The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
NEW YEAR COMES
AL.ON G ON TIME
Gladly Hailed by Those Who
Greeted Old One Just Twelve
Months Ago.

Blowing OF whistles. booming OF fire
crackers. ringing of bells, shoutinss
of glccful urchins, myriads of colorcd
lights from rockets and other contriv-
ances made by the festive Oriental.
iishcrcd in the Now Year in Richmond.
There were bonlircs here and there.
there was mich toastins and many
good wishes but in a few moments
peace rciGuod again in the city, and
1871 had been born,
Watch night services were held i'll
some quarters OF Richmond, but for the
most part, because New Years eve was
on Saturday, whatever religious OBJ
sorvanccs there may be were reserved
until to-day. There were many prl-
waite watchers. ana no doubt the usual
number OF vows were made.
Ti,ne for Hctrospcct.
The passing of the old year and the
birth OF the new seems especially con-
ducive to retrospect. 1t is this thing
Of memory. with It's poignant stings,
which gives life TO resolutions and
which starts the water wagon upon it's
numbering ana precarious course.
Some wise man has said that he had
seen great changes In one year ana
very little change in fifty years. Tho
world has already said that this Is not
altogether true. Some events which
loom big IN history were of passing
Importance 70 the men OF the age which
saw them while others. which seem
tpochal when they happen, are merged
into SIN II part OF great movement
III The years which follow, or are lost
altogether in oblivion.
scHr III Richmond.
50 only the future can tell the place
OF 1910 in the history OF Richmond and
Of Virginia. 1t has been a year OF bus
mess expansion, year in which, in ali
things material the city Of tile old
south anu tho new has demonstrated
It's position OF leadership AMONG The
, MUNICIPALITIES OF the country between
the Potomac ana the Gulf 1T has
shown official confirmation of 80 per
/ cent increase in population within n
decade In all things by which men
count progress and material greatness,
( lHchnnnd has made strides during the
year which has gone.
Yet many of The events have been
just such us happcn any year There
have been, perhaps an average num-
I Der OF disasters, all of them fortuunt.-
/ Ivy small and alfeetins only one or two
peDpic ~ a time. some distinguished
citizens have boon buried in Holly
wood: with every fall from ranks an
{ other man his atappcd forward 10 take
nc vacant plnee. for This Is the rolent-
less Jaw OF life.
Vir@inin'a Prosperity
The State has also been sineuIarly
! prosperous. With bumper crops OF
corn aud of apples, which ner citIzens
sold ut what u few years ago would
have seemed fabulous prices, she is al
| last taking her place among those
! commemorative which have their part
/ ~ feeding the world, instead OF being
i.n purchaser from more thrifty commu-
ihitie5. In aGriculturalN development,
1 she is coming TO the from slnl Tho N IA q 4
! yea: has srens'rencwcd activity In the
{ movement for modern methods. The
educational uplift is 10 small part OF
/ the Virginia spirit OF tho age. The
/ State haa learned the lesson that the
| echools exist solely for the future
which Is the child
! Yet no city nor state nor nation.
! hardly. even an Individual, can 20
| through n year without something 10
4 be regretted. During Iaio The grave
| closed over the mortal remains OF
John Warwick Daniel. Ntrginias mos,
. T.