The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-24
Richmond, va.-Its Water-Powef-
Railroad and water Facilities i"r
TrausDorfN1fO

While so many Of our manufacturers,
merchants, and others are making me TIP
10 Atlanta, and many OF them iurInel
1 South 20 Florida, they should not a'lo"
themselves 10 omit taking day at least IN
and about Richmond, Va. Leaving New
York nj night, Richmond is reached about
noon next day; leaving New YORK IN the
morning. Richmond is reached in the eve
ming. Coming from Danyille nj night,
Richmond Is reached early in the morning.
1 The watcr.power about the city Is sonle-
| thing that should he examined by men
| who are not only interested but competent
ard entirely capable Of judging iof thelh-
selves.
/ There Is an immense undeyeloped water
mower. and the Richmond and Alleghany
road. which has been pushed principaii!
I by Boston capital, opens up within twenty
( (yc miles OF Richmond some OF the rich
est-and probably Observation-Disclosures
nous coal mines that exist in the country
( 4 LITTLE further from Richmond semi-bitu-
minous coal has been found, iron, Ilne-
stone, magnesium, plumbago. ana eNact!
what else we don't ut the moment recoliec';
Everything is where il can he reached
easily for the production Of iron, either
wrought or east, OF high grade hohloge-
neous iron, better known as open hearlh-
steel. nil,
The transportation 10 and from Ken.
mond is as good as TO any points SCUM OF
New York. and in some respects pel.eI
than those from Philadelphia ana balti-
more. Matters are now in course OF pro-
gress which will give the james riVeI
tventy-four feet channel at low tide, anu
This will allow Of ocean steam carri'Sc'
several railroads centre in Richmond from
different portions Of the country, ana thlS,
with the fact of the watcr-powel ana
the very low cost OF steam-poWer
from Ms accessible fuel, together WITH
many other matters OF importance
should be better known by manu-
focturers who are now overriding their
water-powcr. or who are looking for new
fields OF development. A large proportion
of the female labor of Richmond is cntire-
" unemployed. the most OF that Wlllch Is
now employed I'VE mean the wmte cie-
menA is i'm the cigarette-factory, III inc
packing- and preserying-factory, ana III Il
very large paper-bOX establishment, Which
has proved to be a sharp competitor WIN
our northern manufacturers OF SINH
lar goods. There is no reason why very
material increase in the industrial interests
of Richmond should not be made, and II
our manufacturers should visit Richmond
while the Armory Fair is in progress, they
will have n chance to take bird s-eye
view OF the mineral mechanical, and tex
file productions of Richmond 50 far as they
have already been shown, and those OF our
people who may visit Richmond viii not
find more hospitable people, or those VINO
will take more real pleasure III showing
them about their beautiful city, and point
ing out to them its excellent facilities,
which we think should he much more I'M
proved than they are at present. a cotton
exchange has recently been established, and
| is becoming an important factor. The To-
bacco Exchange has existed for years, ana ls
one OF the most important in the country.
Iron-works already exist; paper-mill l,
i'm operation, and one or two more could
find business; the working Of lumber is
carried on extensively; two very large
flOur-millS are in operation, and have been
successful for years. Fertilizers are manu-
featured in large quantities; agricultural
engines. boilers, small motors, and tools
are being made very largely, and other in
terests which we cannot ut the moment
mention are making good progress, and
there is not the slightest reason why cot
ton-milS or other interests connected with
them should not follow and be equally as
successful as those which are already estai-
lished. II Boston Journal Of Commerce.