The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-01

iects, we are confident it has always
been animated by the one great desire
to advance the growth of the city,
and add to the wealth of It's inhabi
ants.
During the past eight years and
half the JOURNAL has pro-
crossed rapidly. In June, 1858,
steam was first introduced into
the Office, and the paper printed
on a Hoe Steam Power Press.
Before, however, single edition had
been worked off a disastrous confa-
grafton laid the entire Office in ruins,
and temporarily checked the growth
of the paper and the printing estab-
lishment. But, aided by a generous
and sympathizing community, the
damages resulting from the fire were
repaired, and the paper continued its
career of usefulness and progress.
During the past five years Evansville
has given evidences of prosperity such
as never before had been manifested,
and to- day she is striding forward
with a frmness and rapidity unknown
to any other city of equal population
in the west. Her commercial advan-
tages have been improved and
strengthened, until she stands pre-
eminent over all other cities in the
State, by the extent and variety of
her commerce and trade. Her whole
sale houses have built up reputation
for stability and enterprise that is at
tracing trade from a large scope
of country, which has hitherto drawn
its supplies from other points. Her
manufacturing interests have grown
with rapidity almost astonishing,
and are, to-day, increasing their facil-
tiles and adding to their numbers. so
that they will soon come into formid-
able competition with the oldest and
most extensive manufacturing cities
in the West. The JOURNAL has been
proud chronicler of these improve
ments and manifestations of progress.
We may say that within its own col
umns have these signs of enterprise
been conspicuous. By comparing the
JOURNAL of to-day, with that pub
lished on the first day of January
1860, our readers will only be able to
appreciate the improvements that
have been made in this, only one of |
their many establishments In JAN
uary, 1860, the JOURNAL was but little
more than half as large as the present |
paper. 1t then contained from six to
eight columns of reading matter,
while now it publishes from twenty to
twenty-five In 1858, the entire cost
of type setting on the daily |
JOURNAL, per week, was but lit
tie greater than the amount earned |
by single compositor now. The en-
tire cost of composition for one week |
in 1857 amounted to about thirty-two
dollars. Our bills per week now for
composition alone, exceed 1925.
Other expenses have also kept pace
with the price of type setting.
1t is by thus keeping up with all
the improvements of the day, and |
sparing no pains, labor or expense,
that we are able to present our sub
scribers with 80 readable a paper.
For the coming year we make no
promises. We contemplate enlarging
our building and otherwise improving
our facilities for doing all kinds of
printing and binding We hope that
the day is not far distant when we
shall add good photographic estab-
lishment to our other branches of
printing and stop work Of that de-.
scription from seeking other cities,
because of the inability of our
city to do it. Above all, we
design putting forth every effort
to add to the value of our
paper in every particular. We shall
try to improve our telegraph facilities
by making, if possible, some arrange
ments for special dispatches, and also
by securing the cooperation of some
good correspondents at different
points, of commercial or political
interest. The JOURNAL, if labor and
money can accomplish the result, shall
give Evansville reputation abroad
to which her Importance and growth
entitle her. To enable US to do this
successfully. we shall denend unon