The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-27
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MR. EDrroR:-As the great Wabash and
Erie Canal approaches 50 nigh toward COM
pletion, the subject of rates and tolls, the
amount Of freight that will pass through it,
the new branches-of' tfade and industry that
will be called into, activity--in fact, every
subject connected with its should elicit the
Immediate attention and action Of our BUSH
ness men and capitalists . few, and but very
few, of whom seem TO have been aware Of the
important bearing this great work will have
upon the business and property OF our city,
At all other important points along the
line, from Toledo to Terre Haute, the note of
preparation has been sounded, and in the lat
ter city. company has already established
daily line of packets to Evansville, and are
low putting on the stock,--while here not the
fret move has been made to facilitate the bu-
siness which none can be 80 simple as to de-
ny, must centre at this point.
This sluggishness and indifference on the
part of our able and energetic citizens, t.
this great work-so gr Eat and vital in its i'm
portance to them and to our city, is wonder
and surprise to strangers, and can only be ac-
counted for by reason of the delays and dis
appointments heretofore attending this work.
Now, longer indifference is inexcusabIe.
A corespondent writing from Tere Haute
under date Of the 10th inst, says: ii saw Mr..
Donnelly, the superintendent, at Newberry
to-day, who says the whole line will be ready
in short time-say LIST of June. The pack
at Pennsy lvanian, one of the Terre Haute
and Evansville line, will leave here for the
port of Newberry tomorrow at A. M. So
you can say to your Evansville friends that
the Canals looking up" .~.e ~
Another, writing from Toledo, the l4th
inst, says: slave the goodness to inform me
the usual steamboat freight from your place
TO st. Louis. The object is to ascertain
whether the st Louis goods can be carried
as cheap ria Evansville as by other routes
Tolls will undoubtedly be reduced, &C."
Allow me here to ask, is there any signif-
icance in these communications and enqui-
ries! What do they mean. and what do they
imply! Why, sir, they mean and imply, that
at all the principal points on the canal, with
the solitary exception of Evansville, strong
effort is about to be made to secure the re-
duction ofrates and tolls, and thereby to in
duence an immense amount of transportation
over this canal, [, the benefit of what per.
8 ms and what points our citizens are as wei
able to decide as am to affirm. :,
Now, are we all SO immersed in business
so dazzled with vast projects, the accomplish
ment of which must lie in the dim future, tina
we must remain stone blind to the advanta
ges already thrust upon Us! Are there none
amongst US 10 agitate, none to correspon'
with parties at other prominent points on thu
lime, and, with them, to unite in q concerte'
movement for the establishme mt of low rate
and tolls, in order to secure the greetest pos
sible amount of transportation MIA our city
For unless these objects are attained, an
that speedily ,it is folly to suppose that thi
route viii make business for Us, or diver
freight from other routes equal lily cheap an
more expeditions.
The ad, antages Evansville possesses IS
pointer re-shipping, are well known to GU
own citizens; but should this communicated
meet the eyes of those uniformed as to GU
facilities, will instance the current rates &
freight on shipme nts this season to New o.
leans: Flour 25a3Oc, and pork 35a4Oc pc
bbl.; oats l24al5c, and corn l6a2Oc per sack
toba. CO Sa,50aS3,00 per hhd.; pound freight
lSa2Oc per 100 lbs. -.
n Now, confidently insist that, with thes
}. advantages in connection with the canal, an
i with proper degree spirit and enterpris
1t on the part of our citizens, evinced nop, E.
y ansville. within five years, will equal, if NJ
surpass, in point Of shipments of produce ar
!. provisions, any other city on the Ohio rive
In conclusion, have only to add, let o,
;. citizens ask one another, can we secure ii
carrying trad. over our canal, from the east
points on the lower Ohio, and even to Sal
Louis-from the Lakes and all the towns Z
the canal to the Southern markets! And ca
Re we not secure the carrying Of sugar and m
E. lasses from the South to the Upper Wabas
n and even to the Upper Lskes-and tobac
s, from Kentucky and cotton from Tenness
D. to the whole Eastern seaboard! Is this n
p worthy an effort.
o. These enquiries, repeatedly put, cam
y but believe will result in some prompt a
p decisive demonstrations on the part Of tho
10 among US who have SO much at stake deper
'g' ing on the growth and prosperity Of our eli
ed Action, once commenced and faithfully p,
TN sisted in, will accomplish almost any .esiI
oil end. -.