Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-12

WAITE VALLEY, MISS December Q, 1856.
Editors Memphis Appeal:
After shout forty winEs of sleep, I was
called upon Of five O'Clock in the morn
ing to make my toilet for the six O'Clock
train. After several resolves, turns snd
yawns, ] arose from my downy couch
] and proceeded 10 shIver myself into my
clothes aud start for the Memphis and
Charleston depot. After walking for
some distance I was suddenly brought
to q halt by dropping off Of the bayou
bridge, on Madison street, more scared
than hurt. I crRwled out, blessing the
%omnibuses for not calling for me, and
the Street Commission, for not filling up
such a " Discrepancy" in the payemeDts.
On I went, through pain and anxiety,
until / reached the depot, whena the
beaming cOuntensnce of my old friend,
Sam Scott, sitting on the locomotive box,
arrested my attention. Feeling safe in
his hands, I entered the cars, to find Mr..
Carter, of the firm Of Lawrence & Car
ter-s :" chumie" for the trip Upon
our arrival st Grand Junction, / looked
around With argus eyes for an item, bat
the fall Of cotton had crushed everything
sud business vas fiat. After resting and
refreshing, the Mississippi Central train
came along, and Mr.. LOckhart, the
young ami handsome conductor, placed
me under bis special supervision, and
after enjoying several hearty laughs,
We arrived in this gO-s-head lit
tie city Of Water Valley, where
business, industry, and perseverance
are all displayed so plain that the way
Ering fool in his stumbling would have
% notice 1t. As 3 short photographic
description may be interesting to many
OF yuGr readers, / will give you 3 Home
-Opathic dose. AT the close Of the wal
this place contained about $50 inhabi-
tauts, with but as little prospects as other
Southern villages. To-day it has a
population of over 200O, and increasing
daily. The Mississippi Central Railroad
has established this as the headquarters
of the road, and have erected car and
machine shops covering near three acres
OF ground and employing over 200 hands.
Judging from the wrecks of cars, loco
motives, and broken machinery, one
would be reminded of the Federal mon
uments left as trophies for the Southern
people TO be thankful for-or, as the
witches of the dead to haunt him at rail
road accidents. All the work of this
Company has been put up in the most
substantial manner, and for the courte-
sizes shown Us we are indebted 10 the
Master Mechanic, Mr.. Harry Gibbons,
and also to Col. Sam Carey, General
Ticket Agent. Among the other i'm
prOvements there is a large sash and
door factory, also a furniture manufac-
tory; and besides these there is one of
the best pillow and boiler factories to be
found anywhere. The inhabitants Of
this place seem to have the deter
mination OF making themselves q
self-sustaining people, and Joe Cox
seems, with mis- water privileges, to
enterinto the spirit Of trade. Among the
business house here, is one Of our city mil
linery establishments, 8 branch of Mrs.
Wilkins, under the charge of Miss
Fannie Cogeu, whose winning ways have
won the confidence Of the ladies, and is
now doing a very good business. There
is now in course OF construction q large
cotton factory, which promises to be one
of the largest in the south and, judging
Of the energy and perseverance,, we have
no hesitancY in saying that at some
future day, Water Valley will be one Of
the live cities Of this continent. Feet
ing l have tired out myself, il not your
readers, l must close, to get reaey to
start further south. So, hoping our
friends will take an Appeal upon it, /
remain, yours, truly.
BOB"