The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07

ureS, aud about early bed time the editors
special train whirled out of the depot on its
long run to Memphis.
The trip from Birmingham to Memphis
was madeat night; that is, all save about
htty miles of it, which those who arose
early had an opportunity to look at. What
We saw OF the country was planted in cot
ton, and the buildings had the appearance
OF having seen better days. We were told
that we did not miss anything by not seeing
that portion Of Alabama and Mississippi
which We passed through during our sleep
l should have preferred to have gone
through it In the day time. There is
no portion of the south that is not worth
seeing. Those who went out on the plat
form to view the land thought they had
reached the North Pole. The weather
looked cloudy from the inside of the car,
but no one supposed it was cold. A Mon
tana or Dakota blizzard had evidently
struck the country, and a Savannahian
was forclbly reminded Of December's icy
breezes and freezes. The Memphis hack
and omnibus drivers, huddled up in their
overcoats, smiled at the Georgia editors
holding their straw hats with one hand
while the other grasped frantically for the
top button of their alpaca coats and found
1t not. Some Of the excursiouists who had
experienced the delightfully."- sudden changes
of weather in the west uad brought their
overcoats, but the majority had nothing
warmer than a linen duster, the very looks
of which produced a sensation of ague.
The reception committee of the Memphis
press were at the depot to receive the visit
ors, and after the usual introductions,
hosts and guests were driven
in carriages to the Peabody house where a
most tempting layout was awaiting them.
That being disposed of the visitors were es-
corted to the steamer G. B. Bryan and a
run of about an hour was made on the river.
On the return of the boat carriages were in
waiting and the party were driven through
the city, the drive ending at the Memphis
Cotton Exchange, where Acting Mayor
Hadden welcomed them and was replied to
by Capt. I. II. Peoples, of Lawrenceville,
Ga.
The representative of tho MORNING NEWS
dined at the Chickasaw Club with President
Woodson of the Cotton Exchange. This
unimportant statement is simply introduce
tory. The club represents theremains of the
famous Chickasaw Guards, Memphis crack
corps, which, after winning many victories
on the drill grounds throughout the coun-
try, went to pieces after its defelt in No
bile. The people of Memphis were too
proud of the fame OF their military repre-
sentatives to let the name die out, and
therefore reorganized the company as a
club, of which about 400 of the prominent
citizens are members. They pay certain
club fees and the military company, which
has been reorganized and its ranks filed up
with young men, is part of the club.
The excursionists, after dining boarded
the cars of the East End Dummy Line and
went to Montgomery park. or race course.
The club house was thrown open and the
vic in 8 b,cG
1t was very much like Savannah's hospi-
tality, including artillery punch. and there
was also victim to its hidden dangers.
However, we must not tell tales out of
school.
Memphis is a well built city, and
has many handsome business and
residence streets. 1t has the
Warning system of drainage, which
was informed gives great satisfaction. II
also has an ample supply of wholesome
artesian water, furnished by private
corporation. To judge from the appear
ance of the gentlemen connected with the
Memphis press and the business men to be
met with in the cotton aud merchants ex.
changes, there is nothing unhealthy about
Memphis, No city that the Georgians visited
averaged as we'll in the general make up O.
its people as the city of Memphis.
The members of the Memphis Cotton Elk
change will compare favorably with the
handsomest of those gentlemen who lounge
around the building at the foot of Drayton
street. Memphis is, as | believe | have be
fore stated, the largest interior cotton por
in the country. During the past season il
received 700, 900 bales of cotton, nearly al
of which didn't come to Savannah An
inquiry among cotton men elected the fact
that rates were not favorable for shipping
via Savannah and cotton went northwarC
via Norfolk. Our shipping men and rail
road managers should get their heads to-
gether and see if Memphis shipments cam
come this way. Savannah has ample ter.
minal facilities, magnificent ocean steam
ships and clear-hsaded business men tx
handle trade, and she should not let any
thing go elsewhere which should come tc
her. Our energetic friends who have
built up the foreign steamship
trade should pack their sachels and make 9
trip along the route from Savannah to Kan.
sas City, stopping at Memphis. 1t is not an
business is little slack along the Bay.
Memphis has a dummy line and g
"boom." Streets are being opened out ano
green fields turned into city lots. President
or Acting Mayor Hadden tolc
me that over 1000 houses were
being built. That is a little ahead of any
other southern city. l was about to give
the population of Memphis, but there are
two subjects about which newspaper men
are sensitive, the population of their re-
spective cities and the circulation of their
papers. Had George Washington been 6
newspaper man the Ratchet item would
never have appeared. uf
We parted with our Memphis friends just
as the sun was sinking somewhere across
the river in Arkansas, but before the trans
fer boat got our train across the turgid
Mississippi it was dark as Erebus. The ex-
cursionists had had long day of excite
ment and pleasure, and it was not long be-
fore they were in their little hunks, listen
ing to the rub-a-dub of the car wheels
until natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep,
took them away to dreamland.
We passed through or over the Ozark
mountains just about daybre and shortly
after arrived at Springfield, Mo. We
were received by the mayor and a large
concourse Of citizens, and a brass band.
They kindly allowed us to get our break
fast first, and then did the agreeable. The
breakfast, by the way-and say it with all
due respect to the merits of the many
excellent hotels where the Georgians
stopped on their trip to and from Kansas
City-was the best meal we ate on our trip
1t will not be out of place to state just herr
that we arranged for all meals and accom-
modations ahead, and paid for all we re-
caivad The troaSnrel of the association