The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-26
CanneIton and Ten City.

CanneIton and Ten City.
A visitor to these two places writes US
that the magical growth of the latter still
continues. New houses and buildings are
rising in every direction, and the aspect of
the place is changed each succeeding week
Those who visited it month ago would be
sstonished at the progress made in four or
Eve weeks. Having provided themselves
with dwellings, the inhabitants are consid-
ering what branches Of business TO establish.
Last week D company was formed to erect
q large furniture mandatory; foundry
is also to be commenced, and numerous in
dividud enterprises for shop manufactures
ere under way. g~-- 20 q
About 1900 out of 1900 voters IN Perry
County, have petitioned the County Com
missioners to remove the County Seat to
Cannelton, where the citizens are prepared
to donate a very spacious court house and
grounds to the County. The building offered
was originally erected for system of grad
ed schools bat since the people of the Coun-
" have cvinced q wish to make the place
the County Seat the people have voted to
give up their elegant school building for
court house, and have determined to build
another seminary in more retired and suit
able spot. "a
The Catholics are building, on the slope
Of the beautiful hills in tho rear Of the
town, a magnificent church, or cathedral,
of the excellent free stone from the quarries
Immediately in the rear of II. The edi6ce
will cost $25,Ooo or $4,000, and will be
one of the most elegant churches on the
Ohio, and on its elevated site it will be a
conspicuous object TO arrest the attention oil
the traveller, and from its vestibule q
most extensive and Picturesque landscape
embracing long reach in the river-the
broad and fertile bottoms of the Kentucky
shore and the hills and valleys of the In
diana side, viii be presented to the eye Of
the spectator.
The Coal business at Cannelton is incrcas-
ing so per can't ANNUALLY. The coal com.
parry have, within a short time, expended
100000 in the construction of Railroads
and the improvements and developments o.
their mines. They have now the capacity
to supply almost any demand that may
arise for coal. The rents from the com.
pany's mines, the past year, we are inform.
ed, were over $4,000; the profits to the
lessees were twice or thrice that sum.
An enterprising gentleman from the East
is about to put large Touring mill into
operation. II lis stated that the consumption
of -four in the town and vicinity, during the
last year, has been upwards of 1000 barrels
all of which was brought from distant mills
The cotton mill company have still under
consideration a plan for erecting new
factory for weaving seamless wheat sacks,
project that was deferred by the panic of las
autumn. The company have-we are toll
IA fund from their reserved profits, sufi
Gent to erect the bagging factory and sup
ply the machinery without creating an.
new stock, or making any new assessments
The question with them is, whether to di
vide their surplus or invest it in extending
the business. A revision of the tariff an,
an increase of duties, would lead immediate
ly to the erection of this and perhaps one o
two other cotton mills at Cannelton.
A 1aftor 70 tho Nam thopv J.Jc.r .,;,-o
the following account of the progress ant
prospects of the town:
Our town is in a fourishing condition
There are more evidences of active bushes
life-of progressive improvement--of we
fed and well paid labor-manifcst on ever
hand about the streets of Cannelton to-da
than in any other town from the Falls to tn
mouth OF the river. / notice quite mum
Der Of business houses and dwellings goin
up, also new school house. A large mum
Der Of workmen are employed on the wall
Of the new stone church for the Catholic SC
ciety here; it will be magnificent edi6c
when completed. The cotton mill is run
ming regularly, giving employment to i,
fcrr hundred operatives and distributing /
our nsidst about one hundred thousand do
lars annually. The coal mines are operate
on large scale and successfully, smployiu
some hundreds of hands at COED wages an
good pay, while the farmers in the count
find here ready market for their produc
at high prices. may remark that hvir
here d higher than in your city or Loui
Vile. The population of this town is no
In round numbers about four thousand, a.
Tell City--two miles below-scarcely ha
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We are coming people down here amor
the hills, you see. X.