The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-11
Evansville..Its Past. Present and FIN.
fmre.

Evansville..Its Past, Present ma En-,
ture.
The election being over, and the cues
ton of the next Presidency settled for .he
time being, citizens can now turn their atten.
tion to things at home. Certainly their own
city lis inviting not only to the attention of its
people, but to the consideration of strangers,
from the many and great improvements mark
ing is rapid progress. We venture the re-
mark, that proportionately to its size, there is
not another city on the great and beautiful
Ohio River, improving so tas; as Evansville.
We challenge the investigation of strangers
we challenge the observation of those who
have been carefully watching the respective
growths of these cities during the last FIVE
years, to point out another place in the West
IN which there has been such marked change
and decided improvement, as in this CITY,
During that time, Evansville has mounted up
from country town, to one of the most thriv-
ing cities in the West. remarked everywhere
for her large business, and concentrating in
herself almost every attribute of future great
ness.
So much for what she has been doing
Viewed as she is-we see everywhere about
the city, and in the adjoining corporation of
"Lamasco City" Gin fact the lower part Of
Evansville) extensive Improvements, not on
ly in the form of recently erected buildings,
but numerous others in state Of erection,
cellars being dug, foundations lai !, &c. The
stranger passing through our city, could not
but remark these numerous evidences of our
present rapid growth, betokening enterprise
in the citizens, and largely increasing addi-
tons to the population and business of the
city. He might also by examination find the
country around rapidly filling up, the land in
creased almost doubly in value the last three
or four years, and other evidences of healthy
prosperity.
And thus much for the Present. As for
the Future of Evansville, it probably most
interests those turning their eyes towards
Evansville, as capitalists DESTROYS of invest
ing money in fast growing city, and those
who are looking out for new location where
they may establish business to grow up
with the grown of their new home. To such
persons, we now particularly address ourself,
stating nothing probably, but what is familiar
to the knowledge of our citizens, but which
strangers We hope will we'll consider as facts,
indisputabie and important.
At this day, nc Western city may rely up
on future greatness, merely from the fact that
its growth has been rapid, and its present in-
crease is great and seemingly healthy, unless
it bases its reliance upon public improvements,
connecting it with other portions of the coun-
try, bringing to its lap the produce OF vast re-
gions of rich country, and making itself the
market, or one of the principal marts of the
same region-the depot of imports and ex-
ports. and the buying and selling market for
great and fruitful agricultural portions of the
country. There are places in our State hav-
ing not a particle Of this reliance for future
prosperity, yet hoping for future as bright as
that pointed out for Evansville by its full pos
session of the whole of that reliance upon
which only any city may promise itself great
ness, with cert.inty Of not being deceived.
Tomorrow, we shall present the claims of
Evansville upon the confidence of strangers,
in this connection.