Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

viii certainly be located here. This road
will be one Of the most important links
i'm the great system. II its Offices are
I'm Richmond. it is in no way likely that
the general offices Of the system viii ol
a the terminus Of a branch line.
| Richmond will be the northern terminus
of the main line of the system. and it,
Offices could be- located at no point which
would Doe more convenient. II is also the
home of the president of the road, which
! is not an Insignificant reason FOR the ioca-
ton here of the general offices. If not the
| shops.
The matter has not vet been considered
officially Mr.. John ske!ton Williams
stated yesterday that the subject had not
yet been taken up. 1t probably VIII not
be until the completion of tho Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina. 1t would seem
that when this road is put through the
removal Of the offices to this city would
be little short of a necessity
The extension Of the Seaboard 20 Wash
jngton would not i'm any way detract from
the importance of Richmond, or render
less necessary the location OF the COM
pany's offices here. This extension, IN all
probability, is a matter Of only Ie"
years.
TIE SOUTH CAROLINA LINK
In addition to the building Of the Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina this pro-
posed Washington extension, ana the con-
struction of u 75-mie INK from Chcrdw,
5. g.. TO Columbia, 10 connect with the
Florida Central and Penlnsular, there are
build from Atlanta TO Montgomery. and.
eventually. on TO New Orleans. This is
the merest speculation. however. A great
deal of money would be required 10 build
such a road. When completed there
would be competing lines on either hand.
II may be stated authoritatively. that
the only extensions absolutely decided
upon are from Ridgeway 10 Richmond
and from Cheraw 10 Columbia.
Ii is probable that the advantages ID
be derived by Richmond from the fOrnd-
ton OF the great SeabOard system anu
the construction OF the Richmond, Peters
burg and Carolina are hardly fully ap-
preciated. They will have far more bene-
fetal results than securing 10 the CITY
the location here of the shops and general
offices Of great railroad system. hIch-
mond businessmen have for years peeh
complaining that, as compared Win many
less important cities. they were more or
less bottled up SO FAR as getting oo",i
was concerned. But now the cry WIN
have an Independent outlet south over
the proposed Ridgeway cut-on. IRON
thence the Seaboard and Georgia anu
Alabama offer a direct line to Atlanta.
lower Georgia. Florida. and Alabama
This is bound to be productive OF nio"'-
culablv beuencent results TO the ""o'S
solo trade Of Richmond.
A TRIUMPH OF PEACE.
The businessmen Of the city naturaily
feel that TO Mr.. John shelton WlIi'ai,S
is due the thanks for this brighter ous-
ioo[ The citv. and indeed the state
look with profound satisfaction and not a, a
little pride at the late acnieVo i,e,,'s ~
and finance OF Mr. W'lhsins'
- ,aal mat he has done homo: 10 the
GOOD , blood and breeding that have made
him what he Is. ~. h., a ,
,o,,,,,,o, and general one. has been OWING
"a tho fact that while sagacity, energy !
,.e,nching courage and large Intelligence