The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-16


people are wide awake. The trade o.
both the Cumberland and Tennessee
will naturally come to this city, if the
proper facilities continue to be offered
here. OF these facilities, the frst
and most essential are regular. re-
liable, and accommodating pack
cts. Among others, are established
markets here for tobacco and cotton,
and ready and cheap freights for these
products to New York. 1t is also
essential that our merchants and
manufacturers should be In the field
to compete with the swarm of Louis
vile and St. Louis agents, who will be
untiring in their efforts to draw away
the trade from US. With proper atten-
ton to these matters, all the money
which Louisville merchants will ex-
pend in the way of maintaining packets
in those rivers, will have no serious
effect upon the Evansville trade.
But Louisville is not the only as
pirant for that trade. 1t appears that
our New Albany neighbors, envious
of our success in that direction, and
stirred up by the recent efforts of
Louisville, are contemplating a move
ment to obtain a share of this trade.
1t is a little amusing to our business
men, especially when Louisville has
heretofore succeeded so poorly in her
efforts to secure it. The New Albany
Ledger, in a recent article on the sub
ject, says:
Since the war, we are inclined to
think Evansville has had more of this
trade than Louisville, while New
Albany has had none at all.
The business men of New Albany
will have to learn one fact: If they
expect to enjoy a portion of this trade,
and reap the rich profits that flow
from it, they will have to bestir them
selves and put forth efforts to secure
it. They have it in their power to
successfully compete with Evansville
in this direction. In New Albany we
have larger stocks of dry goods, gro
ceries. hardware, qu~eensware, boots
and shoes, hats and caps, and all
others of the staple trade, then they
have at Evansville. We are fully
satisfied of this fact. and it is a great
to our dealers TO commence
with.
Last year the Revenue returns told
a different story about the sales in the
respective cities; and merchants gen.
orally regulate their stocks by the
amount of their business. If New
Albany is relying upon her claims to
heavier stocks of merchandise as an
Inducement to secure the Tennessee
River trade, her success will be infn-
ltely poorer than that of Louisville.
But modesty is not one of our cotem-
porary's weaknesses when writing on
subject.
The Ledger further says:
Among the citizens of New Albany
are several gentlemen who are the
owners of steamboats, well adapted to
The Tennessee and Cumberland River
trade. Some OF these boat owners
should be induced to place their boats
this trade; and If it is necessary
guarantees should be given them
loss. There are immense
quantities of tobacco seeking an cut
ct to market by these rivers, and
the cotton crop will begin to
move, and this will add largely to the
lists of steamers as we'll as to
,he ability of the people to purchase
md pay for goods. {
The trade along the Tennessee and {
is probably more valuable
han the trade of any of the tributaries /.
Of the Ohio; and its natural market !
S In this direction. All that is now !
needed to secure a very large proper {
ion of it by our business men, is the |
energy and activity to place beats In !.
he trade and support them there. If J
his is done, New Albany will soon be t
a large share of the immense t
business of the Cumberland and Ten :
lessee valleys. :
Our merchants and manufacturers I
hould Immediately follow the exam t
lie set them by the merchants and @
manufacturers of Louisville, who are
low actively engaged in an effort to :
orm a line of boats to Tennessee riv- v
The trade is valuable. 1t is worth t
very persistent effort ON the part of 0
lew Albany manufacturers and mer- h
Ihants to obtain it. !.