Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-18
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fVaIiev Nirginian.


Tho CITY Of the Hills is beginning to
feel the impulse OF the active business
spirit that is pervading the state. Real
estate. the barometer of all substantial
conditions. is advancing in price, and
when good property is placed on the
market it is speedily purchased at far
nrices a healthy and confident tone
inspires the people. They move more
briskly and talk more rapidly and busi-
ness-like. as though they had not time
to idle away moments IN conversation,
and are on the move with nina ana
BODY in the direction OF enlarged ana
diversified business engagements.
The various improvement companies,
however. are not as pushing and pro-
oressjve as some Of the new projects that
have been inaugurated and resulted IN
success Yet there is reason for this,
we'll founded or not. Old towns nave
set WAYS to do things and they move by
rule and are inspired by traditions and
until they are shaken up by an earth,
quake they rarely are sufficiently awaked
TO realize what the world is dong out
side. Crystallized customs and crys-
tallized notions are hard to break.
Several large-sized tilt-hammers, with
several horse power force, are neces-
sary for the work. But when
they are broken the new light that Hoods
in reveals latent powers and reviyes what
there was but little promise OF before:
1t is only then that the croakers and
erumblers begin to move to one side.
As long as their solemn talks and dolo-
rous refrains find willing listeners on the
street corners and on stOTe-boxes they
will pyrate and calculate, prophesylng
all sorts of direful things 20 follow tho
! :" crazy booms." "What is the country
coming to-? 1--WE will have terrible
crash before six months v; 1.-The
country will be ruined" and all
sorts of evils fall upon the peo-
pie, they say, because there IS some
thing out OF the old order of things
going on. But when the young men
come 10 the front and with scarcely any
thing but their grit and snap determine
that they are going to take their stand
with the new order OF things; intend to
break the idols of old fogyism, and at
tempt to inaugurate q new dispense
tion-to worship at the shrine OF pro-
gress and proclaim that Virginians must
arouse TO the wonderful natural advan-
tapes they possess and dead wealth they
own. there will be something done not
put down in the musty records OF the
''good old times.
Stanton is about approaching that
condition. The improvement companies,
it is true, are moving on very conserya-
/ five lines. bat they are moving never
tbeless They are laying their founda-
tions for healthy bound forward. and
it will not be long before the old dry
bones will begin to rattle, fresh dawn
will beam upon them, and progress will
be marked upon every door-lintel and
every sign-board.
We have every advantage that town
could ask. We have railroad facilities
of the best order, reaching to every sec
ton of the country. We have al mod
ern improvements for the comfort and
convenience of the people, such as street
railway, electric lights, water-works,
paid fire department, the best schools IN
the country, churches, etc. We have
sites for manufactures, conveniently re-
lated to two trunk lines of railroads, and
every essential 10 encourage and support
industrial plants at the gateway to the
South-the most inviting market IN the