The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-11


surrendered at Appomattox Virginia Was
PROSTATE.
-Four years Of wsr had stripped her her
labor was metemoVhased into an incubus ,
her institutions we're overthrown her debts
and burdens were increased; her property
and taxable values were aunini'ated' her
energies were Iaralyzed' her very existence
was suspended
This was twenty-three years ago. During
a large Part Of this period the problem Of
existence the paramount question OF simple
beinc engrossed all her powers. Misunder-
tood and Stunned by all without, threat
ere3 and hurdened by many within, sh had
20 devote al her facilities TO the imperative
demand of the hour. the preservation Of her
being as state and people.
AT last she stands upright again IN the
viror Of renewed strength, in the JOY Of re-
stored health. in the fun power Of sovereign
state and the pride Of g bale and prosperous
As such her Capital City, her beautiful
Richmond on the james now sets her
house IN order, prepares her ieasis' sets OUT
her wares and stretching ou' her HANDS unto
her sister cities, says to them
COME And SIZE ME-
picbmond the Capital Of Virginia. ia the
onsen ofthe south euthroned upon her tree
clod hills and crowned with the diadem Of
beauty and health.
Situated on the elevated plateau al me
Falls ofIames River once ia. Powhatan' She
stands At the gateway between the upana'
If tbe pielmond and the lowlands OF tAe
Tiaewater. Tie breath of the mountain
fans her brow. the tides Of the Ocean wash
Der feet.
o,d William Byrd Of Westover. whose
hsso~. mansion not many miles fellow
One Of the landmarks Of the continent aAa
ono of the he.rlooms Of American history
Gentleman Of Virginia. memberof tine King
Council Representative Of tie colony h.'-
,,.s.or his County. was entrusted to run Tie
much Questioned line between Virginia ani
her sister North Carolina. Thus occupied
i,;r,, awake one night in the Juniper rece.'e-
ofthe Dismal Swamp. came TO mm iA''si'''
ofbis home. and with them one OF those .n-
s,ira.io.s which may Doe the WHISPER oi
ras.i % angel. and may be- the emanaion OBJ +
genius. lie would found a city, nay Ae
wonld found two. one shouli be on the APP +
romat,ox. but tie other should bee on q ye' /
f,irer spo, on queeaiicr river bis own I
majestic James.
He knew the spot for it. There Nature
berselfhad laid the sie-a more skiiiiui Ell
rineerthan hchad drawn the plaza OWNER
architect Lad lad The foundations.
It was already a city and wanted bat ihe
buildings and the people. These must in'
eyitablv come in time. Indeed that most
rash bu. most brilliant and fArseeing younI
man who Lad been once bis father ncsh-
bor had chosen tie spot with his rare Wis
dom and had there plantation OF quarter
and when the Indians had come down ana
killed bis oyerseer and cattle. had be not
clamored for revenge until be had started
revolution which came deuced near up'eiiing
His Maiestys Government. and played the
devil generally. 1t would be the chief city
in Virginia. the largest in the Southern
colonies if not on the continent, if the ieo-
ple would but recognize its advantages and
build it up. Whata spot it was
An elevated plateau right at the falls OF
the river. above malaria and ague' WITH {
the fresh air Of the mountains keeping II
cool in summer, and Incompatible climate
and purest water from unpopulaied I
springs. view Of the ioamnf {
waters. glancing and dashins over
immense bou.ders for nearly two mile-' ]
made a landscape whose beauty was un- :
riyacda as aplace ofresidence fora beaniy-ioF- ,
ing people, this side of the0sk clad reaches oi
the Thames The river front was easily ac- :
aessible. and evenly stributed and al the D
same time SD immense that IL would grind A..
the grain Of a continent. AID run the factor
les Of a nation Behind twas the rlch Pied
mont RAINING up % tie Blue Ridge and yet ,
further back behind the azure mountains an
UNEMPLOYED region which stretches to the
French territory, louisiana Before it was ,
lie
HEAD OF DEEP WATER NAVIGATION
With its diurnal tides which could float any
vessel that His Majesty marine could send .
across the seas.
How could il be otherwise than a city?
Thus must have thought Colonel Wm.
Byrd lying under thestars reading the future
with prophetic vision. for on the completion q,
IF his mission. he laid out the streets and n
squares Of a city, on the ia'rspot at the Falls {
IF the James. and the head of deep water
which had haunted his dreams IN that then \
ar distant shore OF the Dismal Swamp. and y
Is there was no place tins side the sea whose "
beauty Was comparable, he named il after
hat Incompatible spot upon the loved and -,
winding Thames
RICHMOND. d
This wa in 1877 and from that day 10 the /
'reseni. Ricl mond has been the Gem City Of B
h South }
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