Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-16
NEW ENTERPRISES.
GOOD THAT HAS CONE OUT OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TALKS.
Many Inquiries as to the Business Advan
tages Of Richmond,
&C., &c.

| familiar paper on RicbmOnd's Needs"
was seated at bis desk yesterd W when
dispatch reporter dropped 10 on him and
sid: "Mr. Siarke, believe that you are
chairman Of the Committee on Manu'lc.
tures Of the Chamber Of Commerce. WHAT
| do you think has been the effect Of the re-
cent activity In the Chamber touching
| manufactures in our city,"
"That Is rather hard question to an.
swor. think all agree that the talks hid
| in the Chamber have set our people to
| thinking, and manJ things have been
| learned which in the near future will con
| tribute largely to the growth OF the city"
"DO you hear any expressions from out
| side coHccrnlng the recent action OF the
| Chamber?"
"Well, should say so. Here's letter
| from party with capital in hand, who
| writes concerning ihe feasib lity OF stlrtinP
| a wood working establishment here OF ~
| mean proportions. / believe you VIII fird
| him here inside OF sixty davs. Here,
| another who wants TO know II eight eX-
perts will come here 10 stIrt a glass factor,
| can they get stock taken among our peopla
| 10 guarantee the sympathy Of the commit
| nifty IN the enterprise. They seem 10 kn0@
all about the business, and have some mo
ney. Here's another from lawyer in Lex.
ingtOn, Va. ealing attention to the james
River Valley deposits Of iron.Orc east o.
Clifton Forge, praying us to look alter get
ting coke over the Chesapeake and ohio
railway and Richmond and Allegheny rail
road at low figures TO assist in wOrking
these ores, which 'will make Richmond
rich Here's another from an intelligent
-,
'arc pioneers in grand movement. Hc
wishes the approach Of iro>ts, disastrous
floods, &c, made known by sound sig
nals-an old cannon fired at certain telc.
graph stations, and so on. | need not tell
you Of the notice taken OF Us 10y the papers
Throughout the state and country"
"DO you hear Of any new enterprise,
being talked Of by our Richmond pco
ple?"
''Ob, yes. As might have been expected.
they call in from all sides. a man a few
days ago wanted 10 get some one with
single thousand dollars to 90 INTO the manu-.
iacturc Of simple article which should
find ready sale, | think, to a limited extent
The gentlemen interested IN the new plp'r-
mill have called in several times, and, be-
leyc, have reason 10 expect all the stock TO
be taken. Ihaye seen some samples OF pa
pcIalready made by them aud II appears
superior. Then there are many brOksa-
dOirnS aud business fdgCfS who want us 10
make our word good 10y embIrking with
them IN all sorts OF schemes. With some
the schemes appear good and the men
equally a. bad for success"
"Wh hat disposition DO you make Of these
communications T. YOU -
"Wcll. ny policy j. to have my commit
e - IA I'D 4,
cI.h work. consider these matters carefully.
and when they have concluded TINT the cn-
tcrprisc, are inviting and practical, 20 give
the same our cnd1r>ation before the peO.
pie, render what individual assistance w.
can in furihorng such. ana we hop, our
people will take hold with their means AMI
help such 10 success"
care Won hopeful. then, A. to the future
manufacturing interests of our city,
.'lf GuT p, ople will wake up and talk up
| am enthusiastic. Everything Is at the
bottom now. and this Is the time TO start.
Commence when The shadows are on u,
and the beginning viii be- healthy. Rich
mond j, the point iOr manufacturing in the
south. Virginia and North CTOlinl nrr
The two lc,t.supplicd raw-mitcral stat,
IN The Cniou. The sun will rise by and by. |
aud We should have otr stacks and towers |
up to catch The dr.t rays"
IHE vALrE or TIE NEw MOVEMENT.
The Ui>Iatch learns from George 4. |
Ainslic L>q.. the president II the Cham- |
Der. and from TIE secretary Of that body. |
that the Chamber itself has been a lar
beneficiary from the movement il iulu,u !
rItCd TO stir up the bu-incs,-men. sine" |
July the Ist il, membership has increased |
go per cent. and it is believed That lt the |
regular meeting Of the Board, 70 hc |
reid thi, evening there VIII be fifteen |
to twenty new names proposed for mem /
bcrship. With the exception OF 5000 pr |
aunum paid IT. secretary and rent of rooms. |
&C., every cent that goes into the Chambers |
Treasury is returned again - The public |
Al this present moment Colonel Frank &. /
Rufin l. travelling IN the West at the cX-
pensc Of the Chamber-he makes no chlrge,
for bis valuable seryices-au1 under the
direction of Mr.. Il. 4. Dunlop, chairman
Of the Committee on Commerce, a statistic
elan has for some weeks been engaged in
compiling the statistics o; river traffic for
1870 and 1876 in comparison, the slme u
be used in m official report by Colonel
CraighIll, who has charge Of the river i'm.
pTOyomeIt. Previous to that the Chamber
tad borne all the expenses Of the enter
tanment here of the visitors from UirpcTs'
publishing house. A little prior 10 tn1t.
in connection with other commercial or
"anlZatioUs OF this city, il paid for the ser
vices Of three men 10 collect the lmbOdcn
statistics. \ gTe,ter expense than any ot
these was the Chambers banquet; and
what Is more. 1t proved to be- one OF tn
most advantageous OF all the expenditure,
ma,much a. it strengthened the Chlmhe-
an d brought the businessmen together in
aud sociabiity.
In few months past the Chamber ha,
spent over $1,000 in advancing the pubic
interests in ways such as named.
From the discussions that took place in
H. FOODS good will come. Certain il is tlJ
there is more talk Of new enterprises noE
than al any time IN many wears. and IN
promise i, that the year 1851 viii see RIc'l-
mond bayIng very gO0d.szed boom
What with the grand projects OutlincI
by Mi Pace md Others for the extension
lDd Improvement OF the streei.car seryi'r;
he proposed annexation oi Manchester |
the hctteTed prospect OF James.riyer i'm
the employment that the new
ity-llall and the cu>tom-hOuSe enlargement
will give our mechanics: the many private
enterprises proposed, the coming year ou-bi
10 be prosperous one Tor this community.
PERFUMES, CLOTHiSG, sc.
Purcell. Ladd d Co. have employed about
hirty or forty females in the manufacture
of fine perfumes, drugs, and Druggists
yoods. THIS is new enterprise and IN
experiment With this house, aud, II sue.
,esslul, will give work TO a large number
II women. In the North some OF the
houses employ hundreds in this business.
Oppenheimer Il Cutehins, who have but
recently engaged In the manufacture Of
mems and youths clothing, travel several
men IN Virginia, the Carolinas, GEORGIA,
" est Virginia. and in a portion OF Tenucs-
&c. They give work 10 9lj hands, three
iftbS Of whom are females.
After January 1st Powers, TAYLOR 4 90. ,
mean 10 add a J." druggists sundries " de-
to their business-their growing
rade demanding this means Of supplying
heir customers wants.