The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-19
Smr Route North and South.


we mean the railroad line that passes
through this city northwardly and southwark
IL. one year will make a great change III
IFS operations for the better for Richmond
and this State. A single step has been taken
in the right direction. The night line from
this city 10 Washington has been thrown
s,pon the al.lail route. That must in the
end break up altogether The mixed water
and raj, line, MonopolicS arc reluctantly
and slowly surrendered, but she force OF
connection and the public interest finally
roof them out. Tho Potomac Hotel has its
charms. but il is doomed. There is as YET
no change in fares. The charge from th's
city to Washington is enormous, and onSh'
10 be reduced. Time will regulate it.
For the ultimate entire reformation of the
specd and fare OF the lime through this city
northHard,v and so,t!hwardly, TO The great
aud Invaluable advantage of the long-sl'llcr-
ing people Of this city. we have the follow
snr guarantees: First, competition; second,
shortening of the route. The Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Company has kascd the
lines between Philadelphia and New York,
and controls the throu@htickct business
from New York soutIwardly. Chat gives
this company great power which 1t Viii usi-
slucstionahly use for It's own advantage
The same company has controlling dircc-
ton of the North Carolina railroad from
Raleigh to Charlotte, and largely interested
in the Danyilc road, while it Is equally pow
erful in the line now being built from Char
otte to Atlanta, Ga. which will shorten the
distance between Richmond and atlanta one
hundred and fifty mites, and give to tho
Richmond airline to the Gull Il superiority
in point Of distance and tiuc OF tourney over
all other lines.
Again: The Pennsylvania Central has Il
road from Baltimore to Washington. IT Is
in.cndcd that ii shall start from the Northern
Central depot, on Calvert street. ana pass by
tunnel through Baltimore. This tunnel Is
the hitch in the line at present. I'll" portage
is carried on by large buses: but that is
not the way for these day-Eny more for the
Baltimore and Potomac line than il is for the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
line, with its portage in Washington.
Now, then, imperfect us the line is. one OF
two daily trains has l;ccn cXtortcd from the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
line by the al-rail line. The trains from
Richmond strike the new road ut Qulntico
and contuic on to Alexandria and to wash
ington, crossing the Long Bridge (now the
property of the PENNSYLVANIA Central Com
panv, and elegantly builD, and arriving at
sll. Washington depot of the Pennsylvania
Central, near the capitol. We suppose there
Will bc no considerable increase of speed, IL
there is no reduction in fare at present.
But the grca, change will come when the
road to Atlanta is completed and when the
tunnel through Baltimore is finished. Then
the whips will crack then speed will hc in-
proved; and then fares will come down to-
something reasonable. This will soon be.
We may wait Il few months who have waited
for thirty year, for this great boon. Nothing
but t-Sghtcdncss and impolicy have kept
us out of it so long. The Richmond lin"
should ut this time be carrying three times It's
many passengers as it does carry.
One consolation is that at least for one will
ter we shall he able to get our northern mails
ALWAYS in good time, ice ur no ice.
We have no feeling Of unkindncSS towards
any railroad per Sc. We wish them all the
highest success. But they do not always, il
ever, pursue that liberal policy which is bc>!
for the public and for themselves. until COM
petition comes into the field and forces con-
ccssions which should have been voluntarily
made
We may look forward with positive assur
ance that we shall i'll Il short time have The
advantage of the best and most facilitated
intercourse between the capital OF one Of the
most famous Of the States and the Federal
capital. We shall be put upon a footing of
equality in our communication with the
northern States, and with those States IN
their communication with one another. This
will be Il great gain to our commerce and TO
our general interests. Our State and city
will be better known, their attractions and
ineXlmllstible resources be better under
stood. and the tide of immigration settling
towards Us will be largely increased and
fastened.
These are certainly Interesting and cheer
ing circumstances.