The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-04
FACTORIES AND RAILROADS.
They arc Needed to Build Ur the Shce"
CITY of the South.

,rr THOMPSON Brown, of the we'll
known real estate firm of j. Ihonpson
prawn e Co., when interviewed on thi'
important subject. said:
A week ago bidding two New YORK
capitalists goodbye. after showing tneni
around the city, they remarked uus "...
,tv is indeed q great surprise TO US les
s,,burban improvements with it's grand
educational plants, its vast river irone
deyeIouments for manufactures, IT'S loco-
motive works ana railroad enterprises,
and its inland ship plant, are prophetie
of Richn1ond's big future
This is the concensus OF OPINION OIL ati
our visitors. Nevertheless much remains 20
he done to advance the industrial dha
commercial interests OF our IVe. a.eF..
progressive and wide-awake city, ana
which will o:f.r to capi-a.,sss a Elost pro-
life field for their. investments. we neea,
.s all agree more manufactures, puo
thev must be such as will bring sNi.ied
Tn,n-lahor into our midst. 1t Is this class
of manufactures that build up a city.
for when such skilled labor comes, ne
brings with him his family. as sHliieu
labor are mostly heads OF famlues.
Through Lines.
But there is prerequisite to securing
manufactures. This prerequisite shouiu
be arduously labored for oy the ehtise
community, and when secured, manulac-
tories will follow as surely as eject 1oi-
lows cause Richmond must become
railroad centre. and Just so soon as she
attains to that, there will be little left
unfIone for the industrial and commercial
interest OF our city. To secure this most
desirable condition, We should at once
make every effort to remove all oo-
stacles u. the way of the city becoming
a railroad centre. The one great obstacle
IS the unfortunate ownership oy the
state OF its large interest In the Rich-
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac raii-
road. Let this be disposed OF at once.
and allSopposition to competing lines will
ba removed, and as sure as removed
Richmond will add another trunk line 70
It's growing railroad system The city
.is fast becoming q railroad centre and
tht, credit Of which, be 1t said, Is pre-
eminently due to Richmond boy. ).
Shelton Williams, who, While WorKins
for himself, has done more for Richmond
towards making 1t a railroad centre- we
should work as one man to aid and abet
all movements along this line and en-
courage any and all railroad enterprises
by a free railroad law. Why not?
Rapid Transit Needed.
Again, let US all work for rapid transit
within our city, turn all useful shuttle
street-rai,way tines into through lines.
dispensing with the useless ones. It VIII
nav the street-railway companies and
AFFORD great advantages to the Industrial
and commercial interest of Richmond.
lei the shuttle line on Seventeenth street
between Franklin and the Locomotive
works be made great Scross-town line.
by turning the Manchester railway via 1
sIayo.s Bridge down Dock street to and
by the ship plant. thence along Sevsn-F
teenth street to the shuttle line at Frank 4
lin street: and we Will not only nave
another cross-town lire. but one that
passes depots and manufactures employ
ing the largest number of sworkmen Ia
the city. While this would be e great
advantage to them and Manchester. YET
sim greater to the city OF Richmond. bS
relieving that nnoss conxested business
portion the city. to-wit. Fourteenth
street from Main %. Dock: - Sana Gssys gss