Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-31
FIHAECE AND TRADE.
OFFICE OF TIKI DAILY APPEAL,
MnNnAY. October SO. ISL ]
WHOLESALE TRADE.

slave system. wherever the planter sold his
cotton. there, generally, he bought his sup
plies, which, In the main. consisted OF coarse
clothing, heavy brogans. wool hats for the
men. head-kerchiefs for the women and meat
and groceries Of kim that no longer Ind very
large sale. As q result OF the war, an altered
STATE Of things was forced upon us, 70 which
every year since we have been more and mora
adapting ourselves, until almostimpereeptbly
Memphis has o1tgrown ali appearance OF the
old.time state Of things, with its memories of
personal lavishness and hearty generosity, and
has become the seat OF a growing and expand
ing wholesale system Of trade.
Our wHoLEALE GROCERY
houses, II stretched out in one continuous
line would reach more thar q mile and a half.
with stocks averaging from $4,000 10 $4,000.
They are all busy; an are doing vel. Inquiries
on the part OF our commercial reporter have
resulted in the statement that fully 100 per cent
increase in the grocery business OF last year Is
a result Of the extraordinary efforts made by
merchants 10 extend the name ard fame OF
Memphis as a commercial mart Their sales
OF goods are always In advance Of the increase
Of cotton re~ceiptslwhich, 50 far, are fully D.
600 bales more than for the same time last
year. But not alone OF groceries is this en-
coursglng state Of things to be reported.
THE BOOT AMI SHOE TRADE,
which, under the stimulus OF unusual eTer-
ton, has grown beyond any other within the
past i've years, has increased this season at
the rate Of $50 per n Stocks are r~epienished
every day, and as fast as railroads can carry
packages. yet there is q constant and
steady drain, and dealers almost despair. Rar
tail buyers have been and are now in the
market from all the country round about
Draw a line three hundred miles long In any
direction, Memphis being the pivotal point,
and then you win not reach the towns and To-
caIities that are tributary to an increasing de-
mand for the boots aud shoes that are sold in
our city as cheap As in any other In the United
States, and In as great variety. So great has
been the increase OF this branch Of business,
and So much does it promise, that we are en-
couraged to hope that our city may yet be-
come one Of the leading boot and shoe markets
OF the country. II selling the best goods al
the lowest prices viii eonduce 10 II, we are sure
oft Almost keeping pace with this bust
ness In boots and shoes we point to that In
HATS, CAPS N sTRAw GOODS.
This, which a few years ago was confined 70
one OF two houses now finds six or eight whose
stocks are purchased at first hands and ex-
p7essly for this market. From "iittle to much
Il has grown without any particular effort on
the part Of those who are embarked In IT.
They seem 10 be satisfied with what their
nelghbOrs do for them, and do not advertise or
push for an Increase that would specially ben
eft them, and Indirectly help the whole town.
This is a sort OF selnshness out OF which we
hope to see them soon emerge. We must all
help, we must all make exertions, we must all
labor. The man who does not labor is a dead
weight. And the time is fast approaching |
when all such VIII De regarded as useless menu
ben, to be Topped OF, driven out or forced In
public Institutions TO yield a recOmpense for
what they eat. But these remarks do not apply |
10 our " hat and cap people" They are work
ers, only not to so great an extent as they might
be in a field that invites every day, and which
our /
WHOLESALE
are working 70 some advantage. but not
quite 50 probably or rapidly, either,
as they might or ought TO. The trade !
OF these two branches goes hand in
hand, and, we are happy 10 say, increases
In ratio greater than any bid made for It By |
those interested. We hope for a charge in this |
respect our wholesale miLiners and hat ard
cap and straw goods dealers, within the next
two years, should pull up 10 the boot and
shoe trade, which threatens 70 distance
all Others for the amount OF capital embarked
in It. But while these, except Otis & Co., have
been flow, Our
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING
men, full OF energy and persevering, have
penetrated 70 al sections OF the surrounding
country and are reaping g rich harvest. They
have more than doubled their trade so far this
season. Liberal Advertisers, they make the
APPEAL the vehicle OF thsir wants and wishes,
and compel US to subserve their interests, and
the result is an almost fabulous increase in
their business. j. LoEenstein q Bros, Walker
Bros. & Co., seessel & son, Menken Bros.
Speed, Taylor, Strange q Co. D. c.. & II. NJ
Loewensune, Coll, s. Nendig, Jacob Cans
and Herzog Bros. are the notable houses. They |
all sell retail as well as wholesale, and are
thus enabled % keep a variety of stock
otherwise impossible. There are other houses
which do & strictly Wholesale trade, but chief
ly cOndned 70 the staples. The want OF 8 silk
aud velvet house has long been felt, and this
S5essel a Son propose 70 supply so soon As
they can get nd Of their present immense re-
tail stock, which they are selling out at sacri-
neing prices This venture Of Seessel q Son
viii enable retail dealers to MI any order, and
We are able TO assure our country friends that
hereafter they can In Memphis complete
their bills in any department OF trade, and at
prices as low as any city IN the country can
AFFORD. Memphis is not 70 be out
We want not only the credit Of being
the largest interior cotton point in the Union,
but We want the profits to follow the fact that
we are The most important wholesale mart in
the Mississippi valley.
CURISCs COMMERCIAL FACTs.
TIT above facts show now intellectually valu-
able TO Memphis has been its railroad system.
A greater good has been effected BY the num-
Der OF these ~convereing lines that give Men,
phis direct aeces3 10 each great city on the
Gulf and southern and eastern Atlantic coast
This eongeries OF roads drags down from the
new Northwest from mighty haseent States, q
perfect system Of highways that prefer Mem
phis TO st. Louis for the very reason that
csused st. Louis TO be preferred to Chicago.
Memphis Is on the shorter route TO the sea, and
the Mississippi viii soon be made, by q ship
canal from New Orleans 70 the Gulf, an.zrm
of the sea Ten per cent. on each successive
crop OF the new northwest viii be saved BY is
gaining access 10 the ocean through Memphis,
and the Interchange Of products between the
south and the new northwest VIII be effected
here.
AFIELD FOR E-NTERPEIsK.
The country along the Mobile and Ohioroad,
as far south Is Macon and Columbus aud
Aberdeen, Is drawn hither by forces 50 ire
sistible that the managers OF that road have
been forced by popular eiamOr, and by the
tact that Forrest bends his iron steps toward
Selma, 70 eQuslize freight and passenger
tariffs with those Of the Memphis and Charles
ton road. Recently Memphis merchants were
wisely and e~iOquently urged by Mr.. Barry, OF
Aberdeen. 70 address themselves 70 the task Of
turning ackwsrd into It's original channels
the trade OF eastern Mississippi, diverted, for I
- .ags 49, IT,
Mobile and Cairo road. Nature has done much
Tor eastern portions OF Mississippi; Grant ha
q benehcent providence with mue
success. He has laid waste endless cotton
aelds. one-hslf the area o. country formerly
Durdened with wealth, is now desolate, and
narrow fields are only hall cultivated. The
chief product Of The sayagely-rule and robbed
region. consists In Coal Oh Charles, black
leaguers, and thieviDg State and Federal
.sx-galherers. Negroes there outnumber
a. ave TO one. II Is a delightful abiding
As those may imagine who have read
stories OF Du Chailiu, Mungo Park and
The system OF labor In this dis
lrict must be annihilsted, OF undergo q thor
ugh revolution. The people VIII become
Zrain and hay instead Of cotton producers.
There viii then be no need for constant labor
N farms. and lever laborers can tn wider
ields. This process Of reform has been inau-
gurated, and there are level fields as green
With clover OF as luxurlant growth as that
which makes the bluegrass region
II Kentucky q veritsble paradise.
loyal leagues, and drums, and hfes. ard Idle
less. and rags VIII give place 70 cattle and
Slack juries and corrupt sheriff. that
uier murderers 10 80 unwhipt Of justice and {
reed ku-kluxsm, viii disappear, and Mr.. Bar {
Y and he Mobile and Ohio rod invite our I