The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-27
The-GradeS.

ct us not tOfpeb aliIitshb etie eAcitc'"Sh'o ~
the day the important matter Of, grading the
streets OF, Richmond. 1ndced,r one oilthc
| important objects of the. great agitation IN
| the political arena just now IL the develop
ment Of the physical resources and the ID i'm
provelllent OF the country, to the accomp'
Iishment. OF which in the highest degree
, peace and coptentmcpt are Indispensable IL
Iistbcrefore only going along in the same route
we here have chalked ont for ourselves, ,po'
lticaIfy, when we undertake to improve the
means of transportation. and smooth tne
ways of commerce.
| This city is immediately in want'of easily.
graded streets! There comes soon a, com
merce mightier in volume than any we have
dreamed of. and We must make oar paths
strajght for its accommodation. 1t Is indeed
quite necessary for our present wants that
We should thus improve our thoroushfares a'
once. The most familiar and impressive
argument in favor Of this work is that 1t Is
indispensable for the successful operations OF
of the street railway, an institution absolutely
necessary i'm every city Of moderate size. II
| is almost as Indispensable as water. But
! there are many other reasons, such as the
easy movement Of commerce, and the adapta
| ton Of streets to business, and the genera
comfort in moving and standing upon The
| streets. ~ ,...s.tas.
| Let us call the readers attention to one
point of Importance. The capital invested
| in the street railway is nearly all foreign.
| Wealthy northern men are understood to
have made investments in IT.. Now, if the
streets remain as they arc, the street railway
cannot rcmuncratc its owners. Ii will con-
| tinlc to be an uphill business, and the peo-
| pic of Richmond will continue to suffer from
| the drawback of the shackled efforts OF the
Railway Company TO accommodate the pub
| ic-thcr struggle against the obstacles IN
| their way which the city, in duty to its own
| citizens. ought to remove at once.
Now, if, regardless of our own interests, we
NOPE on and do nothing in this matter, what
will those capitalists say of Richmond !?
WHY, that it is n dead city-too dull TO see
its own interests, or too INDECENT or penl-
riollS to protect them if it secs them. Will
such men urge others to invest in Richmond
or add anything to their own Investments
Assurcdly not. When man ofwcalth comes
to Richmond and plants some of his thou
sands, every effort should be made to make
his Investment successful, in order to invite
him TO further outlay of his means amongst
us. And when we can do this and advance
our own comfort and prosperity at the same
ii, ne this should be done promptly and
gka, lily. .,....
We know not one objection worthy of
consid, ration against the grading of Main
strcct. 1t would enable the Street Railway
Company 10 build straight line to Sidney
and to Hollywood only with one single
angle. This would greatly expedite the
movement of TIE ears and benefit the inbab-
itunts out there who DO business in Rich
mond Ivy giving them quick and certain
transportation. 1t would enhance the value
of property out there. and it would enhance
greatly the value of property on Main street,
filling it with zinc stores in short time from
Eighth 10 Adams street, and thus greatly
enlarge the scope of commerce.
With Main street thus graded, and Ninth
street graded from Bread TO Main, system
of strect-lailway transportation may be put
in operation that will in every way acconl-
moditc the people and repay the company.
Ninth street would be the connecting line
between Broad and Main, and on each OF
those streets lines would be easily and "a
nh 'v run, so that people would be satisfied,
i>,,;,os,> stimulated, real property enhanced,
and population increased. Any man who
knows what the strcet-car has done in other
Cities can appreciate these advantages, the
-, o,1 honeficent n.,ture of which we call
not eXagge1te. ,.. .. -,
We earnestly call the attention OF the Coun-
Gil and the people to this importm, I SUBJECT
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