The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-03
Morins Railway Mestinr.

Pursuant to public notice. a meeting of the
business portion Of The citizens of Evansville
was held .at-CiSscent ityoHall, on Thursday
evening, for the parpose Of taking the prelin-
mary steps necessary to the formation of
Marine Railway Stock Company at Evansville !
The meeting was well attended and composed
of the best and most energetic business men in
the Community, all ofwkom manifested very
cheering and spirited interest in the proposed
enterprise.
On motion Of Hon. Jas. Lockhart, the meet
ing was organized by the appointment of John
Ingle, Jr,, President. John B. Hail and A. II.
Sanders, Vice Presidents, and Thomas Il.
Garvin, Secretary. sea5-.s 81
The object Of the meeting having been ex-
planned by the President. James G. Jones,
Esq, was called for, and addressed the meet
ing briefly in few pertinent remarks, strong
ly urging the importance, and at this time the
absolute necessity, of encouraging by every
means, the establishment in our city, not only
of Marine Railway, bui of manufactures Of
every description, particularly ship and boat
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necess arily connected Herewith. Mr.. Jones
was followed in his remarks by Hon. James
Lockhart, John Ingle, Jr, Major j. w.
Hughes and John b Hall, Esqrs., each of
whom in their speeches ably set forth atlength
the many and great advantages possessed by
Evansville as manufacturing point. Sri-
sing as we'll from its geographical position as
from its inexhaustible resources in its imuae-
.diate neighborhood Of coal, timber, iron, and
other natural products necessary for the sup
ply of manufactures of any description. They
also urged the present want of additional man
featuring establishments in our city, and IL
Illustrated the many and important beOefts that
would inevitably accrue to the community by
establishing ship-yard and other branches
oFtrade connected Herewith, and constructing
a Marine Railway at this point; that it would
at once be the means Of bringing among US
large humble Of operatives with their families
as permanent residents; would invite the in
vestrAent of foreign capital; increase business
in every branch of trade and manufacture al
ready established here, and would furnish a
ready market for the almost endless, and now
! almost useless forests of the best white oak
I timber on the continent. IS
On motion of Maj. Hughes, it was resolved
that a, committee of five be appointed By the
President, whose duty it shall be to decide
: upon the basis upon which stock in the enter
prise shall be taken. to procure by correspon-
dence and personal inquiry, information rela-
tive to the amount Of stock necessary to be
! subscribed-the construction of a Marine Rail-
way, and 'establishmast Of a ship yard-the
probable amount of business that could be re-
lied on--the amount Of foreign capital thai
Il would probably be invested in the enterprise
, the present necessities of the steamboat
community for the establishment of such
work, together with such other facts and sta,
.tistics as may be of interest and are connected
:. : with the work proposed. 'aa's
Il Upon this committee. 1he President appoint,
ed Messrs. Wm hughes, Philip Decker, Hon
Jno. Law, John B. Hall, and A. H. Sanders
, and at the request Of the meeting, the Pres
D dent was added to said committee.
: On motion, the meeting adjourned to NEE
: at such time when said committee should cal
V it together for the purpose of presenting thi;
a report. JOHN INGLE JR, President.
< THos E. GARvlS, Secretary. r-a.s