The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-21

ern Armory than Evansville. Several times,
years ago, we entered into details relative TO
the advantages Of Evansville. claiming for it
above all other points, the location It the
Armory. Below we give an abstract OF these
advantages, not with the thought of being
able to bring them to bear at this late day on
the importa"t subject Of the Armory, but
more in answer to inquiries we are freqlent-
ly receiving by letter, as to the advantages
and prospects Of Evansville, and which press
of business have prevented US answering in
every case. sr..rs 4r
1t will be remembered by our citizens, that
the commissioners appointed in ls46 to in.
spect tie various sites proposed for the West
erl Armory, after careful examination ola
great many places. recommended Evansville
as the third b"st location. The po ut chos.
en- was ailerwa ds relnquished being un-
suitable. Evansville therefore was really
the second best location, according TO the re-
port Of these commissioners. Since then we
have o ltstrpped in growth any point then
alluded To prominently, and have secured ad-
ditional advantages in the way ofpublic i'm
p-ovements. The situation of Evansville is
unsurpassed.
Evansville is situated on the immediate
bank of the Ohio river, xix miles below the
mouth Of Green river, fifty-six ab We the
mouth o. he Wabash, and stands ght feet
above the high water of the year 1892. and
below all he distractions on the Ohn; two
hundred miles from its m nth aud from Luis.
vile, KY. 1t is the terminus of the Great
Wabash and Ere Canal, which is four hun
dred and sixty miles in length, extending to
Toledo, on Lake Ere, ard connecting tn.
Ohio with all inland seas. 1t Is also the
depot Of the line of railroad which connects
the O.o ana he Wabash on the one hand,
and intersects with the great cesisra rouk be.
tween the Ohio aud Missouri on the other.
II moreover, the terminus OF the Exams
vile, Ind aaapoi S. and Ci=ueland straight line
railroad, work which Is now under cuntrset
t. the intersection of the Ohio and Missis-
sppi railroad, to br finished in one year. and
the whole Of which will be completed be-
fore the necessary bu'ldirgs for the armory
can bs put III. A glance at the map will
show that by means of these routes Evansville
IS put in direct connection with the entire
eastern States and those further west.
Ii ~ the grea. point OIL the Ohio which
trade and travel must seek, tending SOUTH in
order to avoid the dclay ard tx ems. of a
tedious river navigation, caused by iowness
of water aud distractions above. II furnish
es the great outlet of the business and tr vel
Of the valleys of the OHIO and Mississippi.
The communication between the east and
the west, and the north and the south, must
centre at Evansville three years hence, when
the EUansr lie, Ind annapolis and CGreIand raii-
road is completed r-.. us
On the south ami southwest the railroad
connections of Evansville will be unsurpass-
ed, and will render It the most accessibl lie
point in the I'm on. 1t is point OF the line
from lNsmph through Paducah on the ex.
tension Uf tn. road, which is now under con
miles below, " Nashville, Tennessee; ant
will by means Of these roads, in few years
be in railroad communication with Nep Or
leans, Mob IL, Charleston, and SIvansa.
These facts prove thai Government woulC
have unparalleled facilities for the transpor
ta,ion OF munitions of war to the great cite,
of the South, West and EIst, and also to tn,
Pacific, when the great intero eanic road
shall have been constructed. Whateve
route be opted. the Pacific road must pas
through points which will be connected will
Evansville by railway, AID the business ant
travel OF that road ing North Or South viii
and must pass through this city. The gov
eminent has reserved TO itself the right I,
transport supplies &C., free of expense owe
the Wabash and Erie canal, SD that the Goa
and iron required at the armory could be de
. livered Tree Of charge for transportation.
All the materials requir, by an armor!
are convenient to Evansville, and may b.
obtained readily aud cheapy. This Is yer!
important consid ration. The geological po
situn of Evansville is such as u peculiarly
recommend it in this connection.
Il Seven thousand square mics of the g'ea
!, western coal field which is $4,000 squar
:, miles in extent lies in in'iIna. Tue cara
VIII en- terminates at Evansville meand, Z
through upwards of bundled miles Of thi
a coal field. That distinguished geologis
), Dard Dale Queen, surveyed this section Z
country, and speaks in the highest terms Z
the quality Of this coal. Gibson, Pike, Du
viess, Green, Owen, Vanderburg, and Wal
" rick counties abound in coal along The ne 9
Q the canal.
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