The Evansville daily journal., 1856-03-13
CITY DIRECTORY.

We have long as business community, felt
the necessity of City Directory, both as a
personal convenience to business men, at home
and away, and to make our city more gener-
ally known abroad. indianapolis has fine
Directory in book form, illustrated with hand
some engravings, containing complete. list Of
the citizens, the cards of business houses and
classified lists of those engaged in all depart
ments of business. This Directory can be
found at every hotel Of any Importance in the
State, and other places Of resort over the coun-
try, and forms general advertisement for that
city and its business wherever this Directory
may be placed. Indeed, it forms better ad-
vertisement for the importance Of the city than
any other plan that could be devised A sim
liar Directory of New Albany is now in press,
and will soon be issued. These Directories
were gotten up by Messrs. Grooms and Smith,
who are now engaged in compiling the proper
facts and information to'malle complete State
Gazetteer. Wehaye closely examined the In
dianapolis Directory. 1t is just precisely the
kind of work our city wants.
q We are glad to announce that 9Ir. Smith, OF
the above mentioned firm, is now in our city
with the intention of getting up complete
business Directory of Evansville, If he can re-
ceive the proper encouragement. He will take
a correct census of the city while engaged in
his work. The Directory will contain in the
first place. .the place Of residence of every adult
inhabitant, alphabetically arranged, with the
place Of business of those engaged in business.
BY referring to this the location Of any inhab-
liant the city may be found A list Of bus
iness establishments Of every description will
be given in classified order; complete chart
of the city and it's engagements; handsome
engraving Of the city; engraxings of public
buildings, &c. The engravngs in the Indian
apolis Directory are of the finest order and
finish, and very costly. And in addition to all
this the business cards of such of our mer-
chants, mechanics, manufacturers, &C., as will
have them inserted at stipulated price, which
is so low that no one can offer reasonable objec-
tions to it. The profits arising from these
cards are all upon which the publishers rely
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displayed, and inserted right in the body of the
Directory, so as to prove most valuable to adj
vertisers. After the work is published and it
will be very neatly bound, the publishers will
send copy at their own expense 10 every ho-
tel in the State, and sell copies to advertisers
for q low price.
This is an enterprise which cannot be too
highly appreciated by those who really have at
heart the prosperity of the city. There is no
citizen who, if asked to subscribe for Direc-
tory, without any remuneration, as much as
he is asked fer the insertion of conspicuous
card, should notat once giUe the amount. But
they are only asked in fhis case to subscribe
the card of their house, and pay moderate
sum for its insertion in this book We trust
every citizen will give this enterprise his cor
dial support. Mr. Smith will at once COM
mence calling upon business men to ascertain
what support will be given to this enterprise.