The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
A Lame objection.

Lame objection.
From the way in which some O.
the opponents of the Evansville
Henderson & Nashville Railroad talk
it is evident they think all the bust.
ness to be done by that road must
come from the South. They affirm
that if Henderson remains the ter.
minus, it will control the greater part
of the business and transportation by
virtue of being the terminus, and that
| any investment Evansville may make
in the road, will yield poor return.
These gentlemen seem to forget that
much the largest portion of the bust
ness done by the road will be what is
called . through business consisting
of the products of the South and
North, going in divers directions to
points north of US, and south OF
Henderson. Evansville must be, of
necessity-in fact already is-the ter
minus of sthe Northern system of
roads, and will reap a rich harvest
from the additional business at
.tracted to her by virtue of being
located on one of the great routes to
the South A large amount of the
travel and freight that now goes
South annually by way of Cairo, viii
be diverted to Evansville. A large
portion of the interchange of commo-
dities between the Northwest and
South, that is now effected BY the
Louisville and Nashville Road, will
also be attracted this way, because
the distance from Nashville to Chica-
go and st. Louis will be very much
shortened, and our roads will be
less lab to get out of order by
reason of floods. Henderson is una
bic, at the present time, to control the
trade within her own corporate limits.
Still less does she control the trade of
the counties Immediately south.
How can she expect, then, to
monopolize their business, when the
communication between here and
there is materially improved, as it will
be by the construction of the f., FL &
N. Road and the necessary boats to
connect that road with ours. 1t
seems to US, SO far from profting
largely by the construction of the
road, she will find it extremely diff
cult to retain retail trade that she
already possesses. With five boats
making three or four trips per day
between the points-our ability to sell
goods at lower prices, and the advan-
tage of having larger and finer assort-
ments of goods to select from-will
prove an attraction sufficiently ire
sistible to gradually break down any
prejudice that may now exist against
US in that little village. So confident
are we that this prejudice must give
way to the demands and influences of
commerce, that we anticipate the day
as not far distant, when Henderson
will be to Evansville what Covington
and Newport are to Cincinnati, or
Brooklyn and. Jersey City to New
York. Henderson is a pretty and
healthy location, and win make a fine
place for the residences of large capt.
talists doing business in our city.
We are satisfied that the fear emil
tertained by some that in subscribing
stock to the Evansville and Nashville
road, we are contributing of ourmeanss
to build up rival city in Henderson
is utterly without foundation. The
Henderson people also feel this hence
their impotent efforts to bind up the |
future of the road with impracticable |
and foolish conditions. Our people |
should not be equally short-sighted. |
1t does not require prophetic eye to |
behold the magnifcence of our future,
if we are only prompt to take adyan-
tage of our opportunities and sur
Prejudice is always more
or less unreasonable and blinds those
who listen to its suggestions. The
business men of Evansville should
Danish it from their midst and take
hold of this great enterprise which
promises them untold wealth, with an
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