Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-23
oUR KAESAs LETTER.
KANSAS rIrY, NJ -ssoURI,
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Editors Memphis Appeal;


february 10. I-s9. .
Editors Memphis Appeal;
As former resident IF Memphis ard
The fee. that msn ny If your people have
enigrsted to this peiut IN the past twelve
months, q few items relative to the
| grO~th Of this place and the general in
terest manifested by all classes Ia the
devs'Opm mt OF this country will not be
received With disf8vor.
Kansas City is situ uRted In the Western
part Of the s ate Of Missouri, and on the
! Missouri Tiver-the line dividing thu
State Of Missouri from the State OF Z an
saa being The western limit of the city.
We are go miles by rail from 81. Louis,
and 400 miles by water.
The growth Of the place can be sscsT-
/ aimed from the following figures: n
J 4nusry, 1865 the population was 5000 I;
January, '66, 1900; January, '67. IL OOO !;
J 4nusrv, '6s, l6, 900; and Ia January,
$50, 26 OO).
Many persons hsve been grievous'y
/ irritsted by the brOOding thpuEht thst
1 had they Geo AsiOn ally Sspped of 3 mule
or c0ntrabsnd heifer f3r corner lot ia
/ 81 or 81, they would now have become
| rich.
Kansas City is a smart town and ofFsfs
many attractive fs atuFCs TO the lovers G.
the weird and pic ure que in nafure;
/ these gorges snd csG0ns, these lof y
| bills and sunless TsviDes, ihsse miDi=-
ture lakes aud trickliBg streamIets that
meandFr through the suburbs
Sty what thsy will OF be difficulties
! which confront the enteTpTl.ins ciuz ems.
I 8. . Frou uir hgr = fEa
/ grO=irg, prosperous and busy town, sud
/ . ere capital sud brains, energy and mus
Gle are sutduiBg mountsins OF earth and
erecIng upon solid foundations q veiy
promi>iBg cify, demanding an army %
labrrers, at g 70 to 81 so per day. The
grad ug OF streets and lois cost as much
as the lots are worth. OIe instance,
new hotel is being erected, 10 remove
/ The mountain Of earth to les foundation
C ST SO 00O Hundreds OF similar cas- s
meet jns eys al around.
The work Of spanning his mighty aud
| iresc1eroUs river is progres log rapidly;
/ through thef fncessaniila Z Dor Ugh .zs well
IS day Of three nuadred sui hfy me-
[ ohanIcs and ls5oCeT-, 2irsa iy the pist-,
seven in number, are nearly comp eted,
budt upon toe sei-rrck Of The river Ia
depths ranging from ihrfe 20 twenty
/ i've feet ia ssC-F AMI sSJd. The bridge,
khen completed, will be one ta0ussni,
| four buUdi ed and oar fye. 4 ieng q, at
! = east # 400 0U0; the length Of Jts
draw" IL to De so feer. The bri'gs 4
Intended TO couuect thrs rnsus on th-
north siue q tie river, with four FOsos
gu the sDU'n side. A wagon TOsd wtl
D. attached 10 the same chord as the
rail way track.
Traius OF wagons embracing family
onitits are pouIing into this State ghd
/ K.Lszs Newly covfTsd wagons, Is
which are GumicIied The rising genera
| liOD, VINO are CLeeret sDd csmfGTted
I through the sgenCy Of s SheeIlF0u stove
| in each gagvu-Jbe ever faithful"
/ Wstch-dOg bTiOging Up ;hs rear Ia his
/ forced m5rCa- y es with envy the
smooth cuTs that lie Lex y around door
steps.
1hs climste and soil FTOduce every
7 de-cfip'io :. fruit-graia aud vegsls
| Oiss. A we'll to-GO Irish farms 81 to m
! s1me time sg0 - us bsd TO ssw the pota-
/ toes 10 cosx an. m into the pot" The
/ slats meuf, nod ub-, wRs far .stGbsd-thr
strzin Oh vsrscsty could be Ouly Sc
counted for from ms FAC ihst hs had
gil in his chtak s1d bsTney OD,his lips
NOLGIhsIsuuFug JhRI Inducements zrr
II red TO labor sUu Ifd1stFy, iJ wil bs
borne 10 miud That difficulties aTs 10 Oe
eT,e. uuter-d and 4" T. ibiBE Is Hui
of daily rCCuTTeI Ca shsrpsT c'sss o
rnen is q f8euit tn find. TIE eIuu!Ty -
Being TapIG selti.d. lands are Hersd
on rbe IL e ( the UeioB PzG d r sd at
81 25 TO 81 60 pr sers. A grest pOpuls-
tiun viii, ia q few yrsEs, represent
American iGsji uuOns al over th7se
Iimilless plaius. /. W. X.