The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-22
An Albany Mechanics Opinion OF
Evansville.

-ome one of the intelligent mechanics
brought from w Albany to complete the
new steamboa'~ at our landing, gives the
following impressions of Evansville, in a
letter to the New Albany Tribune. The
writer will learn on further acquaintance
that we have, besides all others, requisites
for large city, those Of good wells, and an
accommodating post master. 1t is only ne
cessary to dig to the depth OF the bed OF the
river, to obtain the finest water that flows
in the earth. The elevated position of the
city requires wells to be deep, and they are
expensive, but excellent when made. Our
Canal gives an abundant supply of pure wa.
ter, for manufacturing purposes, that is car
ried ito every part of the city without any
other expense but the costs of the pipes and
to laying of them. The difficulty in our
post Office arrangements will be remedird by
carrying the complaint to Mr.. Rudd, who
evinces a disposition to do all in his power
to accommodate the public, especially the
Democratic masses:
;tThe every day affairs of life work many
changes, and one of them has brought me to
this place, where now, for the first time, /
become satisfied of the important position it
occupies among the prominent towns of the
State. Situated Us il is on a broad level
| plain, above high water mark, between the
Wabash and Green rivers, and at the ter
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Evansville 4 Charlottesville Railroad, it pos
sesses the advantages of the trade of all of
them, and Of the rich farming countries thro'
| which they pass, and becomes u great depot
| for the productions Of all those great thor
oughiares, from whence they are re-shipped
| to New Orleans, and the proceeds therefor
again sent on the way to reward the bopest
| farmer or mechanic in the interior. Manu-
features here appear to be largely on the in
| crease.
| There are numerous foundries, extensive
| cooper-shops, working steam machinery !;
| several Touring mills and saw mills, starch
factories, soap factories, breweries distillery,
tanneries, and numerous other branches OF
mechanics too tedious to mention. In boat
/ building but little is done here. One small
boat has been built here this season, and is
now nearly finished; two others are finish
ing here. One built at Paducah is to have
the cabin of the old Southern Belle moved
to her; the other, Il small boat, is having a
new cabin put on her, mostly by New AL
bany mechanics In short, think that Ev-
ansville is thriving business place; is in.
proving very fast and destined TO become
the largest city in the State, which she has
all the requisites for, except two, namely
| good water and an accommodating Post.nas-
ter. OF these she is sadly deficient. have
seen but two wells in the city, and UNDER
stand that there is but about half dozen
in all. The inhabitants generally use els
tern or river water. The Postmaster thinks
so little of accommodating the laboring
class that he never opens his office until
after time to commence work. He closes it
1 at about IL o'clock, or a few minutes after !;
opens it again at q and closes again about 5,
SO that the man engaged at his daily toll, If
\ he cannot get friend 10 call at the Office
for him, must lose his time to call at the
Office when,itl is open, unless he can, as n
rare Chance, drop IN between II and the few
minutes after that the mail may he behind
time, which sometimes favors him with an
opportunity TO find the Office open.