The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-04
THE RAILROAD MEETING.
ADDRESS OF GENERAL BOYLE.

The Court House was densely pack
ed last night to listen to Gen. Boyle
on the subject of the Evansville,
Henderson, & Nashville Railroad.
The Crescent City Silver Band was in
attendance at the Court House door
aud called together the audience far
more effectually than could have been
done by full chime of Court House
bells.
We cannot at this late hour attempt
anything like uerbatins report of the
speech. but briefly glance at the vari-
Gus points and arguments. g
The General said he came on an
important mission. one of great mo-
ment to the people of Evansville, and
of the highest interest to large Sec
ton of his own State. He came
commissioned by the Evansville,
Henderson & Nashville Railroad
Company to solicit subscription of
$500, 900 to the capital stock of that
road, and by frequent interviews with
many of our leading business men,
had been greatly encouraged in the
object of his mission. He was salts
fed we had the means to make the
contribution asked for, aud thought
it would rebound greatly to the inter
est Of the city, and be of inestimable
advantage to the road, not only by
the material aid it would afford, but
by the prestige it would lend to the
enterprise. He paid a glowing pane
gyric to the energy and enter
prise of our people, admiring
that concert of action by
which this city controls such large
share Of the trade of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippirivers and their tributaries, and
declared he found nowhere more ener-
gy or greater prosperity. The Evans
vile, Henderson and Nashville r. r.
was a new corporation, chartered by
the late Legislature of Kentucky,
and had no connection with or de-
pendence on former charters or cor
.porations having the same end in
view. The road bed and franchises
had been purchased, and a new or
ganization Effected. Six hundred and
seyenty-fve thousand dollars had
been spent in the construction of the
road bed, bridges, &c, aud the work
done was now estimated at $3.50, 900,
and on this basis the pres
ent operations were commenced
Other cities were operating TO extend
their commerce, and if Evansville de-
sired to keep pace, she too must act.
He referred to the efforts being put
forth by the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad, to increase her connections
in the direction of East Tennessee
and Paducah, and believed there
could be no road built so impor-
tant to Evansville as the proposed
road to Nashville. The great impor-
tant idea is to connect the Northern
with the Southern system of railroad,
and thus bring our city in intimate
connection with the whole South,
and ultimately with the Pacific and
Atlantic coasts. - = -t
The main question is, can the city
give it's aid in such way that it will
secure the object desired? He thought
there could be no doubt of it. Itwas
estimated that the work already done
was worth from $500, 900 to 500. 900
The total estimated cost of the con-
struction OF the road, with switches,
turn tables, constructing engines, cars,
&C., including iron and laying the
track, as furnished by Col Cheatham,
was 81 POS ,004 90, while the means Of
construction we're as follows
Subscription city of Henderson-....sa}o0 900
il Hopkins County. ..%......-.... I50oe9
Christian 2109tO
@ Todd Co and other s. urces. $1,000
J fz 80 Evansville relied 500, CO
g \ ashvilie relied on..--...--- 300, Gg1
Railroads 3Jl.GtO
Total...................... 500 600
estimate made by the engineer
Of the present company was for con-
struction as above 81, 413, $50, with
the same means for doing the work.
Then it was estimated that the secu-.
rites of the road would realize ST.