The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-25
J. NJ. FoRaY. Sec'y.

ACOInnuDlcaLeQs
Evansville . Tobacco Market.
Editors Journal:
Should the business men Of the city
be as true to their best good, as their
intelligence and business action have
been far-sighted and sagacious, in in
augurating this new element ofmoney
power aud general prosperity, they
will not have to live a thousand years
to see Evansville the tobacco center
of America. OF course this grand
achievement will not be seen by blind
men, nor will dead men co operate for
its accomplishment, but it will hap
pen. But one Charles Rumsey to
conceive, and but one Robert Full
ton to execute the plan, was necessa-
~ to launch the proud steamer upon
the waters of our own Ohio. But one
John Howe, jr.. of all the men
in the world, saw thousands of
stitches made in q minute, by ma
chinery; but one Silas Fields con-
tended that the President Of forty
Kingdoms, could speak across the
waters. three thousand miles away,
and send his greetings to the beloved
of Prince Albert, in a momest of
time. But one little City Council or
daiped that a million of dollars
should be applied IN constructing
canals. to center at New York, which,
in a very short time turned the tide
I of contest so overwhelmingly In ITS
favor, that Charleston and Norfolk
ceased the struggle, and yielded to
her as the great Emporium of Amer
t ca. And if the great mass of first
! rate business men that constitute the
; commercial actors of Evansville,
will freely, falty, aud practically en-
dorse the conceptions of but a few.
and it may be of single mind, in
asserting her claim and merit OF
nosition, as clearly enunciated in the
qraphic and eloquent tobacco speech
of our fellow -townsman III. Il. Read
At Ford's tobacco house few morn.
ino's ago. The tobacco element, with
: its inseparable concomitant agencies
will very soon give to Evansville ar
accession of population, prosperity
wealth, and morereliglon than has
been catalogued In the expectations
/ of the most sanguine. But who art
: the tobacco buyers in this market
Agents through the countTy soliciting
! tobacco for other points state tha
{. Evansville has no buyers. Coule
= such gentlemen witness the gangs O.
a buyers present at the daily sales spir
}. itedly pushing up the prices until th'
J owners laugh right out and look hap
py, q good conscience would prompt |
, confession of their mistake aud DTe
): vent its repetition.
II WHO are the buyersY Where i
!. Hiram L. Read? Like the war hors,
scenting the battle afar, Hiram Il
can well nigh tell how many hogs
!. heads are on board for Evansville
e while yet the steamer is but In sight
re and can neither slumber nor sleel
while there is a barrel of the weed il
the market unsold.
Where is our esteemed friend, MT
Watt Nisbet, whose very look in tn
ware rooms on sale days says, III
Il take it all And the time woul
burden the reader and the space crow
(. your columns, to mention Ed. White
Simon Gumberts, Fendrich Bros
Hudspeth & Co., Col. Price. A. Gum
berts & Co.. VIM. Akin, Peter Aoke
,S r. w. Harper, A. Conn, Curd & Co
y. Head, Tom Byrnes, Chas. Well
Of Peter Semouin, and divers IN
a. sundry others in the city an
from various other locaiifies who.
looks enquire when but three or fot