The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
A WOODWORKING CENTER
A GREAT FIELD AND OPEN TO ALL
THE WORLD.
local Capital and En- terprise Ready to
Join Hands With Those Who Come
to Cast Their Fortunes With the City
Glowing, But Correct

While Northern people whom the hard
winters have discouraged are looking
southwark for homes and places in which
| to commence business, we would call
their attention to the claims and advant.
ages OF Memphis, says the SotttEcr7, Lugl-
herman, OF Nashville, Tenn. What is
needed Tor a successful business is album
dance OF good and available material,
cheap labor, sufficient transportation, rs
well as mild and equable climate and
healthy locality. All these are afforded by
Memphis. The disease stricken Memphis
OF ten years ago has disappeared; in its
place is city supplied with an abundance
OF the finest water possessed by any local
ity in the United States, water absolutely
pure; an unexcelled system of sewerage,
fine sanitation, and an utter absence of all
internal cause for disease. The climate il
between the Frustrating cold of the North
and the enervating heat of the South,
combining the good and eliminating the
bad OF both. As TO transportation no city
can well surpass it. There is the mighty
beneath the bluffs on which Memphis
proudly stands, a free and untrammelled
highway of cheap aud easy transportation
II is at the head of all the year round
water transportation Of all the grea, Mis-
sissippi Valley. There are ten separate
and distinct lines of railway centering
there, seven on the east and three on the
west side OF the river-and more to come
These ten roads contribute directly 10 the
population Of Memphis li,OO0 people, and
pay out within its limits over : 5000, 900 a
year. One road alone Of these, the Mem
phis birmingham, the great coal and iron
road, handled in its Memphis depot and
yards during the year 1883 am az
gregate of 26iO 5000 OF pounds of !
freight. These figures are taken |
from an exhaustive article on the railroads |
of Memphis in THE APPEAL of January |
21) Then, too, there is no market in the |
whole country where so great variety |
OF woods and timber can be procured rs at |
Memphis. All the numerous varieties OF |
southern woods are easily obtainable, and |
NJ fair prices and any desired amount. |
with all these advantages, where in a |
better place To locate establishments, large |
or small, for the manufacture OF any kind |
OF wooden ware2 The only manufacture |
OF that nature largely engaged in is that OF |
boxes and crates. The entire field Is |
open and ample for all branches. particu- |
larry OF small WOODEN work. While Mem !
phs has not the abundance OF idle and |
available capital that Nashville has, vet |
she uses well all she does have, and |
is not afraid Of helping others and offer
ing Inducements 10 competition. Any |
one bringing there a reliable and practical |
business, and willing TO put in a fair share
OF the needed capital, can find plenty Of
encouragement, aud all needed help. The
capital necessary for any Legitimate business
in the woodworking line can be readily
obtained II the proper men apply II those
desiring TO come 10 Memphis know their
business, and arc willing 10 take some share
OF the risk themselves, and 10 put in
wood plant, that could be procured for
very slight cost, and la capable aud in
dustrious hands would yield large rev.
enue in the making Of small carved work,
alphabet and building blocks, wooden toys,
and similar work. The material costs
scarcely anything, and the skilllul work
man could build up most sat
isiactory aud profitable business. IL
need not be q large establishment; there
Is relatively much more profit In
small, well managed concern than in
large one, especially when the profit on
the product depends on the work Of skilled
labor. From these small affairs up TO the
largest establishments, including the finest
qualities and grades OF furniture aud cx-
pcnsiye house fittings all the facilities are
offered in Memphis better than In any
other city OF the South. Judge ptkin &.
Wright, who has charge Of the Memphis
branch Of the >0uihap Lumbrman, will
any inquiries concerning
this matter aud give all desired iuiorma-
ton accurately aud reliably