The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-29
THRIVING SHEFFIELD.
THE RISE OF ALABAMA's NEW MANU-
FACTORING CITY.
Astonishing Growth Within tho Year
A Location Unsurpassed for Beauty
and Accessibility Enter
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epccsl Correspondence Of the Appeal.
SnFFrlELD, Ala, Jan. 2s,--"Seeing is
believing" To him that has ears to hear
there is wholesome admonition in this
tri,e but truthful saying. Wisely needed,
il is as a lamp TO the feet in these I'M
certain times. II shows n safe outlet from
the confusion Of conflicting rumors. Amid
distracting opinions II points the pathway
20 sure and sensible conclusions. Reports
mislead; hcarsays deceive, but seeing is
believing. Things seen by ones own eyes
stubborn facts realized by ones own
scnses-thcse are the things TO trust; these
are the solid foundations upon which wise
men build. Come and see" are the
words Sheffield sends abroad today. She
invites inspections; she courts investga-
lion. Her site and her sights, her exhibits
in esse and her exhibits in prospectu-
these are the things that speak for Shelf.
field; these are the stubborn realities that
no man can gainsay-no man who has
eyes TO see and brains 10 judge and ialr-
ness 10 affirm.
LOCATION.
Already Il goes without saying that Shell
fields location SURPRISES all other sites lof
n city in the south. This lofty vantage
ground she must maintain for all time. II
X MS the everlasting hills. The God of
nature built IL. Esthetic. sanitary, agri'
cultural mineral, manufacturing, CONNER
Al. h.a ulinlIiVlg
that here at Sheffield unfold TO one s vision
like flowers from "Araby the blest;" they
brighten into loveliness and splendor-
they expand into power and prophecy,
such as are seen and realized nowhere else
IN all our heaven-iayord south. Generous
skies bend over her, the blue hills encirclo
her, the glorious forests, in the sweet au-
tumn time, flash for her thousand gor-
gcous tints, and Tor her the glorious sum.
mer spreads lis luxuriant foliage, and
invites 20 cool and peaceful retreats The
breezcs sweet brcezes from the
mountains day and by night, through
all the heated term, breathe Tor ua soft
refreshing GOODNESS; and the tired Tennes-
See, only little while released from the
roar and turmoil Of the great shoals above,
here slips in sleepy flow through dreamy
shadows Of towering cliffs.
This long line Of lofty cliffs is the Inn
pcrishable barrier that defics the torrent
and the storm. No fear Of floods, no
dread oi raging seas can ever disturb the
aecure nights ON which Sheffield sta Sc.
rene. And yet her vast water supply can
never iail-never, unless the hand OF
Omnipo,encc itself shall lay bare IN,
bruad bottom Of this beautiful stream. Al
all seasons and under all circumstances
there can he no lack 81 water IL must ~.
main for al time cxhRus,lcss cxhaustlcsi
for manufacturing purposes, eXhaustlos'
for all sewerage purposes, for all house
hold purposes, Tor any and all purposes
Whatsoever aud this no matter how great
and constant and unfailing the demand.
IL is usually clear and never very muddy,
and ~ nearly free from lime is IL that very
little or no scale collects In the boilers
that use H. Nor is this all. II IN doubtful
" the whole earth affords more whole
some and refreshing water Tor Thirsty lips
Filtered through the Georgia stone filters
now in common use in Sheffield, II IL n
pure and rcllucid ~ the diamond drop
that drip from the driven snow.
And set all this docs not complete III,
list oi generous offices this mngnhcen
stream the Hudson OF the south fulfill
for Sheffield The last, though not th'
least by far. il the great thoronghfap !
furnishes 10 and fro for the markets OF III,
world. II Is thus that this Ear famed riyoi
will prove q blessing to Sheffield such ~
figures fail 10 indicate or words 30 describe
II must remain constant and unyeldinI
restraint against oxhorbitant charges o
unjust determinations on the part Of pub
lie carriers. At ppecnt for about mini
months Of the year steamers can travcE
the entire route 90 the Mississippi, an,
certainly u cannot be- very long before TIL
great waterway shall be- open 10 navigation
through the whole year for bargcs nm,
boats Of ordinary dimensions. The Hon
w. II. Wood, in recent report 20 hi
company, says "The Evansville, Padu
cah 4 Tenncss-e River Packet compan
are now building a light boat 10 run owe
Colbert shoals al the year until the ic'
distractions Ia the larger class OF boats nr
removed, which will certainly be With
the next two years" IL ~ now concodo
that sheffield by this grca, highway vi
deliver iron at the principal iron marke
from p 10 $3.50 per ton tess than u can I
delivered from any other manuiacturin
point la the south.
II h thus that this great river, by afTor
ing such an incXhaustiblc water suppl
and such nm easy, economical and amp
transportation for heavy traffic, aids
largely In giving Sheffield IL cOnspicuoJ
and unriyalclcminencc amongthc magic
cities Of the south.
RAILWAYS.
At this writing there are two Oads lar
street milway) doing business nj She
Al IA l.
In length. and In February will come
with Birmingham through the kans
City road. The :. x II. trayerzcs rcgioi
rich In ores and in cxhaustlcss veins OF u
best gate, steam aud cohing coal. II
already doing a good paying business, bl
il business must brighten and broad,
with every day that dawns and with eve
mile II makes toward it, destination.
The VI. a C.'s business NJ Sheffield a.
far has exceeded It's most sanguine expc,
alton. II u already doing larger bu
ness here than nj any other point ON
entire line, Memphis and Chat,anoo
alone excepted.
The Nashville, Florence 4 sheffield
laying H. track only few miles away
y. aud not many weeks can now clal
before ia busy engines will whistle
Sheffield; Il " certainly destined 10 10
large business, for u passes through one
the richest iron regions In all the wof
These marvellous deposits lie only n
twenty 10 thirty miles from Sheffield. I
ore IN the bcH brown hcmctitc. Birmi
ham furnaces attest It's superior quality
hauling il over a long and circuitous 10
In order that they may mix u with n
own ores. This mixture makes the I
pig" manufactured at Birmingham.