The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-02

PROSTATE.
-Four years Of vsr had stripped her be
labor was metemorlhased into an incubus
her institutions we're overthrow her debt
and burdens were increased, her property
and taxable values were ann.hi ated be-
energies were paralyzed; Der very existence
was suspended.
THIS was twen,y-threc years ago. Dunn,
a large part Of this period the problem q
existence. the paramount question Of simple
he;nc cngrossed al her powers. Msuntcr
stood and Stunned by all without ihfe.'
ened and burdcncd by many within, sh' he'd
70 devote all her facilities to the imperative
demand If the hour the preservation Of he'
being as a state and aIcope.
At last she stands upright again in ih'
yieor Of renewed strength, in the joy Of re-
stored health, in the fun power Of o sovereign
STATE and the pride Of hale AID prosperous
people. 49,,
As suoh her Capital City, her boa1tll.
Richmond on the James now sets Aef
house IN order. prepares her feasis, sets o"i
her wares and stretching oa' Ter hands unto
her sister cities, says % them
COME AND sTF NE.
pi-hmond. the Capital Of Virginia. is The
Once, ofthe south enthroned upon her tree
clad hills and crowned with the diaaem OF
beauty and health.
Situated on the elevated plateau at 'Ne
rors ofJ.mes River once To powha;an. she
.,ands q, the gateway between therpiana'
If the Redmond and the lowlancs Of ihe
r,3cwa,cr Tie breath Of tie mountain
c,... nor brow. the tides Of the Ocean wash
her feet.
old william Byrd Of Westovcr whose
historic mansion not many miles tco" b
one Of the landmarks Of tie continent ana
.,. a. IN. he.rlooms of American history
Gentleman of Virginia member Of the King rs
council. Representative Of the Colony. Bur
soei,. county. was entrusted 90 run ihe
mnch questioned line between Virginia and
her sister North Carolina Thus occupied
lv,ncawakc one night nths Juniper fec'e,'s
.ofthe Dismal swamp. came INN thoughts
.ofhis home and with them one ID those in-
.cir.tions which may bee the whisper Of "a
pas.i o angel. and may be the emanaiion "'
genius. He would found city nay Ae
would found two. one should be Oh the Ap
,orottox but the other should be- on o yet
e,ir.r spot on q qucenier nyer, his own
majestic James.
He knew the spot for i. There Nature
herself had laid the siie-a more skilliul en-
uncertain he had drawn the plan-a nyiner
arcAi,ec: had laid the foundations.
Il was already city and wanted but ihe
buildings and the people. These mos' 10
eyitably come in tine. Indeed that most
rash but mos, brilliant aud farseelue young
man who had been once bis fathers neigh
Dor. had chosen the spot with his rare Wis
dom and had there plantation VI quarter
and when the Indians had come down and
killed MS oyerseer and cattle. had he not
clamored for revenge until he had starred
revolution which came dcuced near uretung
His Maiesty's Government, and played the
devil generally. J, would be the Chief city
in Virginia the largest in the southern
colonies if not on the continent II the l"o
pie would but recognize It's advantages ana
build It mp. VIVA, a spot It was
An elevated plateau right at the falls OF
the river. above malaria and ague win I
the fresh air of the mountains, keeping II /
cool in summer, and incompatible climate
and purest water from unpopuated
springs. view OF the i1amng I
waters, giancing and dashing over /
immense bou.ders FOR nearly two miles /
made a Landscape whose beauty was I'M |
rivaied as place 0fresidence fora beauty -ioY- /
ing people. THIS side Of the oak clad reaches oi /
heThames. The river front was easily ac- I
ccsable. and evenly stributed and at the /
same time SO immense that It would grind /
the grain Of a continent and run the factor /
ios Of q nation. Behind It was the rich Ped .
mont running up to the Blue Ridge and yet /
further back behind the azure mountains an /
region which stretches TO the /
French territory, Louisiana. Before 1t was /
the
HEAD or pEKP wATRR sAvIGAToS
with i,s diurnal tides which could toat any /
vessel that His Majesty's marine could send |
across the seas.
How could il be otherwise than city,
Thus must have thought Colonel WIN.
Byrd living under the stars reading the future /
with prophetic vision for on the completion !
Of his mission, he laid out the streets and /
squares % a city, on the fair spot al the Falls /
OF the james. and the head of deep water |
which had haunted his dreams IN that then |
far distant shore Of the Dismal Swamp, and |
as there was no place this side the sea whose
beauty was comparable, he named it after 1
tha, incompatible spot upon the loved and |
winding Thames,
RICHMOND.
This was in 1871 and from that day 10 the
present Richmond has been the Gem City of
the South.
For beauty, for salubrity, for convenience, I
for al .tccharns and advantage which can
make a home delightful or place Of BUSH
ness desirable Richmond stands supreme.
Since Il was founded The most momeutous
events Of thenation have clustered around il. /.
focusing IL As IL were ia the focus of A sum