The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16
KCaPd from Mr.. nil.

Editors JOulual.
DEAR SIRs-In your last issue some |
one. who withholds his name, ad-
dresses to me two resolutions that be
has taken. First, that
'sThe new road shall not be brought
in connection with the Evansville 4
CrawfordsvilIe Road by a common
depot. ShOuld this be desired, then
the Evansville & Charlottesville Road
shall pay onerthird, our merchants
one-third, and the city and county
the remaining third of the required
$242, 00O'
Second:
- The new road shall have dis
tinct depot, which shall be located at
some point between First Avenue aud
the Salt Well. If the depot be so
| located, we shall vote for the grant
without any provisO whatever"
As an answer is desired from me, L
| have no objection 10 answering fully.
In answer to the first resolution L
have no hesitation IN saying that the
depot of the Evansville, Carmi Il Pa
| ducah Railroad Company will not be
the same as the Evansville K Craw-
louisville. and that the roads will not
be brought in connection.
In answer to the second, it is utter
| ly impossible for me or any Que else
to say just where the depot will be.
The people Of Shawneetown built a
depot some twenty years ago, but they
have no railroad yet We want to
build a road and when we have rea-
son to believe that we can build the
road, we will look for a sight for a
depot | think that the bounds fixed
in the second resolution contain the
limits within which the depot will be
built. I think so for the same reason
that the person who addresses me
ought to think so; and that Is. be
cause it would be to the interest OF
the Company to build it there. First
2 they could get grounds for depot and
2 machine shops there cheaper than any
where else. And second, they would
save the expense of building the track
up town.
q There are things, however, about
5 which / can safely be most explicit
that the Evansville e. Charlottesville
road has nothing whatever to do will
the Evansville, Carmi q Paducat
y road; that no two roads in the United
r States are more separate and distinct
n that we have nothing to do with thu
Longworth Tract, and don't expect t
have : that the stock holders, director
e aud officers of the Evansville, Carm
!. Il Paducah Railroad Company are, 81
y far as | know, friends of the Straigh
. Line road, aud would do nothing Il
impede its hasty completion.
So far, there has been no definite
e location of the railroad track or Its
n depot. It is known that the road
must enter the city through Inde
pendence, but-that is about all. 1t i.
0 useless for the stockholders to spend
g money in surveys, &c, unless the!
y know that they can get the money tt
, build the road with; and without
surveys, we cannot locate the track OF
the depot.
e As soon as we are assured, by tn,
8 result of the election, of the willing
ness of the people to assist in tn,
y building of the road, the cOmpan.
n will make such surveys as necesslt.
c may require, and will then determin,
Z such details as the location of til,
q track and the depot.
We are not building this road 70
0 the benefit of any section or any elias
= but for the benefit of the who'll
$ people-that Evansville may be mad
u a more prosperous and a still NOR
q thriving city, and that the condition
T and interests of the whole people ma
e be improved. ROB'T. A. Hill.