Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-13

g J0ERNAI1 co. Evansville; Ind.
.sComnupicqfons, viii ,,be, addressed; |
+. EDITOR JOURNAL. Evansville Ind |
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. |
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Evansville as d Misunderstanding POlntsl
Some days ago the Secretary of the |
!. .G19teFior5sqat I'd CeagEs on saaal rel
mrn gpflthelpQpnIAdeHTeBd manqtac-
/. Z. tqFsrsslthss amount Of capitR INVESTED,
and the value Of Iprrodpcts turned oqt9bl
gsYeaqh sisy sndtoTpsin the AlPiyseq u y 9ases
'A,tazcoptaining a population ten tAqnaa
and upward Both are made up from
b., The he returns au IF The returns are
no doubt, very deficient but, rslat 1ely,
ta' may be relied 6p" as correct" What we
-ls1 mean,by .that Isl that probably sas many
= mistakes were committed in one place
.aspanotRersH We scopyifrOta this return |
no the statistics ofasoRle of our IadlansiI
o;t;as. .rdaA
,atfIbIfLLaSsbaoiiNs. with u bA6b5issio4 of
1901, FsPSrtA 4Sinkiesaps, f6 fem ales
ar ehPsysd in -mabuGagtuFing n spreient-
ing a capital of 1921, l44, and turhing
.zog ous, products valued at s7s0i955sas ,aEi
svss New gAlhang- RppulatiOpE pa;
males employed. S7S;. females, 7; Gapi-
tal5sat4,5Bay pfoaSdta. 81 1873, ll6.
Fort, Wayne - Population, 10PSS;
. kHha9 h6IsysA agv Shd$, = CAPT
tai, 1882, 45Oi PTQdpesF, sl,336,625.
Eyahsyiiiiie PoIpgsliaI ton, i 4S4 males
-4HisAmH pH6Hysad, 985; f females, 7aD cSsRisai,
775950; value Of products, sl,62Ol648.
a Heet These figures ought o,,Oonsiitute an
interesting theme for ,the cansid ef4tiUt
ofoGr business uiep,g; capitalists, an al
who feel IN interest in the growth and
prdgpehtyo odr citY It VII Be seen
'"''9fhs pt u 1853 sEvsnsyliles had z greater
sse;inARAs olipdiyidqals eRpleEAd,iR pan
ufacturingothAni.a ANY other city in the
Nv STATE; this, too, with a smaller popqls
-, ..ltiou than either Indianapolis OrNe| Ak
~, ..i bany, Had the areportiof the Secretary
s ssss.."~gons into particulars, We ttink ~ would
g. q, have dsnnbnstratsa that'th Evansville
manufacturers represented q greater ya.
riatYsof' mechanical pursuits than those
Of the other cities tFbr instance, Fort
Wayne has included in her return, no
doubt, ihe mena epnloged. in the great
railroad Shops focafed al That place.
soirThsses ef,themsslYeEEag are talRcst fufi-
cient TO- pceopnt .rfqFAer manufactqrin
statistics in the Secretary's rel port
New Albany has an immense steamboat
agbuitding Interest,"; and the boats are re-
turned, we presume, complete, iHclu-
s. a ding theiF entire outfit, smuch oE which
is not manufactured in that city. We
.-A- presume that such has been the case, be-
cause 10 no tother way can we account
ahi for the fact, that with a much less num-
Der Of. manufacturers reported, and less
' ~ capital employed, It, should turn cut
...'-a products 50 largely in excess, Of the
other cities.
.s.-h.ea Weieall the attention Of our Board Of
Trade to the above facts, and urge upon
:" them the propristy Of at once ascertain
~ ing the exact standing Of the 'r1annfac
turing interests Of our city Now would
beaa good time to arrive at the exact
number Of manufactures at work,
durirg the past year, the nu mber
%; of Employees engaged inT them tbs
amount of capital employed, and the
valdssof pfOdasfs gldrhsd but during the
year. Statistics Of this description would
81 be OF iimmenss value saAda would exert
an attractive influence upon strangers
NOSE powerful than any other that conlc
ST be devised. We believe that Evansville
stands at the head of any. city. il, oul
State IN the variety and extent bfsitl
es maputactories, as well IS in the in port
ance and value of its commerce. Thii
=, r. fact shodld be proclaimed to khe world
Measures should be taken to spread
abroad correct and official accoq mt o.
our successes and resources. a'-@'
We copied, the other day, d little
v.sss Atatemeats folnSsthe- Leather REPORTER
of Massachusetts, showing how we were
asss ahead sof ALT cotempssafiss in The
boot and shoe trade. We are niden'
that we have one dry goods house who's
sdts sales fprlihelspast year :sxsesds that o
any similar establishment in the State
% and That faithful Investigation pf tn
facts in the case will prove that ou
- manufacturing interest is far in ad vanc
of any competitor within the boundarie
Of our State.
GEfsss depend .' ft5ft ssddiccsss, upon thei
az, manufacturing, interests Cincinnati
has. attained to her present prom1nehs'
-'--'and sperity mainly through the ski
.sns and Industry of her artisans Evans
vile pFpst FOSTER ePngsiouSEage, and ap
Az. plaua her mechanics, apd how can tina
3aahe. done, to better snurpQseathan By col
Letting theTssults ofstheir industry du
ring tie past year and publishing then
60 to The world. s.'sa 2 as'ss
VIII our Board of Trade take bold o
@av.s-- this matter2 sap~r~-'' = 4
paaA9tis g--T - -;;--aef1 r. = --rT-
A Nest OF Snakes Scattered.
sf''iHsti knowing that little Or no effort ha,
Been made by the Union men Of. thi
$50 county to secure large attendance a