Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-28
eDOWE sOBTH.
Crops, Farms, Towns, People, Politics,
and Wonderful PrOgress-HOW
n the People Grew Rich.
A Great StOrehOnse-The Villages and
Towns South Of Memphis-The ll.
City's Suburbs.

From an Occasional Correspondent
GRENADA, Miss, August &c, 1872.
EDITORS APPEAL-On the twenty
first instant / left Memphis on business,
which required me to stop at every de-
pot on the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad. This gave me an opportunity
TO interview planters very freely. In
DeSOtO and Pamela the cotton crop Is
seriously damaged by the rust. In Gal-
abusha and Grenada counties there Is
little or no rust, but yet it is estimated
that the yield Of the present crop will
be less than last year. From the best
information / can gather, this crop, in
the upland districts in Mississippi, will
tall below last year. - Z
The corn crop is an abundant one. J.
notice that many of the planters stin adj
here to the bad husbandIy of pulling
fodder, instead Of cutting the corn down
and shocking it; thus making a heavier
yield of grain, and an equal amount
Of food; or what world be better still, to
cultivate the winter Dat and the pea
vine, TO make proyender for their stock.
In your cOOl(?) sanctum, just think of
pulling fodder, with the thermometer
at ninety-fve degreesiEa Il
CottOn-picking will be commenced to-
day on most Of the plantations.
PAST PLACE. -r-.
This town shows some very decided
marks of Improvement. A new hotel
is Just being finished at the depot. tits.
really snowy and handsome-ahead oi
anything Of the kind between Memphis
and New Orleans.
By the way, everything connected
with the Memphis and Tennessee rail-
road gives evidence of good manage
ment just now. Trains are always on
time: the conductors and depot agents
are the most accommodating and pOlite
[ have ever met. A polite depot agent
is a rarity-is refreshing. Z
PROGRESS.
At Como Tsaw something new in the
way of a country stOrehOuse. n. r.
Sledge & Sons are erecting, under the
supervision of the architect, w. B. Cook,
OF your city, a most elegant brick store
house, fifty feet front and n hundred
and twenty feet deep. A part of the
space is cut OF for a ladies' parlor, dress
ing room and saloon. Think of what a
comfort and what an attraction this es-
adjustment will be to ladies who ride
DAAAE AaAA agLCA AAAN0 "a III VIGIL 6uOB-
pingi This firm did over a million dol
lars of business last year. Its a branch
of the house Of Sledge, Mckay & Co,
Of Memphis.
On this trip, whenever I have met a
squad Of gentlemen, I have always COM
menced to do a little dry ''chinning" for
the APPEAL, but invariably discovered
every n was a warm friend. of the
APPEAL, and that l was only carrying
coal to Newcastleg' The people down
his way seem to read nothing but the
APPEAL, and Il 1T were not for thecamp-
meetings sprinkled all along the road, / |
would think the people had ceased to
read their Bibles. Whenever l struck
the road at train-time, below BatesvilIe, /
found that the newsboy had sold all
ais APPEALS. Your country zcircula-
ion is grand. hope you win continue
% deserve it. NJ
Ihave not seen a Grant man since !
eft home. I do not allude to negroes.
They are not Grant or Greeley men, but
ire slaves, and belong to the officers of
heir societies, and are bound to vote as
hey are ordered. Oh what a priceless
Eamchisei EX-PLANTER.