The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-11
A Movement in the Right Direction.

'cu Oy CllOSc WHO tlLCIltleu lts CdtHCSo VI
the intention Of the citizens of StaNnton to al
Tow no obstacle to impede the growth OF thesr
city and to establish within its corporate limits
Il money creating institution that will be the
Foundation of future prosperity and permanent
good. No holder, better Or more certain stride
!. ,uld have been made. 1t was unquestionably
;. move in the right direction-the results of
which must be lasting and beneficial to all
classes Of our citizens.
we have argued through these columns,
time and again, the necessity OF such step,
and it is with pride that we announce the in
s.uguratien of Il movement which must peYiae7i
ate every business Of the city and send its s9til
ling influences thrcughoit the length and
Breadth Of the State. 1t is net a shopping
companys not barterinS concern trading so
much of one commodity for SO much OF aneth-
.er, but it will be the means OF converting raw
material, upon which taxes have been pail
from time immemorial, into actual money. and
instead of drawing upon our depleted Golfers.
it will be adding dollars and eents tie our Treas
AIRY and place rs beyond she reach OF panics
and the strinsencies of the money market
Manu- act1lres has been the missing link III
the chain OF OFF progress. Thus far we have
depended wholly upon oar limited agricultural
products. and as we cannot compete with
other sections in tie production OF any of the
cereals, the wonder is that crash has not over
taken us ere this. The establishment of facto-
RES will mark new era in the history OF
Staunton-it wifi develop a healthy business
activity and insure her advancement OF Sub
stantial foundation. Heretofore, we have en-
yleavored to attract foreign capital by offering
premiums i'm the shape of land, subscriptions,
&c, as was the case with the c. & O. r. R..
all OF which were good enough and should have
been done, bet we have found that they have
been of little material advantage to the city and
so we have now determined TO put our own
shoulders to the wheel, and upon the principle,
that Heaven helps those who help themselves
we have no deeast Of the immediate and ulti-
mate success Of the plan.
The history of all manufacturing towns has
been steady advance from comparative OBJ
security to financial Importance. We need re-
sort to no illustrations to prove this fact. The
truth Of iE must be patent to every reflec-
ting mind, apart from any historic research,
or contemplation Of Eeighboring states and
corporations; for when westurn dormant re
sources into available CAPT al we are Simply
.irawing on the inexhaustible fund which the
sMuniGcencc of nature has provided for us, and
mot enrlchng ourselves at the expense OF an
sother, OR building our financial structure upon
rthe ruins of that of fellow man; at the same
-aine we are fortifying ourselves against monled
'eolapses and the fluctuations which at all times
follow each ether in qui.k succession.
VIM. Dargan, one of Ireland's noblest patri-
aots, in AN address delivered at the Dublin In
tltlstrisl Exhibition, silt. ''Te tell the truth,
never heard the neutrality-suspicious. mentioned
that NY own countrymen and my own fellow
tsownsmen did not occur to my mind. ! have
heard reat deal of the independence that We
are to get from this, that, and the other place
and of the great expectations we were to have
from persons from ether countries cOmins
4smong Ills. While [ value as much as any maj
.she great advantage that must result to us from
shat intercourse. have always been deeply i'm
pressed with the telling that our industrial in
dependence is dependent upon ourselves.
sbel:cvc with simple industryand careful exact
.iie>s in the utilization of our energies, never
had fairer or brighter prospect than the pres
-eRt. We have made step, but perseverance is
heagent of success; and ifwebat go onzealous
~, bea;ese in ray conscience that i'll /. short
period we shall arrive ut a position Of equal
comfort, OF equal happiness and of equal indie
pcnden &c with that of any other people,
These are words of cheering significance and
aope.and in the impoverished condition of vir
sina today, it would be well for every true
son q the old Commonwealth to impress ytheil
Importance upon his mind, and by his indiyid-
s,ml example, Advertise to the world ct large
that Virginia iiasaronsed from thelesltsrsyr7that
:laas so4ong enthrai!ed her, and shat sShile she
zineites and will cordially weleame:aIl who eros:
her boundary line with the Intention Of making
prosperity, still she issyetin acontiition to hell
herself and that she has within her the active
elements of success, which If properly utl
sized will place her in the VAN of the nation.-
We have looked in vain ior sllccor to eursfe9is
iative DO lies in tlis hour eff direst need and
v:a'ls,ve seeli that instead 81 prizing lis out Of
the 1inancial~n,ire, they have sunk lis deeper
rand deeper and that each day adds an addition
al weight to the bnrtlicns that press so sorcly
upon. us. The only hope that is now left us is
lin the peoples the only help that we can look
for is self-help, and the only expectations Chat
we can cherish must b. from the resrrgcti Oh
of our wasted energies and the determination
in spite of our adverse legislation. to rescue the
State from her emblrrassmcns and place her el
sithe highway to progress; and when we have
alone :his-whcn it is shown abroad that the
sreople hf~Xir-raia, by their unaided efforts are
ascending Gil the wheel of fortune, then, and
not till then. may we expect an influx of CAPT
tai, Industry and enterprise .;siad the redcmp
:tion Of our State honor and integrity. Just in
the same ratio that each man MAY ,e:sert'lain-
self andcontribute his mite to- the general good
n'ifssslie>State grid her loins sssud step boldly
ifortlffroal snissien.the dark and ominous shed
ow Of republication that moaY hayers aboutshet
and threatens the life of those traditional prill-
eciplcs upon which rest public faith, social seel-
al.ity and national independence.
we are more than glad that this little city OF
the Valley has started this important movement
1t is far better than all the immigration bills
and like picayune attachments that have con-