Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-07
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This company was organized IN Cin-
cinnaI on Friday last. Delegations
were present from Cincinnati, Rising
Sun, Veyey, Madison, aud New Albany.
The Directors are as follows: hapH rnlgiI
He. Lord, President I. and G. r. RI
William Fl Clements, President Little
Miami r. R; Gen T. A. Morris, In
auspolis; Alfred Gather, Cincinnati;
D g Rohb, Rising Sun; w. T. Pate,
Patriot; q. P. Schenck, Vevay;r Hon,
D G. Branham, Madison; Gen, I, T.. i
Crittenden, Madison; Il 81. Hubbert,
New Albany; Andrew Castlen, New AL
oany. ssifs bae s-sai.ssas tss 4, 81 :.
Gen. Crittenaen was authorized to
call meeting of the Directors at Madi-
SON. a'iaag s,stsH an0I1lH-D "a s.
Thus, all over the State, the, brsiness
men are moving epergeticallS in estab
lishing new railroad enterprises. Evans
vile alone 10 dead With hLtwo or three
magnificent railroad ,prOjectsp the COM
| pletion of which would add untold thou
sands to her population and millions to
her wealth, absolutely begging for some
body to take hold of them, Evansville
merchants and capitalists fold their
hands in slumber, and drowsily mutter,
Bring on your railroads--who caresf"
Were they to show half as much energy
in these enterprises that they manifest
ia avoiding full assessments Of persona
property for taxable purposes, work on
the Straight Line and Fl. & N. roads
would begin at once, and their compile
tion quickly accomplished We despair
of the future of opr city, if something
having resemblance to public spirit is
not seen soon among our capitalists.
We do not 60 as far as somes and con;
clude that nothing can be done until the
present large propesty-holders die of,
and their property passes. into more
; liberal hands and come under the con-
troll of more enlightened ,intellects; but
we do uuhesitatingly assert that if our
leading men, guided by false prudence
neglect to avail themselves Of the sdvan
tagss nov presented our city for deep
ening, widening, and snlarging hel
feundationsS SfoE 2oEnmsrciat greatness
we may nc well write 1" finished q
= the head of our columns, and inscribe i
over the door OF every prominent cbnsi
ness house and msuutactHring sstab
lishment-for h hnished'a- thA city vii
be. = Nothing further win be needle
save TO fence itin. and reap the annus
crop of dog fsnnel and jinpsob weeds,
v v So assured are We that now 10 lthr
? TINA to act, that indifference appears I
:, us positively csininzt. cannot &
: ford to be indifferent That the fir,
y commercial city of Indiana should b
o satisfied with one railroad outlet is mo,
: astonishing. That she should make .
! effort to secure the speedy completion
). a safe and close connection with b.
best customers, such q connection as Il
Henderscr and Nashville road woul
!. maks-that she should appear positiy
| ly indifferent on the SUBJECTS 50 9
tom ishing that language totally fails
give a inst conception of the anomal
z A prudent man foreseeth the stor
I and maketh his arrangements accor
! ingly. A prudent community does q
= same Indications are, just now, th
81 we are q verysshort-sighted eommunit
3. e for while other cities are,doing mu'
i'e towards building up trade andcommerC
Il, we are Dong bus little, aad what lit
.= We do is spasmodicailyl5 and not silva
Y. wisely, Done Unless we secure 9th
- outlets for trade than those we now pt
! sess, at the end of 6vs years, Instead
Y. being the second city in the State
wealth and population, and the frat
~ commerce, We will stand fourth il q
I fifth, and ''ichabod" viii be inscribed
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