Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-11

First OF september Issue,
Three weeks from to dAy, on SstuF-
day, September LIST, the LEDoER, in
celebration of the eighteenth ami.
versary Of its first issue and also to
inaugurate the first day OF the fall
and winter business season of 1884,
will publishs full statement OF the
past years commercial transactions,
together with various statistical state
ments of interest to the people Of the
CITY and surrounding country. The
paper will appear in a greatly enlarged
form, with its contents so condensed,
classified and arranged as to be Of in
terast to the general reader, and to
make it a full compendium ofan event.
ful years history worthy to be pre-
served for current use and future
reference. 1t will be our eudeavor to
present clearly and intelligibly the
actual progress of year made in the
various lines of trade, manufacturing
and other industries of Memphis and
the country that supports the
place by generous patronage.
Our former efforts in this line have
been successful to gratifying
degree and profting by past expert
enee as we'll as animated by the most
cheering prospects of the near future
we shall endeavor to utilize the in
creased facilities and stimulated ener-
gies that have waited upon the fair
and persistent endeavors Of an hides
pendent journal thoroughly identified
with the history, growth and hopes of
Memphis. We have suffered with
most that suffered, wept with those
that wept and can now rejeice with
those that rejoice in new born pros>
perity. 1t will be a special pride
and pleasure to greet the public o.
Tennessee, Arkansaw, Mississippi and
various other States and communities
reached by the LEDGER with an at.
tractivs and valuable paper on the first
Of September, aud it is confidently
hoped that ell former efforts from this
Office will be surpassed on that day
A large paper and a large edition will
be issued and it will reach the greater
part of the reading public in Memphis
and 10 the middle part of the Missis.
sippi valley. Memphis is healthy, hopes
ful,gfOwing, buoyant,and is splendidlY
equipped for further growth, and for
the INN nse trade and work that will
fall into the lap Of the place from the
very opening Of the season. Without
picturing any imaginary boom. vi hOut
drawing fancy picture or misFepFeN
senting any fact, we can show that
Memphis is doing better in every way
and is more attractive as a place OF
residence aud business than at any
time in the past. There are more
self sustaining people here, more
money seeking investment in manu-
featuring, building aud other legiti~
mate enterprise than ever before.
There are fewer beggars and fewer
people in jill more people actually at
work or in business; fewer deadbeats
and loafers; less Drunkenness, gamb
ling aud lawbreakiog; greater safety
to lite and property; more re
ligion and temperance and less
curSing aud lsWlessness; more beauti
full women, old aud young; more happy
school children; more sober old aud
young men; more broad, enlightened
thought and catholic spirit, and
liberality and charity. and general
prosperity and good feeling and pro-
gressive civilization, and Yankee
pluck aud patriotism combined with
Southern chivalry, upon broad, com
mon plane, than the country has ever
before seen 10 a place Of $1,000 peo-
pie, These glittering 'generaIiaea viii
be sustained by solid lines Of fact
and figures and comparisons on til,
first of September, aud We propose t.
show that in proportion to difficulties
misfOrtuueS, backsets aud competition
that Memphis is to-day the most pro,
gresSive, most prosperous aud delight
full place for residence aud business il
the South. if not IN the Union.