The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-23

, line ar ommuntc,tion that ebouiu DC 30 coh'
..eum, with the interests Of this city tnatspe
shall, not he placed 70 disadsantase'in ne,
trade with North Carolina. but that she soa'''
bn treated fairly and have an equal cnahe'
with other communities in striving 'oi
share OF the North Carolina trade.
The people OF North Carolina paw . u,as
- f,var If Virginia which would DC e'al''
fed hy more intimate intercourse WIN ne'
chief city. For long years the 'e'''us po'''s
nr petersburg shut us altogether of from
Sor,h Carolina. and then came the policy OF
| -,;,,o.d. directed by monopollzing s,rateSieS
| % "a rs ir,rm, and 10 deprive Us OF the ma
| ,nral advantages OF geographical POSITION
| which 10 fair regulations could have taken
| from Us.
That The urjust systems which have so
long IS rouscd and injured US cannot last, we
have TOO much faith in The justice OF over
rnliuy cruscs TO believe. We arc convinced
,hst there i, more lost Ia attempting 10 ae'
feat ,sem than has ever been made by it.
Whoever owns the Petersburg and Wei
| dcu road will ha diy be disposed to break II
| no. II they should be, as it's vital to Peters
burg. II i; MOI probable that that town VIII
s.buil 20 its destruction. If the controi'cI'
OF the property want to make it profitable
;iry will seek TO bring rs much produce IL
possible over it-as much to both refers
| burg and Richmond rs may be a'tracttd ~
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relations With southern railways. Iha' j.
the way to make the property successful
and it is the Oest way 10 make II usc'u' -
Petersburg and 10 Richmond.
4 prime measure of railroad policy should
no 10 oe, The icnelit OF the trade anu llaNei
70 the principal city in the STATE. a tnro"9o'
ire TIA, passes through the largest cry gus
fro ,hsouyn-lusinc,s and the large ad9''loh
,,,,iu,,odo hecau,c Of Ia. bushes, and tia'ci
q, INC aforesaid l,rgc city. one Of 'he "'>'s'
-, ratrrad men oacc declared tna' ID "'' AZ
,,.,,. ,,;.. wi.n aad the Object ii those Win
. rom he acted 10 carry aay Tah'"a" '"cs
anil, j., Stale II possible, through the largest
cir, m :hr state: and the reasons Tor II, he
stated. we're Obvious. If TIL, be wise poH'
! -, NAV no, conclude that all schemes that
:. k 10 avoid sucn a city with tue Vie" OF
i,up4IrIuy il prosperity are unwlSr, ana lcau
,n misfortune for the authors of them: hosl
clearly.
rui Sbcu surh scheme scheme which
,anno. spring FEM crediable motivcs-'s
rourrc'cd with the prcjec, Of building Il city
.nnrwhrre else, the r,salt is not only that
tn. ..h mers fail, but sad disappointment
;,u. uuon communities who become the vic
tan, # crrallc pcrsons-to give them no
II r. her name. The Wel!-settled relations OF
loves whose conditions are due to natural
cIl,,ps. in themselves decisive, cannot be
clarg, d BY the arts and conc"i's OF men.
rnrir attempts fail an end in advantage 10
none. but loss to ali. In this way great
ano;ut, of energy and money have been
m,sarplied; ana we may see some new In
stances of this kind in not great while.
Mr. RAGI.4Sp conducted his road with
fair >piri, towards this city, which was very
agreeable to this people. He was the nrst
ruler Of the property that ever showed To
spirit TO wards IL. LIT US hope that 1t l. TO
| y, managed hereafter with similar fairness,
anu w.t. mere ,sed energy. II the policy OF
It's m,ulecment be for the success OF The
roud lis bushes. must be Increased, and il
Will bg IL real fricDd to "Virgiuia cities.