Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
THE EMATORY.
Objections to the Selection Of the Ai"''
house Lot.

Objections to the Selection Of the Aims-
house Lot.
To he Editor Of 6ie DisDatcs:
It strikes me that it is an unwise move
to erect crematory on the aimsnouse io,'
II it is Objectionable, or the people thin.
il Objectionable, it should not be piaseu
near by the poor and helpless. All ABOUT
and on the streets approaching the aims
house are tho crowded homes OF poor
p.ople--people who have labored hard ana
invested all they had for little homes, or
who pay all they can earn Tor mousse y,
roorn-rent. They are crowded IN smaIi
houses. and sick OF we'll have to remain
home in the summer, surrounded Dy aii
the nuIsances and annoyanceS the poo. hIe
subjected to. God knows they nave
enough to bear in this life. and u COS ~.
seem hard for a rich city to take al OF us
filth and haul it by the doors OF the honles
of the poor and DESTROY il right under their
noses-just because they are poor peopie
and cannot help themselves.
III the crematory must be in the city pet
ter put 1t anywhere else than right pnlong
tho pour. And, then, how will II souh9
to the world that Richmond city erected
its crematory IN the City Hospital tos
within few yards of all the SICK anu
helpless and poorf ro
We learn that at the poorhouse there
are men and women who once nveu III
prosperity here, men who labored LOT cue
prosperity of the city. They are poor ana
sick and old and unfortunate now, We
have given them n place TO rest ana cle'
Shall we hasten their death or MAKE ne
more miserable TO them by heaping upon
them q nuisance no man or woman ID the
city will tolerate themselves, Just because
they are poor and sick and helpless! An
shame upon city with so little humanity.
Christ says: The poor you have always
with YOU" "As you have done 1t unto
tho least Of these, &C." But, leaving Out
the humanity side Of the question. IS ~ !
business policy to put the crematory at the
almshouse Capitalists from abroad anu
this city have invested hundreds OF thou'
sands of dollars III that locality. Iron
viaducts have been and are being buzz
TO span the rayine and connect the beaut''
full country beyond with the city. Iowns
have sprung up as If by magic. what was
but waste place year or Two Az
now blossoms like rose. Beautiful resi-
dences and churches surrounded by lovely
lower-gardens now adorn the hills ana
valleys, and in few years the almshouse
will be a central part of the city. overlook
ing one of tho most beautiful parts OF tne
CITY, for that section will be taken into tha
city at no distant day. These people VINO
have built handsome villas On the Nortn
Side are businessmen of Richmond VINO
are laboring for and contribute to its pros
perjty. In many instances they were
forced TO go out on the hills through inc
persuasion of doctors TO save the llves OF
members of their families. They have lost
no love for the city, but being true Demo
Gratis they nave listened to the appeals 0,
the county. who said, Come over ana
help u.s." and they have redeemed henrico
from the Republicans, who controlled II
for twenty years or more. is tie cIema
tory the only thanks u Democratic city CAT
oAor them!
The Richmond Locomotive-Works,. one
of the largest concerns in the land, Is To-
Gated near by the almshouse. The hun
dred5 of mechanics working there live IN
the bottom or on surrounding hills. A
one inducement TO get mechanics 70 come
to Richmond the company has had to buy
out and pull down sOaD-factory Gnc
other objections. thus assuring the mei
and their families that no nusances would
be allowed near b. to mar their health OF
comfort. We learn that the men at The
Locomotive Works are indignant that The
city should even think of inhlctlng then
with such 4 nuisance. and 10y the HUNDREDS
are signing petitions 10 keep 1t away.
Will the city of Richmond iniure, the
Locomotive-Wor Can it afford to drive
these men away? The city can better at
ford to buy every island in the river fol
crematories or buv Zee of barges 10 TAXI
it fifth to the At ante Ocean than TO DRIVE
OF capital and mechanics, prevent its owl
growth and prosperity, or treat Its pool
with inhumanlty.
Tie approach to the almshouse tor INT
parbaee-carts is the most Objectionable o
any other section. Ali the fifth from ever!
business section of the city Will have TO b'
hauled up-hU towards and through residen
portions. Towards no part OF the city vii
as many dwellings have 10 be passed as To
wards the almshousa from all other sec
tons of the city. Any where but the aims
house for the crematory.
HUMANIrY AND BUSINESS.