The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-04

shEsH- H-AOA4kHClkL kLSuGaESfI0ES,-YW0a years
ago the enterprising house or Lee, seafion &
GO. fnfrodueed the pork.packfng business in
our city, aud the success with which they
have met ivindieItes at oEce the wisdom Of
eneir Investment tHnd the advantages of Rich,
monu as iss1ihntfng point for Western
products. SfeEftDg with two amoke.houses,
-shey ba7e since found it necessary. 90 double
their smoking capacity and are now engaged
IN eere4fDg; large and commodions four.
esofy packing -h0use 10 meet the demands Of
q rapidly INCREASING business. This move Is
regarded as one OF the most importans Gem.
mefcta! events which has hanspirea here
since the wal, and its fuller development is
looked To- Bah grest ttuterest Sooner or later
fcapitaiists7 Will recognize the unsurpassed
EadgantaSes which Richmond possesses
ter teondaedng this business, arld r,ss;
ney iwhich Is now employed In iesss pro-t
dtable EayH will In accordance rWit,riis sen.
s!tfVe character and those simple and natural
lawstof9 trade Rhtsh guide Its movement
seek here This more rernuneratige invesf.
Hsnt. W mIs We know orr. advantages we
do not otnnderrate those difficulties which be-.
set adj new undertakings, however great and
yainanae, nor DO We claim absolute exeHip.
tion an thia pafti ticuaaf instance. The;tipiid
and dnerYons will be frightened by the rivalry
OF Baltimore. They will be told that none
fbut the rash and imprudent dare contest here
her acknowledges supremacy In this depart.
ment Of commerce., The rrepIy to tiat ;s
that Baitim0re's boasted supremacy has been
built up almost exclusively by q. 9trasie
that Is geographically and commercially fri.
butsry to Redmond nd-.geogrnphicaHyffra from
our proximity commercially from the sys.;
tenn Of internal improvements and all those
considerations that produce an identity Of
interest between communities. A denial of
these facts Is challenged. .a
Where else but from the South. 10 which
we are connected by quicker and cheaper
lines of transit, has flowed year after yesr.
In one perennial stream, this wealth which
has SO greatly swelled the commercial i'm.
portanee of Bahimore? AhI but we will be
told that trade runs In deep grooYes--it is
intensely conservative In its movements.
and ever suspicious of changes; and
thus 1t is that the most rational probabilities
are frequently disappointed. But the use of
such an argument is quasi admission of
the strength of our position. It admits
our advantages, which have hitherto
been totally uautilized--from the fact that
prior to the war ne were less of CONNER
Gil people, and since the war our resources
have been too much crippled 10 utilize
them-snd relies upon the ignorance and
blindness of the South for non.recognition
of such advantages. But it is met with the
counter proposition, which is an admitted
and established maxim Of political econo.
nv, "tbat capital quickly deserts the less
profitable investments and ruus to the more
paving and remuneratiye." II is as true
to its interest as the needle to the
pole, and obeys with the certainty Of
q physical law those considerations tha!
advance its interests. Aud, too, II
IL Is conservative and suspicious, It is like.
wise vigilant and appreciatiye. And while
it il true that 10 former days trade slipped
along In deep ruts, and was hard to change
it Is equally true that telegraph and steam
have worked q great revolution in this re-
spect, Men with their increased facilities do
not bind themselves to their old rules and
stick Gunadvisedly to this house and this
point, but. these appliances Of modern times
are kept In constant service In advising them
where they can operate to the best, advantage
Lee. Seddon & Co. have set the ball in mo-
ton, and others will certainly follow. They
have initiated a,imeye In Richmond com.
meree from which they have already reaped
great fruits, and which, many are persuaded
is destined to add greatly to the material
prosperity Of our city. Men who combine
the sagacity to appreciate with the nerve to
utilize natural advantages are blessings to
community. They are the mafnsprings ol
progress. and 1t is to the uutiring efforts oi
q few such In our midst that we look for i'm.
proYemeht id quickening the pulse OF in
dustrial activities, developing new sources ot
wealth, establishing prosperity, and building
up our city. -.