The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-02
Together With Many Items Of Interest
in Regard 10 Our Educe.
tionni Enterprises
BIRTHS AND BURIALS,
Marriages and Deaths. and variety
OF Facts and Figures of
Social Life.
MISCELLANEOUS MUSTER
OF Societies, Military. Courts, Tax
Lcyics. T0Ftuary, local Events,
Neurology, Prison Bnta,
de-, &C.. &c.

Time travels in divers PAGES with divers
psons.' With the patriot waiting for
Office he Is cruelty slow, while with Jour-
uali.ts he is always in 4 pretty trot. For
these the span between New Year and New
Year is very short, consisting in chief OF a
spring that is unusually forward or unpre-
cedenicdly backward; Of a summer that Is
the hottest and drycst on record; OF
springs letters, that are the dullcst that
ever were written; OF political cam
saign, the issues OF which are more i'm
portant than any issues Of any previous
canvass sOcyer; OF State Fair, tina; is the
best lor wors) that we ever had; OF an
election OF unparalleled interestand stupen-
dou, results; Of Christmas that is the
noisest (or quietest in history, and OF q
First Of January- like Yesterday.
And so runs the year away. From these
"great events" and the triles that fill the
spaces between we make up this paper,
and ought to show "the very body" OF
'he times in Richmond.
The legend on the city's seal is peipe-
tual monltion that we must look to manu-
factures a. our best road to eminence, and
the exhibit ior 1882, rightly considered,
shows that we are making steady advance
IN that direction. There was a time when
nearly our whole dependence was upon the
tobacco factories. IL j. well that it is not
50 now, for the agitation TO which that In-
duslry is subjected by the irequent renewal
Of the controversy about the abolition or
reduction Of the tax has 5e,n very hurtiul.
AT this moment nearly all the factories
here are idle. They cannot manufacture in
The uncertainty which eonfronts them. But
me QEospect q y permanent solution OF the
lax question is better now than ever before,
and in The opinion of many II will not be
long before this interest will enter upon IN
era OF almost mexampled prosperity. We
would greatly rejoice ai the realization OF
such hopes. However that may turn out,
klchmond will find her true safety and
security In the variety OF her manufactures.
LNery new beginner should be encouraged.
Whether he comes 20 make chemicals,
que, Ice, paper, or what not, he Is con.
ulbn'ing to the public good, and il sue.
cessiul will add TO our wealth and popula.
uon' and give Us resisting strength in
periods OF financial depression. Mean.
"hile we have witnessed in the year pasi
une4ampled expansion Of old enterprises
New foundries ard maehine-shops, new
iOfSes and i'lnaces, new puddling-nill,
"oaed TO them. are now or are soon 10 b,
sending their smcge heayenward, while th,
n0uring- and cOtton-inills have conformet
20 'ne spirit Of the ace in adopting thu
"'e'l and best machinery.
IN Di1ei, We are stronger AS a manuiac
"rlng centre than ever before.
We have 10 manufacturing establish
mehls In operation, employing 1881;
1 nnpos, with invested capital amounting {,
<ii'2i9,cSo. The sales Of products aggre
sa'ea IN 1852 s2s,ool ,332. As large a
.hese sales are they faIl short Of 1881 b,
|',H,f2l. The loss Is chiefly IN tobacco
winch drop. OF 5000, 100, and there Is
",s u o'hfr branches Of siO3, ,2o3 in iron, O
/ sssi'Izj IN cigars and cigarettes, OF $500.
"" III pork-packing, aud OF s4o,2sl /,
,"uf' ls other departments there In
go'" steady growth IN the number OF opera
wv, employed, capital invested, and II
productions.