Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-01
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THE OUTLOOK FOR MEMPHIS.

Entering upon another business
season, with its eager competitions,
its high hopes and anxieties, ats sue
cesses, and perchance some failures
and disappointments, we present to-
day summary of the business Of the
past season, and have grouped to-
gether the strong points upon which
are based the hopes and calculations
of the future. Within very brief
period, Memphis has worked a great
sanitary problem. The work is neces-
sarily unfinished, but is progressing
steadily and surely to a great end.
Epidemics have been almost elm
mated from future possibilities. We
feel that from our misfortunes and
fiery trials great lessons have been
learned that will benefit
mankind for generations to
come. Simultaneously with this great
blessing comes a return of prosperity
to the whole country, and our com
mercial activity will be quickened with
the same invincible spirit that char
acterizes our people in times of su-
preme peril. Memphis, for the first
time in many years, is in condition
to take advantage of her splendid geo.
graphical position. Business has not
lost its animation for a month or a
week during the summer. The season
of 1880 laps over in '8O--'Sl. For
the first time since the war, we have
escaped a long, dull summer. The
statements tabulated and otherwise,
which appear to-day, are highly
gratifying. There has been
steady increase of volume
in every line of business, not only in
the receipts Of cotton and other pro-
ducts, but in retail and wholesale
businessand amougour manufacturing
and other local enterprises. With
increased facilities for Che storage and
handling of the staple product, Mem
phis will continue to hold her high
rank as cotton market, and to reach
out and control new fields and avenues
of trade. The old saying has been
changed and henceforth it will be,
"Southward the star Of empire takes
its course" An era of unprecedented
prosperity has set in at the south, and
Memphis is in position to reap a
golden harvest. That there is dis.
position to make the most of this
great occasion in our history, is
illustrated and expressed in the
advertising and local columns of the
LEDGER to-day. Almost every in
terest is represented, and its status
and capacity defined. The CONNER
cial community may well be proud of
this showing. It eviuces marvel
lous vitality and spirit of indomitable
perseverance, when a city like ours,
after passing through the most terrible
trials for q series of years, can
so soon emerge from the dark shadows
and take such a commanding stand
before the world. To those who aid
ed and sympathized with us in the
past, we return the heartfelt thanks
Of a generous, brave and grateful peo-
pie, hoping that our and their rela-
tions will be closer than ever. We
feel that under the guidance
of a merciful Providence scourges
will visit us no more, and that our
feature set upon a solid road leading
to pernanent prosperity and prac-
tice of all the arts and virtues that
make mankind noble and useful. To
this end the LEDGER will continue to
labor, hoping not only to achieve ma
terial triumphs, but to be a potent
factor in working out and building up
all thatis worthy, desirable and grand
for Memphis and her great army Of
friends in the surrounding country.
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