Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-09-08
MEMPHIS AS A MARKET.
Her Advantages over any SOuth-
 western City.

! strides toward becoming the greatest commercial city in the southwest. She is the natural seat of trade for large area of country that produces abun. dantly of the great staple export, cot ton, and one, also, that may at the same time produce nearly every neces' sary of life for it's own consumption | So situated as to command the trade of nearly all of Tennessee and Arkan. sas, and large part of Alabama and Mississippi, with the untold wealth yet to be developed in this section, she may reasonably anticipate rapid and permanent growth. Very few cities have grown as fast as Memphis for the last few years, and had not the energy and enterprise of her merchants been so depressed by the last two years of partizan misrule on the part of Con- gress, they would now be doing the greater portion of the jobbing business for the country naturally dependent upon her. It has checked railroad en- terprizes and impeded tie progress of many business plans that might have 1 been accomplished ere this. With the restoration of good government, and just as fast as the country recovers from it's present oppressed condition, so fast will Memphis grow toward the fulfillment of her natural destiny. Let her look well to her railroad interests and await the development of her sec tion and she has nothing to fear.
 One of the most favorable signs for her future we have noticed of late, is the great preparation on the part of her merchants for the fall trade. They have anticipated very heavy trade this fall and winter, and are now busy perfecting arrangements to meet its demands. They are showing a great deal more of enterprise this season than usual, and we are confident that country merchants and traders will phis. In this weeks paper we present our readers with the cards of some of the most prominent, enterprizing, sub- stantial and best business houses in the city, and ask that they remember 1 them in their different kinds of busi- ness when they are having an order sent or may be visiting the city them selves. We will first call your atten- ton to the house of
 A. SEEssEL SoN.-This is tho old est dry goods house in Memphis, and does wholesale and retail business in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, etc A house so long and favorably known as theirs needs no recommendation from us, and we will just say that their nuAber is 259 Main street.
 WILLIAMSON, HILL Co.-This firm has been doing business in Memphis for the last sixteen years, and have made reputation among their friends and patrons for fair dealing and a prompt attention to business. They now have ill store very large stock of all kinds of groceries, bagging, rope iron ties, etc. Read their advertise- ment
 | WOODRUFF & Co--Deal in carriages, roekaways, buggies, wagons, and in everything for the manufacture of these articles. It is an old and reliable l house, and we chccrfully recommend it to our readers as worthy their pat ronage. See their advertisement in l double column.
 1 B. LowENsTEIN BRos.--It should be remembered that this house does the largest business in their line of any in the city. They have a perfect system in all their business, and may l be relied on for fair dealing and a prompt attention to the minutest de- tails. Call on them at 242 Main street, corner Jefferson street.
 LLOYD, CLARK Co-Are importers and dealers in queen, glass and chi naware, table cutlery, etc. Merchants and all others buying house furnishing goods could not do better than to call on this reliable firm and price their goods. No. 321 Main street.
 WALKER BROS. Co.-This is reli- able house, and is favorably known to many of our readers. They are pre-. pared to offer great Inducements to buyers of dry goods, clothing, boots shoes, etc. Remember them when you visit Memphis. Their place of business | is 229 Main street.
 | ALLISON BRoTHERs.-The advertise ment of this large hardware house vii be found in the double column, and wt it. They are responsible dealers, and give prompt attention to business Sole Agents for the improved Carver cotton gin. They will be found at 27( | Front street.
 J. GRIEsHABER.--Deal in wallpaper and all kinds of upholstering goods, al 375 Main street. Parties in need O goods in his line will find it to theil interest to give him call, or send al order. Read advertisement in another column.
 BROOKS, NEELY & Co.-This hous, keeps on hands large and varied stocl of groceries and plantation supplies and does cotton factorage and com mission business. They are busines men in every sense of the word ant will attend to the interests of their pat rons. Place of business 276 Fron