Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Notice 10 the women.

| tied to thanks, feel constrained to call
! your attention, and, through you, the
notice Of the board and the people, to
! the fact that these schools owe all their
| excellence to the Woodworking women
| teachers. Having watched their work
| ings for years, am bold to say that to
no one man or set Of men can be award
ed the praise for their success. so long
! ago as 1859 their organization was as
! perfect and their curriculum better than
at present for they had not left out
! Stoddard's mental aTithmetic). 1t has
been the earnest, faithful, patient labOTs
| of these women teachers which has kept
up the high standard of excellence with
! these facts. which | do not believe any
will gainsay. l ask that, whatever re-
trenchments may he made, the salaries
Of these women may be the last and
| least touched. PATRON.
The WsrRhOuse-Whaf is to be Done
About 1t.
EDITORS APPEAL-The utility Of this
! institution depends very much upon its
| location. No place is suitable for it that
has not q water communication, harbOr
and wharf privileges, whereby stone,
gravel, coal, timber and other material
may be taken into the enclosure at the
smallest cost. Suitably located and
properly managed, the workhouse would
pay its expenses and yield profit. There
would be no lack of proper employment,
such as making brick. cutting stone,
constructing bridges, culverts and sew
ers, and keeping the street in good re-
pair. Offenders for long terms could be
sent to the quaTries Ter paving stone.
Vast quantities Of this material must
soon be brought here to re-pave our
streets, and tie WOrkhouse force could do
much in preparing it for use. AlocstiOn
inland would not suit the purpose. 1t
would be dear even as gift. 1t would
be somewhat Ike the old arsenal on
Adams street, east Of the depot, built by
the government in 1885. An officer was
sent from Washington to examine it,
and in his report was this remarkable
sentence: at will cost more to haul
heavy ordnance from the river to the
arsenal than to transport it from New
York to the East Indies" The same
reason applies 10 the workhouse, where
so much heavy material must be used.
The city and county officials should look
to this as a matter Of economy. 1t is
but just that crime should be punished
in this way, and that, the offender should
the cost OF his misdeeds. Then utilize
the workhOuse. REFORM.
CRKniVOrOus TO GramiDiVOrOus.
EDITORS APPEAL-A correspondent
signing himself \. Bailey, writes q
rather rambling letter, in which, as near
as can understand him, he undertakes
to defend an ordinance attempted to be
passed by the council, for the purpose of
removing butchers stores to such dis
lance that it was hoped that all persons
would be driven to the markets to buy
of the butchers there assembled, who
would, among themselves, fix the price
of meat and control the trade; and then
he innOcently inquiries who are the mo-
nopolists. / still think one of the most
useful officers in this city would be an
inspectOrsOf weights and measures, and
another inspector of fish, meats and
vegetables, with ample power to act;
but as such officers should be required
to possess proper qualifications, must
reply to n. Bailey's delicate insinua-
tons, that l take pride in being a good
carpenter, but have very little knOwl-
edge Of the chemistry of food. man.
age to get good living, and am very
anxious that all persons in Memphis
pie get better served in the markets thew
will deal there, and if they do not they
will go elsewhere; but neither n. Bal
ley, or any other individual, can do
much in the way Of driving the many
headed public. l am in no way con-
neCted with this question, either in the
markets or out Of them, and would not
answer n. Bailey, but think it will be
of 70
ilate this matter. We should be glad to
hear, for instance, from the tag, rag and
bobtail, amongst which, of course, must
be included such names as H, Seesel,
Oppenbeimer, Schilling, etc. 1 am
not acquainted with any of the gentle
men l mention, but have always IN
derstoOd that they were among our best
and most worthy citizens. In conclu-
sion, would tell n. Bailey that I am
most emphaticalIy in favor of free
trade and cheap food, and as the sigma
ture OF "CarnivOrOus" seems to annoy
him, l subscribe myself g. W. GILL.
The Ladies' Christian Association.
EDITORS APPEAL desire directing
the attention of your readers to a great
evil which exists in our city, and offer
ing, IN some measure, remedy there
for. The general money panic, which
has afflicted our southern people, the
prOstrRtion Of all commercial and indus
trial enterprises throughout the country,
has thrown a great number OF honest
working people out of employment, and
many OF them are silently suffering
great deprivatiOns. A step lower in the
social scale, desperate, starving men and
women are loud in their complaints and
in fhei 10 a ofo,,
still, and the Migrants push in with sto-
ries of their efforts to obtain work, their
grief over their famished children, and,
on one piteous plea and another, clam
oTing at the houses Of our citizens for
bread and moaey. The great question
now is-HoW are we to discriminate be-
tween the latter classes; or how to find
the former? How employ them ourselves
or find others who desire to do so? Many
an honest, sober, tOiling mechanic is
now gaunt with hunger and paralyzed
with despair. He cannot get work to
do, "and to beg he is ashamed" He
keeps himself, his rags, and starvation
out Of sight; he feels Inundated and
hopeless. Many lady bred in affiuence
has not whereWithal to eat meat once a
week, but cTeeps about from door to door
asking for work which the majority are
too poor to give her, and when the re-
fusal i5 conveyed to her she lets down
her threadbaTe veil, the sickly smile dis
appears, and she walks away weeping
silently hopeless. This is not fancy
sketch; it is part of apainful experience
which each householder has often. How
can all the cases be reached and dealt
with by the means within our power ? |
Can we relieve all these worthy objects
of charity? And if we have the means, !
how shall we know them and test the |
Of their complaints and !
their tears? The wolves in sleeps |
look like veritable lambs |
on q cuTsOry examination. There is but |
one way which seems practicable to me, |
and the subject has always been one of
deep thought and intense interest. The |
only method to relieve the poor in this, |
or any other city, is to refuse TO give |
them anything until they can be visited,
and their stories substantiated by actual |
examination Of the premises where they
profess to live. Refuse to give money at |
the door as matter of principle. A |
business man answers by saying, al
have no time to go searching about for |
these people, and | cannot turn them |
away empty handed amidst plenty" To |
this l reply there is a society formed in |
Memphis to meet this very objection in |
the case. The Ladies' Christian associa-
ton is composed Of two delegates chosen |
by the pastors Of each church. These !
ladies constitute the board of managers.
Under their charge is an intelligence |
office, situated near the corner Cf Jeffar- |
son and Main streets, where servants !