The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-08
WAKE UP AND HUSTLE.
FACTS SHOWING WHEREIN MEMPHIS
is A LITTLE BEHIND.
How immigration Is Attracted to Chat
tanooga and Elsewhere, and How the
Population and Wealth of This City
Gould be Trebied or Quadrupled.

durable billiards which during tho past
Jew winters have swept with such terrific
severity over the northwestern country
has forced its settled population largely TO
look southwark for more genial homes
The south, thoroughly awakened to tho
movement in its favor, is sparing no effort
10 strengthen IL, and with her hand and
heart bids the strangers welcome In
nearly every city, town and county imni-
grafton societies have been formed, sub
stantial amount Of funds raised, and the
members are judicously expanding them
TO present TO seekers OF southern homes
the attractive advantages OF their imme-
date vicinity, and the increased popula-
ton Of many southern towns, the pur-
chase OF large tracts OF land by northern
and western capitalists and actual settlers
in the south, ii proof positive OF the en-
ergy and enterprise OF these wido-awake
men,
II has lust been stated that this move.
mcnt was being pushed for all that II
worth all along the line throughout he
south, but there is one city aud one coun'
~ which must be excepted from the list
ii is the city of Memphis and the county
Of shelby. There has not been a motion
made. a single effort by the people OF this
city 10 induce northern and western inn
migrants TO come here, make their homes,
become prosperous citizens and add 10 the
material wealth OF the community. Ger.
tanly there IL no city in the south which
has The natural and commercial adyan-
tagcs that Memphis has, and that il does
not become, or already IL not city with
several hundred thousand people and
manufacturing center. can be chargcabe
only 30 the inactivity Of IFS citizens in not
taking advantage OF the stream OF immi'
grafton that IL yearly flowing into every
portion of the south. There eau certainly
lie no excuse In the way Of travelling Ia
riliiics, for Memphis has more Of them
than any other southern city, and all OF
them are mosi anxious 10 give the cheap
csi passenger rates possible. but the rail-
roads cannot be- expected to 90 among the
people Of the north and west and drum
them up, LAYING before them the particu-
lar advantages Of the coming south, etc
This Is a work which local men must do,
who have property 10 sell, land 10 he
TILED, or factories 10 he worked in This
is Just what Memphis and the people Of
shelby county have not done, nor are
making any effort 10 do.
Yesterday an ArrEAL reporter met Mr.. |
G. A. DcSans-urc. assistant general passcn. |
ger agent Of the Memphis and Charleston
ruUad, who had just returned from a
trip 10 Little Rock Being one whose par-
iicnlar business Il IL to know the dri,t Of
travel, What roads are carrying most poo.
Pie. and incidentally the object OF their
travels, be- is able 20 speak most inielli-
gently on the subject 81 southern iinni-
grafton, aud what other cities and locnli-
lies are doing in the way to secure IT,
said he
Tin sorry 10 say that Memphis issmcly !
lwllind la tins tidal wave oi settlers from /
tie north aud west 20 the south. travel /
~ over the south where nav mad is inter |
csird and keep pretty well posted ~ Ia /
what the county through which Il passes
j. iuiug. This immigration i0 the south
J. genuine There IN M longer doubt In
the minds oi people at distance ~ 10 the
advantages oi The south. Al Of the old
pp'iuiiccs are last passing away, and the |
man from Maine az Iowa feels as much nc /
home in Tennessee m lac does mp there ON |
the bleak hills or broad ppirics The |
mosi combined and practical efforts that |
have noticed IN this regard are NJ
Chattanooga, Decatur and LATHE Rock.
IN iho.c cities they have syslc.
matte organization. with sufficient funds
~ advertise their advantages, Ia make
ur excursions frm the north and west,
hing ihc people 20 them, and after they
r,i them treat them Hospitality, show them
vhnt They have, etc. The result Il thosc
towns arr growing. Why, year ago. the
town oi Decatur, Ma, had about 3,Wn
people. nov u has 200, o. more. Men
there who owned land formed syndicate,
they went 10 work. hal u laid Oft into
blocks. the streets graded aud laid with
Tirhomingo gravel, they built a splendid
hotel, finer than amy we have In this city.
An ~ this they lid before they ever asked
ANYBODY 10 come there and huy property
Consequently, when people did come they
had something ~ show them, nicr sipcts,
well severed, and every thing ready lur
the pun hasCf IT lot 10 80 AHEAD and
build his hou-c. and 90 10 work II Wa
not the lcrt trouble In the world to gcl
IcOplc tO come ihcr', and land whcrc.
YEAR ngD, 7 siw corn and cotton stalk,
standing, y now henutihod with neat
houses. IN front II which are pretty bed.
ul tl1wcn, and every thing hHs the appear
ancc Of comfort and happiness. That Town
VII cOntinne tO grow.
at Chattanooga the organization has
committees Vt ali the trains where they
Know that iounts or immigrants ar
passing through They have ihcsc pco
PIE 10 gct Oll, stay y day or nom
Everything u shown them, and they ira,
ihcm royalty. IL IL Ina this way thai
they attract people Now II they hear %
IN excursion coming south that oumniya
ton stuightNay ufrahgcs and invites thoa
people 10 come 10 Chattanooga. For IN
siancc, the knights oi rythias OF ihl
United states and canada meet m Gncin
natl In June. Every one oi them II In
yiicd 20 Chattanooga at the city's expense
The slmo means nrr hcing used hy th
people Of Little Rock, Huntsville and els,
whore.
These communities have gone al IN
work systematically. They advertise thci
advantages in papers where Il will do th
most good. They determine on what trr
Iiiory they eau beet work ia and send mel
thCie 30 circulate among the pcoplc an,
talk 10 them.
fnom what section or sections Of lh
country u this immigration comingf"
North of the Ohio and Missouri rivers
The past few winters have frightened thOs
people, nnd now that they know that III
south not only po~scs~T ~ and moro I'd
Naniagcs than their own country. bit ha
the finest climate IN tho world. they hay
determined 10 eoile here. They have. A
general thing, not much partict
larity o. 10 tho locality, anil IA