In Georgia.
"This will be n good thing for Georgia,
II there was no other Iesult, but the opening
oi the Tennessee River will also be factor
Of overwhelming importance for good to
the pig iron furnaces in Georgia and near
Chattanooga, innsmuch ~ the boats will
come loaded TO Chattanooga and will go
back empty from that point 10 the Ohio
River landings unless they can I'LL NJ with
some Southern product, and they will Of
course bc willing to take pig iron at a very
low rate. have heard the opinion eX-
pressed that tho boats will, in many cases,
mako rates on pig iron from Chattanooga
10 81. Louis which will not exceed SIPS
per ton, and possibly in many cases even
less. Tho present rates on pig iron from
Chattanooga are S225 per ton TO Cincin-
natl and Louisville and 81 per ton to 81.
Louis.
HELPING TiE MARBLE AND MiNEgAL IN
"Then | can name other momentous re-
suits.
There Ia now being developed n very
heavy business In stone, which IL shipped
! from the quarrios at Stone Mountain and
! l.thonia, ia, TO Cincinnati aud Colum-
bus o., and other Western points, for
street paving purposes. We have not been
able thus far 90 make much Roadway In
putting II into st. Louis or contiguous ter
rilory; but with the very low rates which
the boats will bo enabled 10 make on this
class OF freight think that there will be
no doubt but that this will assume Inn
mcnsc proportions after the river Is fairly
opened aud the boats begin TO run In any
considerable number upon the TENNESSEE
and Ohio Rivers.
"Thc marble interests In North Georgia
/ will also bo greatly benefited by the same
cause, inasmuch as tho boats would take
| the Georgia marble from Chattanooga "a
~. Louis, Evansville aud other Western
points at less rates IN many instances than
now prevail over the railroads, aud nj lcs'
rates than, II seems 10 me, the railroads IL
some cases eau afford 10 accept. This vii
also DO oi decided benefit 10 the Western
| & Atlantic Railroad, because II will b,
cheaper 10 ship the marble from tho quar-
mes 10 Marietta aud thence forward II owe
the Western * Atlantic Railroad 10 Chat
tano0gn and the boats from that poin
than 20 forward II northward via the Mar
iotta x North Georgia Railroad and u
connections 10 the Ohio River when tina
road Il completed through 10 Knoxville.
Just hero 1 will remark that the vol
ume Of business from the Tennessee Rive
Valley alone would DO a royal possession
lor any ono road. This magnificent slroau
Is nearly zoo miles In length from Chaita
noogn 90 iA mouth, aud runs through
region unexccled In agricultural produC
iions, mineral wealth aud timber resource.
It's grain, hay. live stock, lumber, coal
marble, etc, are a harvest Of riches I
transportation lines, and these win naluI
. ally come TO Chattanooga Tor forwarding /
} the South and East rather than stop OIL /
, intermediate railroad crossing points /
start ON their route 20 the consuming ~,
ton. The Western x Atlantic will natul
/ ally share this inheritance"
! "Will not the opening oi the Tennessee
b River have decided elect ON rcducin
, ! railroad ra,cs2'
) at certainly will, and In many respect
J. the most important result oi the work vi
be the change which this will force In III
] present relative adjustment Ot all rat,
b from Eastern points ~ Atlanta, and irol
i Western points 10 Atlanta, resi- cctiycl!
= taking Atlanta ~ the comparative basin
o point, although almost oil interior poin
e In Georgia will DO affected. II will eau
n such a CONFUSION Ia commercial circle
- such nn earthquake In railroad rnycnuI
10 NJ has mover boon known Ia the South
F. Ia a. n.