. The builders of the pyramid; the story of Shelby County: its resources and developments . which offers a smooth and excel-lent roadbed for pleasure vehicles of every description, being alsoof sufficient durability to stand the occasional wear of city sanitary facilities in sewerage and pure water are unrivaled; itcontains forty-seven miles of paved streets, sixty-three miles of sew-erage, and, including the immediate suburbs, sixty-five miles ofelectric railway. The city is watered and swept every night, andfor years has been kept as clean and neat as a pin. The publicschools ar
. The builders of the pyramid; the story of Shelby County: its resources and developments . which offers a smooth and excel-lent roadbed for pleasure vehicles of every description, being alsoof sufficient durability to stand the occasional wear of city sanitary facilities in sewerage and pure water are unrivaled; itcontains forty-seven miles of paved streets, sixty-three miles of sew-erage, and, including the immediate suburbs, sixty-five miles ofelectric railway. The city is watered and swept every night, andfor years has been kept as clean and neat as a pin. The publicschools are without superiors, both as regards the school-houses andthe system in vogue; and the citizens are enterprising and vigorousin all mercantile affairs, displaying at the same time a praiseworthy 67 public spirit, and ready at all times to give a hospitable welcome tothe new comers. The government of Memphis is lodged in a Mayor and CityCouncil, the members being elected by the people at large, ratherthan by and from the respective wards. This government has beenfound most a magnificent system of iron bridges. The present Mayor and Council, in particular, displaying laud-able activity and creditable business acumen in administering thepublic trust given into their keeping. Collierville is the second city in size within the County, but itsupbuilding has been of recent date. It ccwitains some fifteen hun-dred souls, and is thriving and prosperous. Other towns or villages which offer marts to the County farmer, 68 and which in Shelbys diadem may be called the lovely small stonesthat set off the dazzling richness of Memphis, the central gem, areGermantown, Arlington, Brunswick, Bartlett, Forest Hill, Raleigh,Binghamton, and a dozen others, while innumerable postofifices andstores are found throughout the County. Raleigh, located some twelve miles from Memphis, was oncethe County seat. It is now the eastern terminus of an electricstreet car line, and is famous as a wat
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