Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-29
THE CITY or
HER MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER
STATISTICS.

HER MANUFACTURING COMMERCIAL MD "ihLi'
STATISTICS.
Richmond, the capital OF Virginia, and sea. OF justice o
IIenrico county, is situated on The ". +. hank Of James
River, n, the lower falls, and Ut the heal Of ude'wa'-r'
abou, l5o mites above It's mouth, and l@a miles. 10y railroad.
sou,, Of Washington. !; is the large! city in Virginia AMI
one o, the nos, beautiful in the Union. The situation 81
the city and the scenery Of The cuv!ronS combine in a hish
degree the element, II grandeur, beauty and variety. The
river, winding among vcrdcnt hills, which rises "Hh sFa'e-
IN, ,wells and undrir,ion., Is interrupted by numerous
Islands and granite rock,. among which 1t iiiin"!e' and
f,ams for a listane. Of several miles. The city ia bull; on
seven hill. tho large: Of which are Shocsoe and Church
hills, separated FROM cac, o,hrT by Shocfnr Creek. 1t laid
IN, in r,e,,u.ula. blocks. Abou, twelve parallel streets.
nearly three miles long. cN:cad y. W. ny s. l.. :hcse are
ip,.rs,ctel hy ahou: forts street, about one mile i"n:. The
C,pnol and Other publ.c buildings are situated on 'hoc"oc
Iil IN. ;op Of which i. an elevated plain, Oh the west sI."
of Shockoe Greek. The Capitol stands In She centre 81 !
pullie square Of abou, eish: acres, Is adorned Win q T0r'
,ico Of Ionic columns, and contains a marble s'a'"" %
Washington. by IIoudon. taken from life, coii'i!rr'd .
n.-,cr, likeness. The Governor Mansion i situated in Tie
| Capi,ol Square. and Immediately oil from, f IL: and north
| ives, Of the Capitol is the colossal Equestrian statue o!
Washington, by Crawford. elevated upon 4 granite inonu-
| ment Of hcxagonal form, resting upon a circular base, and at
each corner OF the hexagon Is a small pedestal, upoa two Of
which stand te statues o u aHu A'Hs III iHI
remaining are to be occupied Icy statues OF Mason, Nelson,
! Lewis and Marshall. Within the Square, near the south
eastern corner, stands a large building used As a State conr,
| House. On the north side Of the Square, aud fronting Il,
are the Civ Hall and the frs, Presbyterian Church on the
se., side are St. Pauls Episcopal Church and the Mechanics
Institute. and on the south side the new granite Custom
House. all elecan, and costly buildings, representing A.
MANY diIercn, styles Of architecture. Tie intermediate lots
| on the south side by Goidin. Hall, Offices and dwellings,
and on the other Sides by the Central and Po"ha;an Hotels
and beautiful modern dwellings.
There are In all tllrty three Churches OF different denom'
nations, with 1850 si;;ings, aud three Jewish SynagoSues;
a Medical College, Female Institute, Orphan Asylum, Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows and Temperance Halls a Court House.
| Jail. Poor House. Hospital, Theatre, three Bank Buildings,
two Market Houses. and three Public Halls owned ny pi'
va,e nliyiluI al, or associations and in the western sub
burb., near the river, Is the State Arlnory, 800 fee; long by
80 fee: wide: and y. v. from 1t stands the rcni;en,iary.
with n from: Of SD Zee, and a depth Of ITO feet. Rich
! noad Cole &c i, located about one mile OF; Of the t,y.-
There are
sixteen pe.iodicals-iaily weekly and monthly;
Tii,ty.ayc public and private Schools, Of various grades;
six,een Societies for the promotion Of rcl!s!on-such az
lible, Tract and Missionary;
Five public Charitable Institutions;
Eight Divisions OF the soas Of Temperance;
Eleven Masonic Lodges;
Nine Lodges !. 0. Odd Fellows;
Seven German soe!e:ies-benefcial musical, &c;
Fourteen various public Institutions and soels,ie,-aeh
as the Virginia Historical, Mechanics Institute, School OF
Designs, Medical, Colonization, Agricultural, various Me
chanie Societies, &c, &c;
Three Public Libraries;
Water Works and Gas Works.
Richmond possesses animmense water power. derived iron
the James River, which, from the commencement. Of ,hc
.anil. ,,o,. fva ,,jIeaa l,nye thr ritv dcsceniS l16 feet 10
tide level. By the James river and Kana~ha Canal. on north
side Of the river. and n canal owned by the corporation Of
| Manchester, on the south side, this power Is made avail
able Al, a moderate rate. and Is now used by very cH-
ten,iye Flour fills, Iron Works, Cotton MILL. &c, &c, lcav-
ing powe. and territory sufficient for the accommodation Of
an Increase Of 4 thousand fold upon the rrcscn! HiachincTr.
| No rlacc In the State and but few, II an?, in the whole
country. possesses greater natural advantages Tor productive
industry. With a mild and cTaablc climate, and hea!thiul
! locality, with complete railroad. and canal II nearly ',neo
miles. radia.ins rrcia Richmond. penetrating forests, mines,
grazing and agricultural districts, Astounding In ever: varie-
| ,y Of raw material for the LoOra, ANVIL. Burr, Screw, Saw,
&c. and by their connections giving quick and cheap ae-
cc,s to the products II the South and Southwest generally.
ard with an unobs,ruc:ed outlet by the river TO the ocean
for coast and foreign export, and With nj almost unlimited
interior demand for every article OF merchandise ami man.
ufac:urc.. We really believe tina. Richmond has scarcely 4
parallel for combined manufacturing and Commercial ad'
yaa,a-es. Her manufacturers trade and commerce, have
been largely Increased within the last few years, making an
annual aggregate Of very large amount.
The tables anil statements which follow. will show the va.
ric.y, extent, and value OF Its mechanical, manufacturing,
! commercial and industrial pursuits. We have made these
I'M with grca, car. from data obtained In the workshops,
stores AMI counting rocms Of The various Industries The
lrngth OF this article ~precludes such Remarks As we Intended
upou the various interests covered by these tables. These
s. wa, r.r, -. yrcrtinr ntr en-.
o,dre. were promptly responded TO, aLi many gentlemen
, ..ol cutie an .n;er.s, In our object. To all the" We tender
our thanSs:
M,NI-FACTURING AND MECHANICAL.
No. E.,abh- No. Value tool, Valae real AMOUNT
,,.,,. hand. and msch!- estate or. sales.