The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-03
PROSPERITY AND PROMISE.
(, @:@xron's letter In Louisville Courier

kiCpNOSp. A. NJ. -, tS'"'
r,- ,,litr evident that Richmond has en-
....t IN = new career. Evcrywhcr" note
O.. ..-n,nf Improvement. The most striking
....,ay. l. not 80 much the large num-
. NOW nu,'dnSs that are going ur.
.-,..,tGy dwellings for the poor and what
...u.t rhc middle classes. but the
.,.... ..: oi freshness. comfort, anu i'm.
-. .,....r, in the dwellings, gardens. stores,
.. ..,r lie city. TO those familiar
,..... rs. .,urral diiapidation which pre-
..G GuItnL The years which followed
g.. .,,r and during the thrcts Of recon
..., ,.uu. rh,. contrast is alike striking and
..unfr. J.. seems II II new paint were
.. ..,Tybudy'> command. The growth Is
Il, M the western part OF the city, and
.... property rules pretty high. | hear,
....., 1l>ine>, sites quoted at prices which
,...,-, ". a great advance. and ii is celtain
,.e, there j, good deal Of iDquiry by out
g.. ,~M,aIi>t, ;or property with water and
r,rf privileges. and for Suburban lots TO
B.. a,H ter SPECULATION. At this time there
.,,lr,t -! tn" most eutcrprising and Sa
49,. ,~gltali>t> II the Northwest i'll Rich
3. Il. .th,r ohjrrt being to complete pur-
..>,. dr,Jds partly arranged, aud to put
i. $50 more u their money in city which
...< ,lnk M,. au assured and not distant
..n.. Ilo>, llmiiar with the modest
Il f"llu"y years note also
-r- >g.uass OF uANnsoNE EQuIFAGEs
ir..i.r ,tIcet rf m evening. their own
.-alU: 2Inug with III elegance. rapidity.
81 -rn5or rl~>clv copied from the best
.-., wrurE,. !; is not tn" old Virginia
.>.riy, hIi il shows that somebody
.. ...ry, aud Is willing to spend il. But
, rn,rr i obviously & considerable
.-W o.! cn>h Iyin@ about |oo>" which runs
.,. .,' hof>r-. expensive dressing. etc,
81. ..' s..s'tc that thcr, are yet nlauy per-
.n Nn'hmund who are able to afford
.. .>.n,Ntur,> fnr thtSe or c>cu less
....' ~. )uEuiir>. hear Of large and
...t,,.r j~ivat" residences. most eGi"ihiy
-.'. r... e. .Ieh rosl originally from $4,000
-. e h!lu@in% in The market less than
. $50 {, -li.HGu. The explanation fur
e..,. a.. i, HAT very few people in Rich
Ha.r, ... ft., IL afford such an outlay for a
...- SD. .o l:H the equivalent reut. On the
.-. .and. hes expensive tencmentS are III
..5i u,lnlu,j. BU, that the city
l. DESTINED 10 \ KArip GROWTH,
'O#' It good many people will make large
..'.H'~ h"rc ~ IL" next tcW Years, | fully
..,lt. ~,'inc at lEc principal industries
-3-r and prosperous To ~ extent hardly
..--.l,a abroad. >clIaiur ta>..e,iy WAS
s,...;'.' 'rdpgl-rd II ind how muyh was being
..a, snd bad already been accomplished.
N., ivr instance, the heavy and lucrative
....rt,a>, ~ manufacturing tobacco. Rich.
t +. tai, oi these factories. and believe
.. -, ufvuIr all prosperous. No city has
r''.I REPUTATION for its brand, the world
MAMMOTH NA>rrACToKY.
/ "..m Yesterday through. one of these
o.. .".i-ain"n,-. situated in tie lower part of
'.,,t',. Il is owned exclusively by MIR. J..
J. Pace. The yearly product Of his two
r,lj"> l> 4,50U.000 pounds of manufactured
..l.,,, and his tax to the Internal Revenue
.n.u ,"!Lc 230o,oeO per annum-more, |
..i'r', rhau i, paid by half of the New
'.-laI states. seven hundred and 1ity
1.t, uc .nplnyed, aud $1,000 paid out to
'..# .r'h'y. y good deal OF TIE work is
"a. ,mp... ANA l. done hv wUulcn and
..'i!.u and these get comparatively light
"I-r-. Others have work which requires
.".A Iii, and some ol the WGrk Is severe
E.. The strongest mcu. and these hands
7.. ,Iud very E,lgr wages. The hands
@. thi'tly black. r'wluE 10 the tact that
-. n"-ror> lI.vr always been the opera
"t.~ u Tho t"haCc" factories, II has been
ii,',it t. procure wLi'e labor, tut this pre-
,,t,c i a}f,'iu-. aud very soon it may dis
i'ar altogether. Certain it Is that 1t one
the aversion Of your correspondent for
'.' H>e "i tobacco it is not apt TO be diinln-
.>nrtt by -c,,n, the process OF manufacture
IA manipulation by the sweaty, greasy,
African. Not all the liquoricc and sugar in
g.. word. and the best Of both are largely
u-d. D-,n swcetcn that dose. But tobacco
N..l p, ctiewed and smoked fer uil this till
-. nu1l rnu,ummation Of all earthly likes
.Gi Gl.Ikrs. and mean time Richmond SELL
".-,' proposes 10 We the leading tobacco
> e. kct ol the United States and the world.
a.- result seems easy enough when the
-alr.riui qualify of Virginia and North Caro-
'l tobacco is considcred
f!o"K MlLLS AND wukAr-dRowIhG.
II" t",""r.> Gallcgo Hour mill, the Haxall
: trru<raw mills. and those OF MeSsrS. Dun
t"u / Mc,ancr, are widely known, not only
1'i3e'- He largest in the country, but for
w. superior excellence Of their brands and
-. lH%h price they command i'll the Rio and
.,'. south American Tual kcts. Something
O. 'u'a tgc! i di!r 10 the skill and clreiuiness
thr h'niii, t0rc, but more, apprehend,
Fog ihc ddIInahic quality of the Virginia
|n"a'. Unfortunately the WHEAT crop Of
INA >incc Tic war, from various causes,
IA- h"'"ly teen over II thlru or Il fourth d;
70" Hfi'',,t'rD. cI"r LAX of capital TO pro-
80 irill'!I,r.. :c decentralization Of labor,
&J, more than all, Seasons unfaror,,ble
'NoGG all precedent, coming In strange Sue
"n. hdvc produced this uHtowdrd result,
Hbhi many Virginia farmers bave vowed that
@ri would never rdl>c whpat again. Consc-
r"rltv the ttiriIm md mills hive hardly been
.-4Ing hall time, even though aided by
.ilo uuporta,ions from Baltimore, Tennes-
',a"d elsewhere. Large quantities OF west
'' Wheat may be expected by the Chesa-
..'"" 1''I Ohlo railroad Oh its way To mar-
' an ti.r-e mills will hcrater be pushed
''h'T fat capacity, while new ones will be
'''. As !or III" water pJwcr, 1t Is unrivul-
= ana may hc had At low rates. The flour,
" 'tri' :Hniidriuicd, may be shipped here
'' Ei'' 'nIH'. "l Whatever prrt Of the world
u - !ttu!tic it,
LANCE lRUS ESTABLISHMENT.
hnuH OF but one large iron establish
'-'d ii kictnnond, Int the extent, coin
- nr.r, and success OF this one: :!hc famous
- G"2nr Works, demonstrate what can be
! '..c ,:, ihi- liuc. The leading proprietor,
'nI.h Joseph r. Anderson, has, | think,
lone more 10 demonstrate the capacity Of
"sr riiy ~ Il great manufacturing centre
tan any other man 10 Richmond. Prior TO
'oe "ar he was ouce OK twice Oh the eve Of