Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-28
mRmrnis TO IL PAsO.
An Air Line Ride of Il4O Miles
Through ArkansaW and
Texas.
Editorial Cor. Public Ledger.

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/, in the morning after only three or tou
hours sleep, and to tumble into g
omnibus, not knowing whether 20
have your clothes on right or wron
' side out, or whether you desire to g
on long trip or back out in favor Q
morning nap; but after the Rubicon
or rather the Mississippi river, is ono
crossed there is no desire to turI
back. So it proved in this instance
The cars were filed, but not owe
crowded; the track was in good condi
ton; the company sociable, the con
ductor, Harry Mcdonald, attentive t
the comforts of the passengers, anC
the situation soon became not only
endurable but pleasant. Furthermore
there was a sustaining motive anc
purpose in the trip the anticipation
Of new scenes, improved health, AMI
q uickened energies. And so we came
along to Little Rock. where stop oil
half a day and part of a night was
made. The City of Roses is growing
slowly but solidly, and several leading
enterprises are directed in part or en-.
tirely by former Memphians. This is a
benefit to the one and loss to tt
other city. Mr.. D.A. Brewer is pres.
ident of the Gazette Publishing Com
pany and editor of the paper. His
fine ability as journalist is felt aud
freely acknowledged all over the
State. He occupies a fine field, and
stands in the front ranks of his pro
fession. Messrs Urquhart and Miller
are very largely interested in
the manufacture of cotton seed OIL
They. about cover the State and
as everybody in Memphis and nearly
everybody in Tennessee knows Mr..
Miller-Capt. Jim Miller-has been
elected alderman. He bears the hcnor
modestly, and is bordering over the
perplexing problems of municipal gov
eminent. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollenbe
conduct a large aud elegant mus
store, started as branch of thei
Memphis house in 1878, but it has
prospered so we'll that it is hard to say
which is the branch. Major R. l..
Cobb has become a manufacturer of
machinery, and is doing a lively bust
ness. He has lately invented and
patented an engine for pulling saw
logs on tranways which has proven a
great success as far as tested. And so
the list might be extended beyond the
limits Of an ordinary letter for the
press. The Memphian who goes to
Little Rock even for the first time
will see many familiar faces on the
streets, and soon discover that all
who have gone there to work and do
their full part, have succeeded in bust
ness aud made friends such as they
left behind them. The same remark
applies to other places as well.
The next morning we took break
fast at Texarkana, and | thought Of
the time few years ago when twelve
Memphisns went down to Texas in a
special car on trip never 10 be for
gotten in the life time Of any of the
party. Texarkana has grown consid-
erably, and is likely to grow. 1t is an
overgrown saw mill depot, a big
lumber yard aad distributing point,
with the best features of an active and
ambitious village. 1t has churches,
schools, newspapers and good society.
Being in the midst of a piney region,
| it is necessarily healthy. The run
from this point to Dallas, q distance
| Of 222 miles, is made in
la little over eleven hours.
There are several prosperous towns on
the route efferson, MARSHALL, Long.
view, Minpeola, Wills Point, Terrell
and other places.
Dallas has improved decidedly since
| was there, a little over five years
ago-not so much in point Of popula.
ton as in wealth and substantial i'm
provements. 1t is a very plucky place,
yet, like all others, has its drawbacks,
mossbacks and dead weights. Our
party was there twenty. -four hours,
and had good opportunities to look
around. Several new railroads have
entered the city Of Dallas in the last
few years and others are expected.
Six run into the place now. The
population is probably 1900. There
are gas works, street railroads, an ice
factory, fine hotels, large wholesale
kouses, many churches, good schools
and all the evidences Of enterprise
and refinement to be found in any
young aud growing city. The Morning
Herald newspaper would be a credit
to New Orleans or Louisville. 1t is an
eight page paper, with sheets pasted
and edges cut, and is printed on fast
press, run by a gas engine. The active
manager is Mr.. w. l.. Hall, a native
Of Knoxville, who married Judge
Rreeman's daughter. His partners
are P. D. Pfouts and Colonel john +
, Elliott. The latter is a prominent
, Texas journalist, but native OF Ala
bama, aud it is sort Of open secret
not often mentioned in print that h,
was the first husband Of the present
Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt. They
separated, as the lawyers say, with.
= out prejudice" and took different
: directions in life.
2 Several Tennesseeans live in Dallas
among others Mr.. George Mellersh
a who travels for large house; j. T
/ Trezevant, in the insurance business
: Colonel Wade Hill, who has been i
the cotton business for ten years; Mr.
: James Poston, in large wholesal
: grocery house; TheO Wallace, in tn
= grocery business; L. NJ. Trezevant
! - Pat Keeie, late Of Memphis w. /
, Greenlaw, lately elected Alderman
- Colonel j. d. Britton, formerly {
y Lebanon; L. P. Meyers, representa-
Il the Galveston News, but former
! !. connected with Memphis papers. c
. NJ. Baker, general manager Of Il
Western Union Telegraph CON
pany, and his clerk, M
A. K. Cameron; Mr.. Fac Tolive
e, formerly Of Lebanon, a nephew