Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24


ne 1911 ----s.------~-- ~
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Or BOARD or
TRADE-We have repeatedly urged upon
our merchants and business men the i'm
porlapee OF establishing . Chamber Of
Commerce or Board of Trade inlEsanss
vills. Some months ago we had high
hopes that our efforts had been success
full A meeting Of merchants was called,
and an organization effected so far as
slectinE officers. But there the matter
rested -. - IN
This we regret extremely, as we deem
it a matter Of the most vital Importance
to our city. What orr city needs, what
every city needs, and what most Of them
Of the size Of Evansville have secured, is
concert Of action among merchants and
business men on NIL questions that effect
the general commercial interests of the
city, This concert of action can only
be had by an Organization of this char
acter
Cairo, New Albany, Louisville, Madi-
SOM Portsmouth, Marietta, stsubenyills,
and Wells4lls all except Louisville, Of
less population, and all Of less CONNER
cial importance, have organized Board
Of Trade and Chamber Of Commerce, or
a CommerciAl Exchange, where the
business men ofthe sity meet daily TO
exchange views, display samples of com
modities, receive commercial intelli-
geBee, and consult together for the vel
fare and prosperity Of the city. Why
should It be different in EvansviIle7
We hold that there il not more i'm.
! portant point on the line Of the river be-
| tween Cincinnati and Memphis, either
as a point for shipping or forwarding.
Oar merchants are enterpFising, gener-
ally sagscious and liberal II there is
anything lacking, il is want Of that
public spirit that presses forward in de-
/ veloping the resources of the city, and
in building up those institutions and to-
tsrests that will most rapidly add to our
material wealth and commercial impOr,
I lance.
| By the organization of Chamber Of
! Commerce, concert of action can be
had, abuses in business, such as extor-
tionate charges, unfair dealing and dis
honest practices may be corrected, and
combinations against the interests of the
city may be broken up.
But the advantages of anch an organ.
i iEation and the necessity of its institu
ton is apparent to and conceded by al
intelligent business men, and We earn
estIy urge the matter again on their At
tention,-s ,7gfe.e ...r..-
] Organize at once, meet punctualiy
/ consult freely, act tremendously auC
with liberal spirit, aud it will soon be
come, not only source of profit, bus o
pleasure. Action is what wee want.
/ aFRoM EHs. 35rH.-We had the pleAsar'
of meeting Capt. DAWSON, of the s5tI
Indiana, Qrish1 Regiment who is in th'
city ON a brief visi, to his friends.
4 The s5th Is now at Nashville, and il
admirable condition, numbering 7j'
men, under command of Col. A. @
Tassin, Of Perry county james Fitz
williams, of this city, is now Major O
the Regiment
From Capt Dawson, we learn full
aeeourt Of the a horrible uutiny au
conspiracy to desert that went tn
rounds of the papers
The extent OF the plot was just fou
men, one Of whom was a rebel dsserte
named Sam Knox alias Clarke.
Capt Dawson, to whose Compan
they belonged, suspected Knox of bein
william and set man to watch hin
who soon ferreted out the plot, snd
was nipped in the bud
The entire Fourth Army corps is no
2 st Nashville.
B% Col Geo. Pendleton, the di
tinguished chief of the Beilefontaine CO
con Express, is in the city on bushes
looking as fne as possible. He
l. somewhat perplexed over the fate
JEFF. Davis, and can't see how it /
Il !.