The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-16
Denots--passengcr and Freight.


,ora oro ,roipc q, stand as they are or Wherr
Tho Council lctt them, he is greatly mistaken.
r,orc ,re great things to be done In this city
within the next ten years. The alaimsts
may t,cclai,n--,he tnancicrs may const'pate--
the miscrs may close their purse strings and
bcwai their inevitable dcstiny-the poor
house; but the revolution will 20 steadily on,
sustained by the impulse of youthful chcie!
and hope and the generous ideas OF asro"
ing and expanding commerce.
Among the things that arc 10 prove ,',"
Richmond is great and Il liberal CIT! WIZ Nv
grand union depot. which mooct" io''!
has found to hc osr. "f the greatest s''''o'
oc pnbl;.. convenience and one o; tie "rca'-
cs, nr,moter, Of social and conincrcEli III
tcrcoursc.
We take especial pains to call attention 70
s, here. because the opportunity is favorable.
There is not single passenger depot in the
city. We do not suppose that the railroad
companies dream Of doing without such Il
place for the comfort Of their passengers, ano
therefore each of them expects to bulld a
depot. Each would save something by Jotn-
Ing all the others in constructing building
that would accommodate all, promote Tile
public convenience, and simplify and faclii-
tate their own passenger business. We trust,
therefore, that none of them viii ocSlh Il
DEPOT on separate account until a iuh ana
frank conference has bccn had with the
others
In selecting place for Il depot regard must
I've had to chcapness Of land and tie passage
of trains with the least interruption OF sur
face commerce and the movement OF til"
population. Where is such locality! VIC
think in the valley, on Shockoc creek, between
Franklin and Broad streets. There could u
none letter. With the caith that IS to be
taken from the adjacent hills The fiat may !"
sufficiently elevated. FrnkIin street itScH
might be Sufficiently raised to max" The &c
scent from the Exchange and Ballard Hoils'
easy. Nv throwing back tho dcio. on + rama
lin street g fine court could hc made in from
of it, where carriages could turn ana stand
with ease, AID tic whole busincrJ CT a&Selil-
bling passcu.cls nnd dispoSngo 81 thcln could
he conducted with order and success.
The space is ample. 1t IL not probable
THAT Grace street will ever be continued
across the valley. and the depth thus obtain
cd. without interfering with travel and
TRANSFORMATION, would be two whole squares
in one way, and as Ei;ich from east 10 west
IL the valley as would hc wanted. In the
mo,cmen, of trains ii Is easy to prevent ali
conflict with travel and transportation north
wardly 10y passing The trains through arches
under Broad street. The Chesapeake and
Ohio road is already in the valley; the Fred
cricI<burg road, by divcrging from its pre-
sent line at the Fair Grounds, could descend
1t a good grade to the valley and the DAN
vile and Southsidc connections could be az
comnodatcd in two ways--cithcr by the pro-
sent connection, or by n track across Frank
lin and Main and Cary to the Danyic de-
pot, to be used only for passenger trains.
Ii the location is the proper one all the
questions of connection can be easily az
ranged After looking over the whole field,
we see none that can ut all compare with this
in ull the important qualifications that arc
requisite, including its central location.
Such u depot would add greatly to tie
good reputation of this city, and very much
promote the comfort and satisfaction of tl:l-
vel. BY all means we should have it. As
we know it would benefit the railroad COM
Wnics, we cannot suppose that they would
oppose any obstacle to its establishment.
This depot. determined upon and built,
would settle the question in the happicst way
for travel. But then arises the important
question of frcights; and here let lis inform
our friends Of the Council that this is Il qilc>-
ton that very much affects their policy. Look
ut the Danvile railroad. 1t has hardly room
to turn. 1t cannot put down turll-tablc for
its trains, and has to back them over the
bridge to the south side. What does this
show to llsI Why, that VIC must inevitably
bring to our aid the south side as in part at
least the receiring and slipping SIDE o. Rich
,nond. 1t must be so. And then, who wants
AIayo's bridge? For whom must it be made
free? For Richmond and her people. 1t is
useless to kick against the pricks; it is mean
to say Manchester wants it. Richmond
wants it and must have it free. The south
side must be the side of the receipt and tic
delivery Of large part of the. trade of Rich
mond. The roads from the South will ulti-
mately receive and deliver all their through
freights on that side. All the defamation of
all the narrow-mindcd economists III Rich
mond cannot prevent it. There must be cs-
tablishcd constant intercourse between
both sides of the river, and there must be all
immense current of trade continually flowing
from shore to shore. If any man can ilna-
CINE that this current carries not with it the
mutual sympathics of the two shores, he is
gifted with the faculty Of imagining iInpossi-
bic things.
We invite attention to these important sub
iects because now is the time to educate our
selves upon them.
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