The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-07-24

We are not city of magnificent distan-
ces." We are oompactly built up, and to
walk from Market Square, allowing that To-
cality to be the centre of trade, to even the
upper end of Main street is no great task to
persons who are shopping. OF this one fact
we may all rest assured, more stores must be
opened up somewhere about the place, to
meet the demand, and the locations on Main
street, at either cad as may be preferred,
offer abundant room for expansion
Those who move first in the matter which
necessity is forcing theminto, willsurely secure
the best locations. A combination of fifteen
or twenty of our trades people acting with
this object in view, could easily command cap
ital enough for their purposes, and influence
trade enough to start them well on their way
to prosperity Similar movements have been
made in other cities, and been crowned with
success, and it would be curious indeed if it
could not be so here, where so great necessity
exists, for the extension o. the business To-
cality.
UNIFoRMINa THE PoL1oE.-The Mayor of
Norfolk has given US in his administration an
earnest of the ability and vigor which his
friends attribute to him. The intelligence
which he possesses is fully illustrate in his
clear appreciation of the manner in which
our police force should be organized, as will
fully appear on an examination of his plan
for Il reorganization of this body recently sub
mitted to the Councils We feel satisfied
that although he has failed in obtaining the
increas, d force asked for that it will ultimately
be given him; but whatever be the result, it
is matter of cengratulaton to us that we
have in Mr.. Ludlow a combination of intell-
gencs and energy, which promise the best re-
suits. In the rules and regulations submitted
by him to the Councils, we find provisions re-
curing uniforms to be worn, and we repeat
here what we have urged before, that we re-
g,rd this to be matter of substance and not
OF form. A high authority has told us, that
if you make a man look like soldier" you
have accomplished half your work. and the
principle embodied in this maxim applies
equally to the policeman. It inspires him
with professional pride, it fixes his response
biity upon him, it exercises "a wholesome re-
straint on the dssolute, and promotes his
general efficiency. Knowing these facts the
Mayor with readiness of wit which shows
him to be fertile in resources, appealed in an
admirable address to the citizens of Norfolk,
for subscription to attain this end
We trust that he will be literally support
ed. Just in proportion to the smallness of
the Police force should be the effort to in
crease its responsibility aad efficiency, and
the failure to effect its increase furnishes the
necessity for this effort. Approaching this,
the Mayor now designs having canvass of
the town made, in order to collect the re-
quired amount. Let his friends come for
ward now to aid him in his collection. He
has divided the town into convenient districts,
and we trust he will have volunteers for the
duty. He calls upon his friends, and as we
never heard Of successful mans lacking
these, we trust his Honor will at once be sur
rounded by battalion Of active canvassers
Come forward, gentlemen, and help the May
or for he seems determined to help the town.
When this officer can make nightly nspec-
ton IN his own person, as he does, of the
highways and byways of this city, he has a
right to call on its citizens for support. Let
him have it, s.E ...a..a. Alb