Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-24
letter from NorfolIk.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria GAzETr

Correspondence OF the Alexandria GAZETTE.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov q YOU cores
pondent made an inspection t'fp eve! thr Il
F. & P. Railroad last week, end was :nr
priced to find nothing in ihe depots, along
the route, for transportation 20 market
Some years ago, at this seasoa OF the yeai,
the depots were filed with farm product
awaiting transportation this year there
were in one depot, and only Gus, faw 6aas
of wheat, say half dozen, Whil,' ieeie va
neither corn, oats nor tobacco ip any The
fertile fields along the Poecat and Malta
pon, which in other years we've the pride
and boast Of the citizens oI Chr"iio". are
growing up 10 shrubs and bushes erd p:e-
sent most uniDVitlng sppeararco Tie
reaction must come ere long ana " hie am
"pether prophet nor the aca OF ii prophet,
it requires neither 10 see hat y great hoan
cial crash is impending over ibis country,
and unless something be done tu rsmave tbs
incubus which reets upon the farming 10.
terests, it will come very saon mark the
prediction.
The council Of the city of Richmond have
required the r F. & P. R T. Co. TO cease
to run their engines through the city 81 or
before April, 1890 This seems to BE- Ye.Y
different from the policy persusd Cy The
more prosperous northern cities. TIE only
alteruative left them will be TO strike scross
the country aboge Richmond 10 the James,
cross that mile or two above the corporate
limits, and foroi connection with the E. &
p. road at Manchester. 1t will be impossi
BILE to make the lime required by fast
through line to back the trans into Rich
mond, over the bridge from Manchester.
Hence, there will be required n transfer of
passengers in Manchester to a special local
train, TO be run between Manchester end
Richmond, or the passengers tor Rich
mond will be landed n Manchester aud will
have TO seek transportation in hacks. So
great will be the inconvenience to the traV-
elling public. that most of the country peo-
pie would find it to their interestto trade in
Fredericksburg, rather than Richmond 1t
would be easy for the nervous people Of
Richmond to hear the exhauatings of the
engines, were they TO spend few
weeks in Norfolk, and become accustomed
to the thunderipgs Of ice, furniture coal,
milk and other wagons, over the horrid
cobble stones, which seem to be 30 hugely
enjoyed by our enterprising city fathers.
By the way, the projection of new rail
roads from the South and West towards
this city has raised the Ephesien shout,
great is the city By the sea-" while not q
thing will the council here do to make it
great. Who do you auppose would invest
capital in city, in the future prosperity of
which the people have go little confidence,
that they wont invest few dollars towards
opening communication between two
streets which would make the great central
thoroughfare of the city? And yet the OBJ
struoted, lily paved, and mud turnpike
streets remain as an eternal sign of thrift
lessness to drive enterprise and capital from
the city. And just so long as this narrow,
niggardly policy is pursued, though hun
dred railroads were to empty their rich car
goes here, they would be gobbled up and car
ried to more euterprisng commercial GEN.
tres, while Norfolk would ever remain as
she is now, only 80 way station" on the
great lines of commerce.
The rupture of a bank here this morning,
has created some little excitement, but
as the chief sufferers are persons of linn
tied meaDs, and but little personal iniu-
ence, and the officials were nearly all re
pubicans matters will soon become quiet.
HANOVER.