The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-18
Evansville ana Paduc can r.cLe, Line.

F. Y. CARLILE, ESQ. Dear Sir: The
great difficulty experienced in starting this
line has arisen from the necessity of begin
ming on such a scale or plan as shall render
the line when started permanent. There
have been offers enough to go into the trade,
and take our bonus in whole or in part, or
take our guarantee that the boat put in should
earn a certain sum per day whilst in, and
with the privilege Of withdrawing from the
line after short trial, if the trade should
not be found profitable. Because the COM
mittee having the thing in charge has not
taken up with some Of these offers, some of
our people complain that the interests OF Ev-
ansville are being neglected by them. 1t
is obvious that if any such offer should be
accepted, the boat might go out of the trade
IN one or two or three months, without any
fair test of the ability of the trade to support
suitable boat, merely becnuse the boat may
be more expensive than the trade required !;
or may not be so economically managed as
she ought to be. And should such u thing
happen, any further attempt TO establish
such packet line would probably be indefi-
nitely postponed. 1t is easy to see that a
boat which can he run for $50 to $50 per day
may earn money in the trade, whilst boat
which cannot be run for less than 800 or
sl2o, might lose money very fast; and that
the smaller boat might answer every purpose
as pioneer boat to concentrate the trade,
which, when once concentrated, would re-
\
The committee have, therefore, thought
that to insure the success of the undertaking
it was necessary 10 begin-especially at this
season of the year-with a small, light draft
boat, one which can be run for the least pos
sible expense, making at the same time fair
Passages, and which will not be DISTRACTED
by the lowest water.
Beginning with such boat, it is within
the means of Evansville and Paducgh to sus-
tain it in any event for one year and u
shorter period thar that will not test the fea-
sibility of the enterprise. And If it is evI-
dent. to those interested, within the year hat
better boat is required and can be sustain
ed, it will then be AN easy matter to put q
better boat in the line or if it shall be found
from the success of one, that two small boats
can do well in the line. and better than on,
large one for the present, then a second small
boat would follow as u matter of course
The thing now to be accomplished is to es-
tablish line perma' ently-every arrange
ment must look to continuance and perma-
neney.
Tic gentlemen OF the committee who were
sent to Paducah, found there a boat viii n
If she performs Us they are assured she will
is well adapted to opening the line :; u very
small, but u very perfectly bull and equip
ped boat. and which can be run at the small
lest possiblecost. Her captain is part owner
and man of character and experience. b,
the arrangement made with him, il is Yer,
likely that little or no borus will have TO b
paid. whilst the feasibility of the entcrlris
will be fully tested. III this boat cannot b.
sustained for the purpose oforening the trade
we shall have the satisfaction of KNOWN,
that no other boat can. At the same tim
the committee stipulated for the right L
Evansville to put in second boat wheneve
the trade should demand one.
1t is expected that this boat will enter tn
trade at once, the arrangements being no,
believed to be completed.
For the Committee.
Evansville, Aug. 18th. 81.