The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-03
flo, the Indiana State Journai.

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The city of Evansville is to bethe Cinci n
natl Of Indiana. Geographically it occupies
the same position in this State that Cincin-
INIT does in Ohio; and ] hazard the state
ment here, th.i it is destined to be as great a
city. will give a few Of the reasons that
have brought me to this conclusion.
! Evansville has the Wabash and Erie canal
connecting her With the lakes, against the
Miami canal Of Cincinnati. (, - = sar
Evansville has the Wabash and White riv-
er valIeysof which she is the natural outlet,
against the Miami valley of Cineiunat. I
Evansville Is better situated on the Ohio
river than Cincinnati is, being at point
where the river is navigable for larger class
of boats, for longer portion of the year, and
where the obstruction of the fBlls is avoided
Evansville will derive greater advantages
from Kentucky than Cincinnati can. & ~
Evansville has back of her, not only as
fine and extensive an agricultural region as
Cincinnati, but has in addition which Cincin-
aati has not. the advantage ofcoal and iron,
in immediate vicinity, and inexhaustable
quantities. ~ lf9 Nf9e9t a
Evansville is now rapidly growing.
indianapolis is to be the great inland city
of Indiana. Here is to be collected the pro-
duce of the great and fertile region of Cen
trail Indiana. from whence it is to be
sent to market; and here are to be cole .
ted the articles which that great region Is 10
consume, from whence they are to be distri-
buted. Here, also, are to grow up numerous
and extensive manufactures. indianapolis
and Evansville are 10 c,use Cincinnati to
bleed to her hearts core-mark that. as4sH!
Now, then, how important is it that INDIAN
apolis and Evansville should be connected by
railroad! 1t is of the utmost Importance to
Indianapolis, as will, in few words show
The produce Of Central Indiana goes to
New Ofleans. Heretofore. the great body of
t, our pork, lard -four, & c., has first travelled
a hundred miles eastward to Cincinnati, only
to start from that point back again westward
to New Orleans. have asked dealers why
this was so! They answered tuus: We can
freight better from Cincinnati to New Or
leans than from Madison to Ney Orleans.
| have asked why! And have been an
swered as follows: "At Cincinnati. owing to
the great amount of produce which collects
there, is always found a great number Of
boats seeking freight. and the competition
among them leads them to bid for it, and we
get il conveyed at at the lowest sum it can
be carried for. At Madison boats do not thus
collect, and if we take our produce there, we
shall find, perhaps but single boat, and
hence, shall have to pay what it sees ut to
charge. e3 Wa
Now, at Evansville, terminates the great
Wabash and Erie canal extending from the
lakes to that point, and hence, of necessity
vast amount of produce must be constantly
collecting there for steamboat transportation.
This will draw the boats there, for where the
carcass is the eagles will gather. A rail-
road from Terre Haute is also to terminate
there. Every adv atsge therefore, for COM
petition among boats in seeking freight that
is obtained at Cincinnati, will be found ut
Evansville. How then, stands the easel
We send produce one hundred and ten miles
by railroad east from us to Cincinnati, a point
IT which the river is often to low to be navi-
gable above the falls, through the canal
around which q boat cannot pass for icss
than 500 toll, and not the largest class Of
boats at that, to start back westward to mar
ket. On the other hand, we send our pro-
duce by railroad las miles, in westerly d.
rection, striking the Ohio at a point some hum
dreds Of miles below Cincinnati, and on the
road to market, and below the falls whereby
we spve the heavy canal tolls, meet the lar
gest class of steamboats, always running in
great numbers. Surely it requires very little
time to make decision as to which OF these
points cur produce should 60 to. 1t should
go to Evansville. A railroad to Evansville
will do mere for Indianapolis, than all the
balance of her roads. 1t will complete her
Independence on Cincinnati, and her pow r
to successfully rival her in ever ything and
at the same time will aid her in building up
within our own State, q great commercial
port on the Ohio, the benefit ofwhose wealth
and population We shall reap, and Of which
as citizens OF the State, we may be proud.
There are other weighty considerations show
ing the Importance of this road to our city,
tut time and space will not permit the recap
tiulation of them here The noble coal aud
iron region which it would place us in conve-
niert proximity to, is not least of these. Ts
WESTWARD HO.