The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-28
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For the Evansville journal.

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Allow me, through the medium Of yoo'
useful paper, TO call the attention of this
community 10 the importance Of applying the
means within our power, towards building up
steamboat interest connected with the trade
and business of Evansville.
+ That we have the means, il properly sp'
piled 10 bring about this desirable object.
an fully satisfied, If we can get union AND
cooperation Of our shippers and shipping
merchants, and in the end it will be to theil
interest a. we'll a. the interest of every one
connected with the trade Of the place.
There has for years been a suficiency o.
freights offered at this point, to fully employ
during most Of the shipping season, severa
first class steamers in the New Orleans trade
Instead of making united effort to get boats
into this trade, we have been dependent on
and have greatly assisted in building up, the
steamboat interest, Of our neighbors, much 10
our own disa Vantage and Inconvenience
Our Canal, now completed, extending from
the Lakes through the richest agricultural
valleys wabash and White River) under
the sun. and terminating at this point, md the
Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad, now
extending to the Wabash and rapidly towards
Tsrre Haute, will greatly increase the
amount OF freights both for export and i'm
port, and also the travel. d is l
This change in business demands change
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ness done promptly, efficiently, and ebeaply
we must have boats exclusively in this trade,
on which we can rely for regularly and
promptly, taking of our freight. The OBJ
ject can only be attained by a united effort in
giving our freiehts to line Of boats that
would agree TO come permanently into the
trade, and run from this place to New Or.
leans clusively. during the business season.
That it can be done to the mutual advantage
of all parties concerned, there is not particle
OF doubt. If full freights at Louisville rates
would be profitable to the boats, they would
be benefited. II our merchants get their
freights at Louisville rates, and have their
business done in Louisville order, they would
be benefited. Our mode Of doing business
now is 10 ship when we can, or rather when
we can get q chance; regardless Of time or
weather, either by night or day, and very fire..
quently we violate the laws of the land, and
do violence to the consciences OF ourselves
and the community, by shipping and receiv-
ing our freights on the Sabbath, a practice
long since discarded by the citizens of Gin
cinnati, Madison, Louisville and New Albany,
and which ought not to be held in high es.
TEEN BY any order slowing people. When
ever boat arrives, be it night OF day; let the
weather be ever So bad, the goods have to be
discharged-the boat must 60 on. With re-
gard to some portions of our trade, this in.
convenience will have to be put up with for
some time to come, but - it regards the New
Orleans trade, (Which 10 our principal trade),
the time has arrived for change. Let the
merchsnts and others interested meet to-
gether and talk the matter over. Let there
be onion Of action and our interests will be
promoted and protected. Ion satisfied there
is not one perssn in this community CONVEX.
SAINT with the subject, that believes the ship
ping business 10 done - il ought to be. There
are many other things which could be said,
and facts shown, to prove the necessity of q
change. but / Do rot design 10 discuss the
matter now, but only to direct attention to
the subject. There 10 one thing would
as we get line of boats from here to New
Orleaas, we form q neuclus around which
will grow Boat Building interest that will
make this city the point for boat building
We have the tImberin greater abundance and
more accessible than any other point on the
Ohio River. 'v as 'a F.