The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-03

licensing Of vehicles, but several months ago
the Council passed an ordinance to that
effect. which goes into operation on the 1ss Of
February. M
No city in the country OF its size has 9
more efficient police force. It's members are
James A. Lipscomb (chief), james B. Fitz.
gerald, r. P. Smith, aud 4. c. jones. Not
one OF them has been absent without leave,
or sick, during the past year.
Chain-GanG.
A. w. Traylor, superintendent. At pre-
sent there are only three men ia the force,
ali of whom are colored. There has been as
msny as ten men In the gang at one time
during the year. They have done large
amount of work upon the streets, such as
dnching, cleaning, and widening.
Fire Department.
This department is composed OF valua.
ble lorce, and an excellent one Is. lis ap-
paraus consists Of one hand.engine and one
hookand ladder truck. j. a. Cersley, chief;
T. L. Cersley apd II. A. Jordan, wardens
A. \. Waugh, commander; j. W. Gentry.
secrHary; Charles S. Maurice, captain.o the
hook aud'ladder truck; George N. Rodgers,
assistan.
UEACIORlES.
Manchester Cotton Mills.
JohG W. Friend, president; Edward
Grahan. general agent and treasurer j. f.
Downs. superintendent. These mills have
in use $500 spindles and 90 looms. They
employ TWO hundred hands--three fourths
of whom ale females, the remsinder being
men aud boys. They consume 100000
pounds CT raw material during the year and
manufacture 5000 yards Of sheeting, shirt
ing, and drilling per day, which is sold at
from eight 10 nine cents per yard. They
sell goods iu both the northern and south
ern markets.
Marshall Mills Manufacturing Company.
John l.. Bacon, president; E. T. James,
secretary G. A. Peple, superint endent. This
cotton factory has 1000 spindles aud 200
looms in operation. They employ 200 hands,
two thirds of whom are females, and the re-
mainder males. They manipulate about
/ 500 bales OF cotton per year, at an average
weight of 440 pounds. They manufacture
from 5000 to 900 yards of cotton cl)th per
dav, which is worth from a to 6 cents q
ward. Nearly all of the cloth made is con-
sumed in the southern or home market.
Very little is shipped north.
Manchester Paper-N1li Company.
J. b. Wertendyke, president; j. 81.
Shields, secretary; 7. FL. Wallace, general
agent and superintendent. Paper-tWine,
white and MANILA papers are manufactured
BY this company. They have capacity for
making 1900 pounds Of tWine per day, and
500 pounds of paper. Work during the
past year has been confined almost exclusive
~ to the manufacture Of paper-.wine, about
900 barrels of which has been made. This
establishment employs about thlrty-hve
hands. New York and Baltimore are the
principal markets for the sale Of their goods.
Richmond Cedar Works.
r. T. BaiD, Of Portsmouth, president
John OFT, treasurer; and w. Il. Parrish.
secretary and superintendent This is the
only establishment Of the kind (of conse.
auence) this side of The Potomac. All o1
the cedar used comes from the Dismal
Swamp. The logs are brought to the fac
tory, and there made into buckets, tubs
churns, measures, butter.dishes, &c. They
are bound with brass, galvanized iron, and
plain iron. These goods are sold almost
sit over the United States. They employ
| from 75 to 100 hands. Capacity Of works
| 100 dozen buckets per day. Business TN
past year has been an Improvement over lSI4 4
Manchester Corn-Mill.
J. B. Bland & Co. proprietors. This is al
old establishment, butts present proprietor!
have only had it in operation short while
| and it is Just getting thoroughly under way
| II has only one pair of burrs in operation, bu
can grind about $50 bushels of corn aud 81
! barrels of flour per day. Its Office is ir
| Richmond
L A. toll Sc Cup
| Within the past year this establishment has
been added to the manufactures OF this city
| During the period OF its existence it has
ground sufficient sumsc to deuote capacity
| Of 400 tons year. 1t is put up in bags weigh.
ing about 1G0 pounds each. PHILADELPHIA, and
| Wilmington, Del, are the consumers Of the
production, which is used for dyeirg and
tanning purposes.
Baird's Foundry.
This foundry is presided over b7 Mr.
Jlmes S. Baird, having been established
| many years ago by his father, now deceased.
| It is engaged almost entirely in manulactur-
ing mill iron.worb. The works are eXten.
sive enough to keep 40. bands employed,
but since the war only about one half oi
that number has been available. Is trade
is almost entirely local.
Brick-Making.
A comparatively new and Important
branch of industry in this city; and result
Of The erection Of the free bridge is that Of
brick. k.making-4, 900, 900 baying been made
during the seaSop, which commences lst OF
April and usually ends about the lst of No.
vember.
G}1her Nlanufactories.
Dunlop & aIcCauce's aud Walker s. S,un-
ders's Touring mills (o1tice in RtchmonG are
situated here
All OF the establishments named are loea-
ted on leased ground, upon what is known
as the " water-line," which is the property
of the city.
Besides the manufactures enumerated
there are 8 tobacco >stemmerieS, 2 tobscco
fchewing) manufactures, mattress fac.org,
and 5 brick.ysrds in this city.
Here also are located the coach, machine,-
and palnt.sh. ps of the DanVille and Peters
hurg railroad companies. The shops of the
former cover an area Of about eight acres.
Tbey employ fifty hands, 'naake their owD
coaches, and repair their rolling stock. The
shops of the Petersburg rairoad cover
aboat two acres. They empleytwenty hands,
whe are engaged In repairing rolipg stock.
In the manufacturing business in this city
81, 0e0 900 OF capital is used and 1000 hands
are employed, while JtaSt beyond the cor
porate limits are the extensive works of the
Riebmond Granite Company, who employ
some aiye hundred bands in exiting and
dressing granite from the quarries of Ches-
terfield.
Churches and Sunday Schools.
Methodist Episcopal church, Ninth be-
tween Hall and Decatur streets: Rev.
G .o.ge e. Yandersice pastor. Residence,
next door TO the church. Membership,
800. There are two Sunday schools con-
ed with this church, Mr. r. e. Latham