The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-17
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improvements that met my rfe no mat
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ihe city Dlc. '-f,rc vhrn had 90 rome
by steamer lovu ihe n,tr. end - lev
Faar at.r, ah,u ! came by stage, com.
inf into the aty oB an unfinished plank
rad. via Colirfvlle and Germantown.
ilr there we're uo railroads IN those
days Then al 0f nearly an the bu.i.
nes, houses were lpaici ou Front Row,
nov Front street., AMI the Commercial
was uE hotel 81 the city. This time |
came by rail, Ia magnificent coaches, and
found, on reaching herr, that, instead ot
oSE, there we're sIS railroads terminating
herr, and q reasonable prospect Of one
or two more, TINS making Memphis a
great railroad center. They have, also,
a cotton factory in successful operation,
q number oi oil mills, several large ioun-
dries, a wagon mandatory, and the
only real need that ! have discovered Is
n flour mill, and in view OF the vast
Shc%at.grosing territory that has been
brought into proximity by the Kansas
City railroad, have no doubt there will
be- several irst-claas -four mills in opera.
ton here within less than twelve months.
There's millions in IT," But, what has
really struck me most, and enhanced,
more than any ~ thing, my admiration
Of The spirit Of Mcmphians, IA the great
mercantile emporium Of Mrnkcn Broth.
ers. The building itself was originally
erected, ! learn, by II former wealthy
citizen VI your county, and had three or
four stores on the first floor, and nj one
time, a hotel above. II wns purchased
last, or early this, year by the Mcnkens,
and competent architects Mt once EN-.
ploycd 10 visit the finest stores in the
Northern and Eastern cities, and after
~ doing, 10 ret TO work and remodel
this building and make il equal To the
best, and superior II they could. Having
repeatedly been in Stewards, Mocy's and
all the other great New York stores, aud
TINT Of the Shillrttos's in Cincinnati, |
was impclled by curiosity, M well as ad.
miration Of the pluck Of the owners, to
solicit the privilege Of thoroughly exam.
lining this, II M politely and cheer.
fully accorded, anil u pleasant and intel.
ligent cmploye detailed to render mp
any aaslsiuuce and Information ! might
desire. Fully satisfied before | set ouI
on my explorations, that neither New
Orleans, Louisville nor st. Louis, though
much larger cities, had anything nj all Il
compare with It, ! hcrnn my survey and
examination with Stewards and Skillet.
to's IN my mind, rs the only stores | had
ever seen anywhere tina, coulI equal. or
even compare with il. | went through
every department from bottom To top
anu unanimously voted the vast establish
ment tho marvel not only Of Memphis
but Of the whole Southwest. The buili
ing covers a lot fronting l4s feet on Miir
street and running back III on Gayoso
II Is supported by strong and substantial
outer walls, resting ON q solid foundation.
and the whole interior by Symmetrical
iron columns, capable Of bearing quadru.
pie the weight that can Even he put upol
them. THEM atc fifteen aislcs On the I'm.
floor, with shelving and counters, an,
the whole Of this, except the south end
devoted to Wholesale Il appropriate,
10 the retail departmcnt-ths lalics
cloak q being Ia the rear. This dc
partment Is VI up at night hy iortv.tw,
beautiful chandeliers, each having NJ,
burnctr; besides these, upon each newe
post at the foot Of the slalrways then
stands q magnificent uindclahrum, Il
suppose | should cill ihcml with aho,I
y dozen hurnyr., making iouy-cish
lightr here alone. ID IA not nv pnrpus,
10 describe the splendid display ot gssls
but cannot refrain from saving tbal
while these aw beautifully attractive h
daylight, they arc simply Gorgeous under
the rays Of light Reflected lroin the c,no
py Of starry flames that shoot ont irnu
the multitudinous gas let's Tho srrond
story Is reached by elevator, or by ei,hcl
Of THREE stairways two from the retail
aud a from the wholesale department
Tho oIire large aud roumyl i on thii
toor IN the rrir. while .he entin. INN.
Is filed with carpets. clothing, stc, Herr
ttHs In the northwest : l. n toileI
ruom and a lare lunch nrom for lslicr
wheo thcy may deposit their hasket,
until such time ~ they chod~o 10 returr
and rgalc themselves with their lunches
THIS floor lns ~furty-iour chandelier
with two burners each, and Is splcndhll,
illuminated, though, II conrs,, less |.
than the floor below. The ihipl n,s,r |
reached by elevator. or either nt rw,
stairways, fand all the stair. arr br.,