The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-01
What New York Journal Says Of
Richmond.

The following j. taken from the last cdi-
tion of BrddStrecfS JorndI:
| RICHMOND. Va. October -. 1882.
Richmond may be properly called a
manufacturing cIly. The chief causes
contributing to bring hi, about are not
far 10 seek. FIRST. il j. situated at the head
Of navigation on the James river, where,
the fall being great, there is an abundance
81 watcr-poWer. This is not exclusively
| used, however, as coal, being abundant,
good, and cheap, is often more convenient.
The James river at this point yields fully
1900 effective horsepower. OF which over
| 1000 is still unused, and could Ice easily
and economically controlled. And 10y
proper methods OF water COnScrvan;y
along the James. above Richmond. and It's
tributary, the Riyanna. good authorities e,ii-
mate that minimum total OF %. 600 cfrc-
| tive horsepower could be readily utilized.
secondly. the position OF Richmond natu-
rally commands a large region Of the South
and West most rich in raw materials, such rs
| tobacco. grain. timber. and minerals. which
railroads have made directly tributary To
il. together with the vast adjacent coal
and irOn-ficlds OF H. own State. Indeed.
in the way Of railroads Richmond can have
| little more To- wish for, except an equitable
adjustment NJ rates TO Give her equal chance
with other cities. Sin great roadS-thc
| Richmond and Danyillc. chesapeake and
ohio, Atlantic Coast Line. Norfolk and
| Western Preached by connections AT Bun Re-
vile, Petersburg, and DanNille), the Rich
mOnd and Allegheny, and the Richmond,
| Fredericksburg and P0t0mac-coNcring
about 1850 miles. all come here; and with
| extensive ramiCatiOns and connections IN
nearly every direction south aud west, the
only question suggesting itself T.. Where
do they not 90 TO, and what can they not
| bring? Thirdly, cheap, trartahie labor Is
| plentiful.
TIE GROWTH OF RICHMOND,
however. has not been rapid although SUI
| iicicntIy 50 in view Of the unloNafd err
cumslancos that have affected II. 'hiel
among these was the almost total loss OF
business, capital, and property 10y the I'M
insured fire OF 1860, which lett very Few
merchants with anything beyond their
special knowledge and integrity to depend
upon. Consequently the struggle has been
an uphill one for them against the practi-
callv unlimited capital OF older establish
ments of northern cities. And, WORKING
* factor with this, has been the neceSSl-
ty for doing nearly everything on cash
| basis. unlike some new cphcmcral commit
mites Of the West, who often have nothing
| I'm losc'hut all 10 cam 10y seeking indiScrllnl-
| NATE credit. The results 80 far attained GER
t1inlv reflect much credit on those engaged
| in nromotiug them, and give promise oil i
.tiI blightcr future. The poplllalloh "i
| fine city is now about 10000, having more
| Than doubled in twenty years, ana iuiIH
ono third are engaged i'm the various man
fractures, employing capital OF nearly
S11 5OO. 600. The sales OF aU manufactures
last wear amounted TO nearly |J,o0O,OOO.
THE THREE LARGEST INTERESTS
Of Richmond are tobacco, milling ana
| iron-works. Fertilizers and pork lhchihS
are also prominent. In the manipulation
| of tnbocco alone over fifty factories, d'"ou
hands, and 1000 capital are employer;
| prior tn 1850 the number oi factories ana
hand, was admittedly grcalcr' b'l Ilh-
nroXed machinery has reduced 'hc i''"i'
| while the internal-icNcniic TAX on i"pdV'"
| and the growth Of manufacturing '.S"
where have decreased the number oi lac-
tories. But while less tobacco i"i
home consumption l. now ll,uc'
i more than compensated lor y! ."'
| steady increase Of the trade lor io'tisu
exnort. Exactly what this amounts i" "
| j. not easy to find out. ~ lh"'i, "' =
.hlppcd by way Of other poflS. ne am
may bc said Of nearly all the hgllres oi err
tries at this port, in or OUT Nn''" w n9'
| 'rive ., fair estimate Of the amount ol lraue
Ii dane The loosc-tobacco receipts
i,nrn I,.t wear were 332. 400 poundS-a large
",.'.,.. over 1880. over S6I hogShc'u>
,,','re evnortcd direct. hut ~ ho@>h'ld
''nrio. in weight from 800 to 1000 pounds
!, win hc seen how ineXact the d;da are;
In colonial times the weight OF h"g>i'au
,,'a. 6vrd hy the crown, but now every
'I',,,o,. .,Iiis himself about II. lhr amount
Of .,.,,cco
| MANUFAC1URED TOBACCO
last wear in Richmond was l"'oo'roV
no,Inds. and the sales during 'i' N''"I ~
r;od amounted 10 Sll ,2JO,No. III ""'N'"'
nluo. and Smoking-tohaccos ii,1 1t,
number Of hands is employed n'N -,
is Worldwide, though esp"'ia'! n'" ,,r 80
fine South and West ana III N"S'i - II.
tLe commoncr grades ol toba.'" = S',
tlr importance where the i'a' ''''" I,
.o that il is sound: but III hlSilei Ei''' ~,
selected tobaccoS from certain p" I Il,
,inia and North Carolina arc ">'"' ''n" ,,'i
those the Richmond brands are very l'io, H.,
mont by reason OF her h'd' Nv, ,,.. -,
.ource Of supply. The hilll'h''.u.
c;o,rs and cigarettes, too, - Ial''u'' ~,
nroos;n0. Connecticut, PchhSl N'"'' ',',
Havana tobaccoS are cheliN "Nu 49,
ci,ors and the trade Is mostly WIN -"
Snnth and West. The making III 'E"
rettes here is comparatively hc" ''', ,I'o
try. the growth Of which haS oven IT i,to
uomenal. In 1879 only 3,llO'ooo ''S WYNN,
were made. Now 1,2j0,Oo0 are ihaur eve!
week of which over one ihlru ac
lported; o,o.n,,.,,s
heinc the fayorites in the cher Eurol~II'
o.u;t,ls. for the reason thai thei a'c ''''u '
,Io unrest and best leaf, Without any
o,vorinr. Last year over SZ,-o-'ooo "' Wv,
m,;d here 10 the Government, lor ,'N'N W.
tobacco. cigars, and cigarettes, ana II. SIN
teen wears the revenue coilecteu on III ~
artic,es amounted to over S3I ,600,OOo. J."
lhacco-buyers for several European Toy
arnments and agents Of large firms reside
In richmond. English merchants gene
ralIv take the best grades, while the Frenci
III Italian Governments, who have Il man
'sscturin9 monopoly, buy the very poores
,a,;ties. except for snuff and cigar wrap
ners. as any one who has snlokeu aop'ee'
E,,ance and Italy can testify. The 10
= NJ trade Of Richmond employs lars'
pa..o ten az white labor. the rolling
/. "hnI,ino- and packing OF cigarettes, ant
$ .Io i.'IaI,;np of tobacco, being almost EN-
In. wy done Inv white girls. The card-boN
s.:y.,as also en,ploy considerable nun
: ~ ri n f. an interesting evidence o
po, rreat the social upheayal must hay'
hen In a place where twenty years ago I