The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-18
Cry IMpRoyEMENTs-We made a

large anu SIudIl, III bHd6 pdI1 VI INC
city. Beyond Blaekford's Grove,
Judge Parrott has erected large and
commodious two story frame dwelling
house, which, when completed, will
present a beautiful and tasty appear
anee. It is pleasantly located, and
retired from the business part of the
city. Just beyond Blackboard Grove,
Mr.. Elias Weaver is erecting an ex-,
cellent brick house, a great part of
the material is now on the ground,
the cellar is excavated, and the house
will be completed this season:
Opposite the residence of Mr.. VIM.
Brown, some individual, whose name
we did not learn, is erecting a neat lit
tie frame cottage .sra.r -
On Powell Street, Frederick Kup-
per is erecting a two-story brick dwell
ling. The walls are all up, the roof
on, and the wood work almost com
pleted. liiys.ne1 ,tasaak gaia
On the corner Of Fourth and Chan
dler Streets, Mr., Henry Hunnel has
just completed an elegant frame dwell
ing, large and commodious, and just
opposite, Mr.. VIM, Hunpel is occu7
plying a large frame which, was COM
pleted early IN. the season we believe
On Gum Street, between Third and
Fourth Streets, Mr., VIM Storton,
completed, recently, neat and
pleasant cottage house, which he is
now occupying. e." .s9a
Early in the season, VIM. Bedford,
jr., erected good substantial frame
dwelling on Mulberry street, between
Sixth and Seventh, and on the. oppo-
site square are two more frame dwell
ings, one about half completed. The
is owned by Mr. W. Best, is two other
stories high, and neatly finished.
On the corner of Seventh and Null
berry Streets there is another very
neat cottage house, which was erected
recently. We did not learn the own
ers name. M
Beyond, and in the vicinity of the
rcanal mills, and as far down as the
canal, we counted twelve new houses,
all on a space of five or six squares,
and on the extreme outskirts of the
city, in that direction, There are quite
| a number more, of various sizes and
dimensions, but mostly small, either
built by men of moderate means for
their own occupation, or by capitalists
for rent.
On the corner of Sixth and Canal
Streets, in a large frame building,
formerly occupied as a barrel factory,
a company of workingmen are making
active preparations to open a stove
and hollow-ware foundery The
company is composed of FIVE working
men, two of whom are moulders, and
one pattern maker, and the other two
are farmers, all laborers, who have
gained confidence, and secured a suf-
fcient capital to establish in business
for themselves. The engine is now
about up, the, furnace almost ready,
and operations will be commenced
next week, at least that is the expecta-
ton of the company, at present.. The
name and style of the firm is Blemker
, Tillman & Co., the name of the
foundry the Excelsior Stove Works.
This is a good move, and as we have
said before, we believe that steady
{ mechanics may readily obtain assist
ance from capitalists to engage il
similar enterprises, which is certain
method of bringing labor successful
ly into competition with capital, and ;
sure means of securing mechanics
fair compensation for labor. Thi
was the plan, or something like it
: that was advocated last Spring by tn
I Vice President, we believe, of tn
Iron Moulders International Union,
on the occasion of his visit to thi
; city, The gentlemen composing thi
firm are all industrious German citi
! zens, and practical men, That the
= will succeed can hardly be questioned
Being, most of them, mechanics, wit
thorough knowledge Of the bust
ness, we shall confidently expect ther
Il to be richly rewarded for their labors
The example could perhaps be profit
ably followed by others of equally en-
It terprising dispositions.
o On the corner of Gum and Thir
j, Streets, Mr.. H. NJ Altering built las
/ Spring an elegant two-story fran
lie house, which is perhaps the fines