How many sheet music copies were sold the following day ?
An Indiana newspaper compared the song in popularity to " Swanee River " and wrote , " Mr. Dresser ... has endeavored to perpetuate the beauties of the Wabash as did Stephen Foster that of the Suwannee River , and certainly no song since the latter has awakened so much interest among lovers of a good song , nor has any other American author seemed as capable of filling the void left vacant by Foster .