Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-24

has assumed such mastodonio and /
brilliant proportions that the tales told |
OF her great growth can readily be
believed. Kansas City may fttingly |
be termed a city Of hills, and in this
respect is forever declared from as
Stunning harmonious. or Symmetrical I
proportions The level on which the
net work Of railroads oenter-the
Union depot-extends west between
tive and three miles and is almost
entirely occupied with elevators, -four
mills, packing establishments, mas
chine shops, manufactures, whole.
sale houses, ETC., while the extreme
west end of the city teens with beau
tiful residences and charitable instis
buttons. From the Union depot TO the
city proper long aud somewhat steep,
hut well paved street is traversed, and
at the top Of the hill one just begins
to penetrate the interior OF the m sr-
camille, commercial and home allot-
ment Of the town. For the most part
the streets Of Kansas City are subs
stantially paved and graded as well
as the difficulties nature has pre-
sented will permit. The buildings are
in the main new and generally sub
stantial, but It is an undoubted
fact that SO marvellous has been
the growth Of the city that but
little attention has been PAID to
the beauty point in architecture.
The rush Of an avalanche OF business
caused by the new avenues Of wealth
that we're constantly being opened TO
them had to be taken care OF before
the toilet could be arranged. For in
stance there is not building in town
that can compare with several of our
Main street structures, nor did | see
q single residence that would not pale
slongside of homes on Madison, Vance,
Adams and many other streets. The
merchants Of Kansas City always sleep
With their weather eye wide open, and
| veritably believe conceive schemes
| in their dreams. The almighty dol
lar rolls and circulates around pretty
freely in the confines Of Kansas
City, but at each door step, and behind
every tree box stand q score Of wary
individuals ready to give long, and,
If needs be, hard chase for the coin.
Very few silver circles bearing the
imprint Of the eagle and Goddess can
get away from a Kansas City man, aud
ifitdoes go beyond the environments Of
the city 1t only acts as decoy to bring
back another dollar. But itis.this same
perseverance, that has given Kansas
City its present high status as a great
commercial center, and one which st.
Louis has good reason to fear. The
opening of the new road to Memphis
gives the:western Missouri town an ad
vantage of competition 10 trade which
looked elsewhere for both purchase
and sale, then again it now enjoys
through the same medium direct
: route TO the seaboard and South. The
advantages that will inevitably accrue
to KansasCity by this Southern outlet
! will be Of infinitely greater magnitude
; than to any other city on the line OF
adjacsnt,to the line will enjoy. 1t will
make . lively bid for beef and flouI
I sales in Memphis. but whether it will
purchase our fieecy staple and other
products to the same extent remains
to be seen. The prime advantage tC
Memphis, in her relations to Kansas
E City, will be the abundance Of good
beef purchased at reasonable figures
Kansas City is peculiarly favora-
|, bly, situated to enjoy almost a monop
! oily of the grain and live stock trade
Of western Missouri, Kansas, Ne
8 braska, and, to some extent
Colorado. To this may be added
Q almost q perfect concentration Of tn
packing interests OF the States men
e toned on the border Of the State o
e Missouri. In its -four trade Kansa
d City follows the grades established i
8 st. Louis, and has a regular inspecto
o appointed by the Board of Trade
e who is held responsible for any de
: fciency Of grade or weight after ono
9 passed. Last month (November) th
, receipts Of -four were Sl3l barrel
E and 46,96l sacks, while the shipment
; were 6627 barrels and 59,984 sacks
8 Five -four mills are in operation, whiel
. represent an aggregate Of 800 barrel
! . day, with 3 much greater capacity
B The manufacturers claim they can Civ
D better rates to Memphis than st. Loui
o can, bat this is question for tn
: merchants Of the Bluff City to solve
J, Like most other cities on the up
y ward move, Kansas City is agitatin
the hotel question, as they have no
one large hotel. There are severs
: very excellent hostelrits in point q
4 cuisine and equipment, but in point Q
: size they are totally inadequate. A
I il is, the four leading hotels are abou
I. on par, and thus the great travelin
\ public are considerably split up upo
: arriving here, IS it is case Of "hcr
! happy | could be with either wer
(, fother dear charmef away" In cara
yansaries Memphis is infinitely supe
r nor to X. 0. | did not come away
!. sound the praises Of our own beauti
. full city, but would like to add a fei
a words for the benefit Of our musicl
h people. On Sunday morning | al
. tended Grace Episcopal church, an
Il in the evening the Second Presby
y terrain church, both Of which posses
4 the leading choirs OF Kansas Git,
~ Both have large and wealthy congrl
!. cations and take pride in their must
At the first named church | paid cloi
70 attention 70 the music and listened
several familiar rendiiions. but the
fell seventy-fye per cent short Of Il
average performance OF Calval
Of church choir. The Second Presbl
y terrain choir, while much better thl
ID the Grace church musicians, u
p terly failed to equal the efforts Of OF
at singers Of Calvary st. Peters and Il
e. Court street Cumberland Presb
Oh terrain church. With this partir
er and good humored comparison | wi
u leave the wide spreading plains
: Kansas, the farms and coal mines; b
III adieu 70 Kansas Cityites and on
u. more wander down through h
Of wooded dells OF Arkansaw to rest n
= eyes on the old familiar bluffs
he Memphis. X. X. g.
Id MEMPHIS.