Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
s,RErr RAILROADS.


sippi and Tennessee railroad ron "'en'
ada to Meridian, wenow turn attention
to the extension Of street railroads into
the suburbs. ~ Neg -
The property.holders Of Memphis are
not remarkable for their far-sighiedness,
although m@ey Of them edge their
way through the world as well as most
peoples They are enterprising enough
a. far as individual interest is concerned,
but when the general good is 10 be pro-
NOTED great many stand back, fearing
like the man in the mudhole' danger
ahead. sfsi1ara olit .sssuoisgo .s q !.
That won't DO. There's risk in oil
things. We must venture on . project
with hope. If we fail, why try again !;
!" never say die" Work and pray are
the main principles Of progress as well
as of religion. To stand still is to be q
stump; to go back is to fall out Of nse'
fulness. rr.
Citizens on the Pigeon Roost road lost
the cars because they gave no assistance
to the Railroad Company. The street was
10 such wretohed condition that the
track had to be taken up, and travelling &C
commodation stopped. No effort was
made TO retain the line, and 1t consequent
" vanished, leaving behind 1t here and
there mudholes fathoms deep. Any one
passing that way in wet weather may see
horses and wagons dive into pools and
rise out Of them covered with slush. No
tran sformation scene in q pantomime is
equal TO it. The wagon ere 1t sinks may
be black, but when il comes out ofthe bog
it's brown; the horse going in may be
white, bu. coming out he's the color Of a
tan pup, This may be fun for the lockers
on, but the wagon driver thinks its
Brownlow's paradise. 5h'y'g !.
Citizens on the Hernaudo road, how
ever, had an eye TO business. They
"went in" for comfort, convenience and
prosperity. They saw they were good
distance from the heart of the city, and
took il into their heads to draw Court
Square closer to them by means Of speed.
So they went to the Railroad Company
and offered assistance, Col Lenow giving
an acre or two for Q resting place and
stables. The Company, requiring very
little inducement, laid down the rails
and soon the car bells began to jingle
and numbers of ladies came to town from
the outskirts to shop Still merrily go
the bells, and merrily goes the shopping
The consequence is real estate on the
Hernando road has increased in value
A tide of respectable population is How
Jog that way beautiful cottages and res
| licences are rising along it rapidly and
| soon it will be the most fashionable par1
Of Memphis. Every man Of means who
rides on the cars to Elmwood or Sunday
keeps an eye out for a nice lot on the
fernando road. rcsh a.m
This enterprise and liberaliiy shoult
stimulate others to "go and do like,
wise." There are several places o
amusement and recreation in the sub
urbs to which the people should have
speedy access. There are the concert
| beer gardens in Huppertown to which
the Poplar street cars, instead of stop
ping at Brinkley avenue, should convey
all Germans in the city who desire to &C
there in daytime or nighttime. Besides
there are numbers of ladies as far out OIL
| POPLAR street as Raleigh avenue who
would like q comfortable ride on thu
street cars to and from the theater. Our
Hebrew population, too, would like thu
convenience Of a ride to Huppert avenue
short walk down which would brini
visitors to their neat cemetery on Bas'
avenue. Then let the car bells jingle u
| Huppertown, bringing groups Of pleas
ure-seekers to the beer gardens; Jingle
back with a crowd of fair ladies to th'
theater; and jingle out and in again a.
often as they please. 's
| There's Chelsea. a small town, nearl,
two miles from the Chamber of Com
merce, without railroad car touching
| it's streets. Some time ago it was goinl
| to elect a Mayor, and start a corporation
of its own; and we shall not wonder ifi
starts stores and factories, and tells ou
storekeepers to 60 to the dickens, i
can't trade with them for the want o
street cars. 1t is we'll known that Dar
Rice's or any other circus neve
"pitched it's tent" among the Chelseans
although they are people fond of th'
utmost frolic, as is evidenced by thei
occasional barbecues, pole-raisings ant
bran-dancings, and the fact that the St
George, St. Andrew and st. Patrick
Societies hold their festivals among them
Therefore, being fuu-loving community
| if they had street cars, they woul'
patronize all our places of amusemen
and circulate the greenbacks freely. B,
all means let the car-bells jingle, jingl'
out to Chelsea. We want to see the face
of its happy inhabitants on our streets
And the cry reaches us on every side
"How shall we get to Central Park from
our Doors q That's question easil!
answered. Let the gentleman who own
the property that prevents Union stree