The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-11
THEoUEEN cF THE WEST.

THE QUEEN II The WhSl.
We take the follca. ..., ifom the Cincinnati
Times. It shoys in what manner Cincinnati
| has been bulk up, so to merit the title oil
the "Quesn Of the West"
| tie commercial and manufacturing inter
| est/of this City, immeEse as they are in am
omt, are both cause anoselfect in relation to
ithe turppkes, railroads, and canals which have
their terminal Cincinnati The general pros
perity of the city-the fertility and capacity for
production Of the surrounding region, suggest
|, ed to the enterprislng, the idea OF opening art
iiicial communications with the interior, for
The importation Of produce and the exporta-
ton OF merchandise, and manufactures which
again reacted and stimulated to still further
Improvements as their effects were developed.
The great natural highway of the West and
Southwest, the Ohio River, with its numerous
tributaries, thrown out like the arms of Bria-
reus, grasping the products of the earth and of
mans labor, gave first, OF course, motion and
activity TO the commercial enterprise of the
Queen City. and il still continues TO be in i'm
portance, at the head Of all the Commercial
Avenues.
The first work projected was the Miami Ca
nal; and in 1926 operations were commenced
at Middletown, about 30 miles North OF GIN
cinnatis soon afterwards. The work progress
ed rapidly TO ibis city, and when completed 10
Dayton, go miles,) the increase of business
was very large; since the work has been extend
ed 10 lake Erie, as great extent OF country has
been settled, production increased. with cor
res ponding consumption OF foreign and domes-
Tic import which addsa large amount TO the
business of Cincinnati, This trade must here
after sin further increase, for northern Ohio,
an. e al,,
wilderness.
The Railroad up the valley of the Little Mi
anna to Sandusky on the Lake, though nomin-
ally on he same line ss the Miami Canal, va
SOS go much, tina. it may be considered almost
as opening up another section of country for
the absorption of this City. The travel and
! transportation on these lines is immense. and
constantly increasing. The White Water
Canal extends West from Cincinnati across
the State line, and connects with the White
Water Valley Canal, which penetrates many
of the richest counties in Indiana, though it
7 has not been productive, owing TO the style OF
its work, which frequently gave way, iyet the
prospect is fair at present, that the business of
Cincinnati will receive large augmentation
through This channel The City owns nearly
oil this canal, (26 miles) and several hundred
thousand dollers stock in the railroad. Much
the largest part of The City was created by the
subscription OF these two works,
; Another railroad is partly under contract
from Cincinnati to Hamilton, which may be
considered the first link in the iron chain of
internal communication between this point
and 81. Louis. This great work, more than
any now in operation, will add TO the prosper
ity Of the Queen City, and give fresh impetus
I TO trade and manufactures. Not very sanguine
people look forward to not distant day when
a railroad communication from hence TO the
Southern Atlantic shore will be opened through
I the interior of Kentucky Tennessee, &c. Al
ready parts of the line, as local or State works,
are In operation.
1t is scarcely necessary for us to enumerate
the turnpikes centering at this point-there are
scores OF them, some extending hundreds Of
miles in every direction, and on all, consta nj
streams of produce and mercantile are passing
TO and fro.
Take Cincinnati all i'm ALL no city i'm the
Union of her age and size, surpasses her in the
fpumber and extent of her Commercial avenues
tho elegance and size of her passenger accom-
modations-her omnibuses---stage coaches,
canal boats--railroad cars and magnificent
steamboats,. IL her means were equal TO her
energies and enterprise, she would soon be W ha:
she is destined to become eventually, the Queen
of the Western Hemisphere"