Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-05
WHITE RIVER CORRESPOND.
ENCE.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ETS
TRADE TO MEMPHIS.
our Merchants Must See 20 r.,
incidents by the yVay---A Pleas
ant Trip.
STEAMER foMMEhCIAL I,

ABb AElPs
STEAMER coMNERcIAL,l
NEAR SEARer, AK, June l., ls67. !
Editors appeal The Importance o
the trade of the valley Of White rive
to the city of Memphis is somethiEg
that ought to be Of more general inter
est than it seems TO be at present.
person has only to ascend this beautifu
stream and observe the great country i
drains to proI lrly understand its i'm
portance. The bids made for 1t by ST
Louis, Louisville aud Cincinnati sh0ule
! surely open the eyes of the merchants o.
Memphis, and to offer such indueement
as would put competition out OF the
| question. The efforts of Memphi.
/ steamboatmen, and especially OF Ca8s
| Davis, of this steamer, to establish thst
I commerce between this river and the
/ Bluff City which the trade commands
1 should receive that appreciation which
! our men of business ought to bestow OF
/ it, In this connection / intend to give
you the incidents of q trip in which
had the honor to figure. The steamer
Commercial left Met Phis on Tues
day evening, May 9th, with a:
gay q party of passengers as evel
rode on the father of waters
Among them were q couple Of wedding
parties several Of our most beautiful
| Memphis girls and quite a number Of
Arkansas bellies, and everything passed
off as though the world was but the
abode of bliss. One of the wedding par.
ties have reference to was that of Cap
tain c. J. Hanks Of Searcy, who on the
same Tuesday married Miss Mollie Ora.
ham, we'll known in our city as an ac-
complished and handsome lady. The
happy pair were, of course, the fAvOrites
among the passengers, VINO paid them
every attention in their power. OF the
| Memphis ladies were the beautiful and
/ accomplished Miss Lizzie Jenkins, Miss
Lizzie Booker and the amisble Mrs. Ash.
ford, the good lady Of the captain, who
was lneeasing in her attentions and Won
the love and esteem OF all. By the way
let ne tell you that-0ur tive Miss Lizzies
broke more hearts in Arkansas than has
been done this many days. Their vivac.
ity and excellent conversational power.
quite did the work. On reaching Au.
gusts, the people Of that beautiful LITTLE
place took Captain AshfOrdby storm, ano
having obtained very cook music dancing
commenced about Ten O'Clock and con.
.
none of your exquisites in this pleasant
surprise party, but every one Joined In
and made the others try to feel at home
the Augustans doing all in their power
to amuse and entertain the passen ger:
from the Bluff City. The principal topi(
of conversation being the universal salts.
faction expressed by every one, that the
| Commercial had been awarded the colors
z tho Iof uonffef 10 ac fla rv,c-E 49,,
ulsF boat of Memphis.
White river from the mouth to Augusta
is almost in every place excepting q few
high bluffs entirely over its banks, and
the consequence is the whole country j:
flooded. The loss of property on this ac-
count will be immense and will naturally
insure tue full trade Of Memphis. The
Little Red river Is much prettier stream
than the White river, and the country
around it far better than any in this val
ley.
A saw mill has Just been started at
Augusta, and l was told that some
twenty-eight or thirty houses are to be
built at this place this summer. It is
decidedly the most eligible site for a city
on the whole stream, and the town itself.
not only the most pleasant but the hand
soonest l have yet seen this way. There
are two papers at Augusta, the Sen
tiaeI and the Chronicle. The former was
started some two months ago, and the
arst ngmbeF OF the latter has only Just
appeared. Mr.. ElliOE, iis editor, in his
salutatory, gives his readers q dish a Ia
Artemus Wards willingness TO sacrifice
his relatives for the great cause Of Amer
lean unioniOnism in this wise "Born
and raised in the south, aud never hav-
ing lived north my brothers all living
south, and some of them having bled
and died in the d6fsnse OF what they
conceived TO be her right, warrants me
in the hope that my paper will not be
Objectionable to the community" What
90 you think Of thst, you city editors
who starved four years FOR the
same cause? The editor of the Chronicle
was very anxious to get bis
pSper OV61so much so that, not having
types f.for the head of his journal, he
comes out minus that important ap-
pendage. / have just seen a number of
the White OOVHtg Record, Col. Jacob
Frolich's paper. Ii is decidedly the
neatest and most popular journal ia the
White river valley. It is handsomely
gotten up, and seems to be kind of pub
lie necessity out this way. We are al
most in sight OF Searcy landing, and !
shall have TO draw my letter to q close,
not before, however, have spoken few
words about the officers and of the i'm
portance of the Commercial in this trade.
The boat this trip is in command of Cast.
IN. Ashford, a quiet but experienced
ard popular commander, who knows
every tree and bush on this stream, and
who is consequently q proper man to
draw trade to any point where he NAV
run. Capt. Norton, the first clerk, is a
very genial, social gentleman, highly
esteemed 10y all for his many good qiiFli-
ties, and a universal favOrite with all the
merchants in the White river towns.
He is assisted by our old tOwnsman, Ed.
Smith and Milt. Harry, both clever and
social gentlemen, who leave nothing I'M
done to please the public. | understand
another steamer is soon to be put in con-
junction with the Commercial, to
run between White river and
Memphis, and our merchants will
look to their own interest if they
foster this line, and, at the same time,
make such bids for the trade as will bring
and keep it in its natural current. lt
belongs to Memphis, and the people pre-
fer to trade with us, but we must not be
underbid by other cities. The chamber
of commerce will find this a good field
for their talent, and if they givei little
of their time it viii repay its members
we'll.
As I stop off here to take little
country recreation, 1 feel kind of home
sick, ia bidding farewell to our Memphis
girls; and as their goodbye rings in my
ears, 1 feel never heard such
charming voices or more elite company
than that of Miss Lizzie Booker Miss
Lizzie Jenkins and Mrs. Ashford. Mem
phis has large number Of good looking
girls, but none sweeter than the first two
and none more amiable than the latter.
1t is seldem that such pleasant parties
assemble together on steamer, and /
never have. enjoyed myself better. /
shall rememb Der this trip as the. African
traveller thinks with delight on the oasis
of the great desert Of Sahara.
More, anon, SENEN.