The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-04-19
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Yard at Evansville, was very good and to the
point. Therefore, return you thanks for the
attention paid by you to this enterprising
work. 1t made me feel that was not alone
in this matter. We must now. therefore, con-
tinue the log rolling for the ship yard, and
think we shall be able before long. to present
the importance of ship building before the
citizens ofthis place in its proper light.
So press on to the worh friend Sanders
Your press is well calculated to bring it be-
fore the people, know of no better way at
present.
Having for some time turned my attention
to the important subject of manufacturing in
this place. feel it my duty to bring it before
our citizens again; therefore, shall make a
few more remarks, in order to show them the
interest it would be to our city to have boat
yard established at this place.
1t would be the means ofother manufacture
ing establishments going up in the place, no
doubt all of which would have tendency to
make our city grow and flourish.
When once we get the various branches of
manufacturing established, we then have the
prime movers to all the other business of the
place.
Look around at all the cities of Importance
in the West. You will find that manufactur-
I ing has given the growth and wealth to them
all; then shall we as an enterprlsing people,
be behind the times in this matter? How can
we expect these things to take place unless
we exert ourselves in the matter and hold out
/ Inducements to those that understand the bu-
siness to come and establish this business
here?
have no doubt but that there are good
practical men TO be found, who have some
capital, but perhaps not a sufficient amount,
but with some help on our part would come
and establish the boat buildings.
1t is true at this time we have great deal
of expensive improvements on hand, and our
citizens feel that they have large amount of
money to raise to carry out the work; this is
all very true. Let me say TO them here, this
is the very thing that will raise it for you
Only establish some such business, and the
money must come with it. This manufactur-
ing bears a more desirable character think.
than any other Improvement we have on hand
at present. as its features are so good, think
no enterprjsing citizen will stand aloof and
say am sorry that l cannot help 10 this mat
ter. Our city at present; is doing but small
amount of manufacturing. But small dis it is,
you remove it from the place and you feel its
loss in the way Of business considerably.
You may draw your lines and make the
figures from this. tell you that if we 90 to
work and have this boat yard established,
you will then see that the business we are
doing now, is a mere cypher to that which
we should do then.
The mercantile business of the place is far
in advance ofaIl other. l think too much so
for their own good. l hear our merchants
find fault, that they begin to tread on each
others corns or rather take each other custo
mers away.
Well you see am for helping them out If
they will lend a hand in this matter-that is
want to draw more custom for them that they
may all have plenty to do, and not be in each
others way. | find that we have all been
: short-sghted in this matter Of Introducing the
most important thing for the place-tha of
} manufacturing, therefore, think it high Time
for us to awaken to a sense of our own interest
: and have this work go on. if we expect t. live
} up to the times with other places.
, therefore solicit the earnest attention OF
our citizens who feel interested in the welfare
of our place, to study this matter over and see
if it is not calculated to be an advantage to
place.
: Manufacturing will make a selling, instead
T of buying city of US; this would change tie
r tables considerably, in the way OF business in
n the place. We then would have the money
p. coming into our city, instead of going out, as
it Is now doing. In this you see that the sell
ing or manufacturing city, is the place thai
. grows in wealth, and Prospers in IFS business
o feel like one that will act literally in thi:
5 matter, and | hope and trust all that feel fol
y the interest of the place, will do the same
. If not. we shall some day sink into oblivion
without a here of a bark or hull to float u;
on with the tide of enterprise that flows upor
$ the shores of every growing and pr, sPeroui
n city.
THE MECHANIC INTERESTED
Mt. VERNoN.-We had the pleasure o
/ taking short trip on the Mt. Vernon, Pitts
II turgh and st. Louis packet. couple day
; back, and are much pleased to bear evldenc
7, to the excellence of the steamer, and the &C