The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-02
MANY CITIES
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Memphis Follows Nashville i'll
a Great Commercial
Stride.
MAY CHEER RICHMOND ON.
The Matter. Of Local Expansion
Comes Up Here Next We'd
tlesday Night.
MAY CHEER RICHMOND ON.

The annexation fever Is sweeping over
many Southern cities, and II The present
pace keeps up and Richmond should take
no forward step in the matter, Indications
are that she will be far behind In the
race when tho next census Is taken.
Nashville. Tenn, has Just taken vigorous
action, which puts her far beyond the
10000 mark, and just beside the Virginia
seas, Norfolk is preparing to stretch forth
her borders In an effort to become the
greatest municipality In this state.
And now 1t is Memphis, that already
wonderful metropolis lying beside the
waters Of the Mississippi, where the
smoke OF Industry and the white sails
OF commerce. tell the story OF her pros
&perity In no uncertain way.
q Memphis. with her splendid railway and
steamship facilities, and with all her great
wealth and industry, has yet been back
ward in the matter of furnishing ample
space for homes and manufacturing sites.
Has Great Ambition.
But either on account of the splendid
strides recently made BY Nashville. or
Z for some other reason, she has shaken
off the dust and stretched forth her.
borders SO as to furnish ample homes
and manufacturing sites to all who come
within her fold.
Memphis has aspirations to be the third
city In population in the country, and ~
is predicted that she has well grounded
hopes IL she shall keep up her present
gait. . /, Il
4 Memnh,s has grown from 1892 inhabi-
stants in 1880. to 1O2,32O in 1900 and the
civ directory and school census now
shows a population Of 1852. 900. She now
ranks third among the Southern cities,
according to the census OF 1900.
A Beautiful Scheme.
,rhe figures are as follows: New Or
leans. 2S7.1o4; Louisville, 2N.37l; Mem
mis-. 1OQ,%oO Tile people of Memphis are
Greatly Interested in the question OF ex-
ransiOn. ana they are expressing the no
lief that basing their calculations unon
her wonderful growth OF the past thirty
years, combined with her splendid nat lal.
ural# advantages and business la&lllt!es.
che will yet take the high place IN me
rank OF cities to which she aspiros ',.
I,rhe city OF Memphis has not only ex-
m nled. hut It is said that her new INES
make her one Of the prcttiost cities N =
the United States from a STANDPOINT Of
engineering The present city forms Z q
nerfect SQUARE, and the scheme OF streets
q wonderful, in that they run each way
straight across the city. a
AS to Richmond.
Il The same spirit OF progress which mas
actuated Memphis. Nashville and otncr
Southern cities to expand, is heileNeu u ~
tha friends OF annexation TO ANNA e
the great mass OF the people in Flcllmon1 10
and they are expressing the belief tiiat
It viii yet bring forth fruit worthy OF thelr
efforts. "a, ~.
The question OF expansion VIII eo on.
up in Richmond next WEDNESDAY nlsn.'
hafora the Committee on ordinances.
charter and Reform, and It Is expected
mat the body will finally bring IN a re- j,
rort which will satisfy all parties ana an q
will afford the relief which sanne1 s il.
lists believe is sought by a vast ls lt
OF the people Of the city.