The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-24

Railroad, which had never paid div
idend and was only living, had added
ten millions of dollars to the wealth.
of the city and fourfold to its popula
ton. He closed by expressing his
| firm belief that the.road would be
built if Evansville made the subscrip-a
ton now asked for. ~ 'a ,.si sis q
Col Cheatam followed. He said If he
did not feel and know that it was the
| true interest Of Evansville to aid in
this great work, he would not presume
to come here to ask them to make the
subscription. They had built the Edge
| field and Kentucky r. r. of which
he was President. under great diff
culties, but they bad never looked to
Henderson as it's objective point, but
to Louisville, and the connections
east. 1t would be impossible
to localize the road. 1t would
not be Henderson road, nor even
Kentucky road, but would be a Flor
ida road, Georgia road. a Tennessee
road, Kentucky and Indiana and an
Illinois road-connecting the whole
Northwest with all the Southern
cities by the shortest line that could
be devised. The people Of the South
wanted the nearest attainable market
for their products. We had success
fully competed with Cincinnati and
Louisville for the trade of Green
River, the Cumberland and the Ten
nessee River, and if we could
rival them on water, why not
land? The people South like our
goods and our people, and this is
their nearest market, if this road is
built. The road will increase our
business, and though we had grown
great during the ten years since he
had visited us, yet we were but at the
beginning of our prosperity. IF the
subscription is made, we be-
lieve the road would be COM
pieted next year. We. are nigh
er all. points South than either
Louisvil e, st. Louis, and this will be
the natural market for the South, who
have as great desire to come North
as our people have to go South. He
thanked God there is no politics in
commerce. We are Zone people and
one country. aud we only want to be
brought higher together to know each
other better, to become lasting and
perpetual friends Col. Cheatam and
Mr.. Ingle were both warmly applaud
ed as they closed. at
Mr.. John j. Chandler was called
upon, but thought it needless to speak,
as large portion of the audience
had begun to leave, and he thought
l those present were all in favor of the
subscription. He had heretofore been
opposed to the subscription, but saw
no objections to vote for it under the
conditions nov offered. He thought
nothing could be done so much TO the
advantage of the city He had feared
that we would not get the road. He
had never regarded the terminus as Of
any consequence, and thought we
should be thankful that Henderson
had taken any stock in the road
as Evansville would be the, place
most benefited, and if the building
of the road was insured, he would be
willing to bear his proportion of the
tax on half a million of dollars to
complete it if the terminus should al
ways be at Henderson, The people
that think would vote for the sub
scription. Buta large, portion Of the
people do not think, or rather think
that it will be Kentucky road. This
is great mistake. 1t would
build up Evansville. Mr.. Whit
tlesey proposed that the next
meeting should be at the
upper 1narkct house, but it was finally
fixed to be held on Tuesday night, at
the corner Of Main and Third Streets.
As the assemhlage was dispensing,
Mr.. Samuel Orr expressed the belief
that all present were in favor of the
subscription, and hoped a large at
tendance might be had at the future
meetings. -.-----------'----
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