The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-16

\ recent correspondent OF the DIS
Ddfch makes a very excellent sugges-
ton in line with recent suggestions OF
the TINES. namely: That handsome
and spacious building shall be erected
in this city. the first door to be set apart
AS a tobacco exchange. the second as
corn exchange. and the third rs cham
Der Of c mmeice and general assembly
room.
Apart from the credit, which such a
building would be to our growth and
ACTIVITY. il would undoubtedly have an
important influence upon she further
Improvement of our various material
interests. SO far as most Of its public
bindings are Concerned. Richmond re-
minds Us very much Of boy who has
outQrown the clothes he wears. The
ediiices used for public purposes are,
with very few exceptions, out OF
keeping in size and appearance with
our rapid advance in wealth and the
extension of our trade.
In our beautiful City Hall. we have
AT least GOT q new and excellent coat to
( our back. but the rest Of our municipal
clothing is in urgent need Of enlarge
ment. Before we are fully aware Of IT,
we Will reach manhood without having
changed anything but our coat.
What city Of its size in the Union can
show to visiting stranger a greater
number of substantial and beautiful
prlvate residences than Richmond
90 the otherhan we venture to say
that in no city Of this country can two
such stations as these in which the
Chesapeake and ONO and the Richmond
aud Danviile systems Of railway termI'
.ulte here. be found There is only one
excuse for their continuance as passen
ger stations-namely. that all the rail
roads that meet here will soon have one
Union depot equal to their volume OF
rav.l. end worthy also of the increas
ins prosperity of this community.
II would be impossible to overesti
mate the beneficial Influence which th'
fconsiruction Of the present Union S.a
lion has exercised upon the fortunes OF
Richmond already. This is the princl
pal point of debarkation both from thu
North and South. and the first impress
sion Of our city made through so con
yenieut and imposing a building upol
strangers. who have just arrived. ]
most favorable to our spirit OF enter
prise and atteutiveness to the require
ments of the age.
Let Ms proceed to clothe ourselves II
a whole suit that fits our body ant
limbs IN every part. One or two goo
Garments only make the deficiencies Q
the rest the more marked and inapprC
pirate.
Nor should we stopat our public build
,res Il is needless to call attention t
the general inferiority of horse ca
system of street railway toelsctric cars
This city should not rest until ever
snorse and mule are banished from II
tracks as form of motive power tina
belongs TO past age
There is rislng spirit of hostility |
such motive power in every part OF tn
: United States. ard the success Of III
electric systems of Boston shows that
only requires a careful and skilf'
management to make electricity pay
, ing agency IN transportation.
All the gre at improvements that ador
y city and facilitates its business come
the course of time. buta spirit OF res'
lnie and trel--s progfessveness aDroa
d. iu~ne immunity nastens their arriva
Il j, tnls spirit which the I'M
wishes to stimulate IN every way III D
power.