Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-29

Of this important article os eommeree.
which, when fully developed, mast add,
immensely TO It's trade. Our CITY has
already al enFiabls reputatl0n abroad
az q business place. Shs has probably
! Vafned more in TIE last four years ID this
respect than any Ten years previous
I The only ARTIFICIAL adyanfage pos
sessed by ns so far, IA the Wabash 4 Erie
Canal and the f. 4 c. Railroad. The
former has been and still is VERY little
better thaa a frog pond, and during the
short intervals in which it has been in
boating order seYsr extended over
twenty Eve or thirty miles. and il was
uncertain whether it would be in boat
ing order long enough TO enable g boat
to make trip that distance. s5aa 81 Ef
\ With, her natural and q fay artificial
advantages, Evansville has grown 10 be
city Of q 900 or -. 900 inhabitants,
and buiiE up for herself q character ar4
reputation IN the business world second
to none in the State. To sustain this
character and reputation Il becomes
necessary that our citizens, business
men. and especially our capitalists aud
property holders, shoald be fully awake.
Evansville must nor suffer in reputation
and character in consequence Of any
neglect on their part. They must not be
behind any other city in the State or
West, in liberahty and public spirit, and
that they must endeayor to prevent
strangers seeking location with Us
from feeling disappointedtbn their ar
rival 10 our midst THAR good opinion,
prsyiq9usly formed pf Us, mus must b sus-
One Of she firse and most important
measures demanded Dow,roto make q
favorable impression on Strangers visit
ing our city, is the improvement OF oar
streets. Il will not be necessary 10
/ say anything ia regard 20 the filthy con.
| dision of oar streets--this must be APP
| parent 10 every citizen. Many Of them.
| during a portion of the winter season,
will hardly bear comparison with the
\ Posey county corduroy roads. --
4 The first impression of strangers visit
| ing our city, in regard to the condition
\ OF tho streets, must be anything but
favorable, and no doubt many who came
here for the purpose of locating with us,
have left in disgust, on this account
| al0na3 a As# t~s h1Il33A i-aINyJA
1 Our city fathers would deserve the
4 gratitude of every citizen, were they to
pass an ordinance compelling the boul-
| dering Of Second, Third and Fourth
streets, between Division and Walnut
streets, ,lAnd Vine, SycRmorH, Locust aud
l Walnut streets from the river to Fourth
street, and ordering the graYeling of
A other streets, not so much used, in other
parts Of the city. A
/ The character aud reputation of our
city demands these improvements. and
Il if property-holders are too misery or
imagine they yc6Antt afford this improve
ment, then they ought 70 sell out 10 such
persons as are able and willing to keep
pace with the progress Of the c w.,
4 Another important Improvement, ID
i that OF Water Works, by which the ciiy
4 will be supplied with water A number
Of cities in the country eouid be pamed,
not having over halt the population oi
Evansville, which have had for years q
Il good system Of water works, and why
cannot Evansville have il like ~ise7 ~
4 Good Substantial gravel AMI turnpike
d road, leading out from the. city in seve
raj directions, are much needed, and will
add no little credit. to the character
growth and prosperity Of the city,
Il A large hotel is also very much need
ed. This matter has been frequently
eauvassed, ,aand nearly every person Il
fully conslneed ofils fnpnrianceto to Ev-
aasville, Yet, for some reason or other
The project has failed up to this tins.
} There 10 hardly any doubt 10 regard
Z TO the Improvement of the canal. III i
Il is carried out as contemplated, it viii
q not only add much to the business O
the city, bat will be Of immense beneG
to the country thFoug which it passes
= The city is much interested an ths
completion, Of the Straight Line Rail
road, which Is now being discussed
There is no doubt bat q very large ma
. iority of our citizens arasfalty convinced
, of the importance of this road TO th,
> city, and no doubt will DO all in thei
power 10 aid the new company in com
pleting the road as far as contemplated
4 When completed thus far, il will ultimate
) 1 " be extended to Indianapolis This done
\ we wilf have an additional direct con
nection with the Lakes and New Yerl
city, and the rest of, the .World. w
, must also urge forward the completion
: Of the Henderson and Nashville r. r
+ which will give as q connection with tn
v entire South. If these enterprises ar
III Hushed forward, it will NOT be q gres
while until we win have railroad lead
! ing to Southern Illinois, another 10 th
y mineral counties Of Kentucky, an
q finally railroad direct TO Cincinnati B
the way OF New Albany. 1.-THE citizens
Business men, property -holdeFsand cap
q talists, are wide awake 70 their own bes
ei interests, they will not rest satisfied III
d I'll these improvements ere made, whic
will add Imillions TO the business Of th
city, and so 600 inhabisants within ih
, next ten years.. and double or treble th
J. vaIna of our nronertv B.