Year: 1873

From an Occasional Correspondent


BOLIVAR, TRIM, November 10
Great sympathy is felt throughout this
section of country for Memphis on ac-
count of her great Affections, and there
is an earnest desire, not only expressed,
but really felt by all, that she should re-
gain all her past prosperity, and even
surpass it. All Tennessee feels, or should
feel, "a deep interest in her noble. though
young commercial metropolis. Your
articles concerning the sanitary condi-
ton of the city in the future meet with
the hearty Endorsement of all the
friends OF Memphis in the country, as
we hope they do with all your city
people. A niggardly policy will be the
poorest economy. Let no money be
wasted on foolish projects. but, what
ever measures are necessary TO
make Memphis a healthy city,
fl ee from terrible epidemics, should
be uuhesitatingly and speedily adopted.
Memphis has lost more by the epidemic
of this year, in pecuniary point OF
view, to say nothing of the many val
liable lives that have been sacrificed,
than would pay for all the sanitary
measures that any, even the most zeal
Gus and enthusiastic, recommend. No
money can be better expended than that
which is expended to preserve the
health and save the lives of her citi-
Zens.


The ''hard times" are here as well as
elsewhere, and are caused, not by the
scarcity of money, but by want of con-
fidence. Instead of saying that there is
no money in the country, we should say,
the money in the country does not cir
culate freely. What good would it do
if there were five millions of dollars in
this town, in currency, if it remained
in safes and vaults, and did not
circulate at alp Let conf
dence be restored; let people put some
faith in each other, and money will be-
gin to flow freely, and the "hard times"
will, IN a measure, cease.


Will not this panic teach our southern
people a lesson, and that is: not to rely
alone upon our staple? If a man had
raised plenty of corn, meat, provisions
and work stock, and was out Of debt,
the low price of cotton would not affect
him so much, but when he has to pay
for all these with the proceeds of his
cotton, he feels ruined if he is compelled
to sell that cotton at ten cents pound.
| Bolivar has improved considerably du-
ring This year, and there is a good pros
pect that she will improve more during
next year. A more refined, elegant and
hospitable people do not live in the
south, than can be found in this hand
some UillGge, though I belive some OF
her people regard it as a city in embryo,
She has furnished to Memphis some OF
her most energetic and sagacious mer-
chants and some of her most dis
tinguished and able professional men
The courthouse, some of her churches
and school buildings, are edifices thai
would do credit to any town, and it may
be remarked that she is the only town
in Tennessee and perhaps in the south
that has erected a monument to hel
fallen heroes, and it is a monument
which, for its elegancy and beauty, de
serves commendation. A great deal o
the spirit of enterprise which animate'
the people, is due to her lively an6
spirited paper the Bulletin, which shoult
be taken and read by every man, woman
and child, in Hardeman county, to say
nothing of how it should be patronize'
in other counties