The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-21
WHY NOT BOOM RICHMOND!
&c NOT CONSERVATISM CARRIED
TOO FAR?


TOO FAR?
Talk Win a Lomg-ifeaded Man About the
Ci,y's Progress Comparison with At
Ianta. the Most EntcrprisinG City of the
south.
Foregone conclusions can only be reached
by the facts in the case. Superficial opin-
ions may be gathered from what others
have done. That is painting before draw
ing.
Richmond has never been fired with
praise, nor scourgcd with the lash. As
city, il has been plodder. Praise has been
placed charity, where il should have been
/ layished. Denunciation has been withheld
in places where it was holly deserved.
The drums have been munled where
they ought 80 have been beaten
until the echoes rang. our people
have worn masks when duty demanded
and Justice cried out against them. There
/ have been extremes. where none were ne
ccssary, and the happy medium has not yet
/ been put into practice. For fear Of failure
capital cOllapses. An established. idle and
involuntary satisfaction AT surroundings
suhices. Modern Joshuas by the hundred
/ have stopped the business sun. for leaI OF
| future results.
WHAT MUST BE DONE.
FOR fear If disturbing some active oilers
who DO mostly cOngregate at public points
/ for the purpose Of sitting oyer and over
/ again WOrm-eaten "chestuutsr on the pOlit-
/ zeal issue Of the day, and other matters.
/ TIMES man. yesterday morning, determined
to ask o. few questions on the situation.
| pick up what be could, and tell
/ me world what was said by at
! least part -Of ID, Withholding. names,
! because had he told that these were
| To- boz used. he would have flushed The
game and caused il % become 80 wary as
20 escape being baggCi. TO man who
/ had a g0urd side tO his head. and who can
/ do a heap oi tall thinking. but can't do
much Of tine round sOrt-the matter of our
/ needs as city was presented.
YOU don't boom Richmond enough ia
/ One papers," said gourd head. "Eycrythng
/ s on boom here why don't you say 30.
/ You boom everywhere else, but YOU won't
/ do q thing for Richmond. Tell the world
about Us. Talk about your paper towns.
| Great Caestr. Go ont around Richmond
and get some ideas. You haven't any now.
/ See what has been done within the
/ last few years. Fields reclaimed
/ hy Sits drainage; fields in rich grass. where
/ broom straw stood. orchards flOurishmg.
leautilul drives for all who want TO Use
T tAom. enforced pleasure. if yOu choose %
u-c Tine term, homes that are the prettiest
/ n Virginia. Oh. pshaW. ! Ou won't talk of
| thee things, viii y0u. Nor Of the hundred
others thlt could tell YOU about.
/ best climate. purest water schools,
| churches. books, preachers. situation
| end all chat sort of thing. Nothing like
/ them anywhere else in the world. bat you
have become so accustomed to them. You
/ think "A fellow = fool % tell YOU Of them.
/ II they were any where else you'd break
your neck TO publish AN about them. Hello
/ Wonder comes fellow J want to see,r and
-0urdhoad Was gone.
HIKING THEFACr.
/ TuET TIMES man was thoughtful. Every
word De- bad heard had some sort Of strange
weight attached 90 II. The speaker mad
! told the truth 100 much that he said. We
/ become too ohliyi0us az our own blessings
/ iu,the interest felt i'm oihcrulaces. an interest
prompted, may be hy idlencss ana jealousy.
/ II Y "a day ~ search and Success. some
call il day sd hOOms. WHY has Richmond
not been doomed: Why not do it now? 1t
/ /, not brlg or boom tO recall the fact that
]
/ tweniy-linh place in tine li-t OF city p0pula-
/ ton, and Atlanta the forly-nintb In 1890
/ iho census will show that Atlanta ha,
outstripped us i'm growth. And yet. has
Atlanta a market: None 10 speak of,
and we have two finished. and
another soon Will De. There are no streams
near Atlanta, no ships or sailors. rs We
have. II is nf, as healthy II is not as near
/ ing sea. 10 is not as old. nor "a, historic. and
/ IFS people are mo- better but they are wiser.
! They brar OF Atlanta. they talk Atlanta.
/ elt. sleep ana drink Atlanta; the paper.
/ h0oms Atlanta and Atlanta booms It's pa
/ pCls. Richmond has "a crop OF GROWER,
/ that are as hard t. head on as "a crop Of
/ sheep ~orei. They cackle complaint and
. f,.len ou ault-dndiEc. while hard workers
a.l wrestling with tue enemies Of progress.
TRUTHFUL TALE.
oar merchants could doa great deal Of
GOOD. II they would. They can 3ruthMily
boast Of their advantages. They could take
"a map OF tie state and show their superb
orify over less fortunate cities. They could
tell of tri-ht advantages by water and
land, 1ld when customers call, can
vary tie tcdium Of purchase and
safe hy dtgutng some Of their time o.
talking about the great and glorious sur
louudn-s and benefits that belong to Rich
mOnG. Her history i- proud and interest
Ing one. Tier growth has been hOnest-uO
/ great JlnA rauics, lo fearful failures in the
business world. contracts closely hept-and
every Obligation met, h0sptable and honest
/ handed in ail The dealings &C life these
are some Of the things that can be referred to
/ while YOU boast of manufactures. loundrie-.
iron and engine works, building materials
% all sorts, ana % Democratic municipal
government. against which the widest
schemes Of Republican devils cannot pre-
| vail. There are many other facts, that
would nli volume. that can be referred TO-
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
What ave some Of ihe needs Of Richmond?
/ was the question put tO a young man with
/ "a good bank account. "a keen eye and a
uu.fache that he had been wearing con-
sianily for twenty years. lie fixed his keen
Icyrin the TIMES man. and havana cigar
/ i'm "a hnl. in his face under the mustdchc,
"enteprs.ug men are needed, men
who have Travelled. men who can
| find ont. that they ought 10 Doe
ashamed Of themselves to sit here and see
our opportunities lost. We ought To- nave
w0ollsn mlll % re by al means. ln 1888 Mr..
| a. y. Stokes. john Bogeridge and others at
! tempted i0 start one. II needed $4,000 %
commence 10. They raised 5000. and tried
/ 10 buy the old 61ddin tavern, but the pro-
| prietGrw0uid'nt part Whit. and the scheme
/ failed. ] see from tine TINES, that it can
now Lo BOUGHT, and there is the chance 10
start tine mill. II would pay beyond a
doubt. Mr.. Stokes kncw 10 would. but lac
couldn't geo the people stirred up. Talk
about if ia the TI3iTs. and let the people
/ know the old tavern can be bought, and the
WOODEN mill built Then there is the
greatest need Of Il hotel here.
These hotels run people away from the city.
/ lou know how bad they are; you know ihc
need of GOOD ones. For gracious sake never
stop writing until you get the hotel built.
As il is now. the hundreds Of people who 90
south I'm the winter and North in the sum-
mer pass through Richmond, want
TO stop. but cannot. They can't
stand The hotels. They come to Old |
Point, and ran up here for day and 20 |
back 10 get place of comfort and rest. \ |
hotel would pay if properly conducted. | |
can't find j. in my heart to blame any one |
for not patr0nizing such ~ We have. \ |
GOOD hotel would 40 Richmond more good, )
advertise it further and more continuously |