The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-20

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4 "A general inprsssion seezns to exist tAa
CRy fassenger Railroads DO tAsir tyansposss
1on q soelt coet, and arc very pfoAtA4l1. M
o0aos she City COuncil acted 1pon seeA sim
Whics inpo.es ess .,sS sss s.dissass =. :s
Puse tnat many II not an Of TIE eent1e1tes
VINO wtsneo 70 oopstruct such roads In Rich
ma mono. ss ~ nov willing e invest t4eirmeen'
IN tue stock. a conversations with keutlo
man fnlly posted IL such matter4 shows d.
tnat snch an opinion II srroneous. - leasta
10 richmond, and that the roads are not at all
nxely to Be consirncted, nnlees many, OF th1
moved. Let Nc examine the facts
a sigle route from Rockets TO the head o1
l oIoad street to run car each way eyery AZ.
zen minutes, viii req ufre At least eight cars.
| DRIVING two horses to each car, changine
them three timss day, (certainIy not too Of
! Ten 1or the labor 10 b. perfurmed,) and keep.
ing ~ extra horse to each coach, requires q
sssm OF seven norses to each. car run BY the
company-or ffty-six horses 10 the eight
| coaches kbGht drivers aud eight conductors
VII! also - repaired. The ivefs must be
skIIliui ana trust-worthy-th the conductors
nsssrs ss oi ,n1aesrity and good manners for none
Of ksepinx the horses AID the loss on men.
ana the wages Of the conductors, drivers and
switcn ooys, Will cost not less than 50 s car
!or every working day, or say go per day for
With the bonus required by the city. and
tne tax on railroad passengers to the State, the
over four and half cents on each passep GER
ana NJ that rate, to earn the SO per day which
~ Wouid cost them to run the cars, they must
sh shhansport i,'55 passengers day. If they fall
sooTt OF this number, they will not pay the
expenses OF transportatiOn-and out of the
numper OF passengers they transport over
rT1o per aay. tney will have to pay salaries of
OF road. and dividends to stockholders.
WIN the present population of Richmond
what probability is there of I.555 persons dat
~ fiding In street cars-and with the proba-
biilty that does exist is it likely that the road
Will prove profitable ut the rates prescribed bv
the Council
Many of our men Of wealth are ready and
wiling TO make Investments in street railroad
stock for their own and the public con-
venlence; but few, If any of them, are will.
ling to do SO at ruinous sacrifice If the
Council had prescribed no rates. ana the
stockholders, after fair xreriments, had found
that they could afford to transport passengers
ut five cents, there can he no doubt that they
would have fixed upon that price. 1t is the
policy OF railroad companies to carry passen-
OF that fact, we 90 not know of a single road
in the State whose charge per mile is as high
as the maximum fixed by law
But there Is another view of this subject
which should have its weight with the City
CouEcl. These railroads are for the accom-
mediation of all classes of the community, and
that far are public be nefits. Besides affOrding
cheap and speedy access to all parts Of the
city, they improve and keep in order the
streets along which they pass-rid the tho
roushfares of carriages and other vehicles
give proper direction to travel-and furnish
beautiful drives on the strain plates" on
which carriages and buggies can run with
ease and safety.
As public benefit and public convenience,
the company might well be relieved OF all tax
and bonus for q number of years. without in.
jury to the city, and might be allowed to
charge six cents fare, or even more, il neces.
sary to pay expenses. IT the rates were fixed
too high, people would not ride at all, aud tor
that reason the Council may well afford to
permit the company to fix its own prices.
Ne,c and Important En.erprise.-We are glad
to learn the prospect of an addition to the
man ufacturing enterprise Of our city, in the
establishment of company here for the
of India Rubber Car Springs,
and eventually for the manu- facture of others
of the immense family of fabrics to which
India Rubber, in its different forms and com.
is devoted.
Very few have any idea Of the extent of the
various manufactures Of rubber In this conn
AAS~-s~4A&k4x MA tlkA La VuL UONu 0t tWeutY
millions Of dollars per ann0m, ana rnar 6r l
car springs alone at from two and a half to
three millions, the principal part of which |
are now composed of vulcanized rubber,
which, from its superior lexibility, durability
and cheapness, is fast driving other springs
out of use.
If this company is located here, it will he a |
powerful adjunct to the Crenshaw Woollen |
Company, the Lester Sewing Machine Com
pany, the Old Dominion Sewing Machine |
Company, and other new manufacturing en-
terprises now being inaugurated In our city,
and give us fresh assurance OF the high des- |
tiny which is to await Richmond as the fu-
ture Manchester of the South.
Boston manufactures to the extent of fifty /
millions, baltimore sixty millions, CinciLnaii |
one hundred and twelve millions, New York l
one hundred and twenty millions, and Phila- /
delphia, with her suburbs, to the enormous
ex tent OF one hundred ard secenty-one millions
When 1t is remembered that all OF
these immense amounts, except what is paid for
raw material, is left to be distrbut ted among the
manunscturers, mechanics. property owners, |
stc:, OF each city, and is An annual cohtribu-
city, it is easily seen how important it is that
every species of manufacture should be pro-
perry encouraged by city like ours.
the Baptist Sunday School and Colporrage
operations in this State, held a meeting at the
First Baptist Church in this city, on Monday
night last. Reports OF the most encouraging
porteurs; one had during the past month pat |
IN circulation $3.50 worth Of books and visited
ioO families, most Of whom We're, to a largeex
tent, destitute of religious reading: another
1ad sold SIS worth of bibles and tesIaments in
l month; another had organized four Sab.
bath schools, and another reported the conyer.
lion OF twenty persons, in connection with his
a bOrS.
Within a little &npre than two years the Col
,orteurs of this Board have visited ilOOtU fami.
les, wish about one-half Of whom they prayed:
ound :, ,76O families destitute OF the bible. and
.425 destitute Of all religious books except the
,ibie; delivered 1885 addresses; given awav
a,7ti5 worth Of religious works, and sold s35..
81 worth.
An earnest effort Is now being made to free
his great work from indebted ness, and TO |
'lace 1t on firm and permanent basis.
Ssnfeneed.-John Adams alias J. Williams,
indicted in the Circuit Court for forging the |
lame Of John Darracott to a check on the
3anK of the Commonwealth, for 347-5O, on the |
Sd OF September last, was put upon trial yes
erday, found guilty, and sentenced to the
for two years. When the cen.
ence was pronounced, Adams abused the
)ourt and the Attorney for the Common.
wealth iu the most unmensured terms, and de-
Jared that he would not strike = HEX for the
state. Adams has heretofore served q term
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