The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11
THE CORNER LoUNaER.

"Busincss Is increasing once again." ex-
claimed merchant To the loungcr. "Iou
see, the merchants are busy filling orders
anil shipping goods Why, you have We.
hiclc blockade occasionally at street crnss.
ing,, same as at Chicago and other big com.
mcrcial cities. You may expect an immense
business this season, n everything seems
ripe for Il at present. by the by, have you
heard u the latest act Of the Anchor Lime
company without giving the slightest
notice they suddenly doubled freight rates
between ST. Louis and Memphis. On coffee
they ran values az from Il cents per leo to IS
cents, ran ilour up from % cents to so cents
and other articles Ia proportion. The only
notice We had of this big advance Ia freight
rates was when the bills were sen, In. When
asked about this extraordinary charge no
satisfaction could be obtained from them.
The water was low and their boats had rs
much rs they could do handling through
frcight-in fact, they did not care much for
Memphis freight at any price. This Is one
VI the big monopolics, or trusts, ~ called
which, like Vanderbilt, can say tho public
be- id There Is mo- little Indignation
felt over the matter. but there seems ~ be
no remedy at present"
"But the railroads." ntcrposcd the
I.ounrcr
20. yes the railroads charge % cents per
i0ppounds CA coffee from N. Louis, 10 cents
les than the Anchor lines present rates
An advance u Is cent, freight per 100 on
cole must necessarily affect the price 81 the
article. Coiloo !, sufficiently high at pres
cnt, without such additional lrciglit charge"
Since Court square fence was torn down
some u the little squirrels have TO keep q
sharp lookout Tor dogs. Not a day passes
10y but some eur ui low degree clashes into
the square from The street and gives chase 10
the Squirrel, which have bcyu taught by
usage that they were safe aud free from
such Intrusion. Many OF them make very
narrow escapes from the hungry CANNES
AMI IN consequence they are growing ,hycr
aud wider. nor will IL be- long before they
will decline the prohcryd nut rom the hand
of man aud cease 90 irisk aud play with the
children. "fhc evil that men do lives after
tloni," said Shakespeare, aud this
Will be made muv aplaWnt In
Court square when tho present city
officials shall have rltIp,l iion Office aud
thc jumping Squirrel will become a thing Of
thc ulsi=luly living .u thc mruory Of the
oldest iuhabilanL But how slow is the city
government In making the proposed Inn.
proycmcnis In the square. Al work has
lccn stopped, Il Looks like an oil ,rdgc.
grass Geld, grass plits anal walks uncawd
ior the fountain IN dirty and lraky con.
ditiun. and general air. oi ah4ni nmcnt
aud ruin prevailing all over tic place Your
modern Nlnlai 3, the true Ha-l1dan. Even
the water is Orlgrci 10 be- turned OF at tie
fountain f1r fear Of increasing a plumbing
bill.
There has bccn q marked change In the
reputation Of M,mphi, during the past few
1ur, sa'i au I'd timer. The old folks /
an uot OIL dead, aud yet cvcry other man |
}ou meet is unknown toyou. New faces ai'- /
prlr everywhere. Tic reason Ut this must /
be- thc brg' number u new comcrs Who have |
settled and an seuling In Memphis II Is
hocuming metropolitan place in this ~
.p',i, at iclst hui viii Memphis over DO
.umo big city hurlrncd with sno0D inhnb-
'uuis' u may, bet not until u becomes
d rr'gu.zcd manufacturing place. lint
is q big 9NpO city something TO be
lcsirrd or nor Willie It may increase the
wealth Of afrw, will no, Il also largely ~.
'rca'c the number OF loor poOp'c' WIZ "
hot make competition in labor eloscr ana
~, lowcH Arc not the Inhabitants OIL