The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-03-27

An Example worth Folio WING.
In 1915, Cincinnati possessed just about
the same population as Evansville does at
this day. Thirty-six years have passed by'
and she is now by far the largest city in the
West, and probably at this day growing
faster than any other. Sic had not the
river advantages OF position possessed by
Evansville, and re can recoIlect, who have
about four years to spare before reaching the
age of thirty, that streets which now are lined
with large and beautiful business houses and
dwellings, in our early days presented dis
NAL sight Of sand banks and ponds in won
derful contrast with the smooth appearance
OF Evansville at this day.. II Evansville at
this time looked az Cincinnati has done with
in our recollection, we verify believe its citi-
zens would fold their hands in despair, and
think that never could a place grow into
greatness under such disadvan.ageous cir
cumstances. But what have the citizens Of
Cincinnati affected for herr Lndiridual en-
ergy and enterprise have created from an ugly
little river village, a city numbering in her
corporation and outskirts about 10000 in
Northumberland more than this-she is known
above any other city in America for being
the home Of the arts and sciences. More re-
nowned scuIptors. painters, artists Of almost
every class, and writer's, have been sent out
INTO the world from Cincinnati. than from al
most any State in the Union.
What encouragement is presented in all
this to US! We have greater advantages
than Cincinnati ever claimed as natural &c
her position. We have artificial but equal.
ly valuable advantages,now within our grasp,
greater than she ever dreamed OF when num-
bering the same population with us. We
have as energetic and public spirited men az
those who laid the foundation Of the great
ness of the Queen City. Our back country
is the rich Wabash Valley, almost unequal
led in fertility, in products. and in the rapid
ity with which it has been redeemed from
the wilderness, and made to blossom with
the fruits and flowers of cultivation.
What then can stay our progress2 When
did Cincinnati ever grow proportionateIy
faster than Evansville during the last two
years Of her history? When did Cincinnati
have prospects for growing as fast as every
thing tells us this city will for years to come
We have every advantage, and no riral In
this region. There is no city whose growth
and prosperity will iwure Va. All that is
wanted, is for our business men to occasion
ally forget that all they are living for in this
world is concentrated in dimes and dollars
or at least to believe that much Of their
dimes and dollars rest upon the growth Of
Evansville-and that much Of the prosperity
Of our good city depends upon the public
spirit which they may evince in lahoring to
extend Its Importance. Look again at Gin
cinnati Her business men have the name
of being close, and all-absorbed in making
money. But observe the liberality Of their
views! The closest man among them, the
large property holders, instead Of shaking
their heads ominously at the mention Of a
ne w enterprise, and Tightening the grip upon
their purses, look ahead and in their very
desire to make money, open their hearts and
pockets, and subscribe literally to any enter
prise which tends in its objects to advance
prosperity of their city, and thus in
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