The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-16

life and animation at this time. You
certainly are entitled to the appelation
of live city," and if that same en-
terprise that now ch1racterises your
Inhabitants remains with you but a
few years, you will have a large city
and a great commercial mart. | look
upon your recent action in the sub
scription of $500, 900 stock towards
the completion of the E.. Ell. & n. X.
X. as a step In the right direc-
ton. You are needing other roads
almost as much, but as caution is
the better part of v%alor." that caution
had better be exercised with the view
of avoiding bankruptcy. The first,
and by far the most important, step
for your city is to erect its mater
aoorks. No town ever became a big
city without manufactures and COM
merce combined, and manufactures
do not prosper where there is a def
cheney of water, or a difficulty in its
attainment. Your citizens should not
for a moment object to being taxed to
build your waterworks-an enterprise
of such vital Importance, and without
which you can V expect to attain
to the proportions of a city. | speak
thus plainly because / want to see
you grow and become a great empori-
UNI. | feel interested, though alb
sent, ever dear" Ionce thought that
the taxation of Evansville was bur-
densome, but let me tell you candidly
that your taxes are not commensurate
with your wealth, growth and general
prosperity.
The taxes of Cincinnati for 1867
will amount to 81 to 81 per cent, and
she is building no railroads either.
and is not likely to build any, not
wi~thstanding so much talk about one
being of vital importance to tap the
southern network of railroads. The
fact of the business is, hat capitalists
seem unwilling to invest their money
in anything except 500 or 7-30 bonds,
and National Bank stock. They are
but drones in the community to eat
up the labor of the honest workers.
All public improvements, if done at
all, in the way of opening up the ave
nues of trade and developing the re-
sources of the country, must be done
by the merchants. The taxes of this
country, in the main, are paid by the
and the Board of Equali-
here, as almost everywhere
else, raises the merchants tax list
5000 to $4,000, for fear they
will not be taxed enough. Poor devils!
they have no business following the
Next to water works, Ct don't
know that the subject has been agitated
before) you need a first class hotel
a place where people sometimes stop,
and where their trunk sometimes stop |
after they are gone. | know of an
excellent cite for one, viz: On the
corner of Locust and Water Streets.
it would be convenient and
with a beautiful view, both
up and down the Ohio; where the
of heaven could fan the heat
ed and weary brow of the stranger,
aud perhaps induce him to settle
among so Heaven-favored a people.
| was pleased with the proportions
the New Opera House in course of
erection. The architectural design
to me seemed somewhat complex, but
all the seeming imperfections will
vanish as we listen to Pareppa, in his
Opera of Norma.
Now, while speaking of enterprises,
[ would remark, [ visited the trotting
track-just a mile in length, accord
ing to the County Surveyors report.
Nice young men were there, each
with the fastest horse, and every lad
die had a l@assie, and each going for
EN-. Yes, sir, they, made it in 2:40;
[ mean half mile. On Wednesday
afternoon [ left on the E. Il G. r. r.,
passing along just sufficiently fast to
observe the best crops l have ever
seen in the Pocket of Indiana; surely
old croakers can't complain of the
present harvest. Took supper with
Mass, at the junction, and oh,
what a support 1t was all ones APP
petite could crave, in quality and
quantity. What a change from for
mer days. Next those reclining chairs
the o. & M. Railroad. I'll never
take one of them again. I'll either
sit up or lie down. As ever, R.
RihIn CauSa in Tnhiaua-YQar EudiuU-