The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-16
Annua1 Cost Aner Lat JUN, 1878.
AMOUNT of cost of Ne,o Plan.
S6S,4S0 90
Emnlation without ENVY.

Emulation without Envy.
"THE WEST END" "EAsT s1DE," AND "CEN-
TRIAL" RICHMOND-A PROSPEROUS PAST, A
HOPEFUL PRESENT, AND A GLORIOUS FU-
TURE, &C., &C.
Westward the Star Of Empire is said to
take its way; yet, strange to relate, at all
times more hustle and activity is to be OBJ
served in the lower or eastern sections OF
our City Of Seven Hills. While "The
West End" and "East Side" vie with each
other with generous emulation in the race
for substantial Improvements and beautiful
locations, the East Side, at least that portion
situated in Jefferson and lower Marshall
Wards, bears off the palm for life and ac-
tivity. Here are located the docks, where
the seafaring men most dc congregate, and
where the commerce reaching this port from
all points OF the continent is distributed.
Within these halowed precincts is
THE HISTORIC OLD MARKET,
also the First District police station,
where annually are recorded more arrests
than at the other stations combined. Here
is Libby Hill, which looks down on Rock
elts and Rockets looks on the James, Just
as "the mountains look on Marathon and
Marathon on the sea-" Here is Butcher
town, and Crows Hill, and Cash Corner,
and tue Bird-in-Hand, and other noted To-
calities, which from time immemorial have
furnished items for the reporters and food
for the most energetic reflection Of the de-
voted missionaries Of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
GOOD OMEN.
But, happily for US all, most, il not all, OF
these precincts have put on new and better
garbs, and the confusion worse confounded
that once distinguished them knows them
no more. Here also it might have been
added are large iron-foundries, carpenter
shops, plough works, and other places OF
honest industry. Here are the largest
wholesale houses in the city. Here is situ-
ated the busiest mart OF Richmond's manu-
featuring and commercial prosperity. The
hustle and activity referred to is not that of
idleness and crime or OF disorder and riot.
1t is that Of wagons carrying or bringing
cargoes to the vessels and steamers that
reach and leave our wharves; it is the noise
OF the machinery that is making the daily
bread OF worthy mechanics and laborers /;
it is q noise that is music sweet in the ears
OF every honest heart that hears it. No city
is more blessed than Richmond in its natu-
raj advantages.
GENERUCS KlfALRf.
II the West End points with exultation
to Hollywood, and we'll may demand where
is SPOT that can compare with it in natu-
raj beauties or in the adornments which art
can add to nature, the East Side can cast a
glance toward Oakwood and claim that, il
time does not make it as beautiful as Holly
wood, with its $4,000 graves OF dead
Coniederates, it will always have a strong
hold upon the affections Of the people ;
while Shockoe-Hill Cemetery, sometimes
called Poorhouse Burying-Ground-always
modest-claims, if not to be the grandcst,
to be at least the oldest of all OF our silent
cities OF the dead, and the place where in
their narrow cells confined repose the dust
not only OF the rude forefathers OF the
hamlet, but OF the best, and braVest, and
dearest, and tenderest that Richmond-eye
its glory's dead-eyer reared.
LIBBY AND MONROE PARKS AND THE SQUARE.
When the East Side claims that its new
Libby Park is to be thapark Of the future
and the admiration OF coming generations,
the West End points muteIy but eloquently
to Monroe" and the voice OF rivalry is
hushed, while central Richmond, conscious
if not OF her great superiority. at least OF
her perfect equality, simply walks into the
| Capitol Square and enjoys treat that is
not vouchsafed to every one on this mum
dane sphere.
Thus it is with churches, halls, work,
shops, parks, cemeteries, public schools,
benevolent orders, and all the various COM
forts and conyeniences incidental to city
life. No portion OF Richmond can claim to
be more highly favored than another in
natural advantage; the only reason fol
greater growth is in the enterprise, energy
and industry of its people. Knowing this,
it should be the duty OF each and every one
to contribute his mite to aid in the gene
raj advancement. With united effort
on the part Of all OF its people
there is no reason that Richmond should
not only be the commercial and manuiactur
| ing entrepot Of Virginia, but OF the South
The capital OF storm-cradled nation >
that did not long survive, but wrote it:
name In letters Of blood in the worlds his
tory, it has peculiar claims upon the people
OF the whole nation.
THE LESSONS OF A CENTURY.
For century, loyal to its every sense o
duty and to right, it has given to the worl(
in every relation CT life bright exemplars
Its daughters have been as fair as those {,