The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-20

But a glance at the map shows
that. Notwithstanding her apparent
apathy heretofore. and the ground |
she has lost thereby, Evansville is
still master Of the situation if her peo-
pie will only arouse themselves and
put forth an effort commensurate
with their ability. We have one rail |
road, extending for over one hundred |
miles up the valley of the Wabash.
That road, during the ensuing Sum
mer, will be extended to Chicago, |
connecting there with the great
system of railroads ramifying |
the Great Northwest. Recent ar
rangements virtually guarantee the
completion of the Evansville and
Nashville Road to Nashville within
the next twelve months. The latter
road, to our minds, necessitates and
will compel the prompt construction
of an air line road to the Northeast.
With these roads completed, we have
our iron arms extending to every
point of the compass but one, and that
one the fertile West, to which the
eyes Of Louisville are now turned
longingly and lovingly.
We cannot afford to have Louisville
anticipate US in the construction of
road into Southern Illinois. How
ever burdensome the taxes may be for
the present, we can pay them far more
easily if we secure the road than we
viii be able to provide for indebted
ness already incurred, if we lose the
road. We cannot safely pause in our
advance. To take step backward
viii be ruin.
The Directors of the Oarmi Road
assure us that if Evansville viii take
100000 stock in the road it can be
completed TO Carmi at an early day.
Once at Carmi, means can be easily
provided to extend it to Mt. Vernon,
Illinois, to connect there with the
road completed from that point to
ST.. Louis.
| In this way we may 50 per-
feet our railroad connections that
Evansville cannot fail to grow
quickly to the magnitude of great
city. Travellers and freight in the
| North and Northwest seeking the
| South, will find their nearest and
| quickest route through Evans
| Wills. Passengers from the Pacific
Coast and all points West can strike
| the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
| as we'll as the great Central Southern
Estates, with. greater speed and GER
tainty through Evansville than by any
other route. All points south Of us
| will also be able to reach the North
cast and East as quickly through Ev-
ausviIle as by way Of Louisville. The
| distance from Nashville to Indian
apolis, through Evansville, viii no.
be so great when the Straight Lilac
Railroad is completed to Worthington
as it is now by the way of Louisville
a faetn7t generally knoton.
| With 50 many advantages holding
out their hands to us, we cannot hest
tate to vote sufficient assistance to in
sure the early completion Of thC
Western Road. 1t is essential, no
only to the present business interests
OF the city, but also to complete The
net work that will secure us sgains
all the devices and undertakings Q
competitors for all time TO come. On
| vein left open or interfered will
| dwaris the whole body, if it does no
destroy life, however perfect may b,
all the rest and the heart itself. 81
the failure to complete the roaC
| West may ultimately aeutralize al
the advantages possessed by the othel
roads, and result in crippling anC
| dwarfDg the growth of our city t.
such an extent as to place it beyonc
the power of future generations tt
provide a remedy. The tide mus
be taken at the food if we would have
it lead on to fortune.