The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
WHERE PUBLIC SPIRIT Has MADE A CITY.


In the last decade the city Of Memphis far out
stripped Nashville in growth and surprised not only
the latter city but Atlanta and Richmond by passing
them in point of population In studying this result
the Nashville American comes to the conclusion that
the pluck enterprise and liberaity Of the leading
citizens and moneyed of Memphis responsible
for the Blun City's rapid expansion.
The American remarks that although Memphis has
the Mississippi river to add to It's transportation and
give it favorable rates has also number of railway
connections and rich agricultural country surround
ing It, yet these by means exceptional or ex
elusive advantages. the things water route
railroads and fertile surrounding country true of
other cities that have not shown anything like the
progress Of Memphis. They strikingly true of
Nashville and Richmond. The American, therefore
sees Memphis good fortune in the character of it's
citizenship,
The Memphis Scimitar in comment the Ameri-
cans conclusions thinks the Nashville paper under
values the Mississippi a factor in Memphis growth"
but admits that with many times the natural advan
tages that the city possesses it would be nothing but
overgrown cotton town were it not for the spirit
that animates its citizens1 The scimtar very sen
tentlousy remarks that nature may make town but
it takes human energy and intelligence to make city
The present enviable eminence Of Memphis is
trbute to courage and public spirit and far-sighted
business enterprise rarely equaled and never sur
passed in this country In 1890 after having passed
through Two OF tho most terrible epdemlcs OIL yellow
fever ever seen in the United States, Memphis was
regarded dead town" beyond the hope of resur
recton. Its population shown to have fallen far
below the census figures of ten years before Thous
ands OF it's people had abandoned it, many of them
with the purpose OF remaining away. The city was
stagnant and filthy and without assurance that the
pestilence would not return every year.
1t then that the pluck of its people asserted it.
self and soon made of Memphis the ceanest city in
the South. Business and population back, and
today the stricken and dead town of twenty years
before has passed of the finest, largest and most
favoraby located cities in the South being led only
by New Orleans and Louisville
The history of Memphis is a lesson for the cities of
the South IT'S natural advantages great it is true,
but the spirit and intelligence Of its citizenship
greater Nature may make town but it takes
men, and Of the right sort to make city.
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TIE Southern Industrial convention made tremendous
bid Northern capital and assistance 1t is not surprising
North has idea that the South would go seed
for Northern enterprise and money That idea being
ndustoosly encouraged by OF the Southern people
AceopDIsa to chauncey this is once more that he won't
be married.
TossoS said at Bufalo "Ou sons will write the names
Dewey Sampson and Sehey beside those whose
revered in history to be hoped that Of
us will have with better than handle Samp-
sons carelessly
honors OF war.
Tur sufferers from the extensive eonaagraou at Conroe
will have the sympathy of the entire State but the fire may
after ALL be blessing disguise leading better built
and greater Conroe That usually the Of
disasters 10 Iexas towns
II WI have kicked against much rain
willing 30 take water
Tur powers are prompt enough get China now
that there is prospect of their having TO pay their own
IS
the art Of pulling in expenses when unable to live
longer of Of others.
DAY before yesterday was literally Black Friday in
Georgia six were legally hanged
TnE s6yearold maid of Connecticut who has Just be
engaged marry when asked by reporter what
age she thought should give all thought of matr
mony replied You will have TO ask that question of
one older than ! am
FARMER SHAW candidate for congress succeed the
late Judge R. E. Burke Here's to him
Tur returns from our latest city school indicate
that Houston growing rate to give popula-
by 1910 But that won't satisfy We set into
the 100000 class within the next FIVE years
rue man who has succeeded in living sirs per week
isn't in it with the man who lives on his wife.
THE anarchists OF Long Island have grand picnic
will have shooting gallery the grounds the targets
Of which viii he wooden dummies representing the crowned
heads They ought TO look very realistic
MAN has who thinks the New York police are
honest Luckily. he viii he permitted to think again
THE summer ho-i fire at West Baden Ind having had
its origin in kitchen supposed 10 have been caused by
one OF the cooks having spilled dish Of chile
the floor.
A Nrws dispatch tells of woman wao is going $4,000
miles hurry dog Hope its the dog next door TO us
ur having eapsized and sunk in the Erie Basin with
thirty Italian laborers hold the dispatch their
tate is unknown They must have been Christian Scientists
ONE OF subjects considered at the M e eonven-
the physical Word" Does that present day
pugilism2
r,osr people who resorted surgical operation, TO
make little girl give up penny which she had swallowed
are quite the most ayaricious on record