The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-12
New Albany.

Location, Improvements, anu pfOsp ccEo
of our sister city that afforded us
much pleasure. Our stay, however,
was too short, and our time largely |
taken up with the proceedings of the
Convention) too limited, to form other
than somewhat hasty conclusions,
based on rapid and, to some extent,
imperfect observation ITq9k0 4
The situation Of New Albany is all
that heart could wish. Her surround
ings are beautiful. The hills that
encircle the city, at this season of the
year, charm the eye with landscape
loneliness that never wearies. From
them, splendid views, not only of New
Albany, but JefersoaYille and Louis
vile. are obtained. as well as of many
lovely hooks and valleys, decked in an
emerald garb of every hue and shade.
In, the rear of the city, upon chain
of hills, are some magnificent resi-
dences. Among others we were par
ticularly pleased with those of Messrs.
DEPAw, and MCDONALD = large
brick residences-with elegant sur
roundings. The front yard of Mr..
DEPAw, IN particular, is adorned with
statuary and flower beds, that makes
it very attractive to the passer-by, as
it must be to the owner. The grounds
where the State Fair was held are in
an excellent state of preservation.
The buildings are kept in good
order, and the n track, one OF
the finest in the West, is rolled
and ridged until it is in the best pos
sible condition for fast horses to dis
play their powers Of locomotion upon,
just one mile In circumference, and
passing through large forest trees, il
is generally cool and shady, and
necessarily{a great place ofresort fol-
all who possess the means and inclina-
ton TO enjoy exercise on horseback
or in carriages.
In public improvements, New AL
bany is what might be regarded as q
well7to-do municipalities Her streets
are clean, well paved with limestone
very seldom muddy and not unusually
dusty. Her pavements are of brick
good width, and kept in gooC
, repair. An abundance of large
shade trees make the streets on whiel
the private residences are found COO
and comfortable. The city is well
a magnificent Court House, has. Jus
been completed, or nearly so, at a cos
f of 100000. The Churches are very
creditable in size and appearance
: There are none, however, that riva
; two or three that are to be found il
our city. A large public hall or opers
house is now in progress, which 1t is
estimated will cost about SIS, 900.
when completed. Generally the pri.
vate residences are large and present
better appearance than those of our
own city. The ground upon which
New Albany stands,is sufficiently roll
ing to make surface drainage at
the present all that is to be desired
All the water that falls, passes sgs off
rapidly and causes no inconvahienael
New Albany boasts not little of her
manufacturing interest, and we pre-
sume with good reason but we had
no opportunity for passing through
bead yards rolling miA and fflal
chine shops, and hence can not speak
lptellligently concerning 1them.rs rsaIs
In commercial point of view New
Albany maintains pretty fair posi-
ton. She boasts of few large and
successful emereaItile establishments.
the most prominent of which is that
OF CULBERTsoN 4 Son, who, perhaps,
do as large business, with one or two
exceptions, as any business firm in
the State We are inclined to the
opiaiop however, that theirss hrgd
business is due more to the energy.
shrewdness and inaqstfytoff the pro-
prietors than to any extraordi-
nary inducements offered by the
I place. CULBERTsoN & Son would
do good business, locate them
where you might. But the whole
sale trade of New Albany is not
to be compared with that of our own
city. Our wholesale hon 4es largely
outnumber, our trade is greatly in ex-
cess, and atir prospects Tar in advance
Of anything. to be found in the hand
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