The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-02
OUR KENTUCKY INTERESTS,
Letter from BrOWnsFille-EYansVille
TFade-The Green River Country
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BRowNsvILLE, KY, Feb. %, 1870.
The citizens of Brownsville and
vicinity, hailed to-day the steamer
Evansville. in charge of Capt. VIM.
Vaumeter. This section of the State
ought to feel themselves under many
obligations to the Captain for the en-
ergy and determination manifested by
him to build up a trade between this
place and your city. And just here.
let Us say, that In our judgment, 1t
would be mutually beneficial to US and
to the people of your city to get up a
trade generally. Our country abounds
with coal, iron and the best of poplar
and other suitable timber for lumber
making, and in only awaits develop
ment to make this part of Gods coun-
try stand as it ought to stand, among
the front ranks in point of wealth.
There is being constantly cut and
carried to, or by your place large
quantities of hoop poles, slaves. lum-
Der, &C., by the expensive and slow
process of fatboats, &c. We have a
fine lanyard In full operation here,
and are shipping leather by your
town to St. Louis, as is evidenced by
the return boat this day carrying over
two thousand pounds for the st. Louis
market, with as much more to follow
next week. We have one of the
finest tan bark countries perhaps
in the State; chestnut and oak
bark is in abundance, and large guam
titles of it can be readily obtained for
your or any other market below. We
visited your town three weeks ago,
and can attest that we found your peo-
pie industrious, energetic and
through-going, and the prices of goods
&C., at such figures as will make it
just the place for the citizens of this
section to buy, as they can have ready
and cheap conveyance to this place
without any hauling in wagons. We
would propose paying twenty FIVE
cents per hundred by steamer rath-
er than ninety By rail and wagon
from Louisville. 1t is true our river
is not, at all seasons, in a condition
for boats, though they can come up
eight months in the year. We are
sure Eve think of getting charter
passed by the Legislature this wint,r
for one or two more locks and dams
on Green River. and one more lock
and dam will give Us boating water
for all seasons of the year, and We
feel confident if We once get this mat
ter started, the people of your city
will come to the rescue and help US,
if need be, in this much needed enter
prise.
We feel confident we have as fine
coal beds here and of as good quality,
doubtless, as the Indian Rock coal at
the mouth of Mud River, on Green
River that is now rented by compa-
ny of men from st. Louis, for the
purpose of shipping coal to that
point. These suggestions we
throw out, hoping to hear hearty
response from your people and
we will hail with pleasure
the happy period when we shall rea-
lie the consummatIon of the adVanta-
ges and blessings that must result
from the indomitable energy aud de-
termination of Captain Van Meter
and mis- worthy crew, IN their pioneer
efforts to build up q trade with our
region Of country, and to assist US IN
the development of this section of
the State, hitherto very much neglect
ed. Be assured that the sounds that
greeted our citizens at O'Clock this
morning, the delightful strains from
the elegant silver band from Bowling
Green, aboard the Evansville, togeth-
er with the kind greetings of the
Captain and his very gentlemanly
crew made it a gala day for the oiti-
zans Of our little town, and we hope
this is only q small streak across the
horizon of our commercial skies, and
that soon the sun will rise and dispel
all doubt and gloom from our minds,
on this subject.
The life and energy infused into
our citizens by this, the second trip
of the Evansville to this place, is very
perceptably seen and felt. and people,
even from near the railroad, seem
determined to patronize trade in this
direction, and are either sending or
wanting to send orders for goods to
your place. So allow US again to say
all praise is due to the energy and
popularity of Captain Van Meter &
Co. w. G YORK.
j. b. MCINTYRE.
j. D. WISE.
.. MORE.
JAS. STEVENSON.