The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-02
HE MUST BE JEALOUS.
A Correspondent Who Praises Much,
But Damns Our Expositton.


A travelling correspondent Of the Kansas
City Times who signs himself J. w. r.,
has been to Memphis recently. He secs
the destiny OF the city and foretels it, but
is not thrown into commissions Of ecstasy
over the proposed exposition. J. w. r.
says
memphis goes on growing upand down
the river six or seven miles and spreading
back into the country. Side by side are
the great cotton warehouses, frowning and
grim with age, and the new factories and
work shops. Louder than the old planta-
ton melodies heard from myriad Of dusky
roustabouts on the long levees with their
burdens Of freightage is heard labor's thou
sand hammers ringing on her anvils.
Along the river front, under the smoke OF
clouds, are hundreds o, boats daily loading
and unloading merchandise. Nine rail-
roads send fifty heavily charged trains in
and out every day, and the whistle Of the
locomotive is the courier that tells of new
conquests in trade. Out of the giant Jaws
OF the congresses ara turned 500, 900 bales
OF cotton every season.
memphis is the most promising candi-
date for big boom in the south today. II
is on the direct line of advancing popula-
ton in the southwest. Its position on the
river midway between st. Louis and New
Orleans gives 1t vantage ground. Its mer-
chants are shaking of little Of their
lethargy and are seeking TO enter the field
Of competition with more pretentious cit
Mr. 4 L. Il rnlr ~
is an enthusiast regarding Memphis fut-
ure. He and Frank Chick, with several
associates, purchased q big tract OF land
here about year ago. They organized
the Kansas City Land company, with
headquarters here. plated the land, and IL
is now considered worth five times what
they paid for IL. Mr.. Lockwood says
The outlook for Memphis is most encour-
aging. They have now three grocery
houses with more capital than any three
similar concerns in the United States.
Their trade in all branches Is increasing
very fast. don't 90 so far as to insist
that they will have real out and out
boom, but indications are very aattering.
The railroads are doing great deal for
Memphis, and the eyes OF shrewd business
men and investors are turning this way. |
think Memphis is going TO be a big Gus.
toner for Kansas City. Its growth viii be
a sure winner for u.s.
81 met Mr.. Elliott, large produce ship.
per OF Kansas City, in the lobby of the
Peabody hotel. In course OF chat he
said: In the matter OF all farm produce
Kansas City controls the situation here.
We have very large trade with Memphis.
have shipped 300 car loads OF potatoes
here alone during the past year. OF
course, Memphis Is going TO grow, and
pretty lively, too. II win always be a
great feeder for Kansas City. We have q
big advantage on transportation and be-
sides good merchants seldom change after
they have once become accustomed 10 deal
in a certain market. will easily ship 500
car loads OF goods here myself from Kan,
sas City this year And 30 II goes. It'f
the same story everywhere.
Memphis Is thinking OF going into the
exposition business, and lit does some.
body will get swampcd. There's too much
OF this sort OF thing going on now. They
had better spend the money they are rails
ing for an exposition in little municipal
soap and water and take bath 80 &c
speak. They don't need an exposition
any more than a cat needs two tails, but
they do need, and dreadfully too, thor,
| ough cleaning up,