The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-30
mr.. Roundabout" Guerillas.

1,he advocates Of the - rounoapou.
a,,on,os "a prctermit Richmond on the
so,,,b side are joking us about the alleged
designs of HUNTINGTON & Go. to preterm'
No ON the north side. On the seuth sue
they have only pretermitted themselves
md for want of better consolation, thes
,e.r Richmond about tie alleged rer'is To
which she is exposed on the north sac. 1
This is poor comfort, as time VIII snow.
It is vain to hope to build up Il great CITY
on salt water.
lat. There can be no manufactures al an!
such place. and no great accumue'''o" %
population, Of course.
VI IF there is 10 great city there can DC
nm great trade, and produce from the M
terror will only pass by such place, leaV.
inc nothing to enrich it. The grounds
bouts know this.
Nav as to Richmond being place for
commerce as well rs manufactures, we
say:
ist. That the best place for shipping Is
where the incoming freishts may meet inc
outgoing at the greatest saving 10 com
,nerce. As water transportation is cheaper
a. ships can conveniently go. Now we can
have sixteen or eighteen feet oil water III
low tide from the SEA to Richmond, That
will do. That makes hichmond pro
oer place for the outward and inward
freishss to meet. Time will provefhls.
I'd. II it is attempted to build up place
of shipment in competition with Richmond
the ships will lind trc;Shts to such Place
scarce, and must come In ballast Tor out
ward freight. To Indemnify them, the cost
of coming in must be assessed upon the
outward freight. That won't DO, as every
one will admit.
81. The Petersburg Inder suggests that we
arc to be disappointed in the expectation
that wheat, tobacco, corn, &c, are to come
to Richmond. The great bulk OF Inc TO-
bacco must stop here. SO with the wheal'
We can grind six millions bushels now.
and the milling capacity of Richmond VIII
increase with the supply. Will the re
mainder of these two great staples 90 oil 20
another place while there are ships ready
10 take 1t here at such rates that 1t cannot
bear the cost of farther land Transports
tionS
4th. Finally, we say that at no place
spoken of on salt water on the north size
can big town be built. The diScom1olts
of any of them arc 4 bar to their CT OWN ~
population. The inhabtant must be eINr-
anticd against loss-comparin- his chances
to make money there with his chances 10
make money at more congcnial places. He
must be ensured against doctors bills. loss
OF time from sickness, and that hs>ifllde
and good-tor-nothingness caused by DAD
water, eXhuusting heats, and pests gener-
aIly, which are worse than sickness. Busl-
ness cannot stand such Insurance against
near competition. No, nor VIII people
dwell in a place OF discomfort ana GcprT:-
ton when places that are thrifty, agreca-
BILE. healthy, and beautiful, are 50 near ut
hand.
Believing that these arguments and facts
will triumph against the "roundahouts."
we are not at all alarmed for Richmond.
Railroads, after forty years of operation,
have built no new city in the Atlantic
States, nor have they changed the shipping
ports anywhere. In at least one instance
it has been attempted, and signHllv failed.
We assure our friends Of the Wing and
the Indcr that we are not shaken in our
faith in this grand locality both for com
merce and for manufactures. Kirg Pow
HATAN had practical judgment as well as
Il poets eye when he chose Richmond IL
the seat Of his government and the trading
point Of his mighty tribe. We shall ar
range matters with Mr.. HUNTINGTON, and
we shall straighten, and of course shorten,
our line of communication with the South
west. Thus situated, we shall 90 ahead
and build Il city here of which the State
will be proud, and which will do much to
promote the progress and wealth Of the
other Virginia cities. They can never pros
per unless Richmond prospers.