The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-23
Evansville Tobaoco Market.

Martin, Gardner & Co.. and Vel
don Bros. & Co. will sell fine lot of
tobacco at 103 o'clock this morning.
Martin, Gardaer & Co. viii make the
second offering of Indiana tobacco to-
day that has been shipped to this
market to be sold. On Tuesday there
will be another sale, and the breaks
will be very large In connection
with our market here, and to show
what is thought of this point as To-
bacco market, we make the following
extracts from the Spencer County
Journal, published at Rockport, In
diana:
The success of a tobacco warehouse
depends very largely on the skill and
integrity of the the business managers
of the house. In this regard the cit
liens Of Evansville are fortunate In
having such men as Martin, Gardner
& Co. in charge Of the tobacco inter
est of the city. We suggest to our
farmers and shippers if they would
not do well to ship to these men. 1t
is nearer home. You can get quick
returns and you will thus he building
an Indiana city. A want long telt
in this part of the eouatry IS a house
for the sale of tobacco. These gen.
tlemen propose to meet this want, ana
they are competent and trustworthy,
and should be encouraged, and their
success is to our interest. Evans
Vile is 100 miles and twenty hours
nearer than Louisville, and can, IT
properly sustained, become just such
a tobacco market as we need such as
will serve our interest. Evansville,
all things considered, is the best loca-
ted for the much needed institution.
FINE RESIDENCES. = Morris 5.
johnson. Esq, is accumulating mate
rial preparatory to building fine resi-
dence on the corner of Oak and Sec
ond Streets. Mr.. johnson had a lot
there $50 feet square, but has sold
70 feet to Mr.. George Liant, who will
also build fine house as soon as the
new brick begin to come in.
SAVINGS BANK.-It has frequently
occurred to US that somebody ought
to start a Savings Bank in this city
where poor people could deposit small
amounts, which would draw interest
from date of deposit Such an instl-
tuition is needed here, and would be
appreciated by our people. Other
cities of our siGe have them, and even
in as small a place as New Albany
they have had one in successful ope-
ration for years.
A HoTEL.-This is a chronic sub
ject, and one that we fear will be no
ticed many times before we have one
built in Evansville. We should bC
pleased if our capitalists would give
this hotel matter some attention.. We
/ hare got fine Opera House, we a0jl
have splendid Post.Ofice, and We
ought to have a good hotel. There
are several good sites for a hote
building, and we earnestly hope thai
By constant ding donging on this
subject, that we will arouse enough
interest in the matter to get some
body to take hold of it before long
aud form a company to erect hotel
building that will be large and spa
cious enough to satisfy the wants o
our growing city.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Oyerton, Of tbs
firm of Ray & Co., tobacco dealers
Louisville, was in the city yesterday
and took quite an interest in our to
bacco market. He thinks this viii
be big market some day.
John p. Hall, Of Morganfeld, Ky.
the newly appointed Collector for th.
First Congressional District of Ken
lucky, passed through the city las
night, en- route home from Washing
ton City.
George w. Shafer, an active an,
successful hortieulturist of TER
Haute, is in the city. He came to til
city on Wednesday night with larg
stock of fruit trees, eyergreens, gran
vines and Towering shrubbery. III
called at the JOURNAL Office yesterda
to advertise his stock, but before nigh
had sold out his entire stock.
NJ. N. Booth, Superintendent 0
the Ohio River Telegraph Line, wa
in the city yesterday.
TELEGRAPH POLES. : The Morn
ing Star brought to the city, on Wed
nesday, lot of black locust poles 70
the Ohio River Telegraph Line
They are perfect beauties. They ar
twenty-six feet long, and will be Sc
up In the city.
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