The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-22
EASTERN CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, Sept. II, 1866.

Dear SIR: We had quick trip, having been
out but 2 days and hours from your charm
ing little city to New York. We left at 6
o'clock Monday morning, and arrived here at
O'Clock Wednesday morning, distance 1868
miles. The principal stations on the route are
Princeton, Vincennes, Terre Haute, Indianap-
oils, Union, Gallon, erestIine, Erie and Dun
kirk. Through fare $24,75. To Indianapolis
1925, and SIS, so from there to New York
If the speed and fare of this route to the East
were generally Known south Of you by adyer-
Using, there would be double the amount Of
travel from your city to New York. The tray-
ell going East from Southern Kentucky, ILL
nois and Tennessee, could leave the Ohio river
at Evansville, and in little oyer two days
could be in New York, instead of plodding
their way slowly along the zig-zag route of the
Ohio River. One of your merchants left for
New York by the river route one day before
we did, and by the time he arrived here, an
other of your merchants, whom I had the plea
sure of travelling with, had made one shipment
of merchandise, and was about making the sec
ond shipment before the former one mentioned,
made his appearance.
The Evansville, Illinois and Charlottesville
Railroad, you can put down for No. | road,
both in smoothness and speed. The road
though new, is in good order and well ballast
ed, and well managed throughout. The first
life has yet to be sacrificed on this road. The
speed or time made by this road to Terre
Haute is fully equal and better than that made
by one of the greatest thoroughfares in the
United States. The distance is 100 miles, and
they make the run in So hours: The dis.
lance from New York to Philadelphia is 90
miles, and the same time is taken, So hours.
The road, though now excellent, will still be
better The wisdom of Judge Hall, the for
mer President of the road, in making a pur-
chase of large tract Of gravel land on the
White River bottom, for the ballasting of the
road, will make it eventually one Of the best
roads in the country, though part of it costing
but trife over $4,000 per mile, while other
roads more easy to build, with less excavation
and embankment, less bridges, less cost to con-
struct every way have nominally cost $4,000
per mile; and others being constructed estima-
ted to cost $4,000 per mile. This road wisely
puts its earn, lss in improvements in place
Of paying dividends, while other roads in the
country pay dividends by borrowing money,
thus keeping up Appearances by increasing
their stock, selling the bonds at enorIious
sacrifices, and increasing their floating or fund
ed Indebtedness till the bubble bursts and
bankruptcy follows The original stockholders
are swindled, and find out that they have been
dealing in fancy stock.
Evansville has her great railroad to build
yet, her Western road, to tap the rich and pro-
ductive prairies of Illinois, One railroad west
ward from Evansville will be worth as much
to the growth and prosperity of your city as
two Eastward; Westward from you lies the
garden spot, the Palestine of America. | hope
and trust the day is not far distant when you
will be able to commence the work of tapping
that rich section of country; the land that flows
with milk and honey where you cant see not
exactly according to scripture thousand cattle
upon hill, but Thousand fat and .speckled
ones grazing upon-a plain: When Evansville
taps Illinois by railroad; she then will have laid
the foundation for large city upon .pernfa-
nent basis. She will then be prepared for man.
featuring upon large scale, having procured
coal inexhaustible at your door, and having
three railroads; together with the canal and
river trayersing the very richest portion of the
West to bring in the products of the country,
and to send out the wares and manufactured
articles of the town. The fire and tempest
may scourge you as this summer, but Evans
vile will thicken her walls and go on more pros
perously and securely than ever.
Mr.. Sanders, | am satisfied with Evansville
when comparing it with other places. From
one end OF the western country to the other |
have never seen or heard of more prosperous,
thriving, thoroughgoing place than Evansville.
1ooI
saw on the route to New York. Evansville
will never be any less than she is to-day. Her
manufactures are flourishing, and her trade and
commerce are constantly increasing, and may
safely be estimated to gain twenty-five per
cent annually. The natural increase of the
country will warrant this estimate. have
sometimes thought you were taking your time
in progress, but when | compare Evansville
with other places | am bound to give her credit
for enterprise Her acquisition of upwards of
one hundred houses this season is credit to
any ten thousand people Most of the new
buildings are very substantial large store rooms,
dwellings, Court House; Marine Hospital, and
colossal churches with spires touching the
clouds, and credit to any city.
While Evansville isl making advances in
trade, manufactures and commerce, she is also
progressing in educational advantages Her gil
gantic public School House, with corps of
the best teachersin the country; filled with in
telligent children; together with her large pub
lie hbrary, thereby bringing education to the
doors of all classes as cheap as water and free
as air, are well calculated to- lay the founda-
ton for her future greatness, and are not among
her least noble enterprises.
Evansville has fourteen large Wholesale es-
Establishments, while indianapolis with 5000
population has but three or four, and Terre
Haute with z 600 nonulatiorr has hlIt two or