The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-15
Street Railway to Centerville.
THE SUGGESTION PRACTICABLE
1T CAN BE DONE.
Richmond Can Become Great City.

.4 we pTOpOSe uasluS CtEeet halfway
from our city to Centreville. We are
not alone, either, in the Proposition
We have heard it whispered, OCCASION
ally, but as though it were dangerous
or impracticable project. Not at all.
1t is the easiest thing in the world
What get frightened at the project Of
building Street Railway to Centerville,
when united effort on the part Of
American citizens can accomplish any
thing within the scope of reason. -~ z
4 The question, probably, will not be
the magnitude of the enterprise so much
as the consequence-the result. Timid
men have timid i!eas; strong mind
has strong and healthy ideas, and when
ever an enterprise such as this, is first
advanced, there is sure to be some one
to raise the cry, cit won't do, it won't
do" and shake their wise heads in a
peculiar, ominons manner-out upon
such. If we intend to be anything let
US be it, or acknowledge we are nothing;
but notwithstanding these wise men, or
more plainly, these timid, over. cautious
men, there is another question will be
sprung, which, no doubt, in the eyes of
some, will appear more formidable than
the "ominous shake Of the head,'' and
that is the removal Of the, County seat
to Richmond. If the people could see
it as we view it, there minds would be
at rest. Let us look at this QUESTION for
a moment.
Centerville is but six miles from Rich
mond with Street Railway from point
to point, we ask how many years would
it take to unite the two cities?-fewer
years than it will take to move the
County Seat by consent Of the people,
and at cost of S280,O00 less. How is
this2 It will cost $500, 900 to move the
county seat from Centreville TO Rich-
mond On the other hand it will cost
but $4,000 to build Street Railway
from one point to the other. II is esti>
mated that at $4,000 per mile, street
cars can be put in running order, pass
ing given points every fifteen minutes.
The great question OF extending the
limits of Richmond toward Centerville,
and her limits toward Richmond,
is the great desideratum. This is no
ephmereal project; but one which has
in it every element commendable. Gen.
terville, we know, will unite with US on
this qu estion, and in very few years
we will be united as one. ez
The distance from the Post-office in
Cincinnati to Cumminsville is about six
miles, and when that project was started
it was booted at; but the perseverance
of few energetic men conquered, and
the result was Street Railway well
paying institution. 5'~ s5a-- -
The travel between here and Center>
vile will be constant. They can afford
to run for 10 cents from city to city, or
20 cents the round trip, a saving of 80
cents to each passenger. Four fifths OF
the litigation go from Richmond. AT
the least calculation there are, during
Court time, 100 passengers per day
there is no QUESTION about its paying.
What is it that builds up any city? Is
it not ENTERPRISE? Decidedly; and thai
enterprise must be something tangible
A Street RAILWAY, running from Rich
mond to Centerville will attract more at
tention and admiration from abroad land
| be the means of bringing more people
among us, than any project that can bs
| conceived of. A live people is what at
tracts attention, and no people are alive
| and awake to their interest, that sit dowr
| and fold their arms, while their sister
cities, all around them, are boldly
launching out into the broad sea of en-
terprise and greatness. They who lie
the golden opportunity slip by, gail
nothing and lose what they have.
We have the right kind of "material'
in and around the city to set this enter
prise in motion, and we hope to see al
immediate movement in this direction
Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, address