Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-01

ton nearly twenty thousand. The census
taken by the gentleman appointed By the
County Court shows q voting popudation
in the city ofover twelve thousand, moi.
eating q thriving population offully sixty
thousand. During the past year the pro-
gress we have made In the way OF build
ing has bsen very satisfactory. This Was
particularly marked In the vast number
Of commodious, elegant and expensive
private dwellings that were erected. The
sound Of the hammer and trowel is heard
in avery part OF the SUBURBS. The num-
Der Of business houses which were put up
in TIE active, trsficking part OF the CITY,
though encouraging, was not fully up to
the demand, for rents are still h1gn.
Landlords find no difficulty in letting u
stores at paying figures. The increase IN
uriyate dwellings which was so great TINS
year Is an unmistskable evidence OF q
solid and comfortable prosperity.
It shows the accumulation 2oT
/ means in many hands which was not
needed fo= the sctusl operations OF brade'
II shows the faith of b holders of this
surplus Q in the permanent value Of
his city as a point of traffic and COM
merce. Beside the accumulation OF money
in Individual hands, which is indicated
by this extraordinary activity in the sub
urbs, there is 8 proof furnished thai This IL
a point of permanent progress and perms-
nent value to the persons VINO come mere
TO settle.
From the Assessors' books for this year
we learn that tbs value of real estate and
personal property in the county Is now
x3S, 39S, S45; most of this is In the city OF
Memphis. The inerssse is wholly IN the
city.
The transportation and other general
traffic OF the city of Memphis, has grown
with cur other growth. The Little ROCK
- - k,a- al1cd m nnF tnaG M active
operstiug railroads. Those companies as
well as the steamboat lines, have been
we'll sustained, and all are in q better
financial condition than they were last
wear. They have shared in our prosperity,
while they contributed to 1t immensely.
The number of transfer Wagonsi orays,
hacks and other vehicles have increased
/ more than ten per cent. The aggrsZsteo OF
these, in luding express wagons iefnl-
ture wagons, etc, is about 5000.
The livery stables Of our city had q
more prosperous year than ever
before; and the quality OF the STOCK
a. veil IS the number have gone up
fully ifsy Der cent. Almost every stable
in the CTS has not only enlarged IFS area,
but improved its condition and appear
auee, One hranch of this extensive and
lucrative business seems destined
to prosper in~fnitely-that Is the sale OF
stocks. There are many exclusively sale
stables in the city that v immense
sreas of ground and are so constructed %
| to sfford the utmost facility and accom-
modation to buyers and sellers.
Brick-making hoUrished during the year
/ under two or three new and e1EensiYs
yards opened. There was a very ready
\ sale at lucrative prices. AS great numbers
/ were msde as in any year since th6 war.
Anew and extensive oil mill was put IA
I operation in North Memphis. There IS
bat $50, eco invested in this enterprise
| This makes the fifth in operation IN tazs
| city, the aggregate consumption or WhlcI
il close On 40, GOO tons of cotton seed PEI
annum, and the product in oil and cake
reaches half q million 1llsrs.
The Street Car Company has done TX
eeed'ngIy well. The lines have been ex
( tended out to b railroad track OF th'
/ Memphis and Charleston line on vance
street. A great number Of convenient
cars are now running so that the number
of trips made now in I'll purse oftWenty'
four hours is twice as great as formerly
and the gross receipts PEE month nearly
twice as much. Thirty cars are running
now regularly every day and average I
run of two hundred miles.
The coal business has increased. Sew
eral new yards have been opened that dl
q hOurishing business during sever
months Of the year. The increased trah1t
js due % the additional factories Of vsrt
Gus sorts thai have gone into operation
and to the great increase in private dwell
ings,
In the boot, shoe and hat line q marked
Improvement in our trsde has been no
ticed during the year, which is due to th'
fsct that an increased number of country
dealers have recognized the advantages o
/ Memphis as q place Of whOlesa.e dealing
and made their trades here accordingly
Several small factories for the making Of
boots and shoes for home consumption
are in operation and the workers a. thi:
business make good wages sno sre hour
ishing.
Plumbing and gss. fitting, bsll-hanging
and Iecktsmithing has greatly advanced
Several new shops have been opened snd
are doing a very good business,
Wsgon-making and carriage manufac
ture. though not 50 h~ourishIng ia Mem,
phis as the great demand would warrant
vet is in q promising condition. Inos'
Stops that are carried 90 and eontrClisS
by practical workmen, not only mad
money bat -prospercd in the fullest senst
of the word. There is q great field hes'
for men who understand that business
and know how to push ib. A Memphis
made wagon took the prize atthe last fat
in st, Louis, and also at our Shelby count.
fair. This fsct shows what can be don
toward Supplying the markst by ourselFe
without importing vehicles.
There is q fair business done IN Inc mar
ness line. but not such as our smSnG re
ouires, Memphis has a demSnd for th5s
tnings that would KEEP. constantly work
ing at least enc thousand hands, Ia
reason We 90 not make our harness Is !
lack OF tanners.
There has been no marked change in tn
number and condition Of our hotels, ex
cept that the Peabody and Ovsrton ho6el
have been renovated and redeeOrated IN
eide and out, so as TO equal, If not surpi
any in the country. 2 heir business has gen
eLsIly improved. We have as fine hote
&C communications IS any city OF the slze Q
Memphis on the continent. The SIX o
seven leading hostslries Peal Jdy, Over
ton. WOrsham, COmmsrcisl, Central
Southern and Whitemore House -hav'
frst-clp ls accommodations for four or nv
thousand guests. Our private boarding
houses have increased and improved, AM
among some few enlightened and ener
getic ~proprie5ors, the price Of tosrd NJ
| been lowered to 8 IT" sOnable figure. Tbl
is well. Afe1
Our iron foundries have done well. Thcs
of Risk & johnson, Cubbins 4 Gum an
Randle & Heath are doing \ very I2rg
business and are enlsrging their facinIie
and spreading Out. To each OF these IS g.
tsohed large and efficient machine snop
where all sorts of turning and lathe Worl
is done. All sorts Of D%lschinerY is buruet
out at the great foundry of Cubbins I
Gum, while that of the Messrs Risk q
John On make the cleanest castings in tn
United States. Randle d Heath's foam
DRY has more thar doubled its capacit,
within the past year and yet they csnno
supply the demand they have for work
and the foundry Of Alex. Mcdonnell GO
- - k@~ kfsn.H IN 4hn fufnrn
The great secret of their unparalleled sac
cess Is the fact that they are working mel
themselves. 1t will be found in the c-l
of nesrly all successful manufacturing es
1 adjustments that the founders were PraC
[ teal men about which a great corpora
ton subsequently, sprung up.
Owing to the number of rsilToSds nov
oentelin ing in Memphis and the c~0nsequsn
demsnd for cars and engines snC
all that species of machine worl
required by them, it is in contemplation
to 5tablish q large car shop in this city
With a capital of $2c1,(f that shall turI
Iout work equal to any made in the EHt
' Alre. fy some of this thing has been dom
byMr.B Burke at the Memphis n Charles
ton railroad depot. There are at pr en-
at 1ut half a dozen of iIst-class passengeI
cars receiving the L It touches at the hand
Of the efficient mechanics that are en-
ployed at the sho. Rolling stock for TIL
Little Rock road is under { instruction a
the Charleston railroad shops now. Nam
of the cars have been sufficiently advanced
already to / transferred acrols the rive
for finishing at HOpeield.
The printing business Of Memphis is II
a hourIshirg condition. There are at pres
emit nineteen offices in the city, doing
very active business. There are at 'ut on
hundred printers working at present II
the city.
A new pottery establishment hc1 beel
started inrSouth Memphis since last year
This place turns out excellent terra colt
work, drain pipes and all that sort Of mate
rial. The clay comes rom the vicinity Q
Holly Springs. This makes the seconI
pottery in active operation in The city
That OF Mr.. Ssml Tighe, on Poplar street