The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-04-16
The StraightlLinc Railroad and its
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nal, in attacking the E., l. g. C. Straight
Line Railroad, has very plainly and very
strangely, been viewed with great pleas
ure by certain citizens Of EuanSuate.-I
This would not only seem strange to
persons abroad, but unaccountaole, In
view of the fact that these citizens are
generally property holders in the very place
to be most benefited by the building of this
road. That one man could be found in Ev-
ansyille, so blind to her interests and so in
different to his own personal prosperity, as
TO be gratfed by an attack from an infu-
entail source abroad upon an enterprise Of
the nature of this, and should be found
with the jealous enemies of Evansville,
chuckling at blow at our prosperity, as
very singular indeed. We have no doubt
that every enemy CT our city read the Rail-
road Journals articles with extreme delight,
then filed away the papers containing them
with great care, and has probably every
night since slept with them under his head.
We have seen or heard of SO many blows
struck at Z Evansville thro ugh this road, that
ii is by no IN cans hard to conceive the ex-
qusite delight that must be produced, by
the enlistment of new and powerful ally
to lend aid aud comfort to the anti Evans
vile cause. But that citizens OF Evans
vile, who care fig for her prosperity.
should be divided in rebuking all such un-
manly attacks with the Indignation Of men
whose interests have been directly and ma
liciously struck, is to US remarkable. We
know there are not many real enemies of
the Straight Line Road in Evansville, but
we do know there are some men here who
would gladly see, what'they never will wit
ness, this great enterprise fail. We do not
choose to investigate the things a, the bot
tom of this feeling, but we opine that in the
majority of cases, the foundation of this en-
nifty to the enterprise maY be laid to a
small jealous feeling, that one of the princi-
pal men engaged in building this road, may
make too much money at it. Others think,
what no man who has thoroughly Investigate
ed the question really believes, that the
building of this road will seriously injure the
L. g. C. Railroad. This cannot be SO under
any possible condition Of things, and even
If it were calculated TO ipjure that road in
some degree, we see no reason in that fact,
why an enterprise calculated to be of i'm
mense benefit to our city, should be crushed.
We have yet to learn, that when our citi-
zens and city extended liberal uid to the
building of the E. & C. Railroad, they d.
rectly or tacitly bound themselves thence
forth and forever never to help or approve o.
any other public improvement necessary tl
the development of our resources, the open
ing to markets of the rich agricultural anc
mineral wealth around US, and to forming dis
tant direct connections with the wcrlt
abroad. If by this assistance We were thus
bound, then there might be some excuse TO
US to settle down contentedy with one rail
road, and fold our hands in slumber, Will
every other prominent city in the Stats
has its two, three, four or half dozen rail
roads. AS for Mr.. Carpenter, it viii! be i'm
possible for him to make more money thar
he dsscrves, for an exhibition of industry
energy and interchangeable perseverance, neve
before equaled in the history Of railroad
building in Indiana or in the West, by any
one man. If he be successful in this enter
prise, which without him, we venture the re
mark, could not be built for many years, tn,
need and measure of his deserts are not to b,
counted in dollars and cents.
We regard this magnificent enterprise al
of the utmost Importance to our city, ant
possibly in the power of citizens and corpo
ration to give. That its importance is ap
preciated here, is best told in the liberal sub
scriptions of stock both by people and city
But why should single property holder il
Evansville be- found, ever ready to sheer a
the road, and ever prepared to exult over al
anticipated misfortune! Can it by any pos
sibility iajUre the value of his property
VIII it not, in all probability, very much en-
nance its value! Will not the opening L
Evansville of the richest mineral region O
the State, where there is an untold and mex
haustible wealth of coal, iron, &c., benef
us greatly as community? Win not tn
making Of Evansville the market, and ship
ping and receiving point. OF some of tn
best counties in the State, now deprived G
all railroad facilities, greatly benefit her!-
viii nat this springing of an iron rive
through the richest portions of the Whit
hiver valley, and thus bringing the agricul
turai and mineral wealth of this region I
our doors, have good effect on our pros pc.