The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-28
THE CITY! OF LILIES.
A REPoRTER's PHEASANT IMPRESS
sloNs Ar,,yAoKsoN. TENN.
The Charming Things One May See in
a Stroll About Town-Commercial
Progress - The Supreme Court -
NeighborinB Towns.

Correspondence 81 The Appeal.
JACKSON, Tenn, May 27.-City Of Lilies!
The visitor to Jackson in the merry month
Of May is impressed with the appropriate
ness OF this name. In the yards Of nearly
every residence this beautiful Towering
bulb, with its snowy, fairy-like, gold
bespangled blossoms, grows in proiusion,
identifying the view, and filling the air
with fragrance. The residence and SUI
burban streets OF Jackson, shaded with
silver leaf poplar, box elders, sugar maple
and mulberry, bordered with velvety
lawns bedeckcd with roses, and garlanded
with festoons OF graceful creepeis, are
bowers OF beauty. These thoughts were
suggested 10 The APPEAL representative
from short stroll through this rapidly
growing city Of West Tennessee. Any one
with an eye for the beautiful. would be
charmed with the handsome residences,
its we'll kept yards, Its college buildings
and forest clad avenues. Nothing greets
the visitor more pleasantly than well kept
homes. A flowery description OF jackson,
however, would he incomplete, as more
substantial attractions are met with on all
sides.
Jackson, with It's 5000 or 10000 inhab-
itants, claims TO be the future railroad and
industrial center OF West Tennessee. II
has two railroad machine shops, the Mid
land to be added soon, two foundries, two
planning mills, acotton seed oil mill, wooden
mill, Ice factory, cotton compress, steam
laundry, colleges and free graded schools,
five weekly and one semi-weekly newspa-
pers. IL has ten white and three colored
churches, whose pulpits arc ably filed.
The water furnished by the water works is
soft, pure and clear; the city Is lighted
with gas and fifty-two electric lights. The
completion OF the Midland road brings
Jackson several hours nearer to Memphis.
| Two other roads are prospective. The
City, and Suburban Street Railway COM
pany has Just received fresh shipment
ofsummer cars, which are pretty and COM
Portable. The Confederate monument, re-
Gently erected at cost OF 8, 500, has been
10 graphically described by the local pa
pers that any further attempt Is useless.
| IL is master production OF the sculptor
art, one Of which Jackson is Justly proud.
Among other inscriptions, II gives 10 his
tory the fact that Madison county fur
nished more soldiers than she had voters. +"
The schools and colleges are fourishing
The Southwestern Baptist university is
well attended by boys and young men OF
this and SURROUNDING States. The female
seminary, under tho management Of the
Methodist church, annually furnishes 10
the world its QUOTA OF sweet girl gradu-
ates." The mercantile branch OF bust
ness is healthy ond growing. Northern
capital Is seeking investment In jackson.
Everything Just now suggests brilliant
future. Jackson Is in the midst OF rich
agricultural region. and within easy access
10 vast forests Of hard wood timber for
manufacturing purposes. The farmers Of
Madison county are independent, the
mortgage system Is unknown, II Is the
stronghold Of the "Whcelcrs." Consider
able attention is paid TO fruit culture and
stock raising.
Dropping into the supreme courtroom
your correspondent met many members OF
the Memphis bur. In conversation with
some OF them he learned that they were
delighted with The celebrity with which the
court had disposed OF the docket, but the
practice OF deciding 30 many cases from
The bench has given rise 10 some dissatis.
faction. The courtroom Ia well furnished.
light and airy. Messrs. Gates & Porter
field and and James Waggoner, who look
after the circulation Of tho ''0ld Reliable"
are bright, active young men.
The citizens OF Jackson are social, hos
pitable and enterprising. No one visits
the CITY OF Lilies" without forming an
attachment for the place. The ApPEAI
rambler dofis his cap and throws with this
his best wishes and hearticst good will 10
the success and prosperity Of the ''City Of
| Lilies"