The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-24

Tho Great Railway ana Richmond
Let Richmond understand that the' i,>H
,,,qkr and Ohio Railroad Company is i i've
md powerful cOrpora'io5-'hai l. r""'
took The work OF finishing the me ..
from, Richmond To the ohi" 'h'. :"
sAo,.cs, poSsi;lc time-thai II Sri 'n"' ,''.,
.,,,., >, about two yCIrs--that IL ihlcho> ~
i.,o its whole lire in operation ny hcNt
.,..,,hrr.- and that al the arrangements l''
i. accommodation nj lis eastern e"o ''''S'
be ready By thu. time
rms Is indispensable. IF Richmond ch-
,.,I urcrare fof this greatest eaFthiE "''
ever bestowed upon her, lie company
Ina. mr., yc0f,ay sGr7c o!hor place! There X
,',,u one year within which We NUT
srv.n!y-two feet OF water IN James i''e''
al .;x ,br approach Of the railway |" The
,.l..fyeS or that river. II VIII Take year
o.. r.,9r!r!c Il tunnel under Church i'm,
.nl hDw long 10 get the river clear Will lie
..,.s.ut force upon il sc do moi know.
Tn' il is HE duty OF Richmond. II she
-,o,,.a secure herself agaiu-t most SERIOUS
Iu..!ry, 10 see that all hIS shall De zone %
E. .obcr mart.
10 dali; anl ,,hlry about this would tc
worse ,Lta 10 dctcIiGiuc ut once not 10 10
i. Thee WouIa. be decision and manhood
- t.al. Hut to >re u people stupidity de-
HaiJg alaut 4 matter Involving their vital
isriryc>t>--tp behold them ciiatf ring ahuut
az cxpcnliture or un effort 10 secure lo
/ Ii. y, q Pm
cxirnl--musi in the estimation otal sensible
outside observers excite :! tec'mc OF p'I'
surely the worii would conclude this!
,,c!. i people could not rise 10 greatness
..,~ mako ,a"ir city prosperous. ihe
.tfq""nr cou,,E IL hardly invited 10 RESIDE
.uoEE ,;'ch !; pco:io.
"" lrii tic icppl" that tiscTc is 40 tim?
:,lr lot. open the tunncl or any olh'.
.f..y 10 accommodate the rotIpany. AEo:d
t,t,..n ihi4 accommodation and deepen In,
ever. un,! "0ll are shielded from Ill prs>i!,I
.i;' 81 il Jury from any railroad measure ca.
,fu.. The work should all he done within
twelve months. What a reward will this
display of llhcyalily and energy bring To IL
all How long have we been hoping and
Siahin. for it Are we now 10 receive Il
with indifference and tcpidity, and 10 enter
uronu Gene Of hig2ling and drawing about
"ond;'ons--Aangin back in languid list
l"-sncss uEdcr the impression that we can
.f2rc" thtngS2 What an impotcnt pass will
So not have come to then.
Men talk about conditions ; Can YOU
.'bain L"vi;,than? Can you shackle conf
.a"rcr; which is Leviathan, Richmond OF
"a" chesapeake and Ohio railroad! llEicll-
inoIl IL Lagiathan, she need not he afraid
81 ,Eir Chesapeake ana Ohio ComranT. and
ii,t is L,tiathan. il would hr thIt III
s;jrnAnnd 10 attempt 10 IN in him.
Va! Conditions InI Ir-ti ir!tuu> are noii-
'"st,al. M. otncc the railway III the ht>t
.r}.iiy r4r ,iirtatr 10 the spacious whar>"~
u coz rIvcr, with ~ twenty-five lcrt Ui
wafer t. sea, and there is 10 Possibility OF!
injury - H.. 'shat secures Is against hiru2
."icr,r. Conditions t. back such an ar
.IngcHIrLt "Hl!l hc 81 10 more rIhr than
conditions 10 secure thc iight Of James
r,Srr 10 ran Ia The Sra. II We can't rely
h."h ilt advantages secured 10 i.l'NlloGu
3N Providence and our own stout hearts
.mi strong arms, then 10 "conii'ion> -
hat 'he mind OF man eau suggest will DC
worth button.
FeilowciIiZenS, here is serious worn.
50 1t al once, or rest assured YOU will su>.
liin lasting injury. And behold the re-
ward should you meet the eXigcncy wor-
i!nly: The tceminc products Of the West
within one year poured into The lap of
your ciiy--yo,TScl,e> individually rcapiug
III" rich gains upon that trade in your
tones, !0ur mInulci firing, and the ship
rsG,. The city and The port will ass,,mc n
allow oi ac'ist'y and thrift moi dreamed OF
IL itc past.
Now l. the accepted tine.