Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-13

der anu citduliHceS "AhSh PSi $4,000 49,
entire establishment, we have indispu-
table evidence, from recent inspec7
ton, that its present officials have been
well chosen.
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
In our last issue, we suggested to the
mechanics of this city the propriety OF
organizing and building an institute on
Auction Square. Prominent reasons for
selecting Auction Square as the site for
this institute are: -
l. That large lot of public ground
could be procured or used for this pur-
pose without cost to the association,
while its improvement would be benefit
the public.
2. That section of the city needs and
should have a market house, which, if
located at that point, will be profitable
to the association and convenient alike
to the people and market men. So stu
ated, and with proper efforts, this market
would soon become a place from which
the fruits and garden products of West
Tennessee and Kentucky, sent in on
the Memphis and Louisville, Mississippi
River and Raleigh Springs Railroads
will be distributed to the other merchants
of the city; and
3. This location is as near the center
of the mechanic population as any place
that can be selected.
The great and leading reason FOR the
formation Of such an association is,
that by and through its influence in the
interest of every mechanic in Memphis
can be protected At present and in
the past, the mechanics of the city have
worked without union and without any
common intelligent plan, each one pull
ling against the other, by cutting under
in prices, which often results in taking
work at less than its cost, or at such
ruinous low rates that the work is slight
ed and done in such manner that it would
be better had it never been done. We
do hope that our mechanics, TO when
the city looks for all that she is to be,
will organize, so as to be able by concert
of action to exert that influence in the
city which properly belongs to them.
Insurance companies, merchants, law
yers, and indeed almost every trade or
calling, have been able to unite upon
common rules for the government Of all
and we do not see why mechanics can
not do tho sane.
An institution, with rooms suitable for
meetings, a library filed with appropri-
ate books on architecture, machinery, &c
would soon become the pride of the asso-
citation and place attractive and in
structiye to all,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
JUSE 3.
Joseph Montedonieo TO Aptohio Monte
donico, Is G'[-l2x7O n, north side JEFF
ferson street. part lot 3i2 city............ 1865
W y Taylor to Mary Goodbar. 44x20O #.
north aide Vance street. part block So,
South hemphis....... ............-.,,,i.r-t, 200
J NJ Goodbar to W Taylor. lot 10.
Rawlings division. west side Poston
$40
JUNE 4.
: Margaret A Clay to G Clay. acres
near State Female College. part Mont
goInery 200
Thos II Cooke to VIM and Hush steEar.
lot 3. block u. South Memphis--......... 1900
PW Smith 10 Chas W wilkins. lot 2
Smiths division, south side Linden
street, east Of Cynthia aVehue...... ..... l6a5
same 10 Wickie Talbot. lot % north side
Vance street. same division. 300
same 70 Thos Eakin. tract between Pig
con Roost Road and NJ &C r r. east
part Ramsey grsHt,s,-.--...-...-....-...-...- 900
y Il Nitehell to McpIeary 4 CO, II ssres
on Pigeon Boost Road adjoining Hole.
man-.s.,---.. ...----..----- --- -----------. ~
yuKr6,
Leakc 4 Irby 10 d RodFors. 66s-1o0o
acres. part Hart % acres, south Of Col
licrvilic.------.---.. -.--.---... --.------ 81
same % CsrEill 4 Harris. lot No. 5. Col
~
hsrc Al 2 Ingram. 760s-l0o acres part
Hart - aascs, gouth Of COllieryille----- 81
Reg si6 and ss. s Asss 70 esss s' ca
Mississippi river, Fort Piekering----.-. 900