The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-30
Richmond and Manchester.

Sooner or later Richmond and Manches
ter must be one corporation. Any one ma,
see that this is absolutely necessary and in
evitable. Why not proceed ut once to unite
them? We believe it would be easier to dc
this now than at some future day. We un
derstand that the people Of Manchester are
altogether willing that it should be done
now, and it would be easy to pass bill con
tanning provisions for an amicablc arrange
ment for this union.
A city has its business best and most con
yeniently arranged whose business centre
has the advantage of a circumference that II
entirely available. If we set down one
point of compass upon the business cen
ire Of this city, and mark circle therefrom,
it will be found that at least third of that
circle lies on the south side of the river.
Now, it is important 10 the business of the
city that that third should be Il part OF the
city-that the streets Of Richmond should
be continued into it by an unobstructed and
untaxed way, along which the street railway
should be built, and which should be light
ed with gas. We all can ut once see what
accommodation would thus be given to the
business centre; how persons employed in
business would find residences at reasona-
BILE rents near to business how the means
for recreation would be increased how the
field for enterprise and speculation would
be extended; and how the business and
prosperity of the locality would he stimu-
lated and enhanced.
Manchester is the side of easy grades.
The horse railway may traverse the country
for miles with ease. The surface of the
land is favorable for building and the com.
Portable arrangement and identifying OF
grounds, and the town well laid out and
built up would present fine appearance
In short, making the advantages of Manche<.
ter auxiliary to this city in the most con
venient and facilitating manner, would be
intellectually beneficial to her business ener
Ky and solid wealth.
Years ago, when the writer OF this was Al
advocate for free bridge between Rich
mond and Manchester, in order that thi
plan for the advantage of Richmond Nigh
be accomplished, there were many men O
wealth who were SO narrow and circum
scribed in their views that they argued tina
1t would injure Richmond by THROWN,
more land into the market and reducing tn
value OF real estate on this side the river
We hope nobody now would venture to nd
yocate so absurd IN idea.
1t has been clearly proved that every
thing that promotes the convenience AN,
comfort OF business community, and facil
tates commerce, enhances. the value of rea
estate instead of diminishing it. See wha
railways have done. They have enable
business men Of city to live in the coup
g. try, their families enjoying all the charm
of rural life and the fresh air of the cour
try. Thousands in large cities thus dive
far of and conduct city occupations. Ye
real property in cities, so far from bein
impaired in value, has invariably risen
the market, under the general law thu
every convenience and comfort that lacil
tates business, and invigorates the activit
with which 1t IL conducted, increases cit
wealth, and makes property more valuable
And Of all moral stimulants to bushes
Life, we set down the facilities afforded Il
this manner by railways to business men q
one Of the greatest and most eficacious.
See how much wealth has been produced
in the great cities by the enhancement o
the value of real estate. The fortunes from
that source are innumerable, from the mil
lions accumulated by the AsToRs TO the
hundreds Of thousands ny the multitudes