The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-09

The population Of the great G0shams 90,
been for many months greatly exercised
over the question of rapM transls Ine',
irrepressible go-ahesditlvepess H sas
more rapid meansoE passing from one e1
treme to another Of their city, and also "p!s
Of avoiding the delays caused by packed
rnasses.of foot.passengers and enokea selee,.'
should the ways to accomplish these oo-
;ec,s Sc along the surface, under eroano' OF
above ground. This was Che question.
commissioners on the subject we're APP
noIn:cd by Law, but the Common Counc'fo'
the city put an iuterdics upon them that lett
70 them only The atmosphere and und 1!s :.
ground; reminding one, of the symbolic
message conveyed to the. Greek. general from ON
the bar barian kipg-viz.: A bird, fish, ana
a mole. meaning that the general had no way,
of escape save flying like bird, swimming
as fish. or making his. way underground
like mole. The Introduction of the COM
missioners, however, seems to have brought
their minds to speedy decision, They mace
report giving the right of building the
rapid.trapsit roads Of the city to the New
York-and the Gilbert-Eleyated Railroad
| Company. The Common Council. by decided
vote, confirmed the report and adopted the
routes agreed upon, which are Sixth ana
Ninth avenues on the west side, ana eitner
Second or Third avenues On the east sIde:
The two companies have determined to cease
their ,iysiries, one taking the east and the
other the west side. ~ rs.s.. =. VI.
The money TO build these elevated ines
| will be soon obtained, the roads soon bul'I,
and the people of Gotham may be conSl-
dered constructiveiy to be moving on sti'ts'
A part Of one of the lines has been already
built by way OF experiment. 1t VIII DC a
curious highway -economy to practical minds
nrope 10 investigation. There Will be a
strange ENHANCEMENT of relations between
railways and the architecture Of houses, ana
between passengers and honsekeepers.
There will be much embarrassment, ard
prying eyes will provoke new means TO snul
thcm cut But time will soon accommodate
u,aues and constructions to meet tbe new
order that will come Of these elevated
rsilways When they are built New YORK
will have new attraction, which will re-
quire every body to pay it visit. ..-..
This is hard. Men who thought long
wears ago that they had "done" New York
will be compelled to "do ii" again. We
|regrct to say that, from what We learn, II
those who have pot seen New York for ten
wears were 10 he set down in Broadway now
they would think that New York bad
"done" berself There is fearful mani.
fe,tation of misfortune and ruin in the mum
Der OF vucant houses in that busiest and
show thoroughtare on the continent.
Some of the finest and most spacious stores
tina, grace il have been unoccupied for year
Thee immense concerns among the ma
tcrpi;y Of bankers have diminished in mum.
bers-whlch is all the better. Shingles gilt
and guilty with shining lies about what was
going on inside have been taken down, it is to
be hoped never to 90 up again. It's time that
there should be less of tinsel bumbug in
finance, as we'll as other things, 10 New York,
That city in great degree directs the busi
ness and finance of the Unicn. The whole
country is interested in its commercial order
and iulegrlty, aud we have the strongest
reason to hope for great improvement in
them.
1t is unavoidable that in the revolution
which We trust is for the better-that thick
stratum of misfortune should be passed
through before business is put upon firm
and well-regulated basis. 1t is apparent tina
New York is passing through this stratum
but she is too strongly fortified by nature
and loca;ion-too powerful aud controlling
in her business relations with the world-tt
, lie long detained in the commercial purga
tory. She will rise like the passengers OF
her elevated railroads and he able to lool
down and back upon the trial and trouble!
that now embarrass her.