Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-18

build two or three business rooms on the lot
south of Maryland street These will all be for
Wholesale houses. and will tor Meridian
street tho wholesale trade Other houses are
talked of on this street but We cannot We; an
nounce them certainly.
The STREET RAILROAD QuKsrioN.-We take
no part as between the rival companies proposing
10 act under the ordnance bow pending in the
CITY Council on the subject of street railroads
One il an exclusively home company, compOs
Ell of substantial citizens known throughout the
State. Not man is there rs the organization
of which Gen. Morris is President but whose
word would be taken uuhesitatingly by any citi-
zen to the extent he pledged it. The other com
pany, OF which Mr. Catherwooi is President, is,
given to understand, composed of honor
able ard responsible gentlemen. And we doubt
not. too, that each member of the City Council
desires to co his duty conscientiOuslv to his con
sttuents and to the city at large Our pui pose
at this time is to urge those having this matter
municipality 20 act upon. to enquire which oil the
companies proflers the most advantages TO the
city al large. apart from the considerations of
private speculation.
The Indianapolis Street Railroad Company, of
which Gen Morris is President. has resolved, ac-
cOrding to the public statement Of Mr. McNabb,
in Council the other night. to have everything
required by their Improvement fabricated here in
Indiana here in Indianapolis. Whether the
other Company have resolved so fairly do not
know. But this we do know the progress aud
advancement Of every CITY depends entirely upon
tie encouragement given by capitalists to pro-
ductive labor The indianapolis Company pro-
pose unequivocaly to give in connection with
their enterprise this encouragement TO our own
mechanics. our own people in our midst.
We might here indulge in some reflections re
garing the bearing of what has been character
lied in official quarters as an immense mo-
nopoly" upon the material progress OF lndianap
oils in every department of trade commerce
manufactures-real estate speculation and the
| like-but il is not necessary, every intelligent
citizen can thoroughly understand the subject for
himself it he chooses to. We will for the pres
ent content ourselves with calling attention t.
what will take place n one single establishment
in this city it the right is granted To construct
! street railways 10 a company that IL of home anC
that will expend is capital at home.
~ the Rolling Mil il this city Immediately
/ upon the passage of thi, ordinance granting ih'
right TO the company of the sort indicated, Over
/ 600 hands will be required. The men "a majority
of them will have families. They must hay,
horses to live in Our landlords who have tene
ments to rent. can certainly see into this thing
Our owners Of real estate having it for sale. cal
I also observe something regards their own in
/ terests in this respect Our merchants. our gro
/ GERS our boot aud shoe dealers. our tailors. o~i
( cuhierS, our enterprlsng business men IN ,
/ capacities can perceive what m advantage j
would be To them 20 have At least three thoussn'
people dependent upon one establishment, alon'
I brought To this city.
! II will be borne in mind that we suppose tina
each Of tho six hundred who will be employed a
/ the rolling mill. in consequence OF the adoption
/ OF a system OF street railways. will be man o
! family or Ia some way contribute To the supper
OF a family. What i rue OF the rolling mill o
/ those who hold real property and others ambition
/ OF making indianapolis one of the great cities @
the North. is equally true OF all departments o
business so far this subject, in all It's ramifica
tons, bears upon the matter hand. Our mum
cpal legislators therefore. should consider wha
they are about TO 10. and citizens should rehec
upon what we have briefly limited and promp
| their representatives. for the best.