Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-13
MANUFACTURE,
Marble works and stene-CuttinE
Machinery.

their power 10 wreck the prosperity Of
Memphis, the solid workingmen are en-
gagged in substantial enterprises aud i'm
provements, preparing the way for a
great How Of wealth. and beating down
barriers by their foresight, skill and en-
ergy. This Is just what We like to see
Our progress, 10 great measure, de-
ponds on skilled laborers; and whenever
one is found willing to compete with
manufacturer Of another city by turning
out superior work at home, oil the en-
enlargement required should be given
him, and bis wares purchased In prefer
ence to those manufactured at a distance
We have in this city artizsns who can
execute marblework with as neat finish
and as superb a polish as any in the
Union and it is not only an ignoble,
but baneful, policy that prompts men
of means to send to other places for
mantel- pieces and monuments, when
they can be made here not only cheaper,
but more ornamental and with higher
touch of art To bear US out in this
statement, we request any one possessing
a taste for the fine arts to visit the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Thomas Maydwell, corner
of fernando and Linden streets, and
inspect the mantle. niece there, manufac-
tured in Memphis, and he or she (Which
ever il may be) will be delighted with it's
elaborate ornamentation, its tasteful de-
sign, and the lapidary's excellent work
in toto. 1t is indeed "a thing of beauy,'
and will be q joy as long as it lasts. 1t
is happy suecedaneum for the gloomy
iron mantel-piece or the horrid old
wooden fixture that hangs like dismal
cloud over the parlor fireplace. Indeed,
we have long wondered how ladies OF
taste could tolerate the barbarous ebony
frames about their hearths, which ought
to be as cheerful and as bright as them
selves. Fashion perhaps lent its in
auence to keep the dark things in vogue I;
but new that the beauty, richness and
splendor of the marble mantel-piece al
tract attention, we venture to say
the SCOT color iron or wooden affair
will soon be bsnished from every
fine house, and the ornamental marble
piece take its place. For a reception
room it is sine qua non, as its glossy
colEmns aud finely sculptured decera-
tiors form a beautiful contrast with q
tastefully papered or handsomely tinted
veil. 1t will be "all the 60" by'and-by,
just as marbie-:op bureaus, center-tables,
side-tables and wash-stands are "all the
20" now, As to MONUMENTS, we request
every enc intereoted in such matters to
visit the Marble Works of Maydwell A.
Anderson, No. so Union street, between
Second and Third, and look at the family
monument that is being made for W. E.
Goodwin, Esq, to be placed in Elmwood
Cemetery. 1t isa magnificent piece Of
art-work. The base, having four sides,
is of Alabama limestone, with Gothic
arches, supporting the cap of the die,
which is Of ppre Italian marble, beauti'
fully ornapsnted, and bearing on saoh
of the four sides a dove in basso rsliero.
A shield on each side form the tablets,
which are both appropriate end pretty.
On the front of the shaft 10 the form Of
an angel, with festoons of flowers above
it, admirably executed. The top is fiu.
ished with Gothic cap and final, very
tastefully cut Altogether it is CHEF
d eurre, and reflects great credit on
Messrs. Maydwell & Anderson, their
employees and the city of Memphis
In this establishment may be seen a
couple of gang.saws, worked By steam,
which will cut block of granite or mar
BILE into slabs Of any thinness desired.
These saws are something new in this
region, and give token of our advance
ment in the mechanic arts. There are
also rubbing, leyeling and polishing ma
chimes, worked by steam so that Shen
window-sills, cornices, columns or cor
uer stones for large buildings are re-
Quired, they can be cut and prepared in
very short time, This will be of some
value and advantage to our builders, who
should, as soon as possible, introduce
granite or marble into fine structures, mot
for strength alone, but as modest relief
TO the ford brick. Indeed we have so
many resources around us that, if work
men were encouraged in developing them,
the Bluff would soon rise to greatness
and grandeur, and everybody again be-
come happy, in spite of political harpies
and fauatical fuglemen.
Go TO Guests, ALI Main street, for
good Butter, 90
Sons OF TEMPERANcE.-We admire the
spirit which this order exhibits In Its per
severance to accomplish a good work
This is a time when there is call enough