The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-08
What Experience Teaches as to Rail
roads.

roads.
We invite the attention Of Richmond peo-
ple 10 the following article from the Balti-
more American of yesterday. How foolish
10 BaltimoreanS must seem that short.sight-
ed policy which tries to obstruct trade and en-.
aeavors to build up city by refusing free
egress from it to trade and travel. Baltimore
has through trains and line Of steamers to
take produce direct from the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad:
VIRGINIA FIGHTING FOREIGN CAPITAL.
There is nothing that Virginia wants 50
much for her full development as foreign
capital, foreign energy and enterprise, and
foreign men to run the machine. The Rich
nond Whig is advocating the same suicidal
policy that prevailed twenty years ago in
Baltimore, when The Introduction OF foreign
capital INFO our business energies and inter
nal improvements was strenuously opposed
even py.our Board Of Trade. as fatal to the
interests of the people. TIE idea of running
through trains, with close connections, WAS
denounced as making Baltimore mere way
station. which was to destroy our hotels,
and throw the city backward in its influence
and position. When Philadelphia capital
sought an outlet to the Chesapeake for its
trade and travel over the Northern Central
railway, we we're told that this Baltimore
IMPROVEMENT would be run in the interest Of
rival CITY TO the Getriment Of Baltimore.
The result has been here as it will be in
Richmond, that capital knows no sectional
prejudiccs. It is used for the sake Of the
pecunhry interests of those who invest it,
and not for the promotion of sectional aEi-
nosties. This prejudice to the introduction
Of foreign capital and enterprise has long
since died out in Baltimore, and but few
would now be willing to novedge that
they had ever entertained such fallacious
sentiments or opinions. 4 majority Of the
stock of the Northern Central railway has
been held for years by Philadelphia in
terests, and il has steadily improved
in its importance TO the business in
terestS or the city. Whilst exclusively a
Baltimore road it was famous for its terrible
accidents, and hundreds of lives were. sacri-
feed most OF which could be credited 10
bad management and dilapiiated track. 1t
is now one of the bet conducted and lest
constructed roads in the country, and has
benefited the city in all its business relations.
Even the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, when
it was predicted would suffer from the rival
~ Of The Northern Central. under Phlladel-
phia influence, bias gone on to prosper as no
other road in the country has prosperea, ant
row regards the Northern Central as an ad'
janet instead Of rival In advancing the
commercial greatness of our city.
The Dispatch, we perceive, taxes Inc oPpo,
site ground to the Wing, and calls on capital
and enterprise to come to Richmond Will
the assurance of hearty welcome+ The
WHO charges it with devoling all its ener
xies 10 brush away flies, while the jaws o
shark. are tearing the city and all Virgins
limb BY limb" The eame language was ap
plied 10 the american when it struggled
against the suicidal policy that prevailed II
Baltimore score of years ago.