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the presence and power of her transportation lines, and it is com- 

 forting to believe that between shippers and carriers the benefits 

 and dependencies are mutual. 



"The statement that the transportation facilities of Memphis 

 have grown with the growth of the city on her other lines is con- 

 firmed by the fact that the city is now girdled, or belted, by the rails 

 of three influential lines, over each of which the shipper is enabled 

 to deliver at a maximum cost of $2 per car. 



"This charge for the service involved is reasonable and less than 



charged m most cities and, for the most part, is guaranteed by con- 

 tracts betweeu carriers and the city. 



' ' By these belt line extensions much unimproved and otherwise 

 improiitable property is made salable at reasonable prices, serving the 

 d.duble purpose of benefiting the seller and encouraging the location 

 of industries at Memphis. 



' ' Another important advantage which Memphis enjoys over almost 

 every other simthern city is the general interchange or reciprocal 

 .>\vitc'hing between the local railroad lines, and this, too, in most 



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