Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-15

to its prosperity and growth have beer
!, pafaded. Neither an enthusiast on the
u one hand nor q depreciator OF the other
, / mey perhaps perform a useful servio-
! for the readers of the APPEAL, all oveI
the South, if I shall attempt to hold the
balsnces evenly In regard Of her present
and future commercial Importance.
: The town is located upon the banks OF
the ~jaucture OF the Ohio and TeDnessee
c rivers. 1t extends from the river north
ward over territory IS level as a pzrlor
) floor. The country around is richI aud
abounds with well-to-do farmers. The
: streets for miles are perfectly level, and
: cost but little. They are made OF b
gravel which is found around here In
abundance, and which, when exposed to
|; the weather, becomes a sort of granite
cement and never wears cut, but grows
frmer win increasing years. It's cheap.
The admirers of Nicholson will be lie
lighted to learn that this gravel cement
only costs 81 80 per foot, and once down
IL never needs to be repeated. All the
streets here are paved with II. The
property owners, in the city and the sur
rounding country, pay for the improve
ments made with tue gravel out OF their
own pockets. For instance, If Main street
is to be paved, the prOperty-o4 ners, on
Doth Eites, unite together, each paying
the paving contractor 81 % per foot, the
WoTh is dont to their satisfaction, q
the money is paid. The contractors, be-
ing men Of moderate desires, are content
with q reasonable prof! upon their labor,
aud s]streeJ, c paved, is paved forever.
Hence, beyond all doubt, Paducah Is not
only the best but the cheapest paved city
in the world. The supply of this paving
material is abundant, and when the eX-
pensive lnxCry Of the Nicholson has bsen
iully tried, Memphis may find it to her
advantage 10 take g lesson from Paducah
s~treet-Baging, by adopting her more an
cieut hut far more efficient made Of gran
lite macaGsmizing.
The town is located upon an elevated
pla.eau, and is admirably drained by the
! rivera upon it, banks, and hence IS one
of the most clean and healthy cities in
the Union. Itisexsmpted in an uneom-
mon manner not only from prevailing
epidemics, but from the more ordinary
| diseases which are now so prevalent Ia
West Tennessee, and North Alabama
and Mississippi. In truth, people seldom
die here, except when they nave nothing
else TO do. AS an evidence Of the fact,
you can lind, st almost any hour Of the
day, more elderly gentlemen passing
along on any given portion OF Main
Il 6LlEEL Au@l fDG EcA AuGb up IA ~ u /
20 try, ia almost any city in the
Union. These old men are go constantly
20 be seen on the streets Of Paducab, ss
to impress one with the belief that old
men are its ruling spirits. In the popu-
Ter language Of the day, "thsts what's
the matter - with the town. For years
past, the younger and enterprising men
nave found more inviting fields in larger
commercial c~enters, leaving he older
and more thriitiess portion Of the COM
nunity masters Of the situstion."
That the town has made little progress
under their auspices should surprise no
one. The wonder ie, not that itsprO-
greesea so little, but that il did noEut-
tsrly obscure its natural advantages and
esteem Itself finished.
But the tide has turned, and Paducah
is fast assuming metropolitan preten-
sions. One can scarcely waik along q
single street that is not illustrated with
new structures just flushed or in process
Of construction. Already over a hun
bred edifiess have been completed this
season, and IS many more are now going
up. There can be no safer rule by
which to Judge OF E city's progress than
the number of Lew houses ia course of
erection ; and, judged by this impartial
standard, P&ducah has maze quite re-
spectacle progress daring the last six
months.
Tne people here are very moral and
highly intelligent, and there is as re-
fined and elegant society to be found
here SO could have been found IN Vlr-
glnia in her palmiest days. La the re.
ligious world, the Methodist, Baptist
aud Prsskyterlans predominant. Rsv.
A. b. Miller and Rev. Mr.. CSskey-both
formerly Of Memphis-have their harness
on in this place, aud are deserYedly pOpu.
lar with their congregations, while Rev.
Mr.. Heudricks-a man OF rare inteilec-
tual d OTments-is regarded as one OF
the Rblest Drvines Ia the Presbyterian I
Church in Kentucky. Physicians here
do not lind adequate employment for
their skill, aud but few lawyers can fad
more than the scantiest subsistence from
litigsnts. =
Every community Of importance has /
It's own speciality. Padlcsa has tobsc-
CO. It occupies the same relation
to the OF Psducah tsat
cotton does to Memphis. This year
the crop has been uncommonly good. J
II seldom fails in this country, and Is
generally Of 8 superior quality. The
third tobacco market ia the Union Is
Padueah, and here there comes, every
season, agents from both American mi
European hOuses to purchase their sup !
plies OF the weed. There Is another class
whose special vocation Is to buy and cell,
and make profit by tobacco.
There are I'VE large tobacco warehous-
here where sales are made daily. !
That Of Messrs. Hale, BlckBer & Co. is {
and nearest the river. The prof. [
its of warehousing are larger here than {
at other points. Its estimated that the I
- -, hror-LE - D-I,.rl I
this season VIII realize one million and J
a half dollars, and OF this each ware !
house firm will doubtless realize ten !
thousand dollars, !
There Is large rolling mill here which I
has been idle since the war. l. can be :
bought cheap, sud there is a speculation .
In il for some enterprising mechanic or
capitalist. Coal and iron can be obtained Z
near here Ia abundance, and as cheaply 4
ss elsewhere, and when the railroad
IS finished from EliE .bethtOwn there will 7
be q great demand fer railroad iron, h
this rolling mill can more Eeadily a
tina any other in the country. :
The city foundry was recently destroyed
by fire, but will soon be rebuilt.
The work OF laying the iron on the r
Mayfeld Railroad from Troy station I
only FIVE miles-is progressing under the .
auspices OF z. NJ. F%Iournoy, Esq, the
President of the Mayfeid road, ard 1t is II
hoped that 1t will be finished at an early 81
day. When Il Is, 1t Is thought extremely 0
probable that both the Mississippi Cen 4
tcaI and Mobile and Ohio Railroads will B
their freight cars directly through to q
PaducRh without breaking bulk-thus r
greatly to the commercial sdvan- b
OF the town. Y
There is considerable speculation going !.
On here In real estate, aud property is :
,bSnging hands. Worthy people from !,
he military provinces-espeeially Mis- =
MISUNDERSTANDING the advantages of =
Deace and political quiet, are ccning 4
1sre to settle. There are already one or .
irms from Grenada, and 1t is re- :.
ported that others are on the way from :
,ther portions OF that deeply afflicted
state. Col. Sam Tate and Gen. West, 1t 4,
: reported, are making arrangements to >
their future domicli ia this live
Col. John Martin is already here, =
md with J. Il. Leske, formerly Of the 5.
Collectors office In Memphis, are en-. :,
in the real estate and auction busi- =
90. nnl Martin Eae one M the old -