The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-28
EvASsvI1LE, ND, April %, 1856.

EVANSVILLE I'M, ~ p4iA AOSO'
To THE EDITOR oF.THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL:
Sir: l am glad to perceive that you are tax
ing the right course in illustrating the " Rise,
Progress, and Future Prospects of Evansville"
By such means many manufacturers, artizans,
&C., who are now on the lookout for eligible
places to start business in, will be informed of
the superior advantages possessed by this
city over all others on the Lower Ohio.
knowing that you have the prosperity Of
our city at heart, and, thatanything tending to
accelerate the growth and prosperity of it
would be advocated by you, am induced to
enquire "why Railroad has not been built
from this city to the town of GRANVILLE on the
Wabash river in our adjoining State-Illinois,
touching at or near the following places viz:
Blairsvillc, Poseyville, Cynthiana, Paris, and
New Harmony in our own State, bringing to
Evansville all the business of these places
which in themselves would furnish good
paying business to any line of the length of
this one?"
There are at the resent time thousands of
acres OF corn ungathered, hut merely cut down
in the stalk, and piled in the fence corners, be-
tween here and GRANVILLE; the farmers not
having time to transport it in wagons to this
place.
The prolific valley of Black River is almost
nine months Of the year entirely destitute of a
market, owing to the want of some better com
munication than their roads, made on the al
luvai bottom, afford
This road would bring to Evansville not
only the whole Of the trade above mentioned,
but would also secure the trade Of Albion I'll
lnois) and the adjaee 1T country thereto.
Surely, the traffic upon such line would
make it paying stock, without taking into con-
sidcration the benefits it would be dispensing
to the tsrmisi, as well as the points between
them.
] have been informed By several OF our large
business men, that the major part Of this city IS
trade at present comes from this region, and
that there is no communication in summer
and fall, but By wagons and stages What an
immense amount extra would come here il
there was Railroad, any person can imagine.
Il With this state Of facts, am surprised that
Evansville does not stretch out her arms and
secure forever to herself the trade and traffic
Of that fertile and prosperous region.
4 line Of Railroad. only some thirty miles
in length, easy Of construction, will accom-
plsh this object; AMI, compared to other pro.
jects will do more for Evansville than lines
i've times its length running in other direc-
lions.
Evansville, as yet, has no line of Railroad
running out Westwardly. What is st. Louis
doing at the present? She is pushing her iail-
roads West to secure to herself the trade
The Eastern cities, push their lines West also
to secure trade to themselves. Why, there
fore, should it not be the policy of Evansville
to secure all the Western trade she can?
Should you think this suggestion worthy
Of attention, will You be so kind as to publish ii
in your paper, and let the people of Evansville
GRANVILLE. and the residents between these
places. know the prospects of such an enter
prise being successfully taken in hand.
Respectfully yours, &c,
PROGRESS.