The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-24


A writer i'm the State Journal, who signs
himself "South Western" is attempting to
fight a battle against the Evansville, Indian
apolis and Cleveland Straight Line Railroad
for the purpose of making capital for the
Vincennes and Paducah Railroad. 1t is a
very feeble fight indeed he makes, and by no
means the best that could be made for his own
cause by an ADLER writer.
In speaking of bars between Paducah and
Evansville, he says:
"My inquiries made long ago, and when &C.
tually on the river, in low water times, have
satisfied me that phenerer there is trater enough
to enable boat TO get 10 EUansrihe, the me boat
can get to New Albany. state this, my in
formation obtained from steamboat men-nOt
from men who want office on Railroads, nor
from tho-e interested in building up towns"
No matter upon what manner of informa-
ton the statement is made, it it is intended
to assert that the, principal bars are below
Evansville, he is mistaken. Boats coming
dos the river in times of low water, consid-
er themselves safe when they arrive at Evans
vile, although of course there are bars be-
low. The principal and only really serious
bars in the Ohio river below Louisville, are at
Flint Island and ScuiIletown, above Evans
vile.
The writer argues for the Vincennes Road,
because it is nearer by railroad that way, from
Indianapolis to Paducah, than by railroad and
river via Evansville to Paducah That is not
the question for indianapolis to consider
The question is, where two railroads are pre-
scented connecting her with the lower Ohio
river, shall she choose the one which is 240
miles long, and terminates at village.
(Brooklv three miles Jelop Paducah, and
on the opposite side of the rivsr-or shall she
take that which is 80 miles shorter, and runs
direct to a populous and wealthy city in her
own State, ready to receive the business Of
the railroad and Capitol, and return southern
products and merchandise!
Paducah is not the point of consideration
with indianapolis. "South Western talks
as if there were no other object than to reach
Paducah. Well, even admitting that, by far
build this Straight Line Railroad, and then a
Railroad from Henderson to Pdducah. An
examination of the map will prove that d.
rect straight line run from Indianapolis to
Henderson, will almost of necessity have to
pass through Evansville. Why then run
through Illinois to seek connection with a
place, which. from the nature of the country,
cannot be reached by three miles, and by a
longer road!
Freight from Evansville to New Orleans 10
just the same, or but tride more, than from
Paducah to New Orleins-and the same way
with up freight. Freights, however, on 80
miles of railroad would make a very consid-
cradle item. We guess that shippers of freight
from Indianapolis or Cleveland to New Or
leans, would consider it quite an object to
save that item-to say nothing of the expense
OF re-shippiDg freight at Indianapolis or Vim
cennes, from a wide guage to narrow guage
road.
But we have already discussed this subjec,
enough for the present. Our Straight Line
Railroad will be built in probably less than
two years, while it is doubtful whether the
Vincennes and Paducah road be ever built
"South Western" makes uncalled-for sneers
at the President OF our road, but it will take
considerably more than this small shot to in
jure Hon. o. III. Smith, or retard any enter
prise of which he may take hold.