The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-01
Rirl,mond G''5patth.
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The New Year.

we tender our tci,ow.citizens q happy
Scw-Year, and wish them many prosperous
and JOYOUS returns Of the same. They open
this morning their new books, in which to
record their transactions for The next twelve
months. They should ,lo 81 with GciermI-
nation to profit by the lessons OF The past
to avoid errors, and escape injuries that have
impaired their peace or Success. Misfortune.
lt,inrc. aud calamity all teach their valuable
lessons. and The man who profits not by
hem lives 10 poor purpose.
Then let Us all begin the new year with
r"solutiun. for;itude, and hopc-dctc!lrincd
~ prof, ly the past, and TO make the bes:
u,c Of the means kind Proyidenc" has blessed
u, with. Tha, VIC here in Richmond enjoy
rare advantages for physical growth and
prosperity is the unanimous opinion OF all
intelligent people. And the present year
will add immensely 10 our means Of making
these advantages available. When we LOOK
back over the year that is past, with all lis
GiSsolra-cment> and mi,fOrtunc>, VIC lind
great deal 10 encourage Us and add viSor to
the efforts in the year to come. We refer the
reader 10 the statistic, which the columns Of
this mornings Dispatch spread before him.
BI>ing ourselves upon the groundwork
llr,cn,ctl in these statistics, and knowing
how much is 10 he added 10 our means Of
commerce and thrift the year to come, We
Iaav b. delighted at our prospects:
Isl. There is the completion Of the Chesa-
!, ;,l,
c3iy speaking, level, the mountains which
have heretofore separated lis from the West,
aud gives Us participation in the grand
commerce" of that storchouse o;produCtion on
this continent. The branches Of This great
road now i'll course OF construction or de-
teImincd upon will be all nearly cr quito
completed within this year. These give us
rapid and facilitated communication with
the entire Northwest and West. We shall
have the Goals and ores Of the k&nawha
Valley, the tobacco and hemp Of Kentucky,
and the pork and wheat and other products
of the other western and northwestern
States. Much will seek the Virginia tile IS
ii point for export, and much will be concen.
tratcd here for distribution coastwse. and
for manufacture, and for the retail trade Of
Richmond We cannot oyer-esti1natc this
great commerce.
I'd. The Richmond airline from Charlotte.
Y e. tn Atlanta. Ga. will he ron,pctcd
this year. That shortcns the distance between
Richmond and the Gulf one hundred and
,u, min, and yiIl bccome thc main thor
,,,",r,ro IF tr,voI hc,vcc, tI,o t;uIr and tl,e
xn,.h ,rd ,v;,I ev,,h,;.b , inns, thrifty co,n-
.. .,,, p;,,h,,o,a aud ,Lo s,u,b
RAJ. .,,,,. arrow. Cor ,,o ,,romo,;or ,r tbe
.,,,,,u, ,,,a ',.o,,.,,, oc ,,;s ,;t, vii, lao AN,
~. .-ro.,, for.c and su,.rl, resu,,s
n Tho Roanoke y,,c, railroad will h.,
,,,r;l, ,,,riu- ,,,;s vc.r THAT vii, connect
r;,brond with = rich VIRGINIA and North
s-,ro,in, di>tric, IN In. Roanoke Valley.
which ,,r,duro. the hos, to,acro and much
,o,,o, ,r.,,c emf an from ,,s bcrc,ornro
viii l.. t,,rucl mn, ne T., Tie dcridcd adj
,.,t,.,, ,, ,h. ,,c,,,J. If ,ho r,,noEc X,lIr,,
,,I -, ri.,,,,r., "a. ,,rod,.o ,,,,t rn
,.o. ,..,,,,;. limo ,dd.,i tn ,h,, +, bo draw,
,hi,hcr hv th. Eichmnrd airline road ria
,9,,ri,,,o \ {. and a,hu,, C., will ru,-
,,,cu.,, ,s,oi,lisb = ,,,,on yporkr, in Rirb.
n,,n,l-ap cn,ir. nry sonrrr of trade and
thrift, I, orr merchants In ,bc Eoauokc
y.iicv r,,,ro,l 49,, n,rc furthoru,,rc :, lac.
.;,ri,., Ear =, road that will s,rfk. smith
u,,r,j,y th,ourh E,rth t,rolin, INF, one ot
tho riches, cation rcri,n, Of Snu,h caroino
These lines. with The Weldon and Whining
ton line place the whole Of North Carolina
within our reach and j, only needs activity