Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-01-19
EXCURSION
Of the Business Mems Association
OF Evansville.

i
the Tennessee River from Padu-
cab, KY, to Florence, Ala, was
aboard the steamer w. +. Nisbet,
which passed up Wednesday night
and down Friday night of last
week. The party consisted of
Commodore H. M. Sweetser, Pres
ident of the Evansville, Paducah
and Tennessee River Packet Co.;
Hon. j. w. Wartmann, President
of the Business Mems Association
and representing the Evansville
Daily Journal; Hon. A. n. Groves,
representing the Daily Courier;
Hon. VIM. Rahum, member of the
State Senate; Hon. John Dannet-
tell, Mayor of the City of Evans
vile; Hon. j. w. Lauer, Postmas-
ter of Evansville; Hon. Adolph
Cooke, Police Commissioner of
Evansville. Representing various
business firms Of Evansville were,
A. Firnhaber, Fl. E. Bacon, w. T.
Nisbet, Jas. Mitchell, Chas. Weay-
er, Sam g. James, j. w. Lunken-
heimer, Z. B. Jones, Jacob Meyers,
j. l.. Knauss, Chas. F. Hermann,
j. L. Hoing, G. f. Hall, W. L. Gil
christ, w. l.. Swanson, JAS. A. Will
son and r. 9. Hall. Hon. Alvin
b. Carpenter, of Beloit, Wis, ac-
companied the party as a guest.
Hon. j. a. Brown, of the Clifton
Times, VIM. Dodds, OF Coffee Ldg.,
w. Z. Hughes, H, E. Williams,
Chas. Baker and G. L. Hefner, of
Savannah, and Pad Smith, of
Cheatham's Ferry, joined the ex-
cursionists as they passed up.
The interest of the business men
of Evansville in the seccess Of
business along the Tennessee riy-
is apparent at once, when it is
known that three-fourths OF the
cotton, more than half the lumber
and, until recently, nearly all the
peanuts, and large majority Of all
the other products that go to mar
ket from the Tennessee river coun-
try, go to that place. The interest
Of the business men and farmers
along the Tennessee river in their
trade with Evansville should be
fostered. Evansville always pays
the highest prices for all kinds of
produce and sells her goods as
cheap as the cheapest. She is
able to do this because she manu-
features everything our people
need.
The withdrawal of the mail serv.
ice on the Tennessee river has
worked a great Inconvenience to
the business men along the river
aud the business men In the cities
because Of the unavoidable delays
by the star service which took the
place of the river service; and, as
indicated in the outset, the prime
object of this visit by some of the
leading business men of Evans
vile was to ascertain whether OF
not the business interest and the
people demanded the restoration
of the river service. Ere they
started on their return they were
convinced of the need of the serv
ice and will proceed at once to pc
tition the Department respecting
its restoration.
1t was our pleasure to be will
this party 48 hours-during tn,
time occupied from here to Flor
ence and back-and we must sa,
that we never mingled with NOR
social or fun-loving company.
a When we arrived at Florence
although it was raining briskly, tn
FlOrentines met MS at the landing
with carriages and escorted tn
r entire delegation over their beau
e tiful city. Gov. Oneal made tb
speech of welcome before we lei
the steamer. 1t was short but flu
. of that sentiment which is so et
sential to the final ObliteratiOn c
the national feeling that once pr;
J. vailed.
, At Sheffield we were met by NJ
, Moses of that place, who made
;, short talk on the advantages {
|. his town, but owing to the rail
). which was then coming down
torrents, the delegation did NJ
T leave the boat. This was disaI
pointment-all wanted to see tt
new town which bids fair to rivi
, the English manufacturing city t,
n which it was named.
4, AT Pittsburg Landing the par
n visited the Cemetery and a porto
!, of the Shiloh battle-ground. Oar
= Doolittle and Mr.. Meeks did 8
= they could to make our short st;
oi at that place pleasant. Hon. A
n vim B. Carpenter, though rs yea
ly Of age, climbed the flagstaff at Il
b. Cemetery and kept up with Il
- younger members of the party
:. their jaunt over the battlefield.
is Owing TO the condition of o
business we reluctantly declin,
q pressing invitation to accoml
ny the party to Evansville, a
left them at our landing, regreti
en- that such pleasant assOciatio
de should end so abruptly and Wi
ra ing them bon voyage home.