The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-28
KagfToKg CORREsPOsBasgg.
DIXON, Kr., October 26. 1870.

DIXON, KY, OCTOBER 20, 1917.
Editors Journal:
After spending couple Of weeks
at the Henderson and Greensboro
Fairs, which were both successes OF
an undoubted character, of which
YOU gave such graphic descriptions in
your columns, we started across the
country from Greensboro for the pur-
pose of attending the fair at Calhoun.
We reached Calhoun in good time
for the exhibition, in which the dis
play of stock and produce made up
from Mclean and adjoining counties,
was exceedingly creditable, and would
compare very favorably even with
older associations.
The exhibit of tobacco, which IL
becoming q most important branch OF
trade in our city, showed itself, both
in quantity. quality and character, TO
be finer than any crop which has been
made for many years. The premium
for shipping leaf and stemmlng was
awarded to Mr.. FL. g. McEWen, OF
Sacramento, the gentleman who took
Martin, Gardner Il Co.'s premium OF
a $40 silver service last year. The
premium for cutting leaf was award
ed to Mr.. Ronen, of Livermore. Too
much praise cannot be awarded to the
7 officers of the Mclean Co. Assecla-
} ton for their urbanity and kindness, as
shown toward strangers in attendance
2 at their Fair. Leaving Calhoun, We
] passed through Muhlenburg County
by the way of Greenville, which place
/ is rapidly improving, in consequence
? of the building of the Elizabethtown 8
Paducah Railroad. giving heretofore
q unknown activity to all branches O
a industry at that point, as we'll as al9nl
0 the entire line of it's construction
8 The whistle of the locomotive is conf
d IDENTIFY expected to be heard there with
It in the next six months. A feature TO
q the Evansville trade that is not a.
; pleasant as might be, and can only b
q counteracted By the early completion
Of the e. II. & N. Railroad, which, !
q is hoped, will be completed as earl
% as the LIST of February, as there is o.
'e immense force at work on the road
r Leaving Muhlenburg, we made Mad
ii isonville, which, By the by, is the on
" place on our whole trip where W
found there was not q scarcity G
money. Everybody is feeling easy i
q the way of greenbacks, which fact
Iv attributable to the building of tn
railroad and the large number Q
miners being paid off there weekly
le Leaving jacksonville. we passe
W through NeSo, which is bein
If rapidly rebuilt after the yer
e destructive fire with latsl
= visited the place, destroying ever
g business house in it, the work OF
Is supposed incendiary.
e. Leaving Nebo, we reached Prov
=. denee, in Webster County, where "
found the people voting on rallr0al
- question; the road to run from Shaw
80 neetown to jacksonville, the VOTE
J. when we left, standing 81 for and
!. against-the road. Leaving PrOvidenc
g we reached this place, thriving littl
"a town, and the county seat of Webste
y County, where we found Col. I'D
y Grassland making a speech to the vot
"a ers of the First Congressional Dis
trict.
. Our trip through the county con
: WINGED us that the crops were neve
10 better or fairer, tobacco and corn es
. peclallyi anu Iu6 HlosJ SfatIylng Ee
n marks that we heard on our trip. wer
. on those in which the merchants O
g our gcodly city were spoken of, an,
u their energy and fair dealing com
Of mended, as having made Evansville
II what she now is. unrivalled in com
mercial importance on either th
Ohio or Mississippi Rivers. Evans
Do ville's prospects for a big tobacc
% market are decidedly fattering, an
% we may confidently look for as heav
% if not heavier increase of receipt
~ than that of last year.
D Truly yours,
DO ropsrcno~,D,,,,,,