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and even the distractions OF philosophy
,nay flourish along with industrial and
commercial enterprise is well Illustrated
in the history of Athens when at the
summit Of her glory
II has been sad by scholars who have
studied the subject that Athens, the eye
IF Greece. mother of arts and eloGuence,
native to famous wits, or hospitab!e, at
its most fiourishing period contained
oopuiation but little if any larger than
that of 2ichmord and its suburbs OF TO-
day. Yet besides its unapproached achieve
,nents in every branch of art, of literature
and of philosophy, 1.-The commercial opera
lions of Athens embraced every known
country and commodity. All the products
Of foreign countries came TO Athens, ana
articles which in other places could hafuiS
he obtained at the summit OF her glory,
singly. were collected together at the
rprsens" Nor were manufactures neg
lected. and no restriction was imposed
anon industry The meanest manual oc-
cI,nation was attended by no disgrace,
hence every branch of industry houfisheo
ana the manufactures Of Athens were
esteemed everywhere.
The writers who give us TINS intorha-
ton declare that it was the freedom OF
the Atheniar institutions, so pre-ein1ileh
,v adaptei to the development OF the hu-
their unparalleled greatness
CAUSE OF GREATNESS.
II MAS the character of her people that
,,,a5a Athens great. and it is the character
Of her -,eopIe alone that can make ana
,,aa- iJ,te.,mond great. We have seen the
c.reeI,s become slaves and Athens become
q ruin and dnst-heap, ana Whiie We may
never become the slaves OF any 1ofelsh
country. as did the Greeks, we nave other
dangers which may as surely uesHoS US
as barbarians or Turks did the A'heniahs-
Happily these troubles aPi'eai 90,
and for the time our future seems 1ui
~ encouragement and brightness.
onr nonulatien has not Increased as rap
,5;y .s FRAT of some of the western Cites
h,,+5 have pointed out that numbers is no
evidence either of contentment or pros
oe-ity Our people are sinsularly homo
reneous. peaceable, law-aoidins ana
rhurch-soing We have not hao many I'M
,n,srants to come into the city, but we
have had large access:ons rom oui os ~.
country, and we have been spared .he
,,nsee,nlv sports. of continental sunday
ers no thrower of dynamite has come IN
our midst. "a.
The Developments of industries IN this
rity has been phenomenal
Men of force and courage nave seen me
advantages at our doors ana nave se!zec
them.
new railroad. with thousands of miles
under one control. has just been brought
to us. The wasted water-power OF the
James is about TO be put to work Tor me
s,,,,ply of electricity in all Its forms and
uses. And. most astonishing and era tify-
Ing of all, a great shipyard has been sue
cessfully established on dock when men Was " IS
almost unused, and plan has peen taio
nut for the development of the shipbuild-
ing Industry on the largest scale
These and other enterprises. TOO numer-
Gus 10 be here reciied. have been en-
couragea. If not made possible, by the
public spirit which, has been growing
among our people.
MAJOR GINTER.
II would, however. be an nnpardonaole
omission not to mention the great con-
tr.burIon.to tfae :sublic welfare and to the
good name OF Richmond, which was MADE
BY that prince Of public-spirited men. the
ia.nented Lewis Ginter. when he devoted
his time. his talents and more than
bullion dollars to give Richmond The Jet-