Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-03
EDWARDS, p1RECroRY-ls74

EDWARDS DIRECT0RY-ls74.
Such is the title of work kindly sent
to this Office by the publishers, who hal
from Chicago. 1t purports to be com
nlete to date, and if no other directory
had ever been published for Memphis II
would have more merit. Unfortunately
the ;ssue before us is too nearly a copy
of the directory issued for former year.
The title page is new and some few facts
compiled from the census OF 1870. Also
the names of Aldermen and Councilmen
eleoted on the first Of January. Thes e
useful facts, however, as far as OF practl-
cal value, are generally known. At i've
dollars per copy we cannot couscien-
tiousIy recommend the recent edition to
those who have the old one. The changes
made are not up to the times, and not
worth five dollars. 1t is asserted that
no canvass has been made for this pub
Icatjon since the fall of 1872. Be this
ne it may. we find many glazing
inaccuracies at mere glance. We
will allude to few OF these
MS showing that the directory is more OF
a mis- directory than otherwise, Tor
instance: A. Woodward is put down as
County Trustee; B. T. Duncan as Rail-
road Tax Collector; I. c. Bleckly,
Chairman of the County Court; Frank
Taft. Clerk Of the First Circuit Court;
Appraiser, Barbour Lewis; Inspector,
G. A. Clarke; United States District
Attorney, H. E. Hudson; Assistant At
torney, VIM. Craig, when it is we'll
known that FIVE of these officials are
dead. and that the most of them died
early last spring of cholera. Napoleon
Hill appears as President of the Cham
her of Commerce, Leon Trousdale as
Secretary and John T. Willinss as
Treasurer: the Nashville and Louisville
railroad office is still at 2379 Main street;
the Gayoso Gas Company has Lew Wex-
Ter for its Secretary, although he
is dead; Ed. r. Jack, foreman of the
PUBLIC LEDGER, still boards at the cor
ner of Adams and Fourth, although he
left there more than eighteen months
ago: the jackson Insurance Company
Bank and Major Molloy's bank, at the
corner Of Madison and Front, still
flourish: VIM. Whitaker l. Co., does a
grocery business on Madison street the
being dead, yet speaketh); Estes, tizer
4 Pinson continue as before; the Over
ton Hotel fourishes under the control OF
the genial Robbins, and numerous fash
ionable people board there; cambridge,
Mitchell & Co. continue grocery trade;
Enoch Taylor, although gone to Cincin'
matt many months, is still at No. Mad
ison street as Superintendent of the
Great Western Dispatch John {. La
nier publishes the Memphis Real Estate
Bulletin, on the sly, we presume, for he
has been Deputy Sheriff year and a half
and the Shelby County Journal is still
published by j. B. Peasants & Co. We
had forgotten this enterprise of the
Doctors, but remember that it was
merged with the Register year or two
ago. DR.. Bowman still does duty al
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
and the Fathers who fell by the fever
are reported to be at their posts; last
years officers all hold over in the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows lodges; G. W
Alexander is President Of st. Andrews
Society; John A. Stephens is manager
Of the Grand Opera House, cerner o
Union and Second streets, Ben DeBar II
business manager, and our friend Col
W. R. McClune is Treasurer. This i
enough. We might 60 on and enumer
ate by the column, but it is unnecessary
We regret that we cannot find more II
the book to commend it to the public.