Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-12-10
Richmond.

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to the Merchants, the Manufacturer,
or To the gentleman of leisure, as the |
city Of Richmond. In beauty Of sit
nation, salubrity Of climate, natural
advantages for manufacturing, in the
way of water power, convenience 20
fuel &c, and capabilily Of improve
ment in commerce, it is unsurpassed.
The tone of Richmond society, is ex-
ceptional there Is 20 place of equal
population in the United States Of
which We have any knowledge, where
there's less disorder, more respect for
the laws, more general observance
of the Sabbath, and more true gen.
tility.
Richmond is eminently q social
place, but of course it requirts some
time before a stranger can become a
member of those social coteries which
are so enjoyable.
There seems to be there a degree
of culture which elevates the tone
of society above manyother places.
In nothing is this more marked than
in relation to the Theatre. Ifan Ordi-
nary stock company goes there, they
will play night after night to empty
benches, but let Janausehek, Miss
Cushman, or Others of the same class
90, and they can always command an
audience. Richmond merchants, are
proverbially conservative; while in
many parts of the country great ad-
vances are made in the way of COM
MERGE, byspasmodic efforts, which are
often thrown back by their over haste
to be rich. the reaction leaving the
place in a worse condition than before
Its advance, Richmond moves sure
". and holds on to what she gains.
The Northern cities of New York,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, long ago
recognized this, and have set every
engine to work to retard the progress
of the city; to this end, the Central
Pennsylvania Railroad in behalf of
Philadelphia and New York, and the
Baltimore & Ohio, in behalf of Bal
timore, have been endeavOring to
weave net work Of railroads, by
which the trade of Virginia and States
south of it might be diverted from
Richmond and carried further north.
Richmond has 50 many intrinsic ad-
vantages, that she must prosper, but
she is making comparatively slow
progress.
We cannot avoid the belief that
the Merchants themselves are sone-
what to blame in this matter, because
they do not LET the world know what
they are doing Here in West Viz
GINA, the country merchants as n
general rule have been in the habit
of going to Cincinnati for their goods.
But very often they are almost cut
of from that point by low water, or
ice. If they knew what was offered
in Richmond, they could send al
order there, and have their goods
delivered at any of the Stations along
the road IN half the time it takes to
GET them by the river. But our mer-
chants know nothing about Rich
mond. for the merchants there are not
progressive enough. They do not ad-
vertise, in this section of the country.
We have no patronage from Rich
mond, and have taken pains to see if
our neighbors have, but find that on
Ily in exceptional cases is there a Rich
mond advertisement in West Vir-
ginia papers. OF course they cannot
expect those who know nothing about
them, to patrOnize them.
Let the proper effort be made by
Richmond in connection with the ad-
vantages in the way of low freights
offered by the Chesapeake q Ohio
Railroad, and it seems impossible that
there shall not be 4 large increase OF
business flow from this section TO that
point.
Maj. Hotchkiss, the travelling
Agent of the c. & O., Road is in our
office while we write, anu he assures
Us that as favorable rates from Rich
mond to any points on tits road can
be obtained as BY any through lines,
and ifany discrimination is made 1t
is in favor of the Richmond trade.
The Gao, Road wants the
freight, the Richmond merchants
want the trade, and we want the ad
vertising. BY working together, ad
vantage will result to all parties.
We could enlarge on this subject,
because we know that many Of the
merchants have heard of Richmond
in former days, when it was the CAPT
tol OF the whole State Of Virginia,
and visit there would be as a pill