The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-11

Vile, CQat IL WAS uoo imPA uNOAe w
make such condition. He felt that
whenever the exigencies of the road
and the business of the country re-
ouired it, no difficulty would be too
great to prevent the needed con-
summation The privileges grant
ed under the charter for the
maintenance of a. line of
steamers between Evansville and
Henderson would, he thought, an
sweri II purposes, and meet the wants
ofoour city; and that at any time the
way was open for US to build road
on, the Indiana side to Henderson, at
much less cost than on the Kentucky
side, where it would be enormous.
But il. there are some disadvantages,
could not Evansville. eyince high de-
gree of liberality to share them with
Henderson and points South, which
combined were doing so much more
towards the ) enterprise? Making
Henderson. the terminus does not
effect OF. sabate any rights which
Evansville now has. Would not
Evansville be greatly benefited by the
opening Of the Road, even if Hender1
son was perpetually TO be the ter
minus? The demands of bust
n ss require this-city. should have.
line of railroad opened to the
South. unless Evansville was to stop
its growth here. The General had no
doubt in his own mind that. when
commerce or business required it, the
road will be constructed to Evans
ville.ogT heqsurest way to secure the
advantages of this, Southern outlet
was now to. give the aid asked to the
e.. II. & MIR, with the assurance
that when the Connection is necessary
it will be made.
The second point, upon which the
people of Evansville may want to be
fully informed, is, what will this city
lose by this subscription? What will
be the value of the road |? The General
thought it was hardly necessary to
speak Of the value to Evansville of
the opening of the road to the South,
and its effect upon the business of
this city. OF that we were fully salts
fed But it might be a matter of
interest to know whether the
road would pay when built He
was confident that the city would get
from the $360,000- of the Bonds of
the Company more than the value of
the subscription for the Road cannot
fail to pay. The Road to Nashville,
1872 miles long, passed through FIVE of
the bestcounties in Kentucky, whose
local business must be very valuable
He coatrasted the E., HI. & N. with
the Louisville & Nashville Road, and
maintained thatthe advantages of To-
cation as to the adjoining country.
and the connections for through
traffic, were in favor Of the E., Fl. &
N. r. R. He spoke of the immense
business and great prosperity of that
Company, and claimed that the same.
might reasonably be expected for this
Railroad.
But there was, great advantage
which would be possessed by the E.,
H. & N. Road, not had by the other.
He referred to the coal fields, which
that road has not The General said
That these icoal fields. lying in the
south Of Hopkins and the north Of
Christian Counties, were so vast, so
wide. deep and thick that he was al
most afraid to make a statement in
regard to it. lest it mightsbe thought
d visienaryTstery dreams He gave
in detail the careful surveys of DIR.
OWEN, eof Indiana, aud Prof. SAF-
FORD, of Nashville, as to the thick
ness and extent of them; also, what
he had seen himself. AS to the quail
ity, he said that the biologists and
practical, workmen agreed in the
opinion that it was superior to Pitts
burgh coal, unless that from Yong
hiogheny Greek be excepted; that it
will make coke as well, as good for
gas, and equal for manufacturing pur-
poses. Gen.. B.. explained at some
length the great value that this coal
would be, especially to Nashville, and
also to Evansville; and, that it must
very greatly increase. the business of
the Road. Is i.a.si d. III, y. 4..s5s i