Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-14
Qua CTNCINNATI 7IsIEORs.

OUR CINCINNATI VISITORS.
The people Of Memphis are in
debted to the officers of the Mem
phis and Ohio River Packet Com
pany for an unexpected and very
pleasant visit from a body Of rep
resentative business men from Gin
cinnati. The arrival of the party
and its movements have been duly
chronicled by the press. This
afternoon they start on the return
trip on the elegant steamer CAT.
There is no reason why the com
mercial relations Of Cincinnati and
Memphis should not be built up.
and strengthened, and the most
cordial feelings cultivated. 1t has
afforded our citizens great pleasure
to form the acquaintance of the
agreeable gentlemen who have been
in our midst for three days, and
we trust they will carry back to the
Queen City of the West a favorable
impression of what they have
seen and heard. They met an
impromptu but a most hearty vel
come, and we believe have been
made to feel at home. They repre-
sent the intelligence, enterprise and
capital of a great and growing city,
one that reaches out for the trade
of a dozen States, one that spent
ten millions Of dollars to build a
railroad through the mountains
into and across Tennessee to reach
our vast mineral region and tap the
trade Of all the cotton States. That
city, besides its railroad connec-
tons, offers the Bluff City and the
Southwest the right hand Of fellow
ship and good viii through one Of
the finest and best managed packet
companies on the Western rivers.
The elegant reception on board the
CAT yesterday afternoon was but a
slight illustration OF the cerdiality,
the public spirit aud the go-ahead
style Of Commodore james Wise,
the superintendent Of the line,
and Captain Robert Wise, Of the
Gaf. That their success during the
past season has been commensurate
with their popularity is evident in
the fact hat they find it necessary
to build and place in the trade two
more boats in addition to the foul
already running. This is an enter.
prise in which Cincinnati ant
Memphis are mutually interested
the subject one in common to the
people of both cities. But few o
our visitors have ever been here be
fore. Those who last saw Memphis
fifteen or twenty years ago wer,
surprised to find the town grow
up to something Of a city. and
very ambitious one at that. Durinl
their short stay they have met mos
of our leading business men, ant
visited the principal points Of in
tereSt about the city. Withou
apologizing for being smalle
aud poorer than Cincinnati
we hope that they will fine
many improvements at each re
curing visit, and that such visits
whether in a body or as individual
will not hereafter be so far apar
Now that they have learned tn
way and possibly gathered som
new ideas about our pleople, GU
methods of doing business, and {
the possible future of Memphis, "
hope they will call often and con
in without knocking. Memphis
always at home to such friend
May their return trip be as enjo,
able to them as the visit has bee
appreciated by our people, and a
good Cincinnatians continue to tai
the word of the Wise brothers, esp
cially when they say anything cleye
as they always do about Memphi
Au revoir.
PRAYER TEST.
Governor Pilsbury, of Minnesot
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