The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-07
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Editors Journal:
7 have heard much talk recently
about the building of railroads to and
from Evansville, and while every one
admits the necessity Of building roads,
there exists diversity Of opinion
touching the first to be built. Nov
one thing is certain, viz: the building
a railroad is no child's play, but her
culean task, in which there must be
concert of action. There must be no
pulling this way by one faction and an
opposite way by another, but all must
work together in perfect harmony, IT
we would have our efforts crowned
with success. Now in all candor |
would ask, is it not time for US to
arouse from our lethargy, awaken to
our best interest before we are cireum-
scribed and cut off from that portion
of trade we now denominate as ours
to saw nothing about the losing for
ever that which we can get by the
building of railroads. Roads Will be
built in the interest of other and more
enterprisng cities If we don forestall
their action by prompt and energetic
movements on our part. As sure as
night follows day we are destined to
loose the bulk OF our trade If we re
main passive. Self-preservatlon IS
the first law of nature, and now 1t we
don't defend our dearest intersest We
are not worthy the name we beari
and in a few brief years it will be said
Evansville had all the natural advan-
| tages for a great commercial city, but
at A Doint in her history when she
| should have acted, there was a pre-
ponderapee of old fogyism that blasted
her future prospects and greatness,
/ Law nuiat but q short time aud our
rival cities will have robbed Us OF our
/ trade. then our fOndest hopes as
great commercial mart will have gone
glimmering. If we can't get road
Just to our liking, let US advocate the
building of such other road as may
seem most feasible and practicable to
the masses, feeling assured that every
road leading to OFT from Evansville
must rebound - our advantage,
growth an9 v. We need
road via Mt. Vernon, Indiana; New
Haven, Illinois; Golconda and Pa.
ducah, thus connecting US by rail-
with Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans,
&c, and tapping the entire network
of railroads In the South, By this
route we should receive a large
trade in a commercial point OF view
We would be on a direct line from
New Orleans to New York. We
should receive annually thousands oil
bales of cotton, making this large
cotton market. Large quantities oil
tobacco would also come to US, thus
, augmenting our fast growing and pros
nerous tobacco market. This rOaC
, would bring to US the hog and whea
! product of that portion of llIlnol:
e and Kentucky contiguous to the road
: Tt would also afford ready and cheaI
$ conveyance of the rich iron ores ant
. Goals of Southern Illinois. In word
, it is a road that should be built
S Again. we should have a road to pen
citrate the central portion OF Southern
< Illinois, via of Carmi, Enfield, Nc
:. Leansboro, Mount Vernon, Illinois
Q Asbly ION the Illinois Central Rail
: road5 Nashville, Belleville, t
: St Iouis. Missouri. A road has beel
4 chartered and stocked, subscribe,
a from ST. Louis to Mt. Vernon, Lii
nois. The road has been complete
from st. Louis to BelleYille, and seV
:, eral hundred hands are now workIn
: on the uncompleted portion OF sal
road. [ might here add that char
ter has been granted for road fror
Shawneetown by the way OF Nc Lanes
I. boro, and stock subscribed for to
e building of the same. We are as
a. sured by the citizens of White. Hd7l1il
$, ton and j ferson Counties, that the
u will meet US with their end of tn
w. road IN the middle of the Wabas
t. River. That done, and we are in d
N rect railroad communication wit
to St Louis. Mo. By the building {
b. This road. we secure forever on
az Southern Illinois trade, ,and without
er mnch oft will leave US, as other road
will be built, making 1t mo-
a easy and convenient for them to rea'
on other markets. Give Gus this roi
it. and we make this large grain ma
We ket. 1t will also bring to US at lea
ed 600 to 5000 hogsheads tobacco a
Ter nnaIIy. 1t will give US likewise Il
I'd, hos nroduct of Southern Illinois;
ne a word. when completed and IN ope
ep' alton. it will be a wonder how Y
ed ever succeeded without It. Again,
or IS proposed to build road from he
io' fa GRANVILLE, Illinois being hCa't
- read than any other proposed. a
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