Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-01
SsS,on SscN Of iobbery or waste.uli as ever
"'''o from any weltintoi 'an'

I tho uus's OF virginia mavt hol.eu 70
n~s.. world, Il Is proposed n an ex-
Iosiuon here in November. nterprise
~ under the leadership of Hesident OF
NJ. agricultural Society. ne has not
Nv peen able TO Give n 6nd shape,
SuouVn he will bend bis les IN that
direction as soon as tbef'ys are well
v,'r' The Fair-Groundshe location
paoposed, and to make tbes thoroughly
socesSible ~ Is about halflfe from the
western limit Of the corp,r both street.
.aiwsy companies have Ell TO extend
one'r INES there. II theN OF the times
NY uuiy read. this Is a rae appy stage IN
erg,nia's history, aud = Richmond is
gloWing with the succe 1887 has re"
corded, the opporiunHs ems especially
Sooo ior great induse Xsioiuon, and
WIN u a reunion Of th,e PIE OF the Cons
mohweSlth and with thflsItors from all
parts OF the country. pc undertaking
DC resolved upon, DE pushed to
successful result, and to- have II Will
De to accuse Rlchmon6 amazing lack OF
appreciation Of the adj ges OF adv ysrtising.
NANUFAcTuRys .pBBING TRADE.
In the figures follok comparing Rich
I mond's manufactureskhe two years past,
snere Is an elOquen@ argument on this
/ special theme whjcl,, asses any language
me most gifted wrhr speaker can COM
SO. 1887.
NUMBER OF establE sco o.,
| GUS. ............k Vo oG
Number OF hands. III 1864 1890
Capital in business { ,a52.S9O sie.36O,5ls
Annual sales. r5.22iSO5 $s7,SS7,34O
showing gains as VS.
I In number OF estf fments. ....... 90
IN number OF hand pioyed. l.3VI
10 capital investeI ........... sec. .$2, ,iH
IN sales OF prcduce '''.'''..'..'....t2,SJ@, @,o1o
During the yeS Sere have been n number
! oil new mapufac4 Z enterprises eSta blished
| here, and many4Ie old plants have been
enlarged to prr for the employment of
| additional worE. The rewards OF labor
and capital "A in most instances been
! fair. Win. hoof OF 1t as 10 the latter
! is SEGA in fin,&dences rising on fashion.
able streets. t6ts an even more gratifying
| exhibit as 10 former in the multitude Of
pretty little ia which thrifty mechanics
and laborerS n erected in neighborhoods
which hayes recommendation OF being
quiet. eenteAd convenient to their bust.
neSseS.
There ard usands OF young girls and
women emnfd here IN the manutacture
Of cigarettSiper boxes, bags, gentlemen's
clothing. &eld as BODY they are remark
able for q conduct, patient industry, and
self.sacrifel the interest OF those depend
ent upon n for living. The community
honoTs ia ior they honor the community.
Rlchmuwill never agree TO surrender
her prosp as a commercial city as long as
she has sl river like the James, running
from he'd uves to the open sen (l27 miles,,
and whnbe has SIX railway lines striking
out nor6Duth, east, and west but she has
no obieFn to any one saying she Is des-
tined tScome great manufacturing GEN.
ire" ft seems already the sunlight OF
succe4 streaming upon us, while as yet
the al Just dswning.
In Especial report below the fact Is
shoWtlat while in 1856 Richmond mer-
cbanfold, in the wholesale or iobbing
trad4 4ods of the value OF S22, 100000 as
agaid dS17, 100000 in 1885, IN 1887 they
matk lles 70 the amount Of S25,290, 900.
1arAlen who indulge the antique fiction
tbsf chmond has never recovered from
tbeklows" she received when she lost
th&untain-wagon and canal-boat trade
wiEease ponder these figures. They will
al <nd some stirring suggestions in the
III appearing In this issue showing the
Eng trade and fiscal operations Of ouI
rtay Zines.
Fough has been achieved by our iobbing
HI 5 to demonstrate that IN this line OF
drpriSe Richmond Is q good field for ope-
&ns in the interior OF this State, in North
k)hna, South Carolina. Georgia, and Ten
ce; in West Virginia, Kentucky, and
NV other States West and South. What
need is new houses and additional lines
IRE capital and more drummers."
JAMES RIVER.
IThe years report OF operations In the i'm
ovelprnt Of james rlver shows tAat with
e means at hand q great deal has been ac-
mplished. All cutting and filing is now
me having in view the ultimate deepening Of
G channel TO twenty-five feet, which would
rmIt such steamships as the City Of Rome
come TO our wharyes. The heaviest part
the work to be done is for a few miles be-
W the city, where the bed OF TIE stream Is
lid granite.
Our people cannot possibly appreciate two
ghly the James as highway Of commerce.
it'll it navigable for large vessels from
edmond TO the sea, we will be able TO
mmand the most favorable freight rates
ON this city TO all ports on the Atlantic sea-
ard, q competition which will exert very
lutarv influence upon railroad rates. Had
)ngress given us deep water some years
O-and TO aid the Federal Government in
is undertaking the city has usually been
illing to vote liberal appropriations-Rich-
ond would now De in possession OF much
the business that has gone TO Newport
ews and West Point.
Our plain, practical duty is to use I'M
asing eXertiOns TO push on this great
heme, and no effort should be spared In
sistlng upon proper recognition OF this
enterprise, which, wblle 1t
III certainly prove local blessing. will
20 advance the interests OF all the States
est OF Richmond, and particularly those
rectly connected with us by railway lines.
TPIT0ME.
There are thousand and one things to be
una in this issue OF the Dispatch OF inte-
st and value TO every citizen OF Richmond
"a virginia, and much that will repay close
udy aud careful analysis.
The calculation Is made upon a reliable
sis that the present population OF Rich
ond is over 81 900; Manchester (separated
om this city by the James river and con-
eted by five bridges) has 5000 more, and
cir suburbs 10000 more-total within
W miles OF our State Capitol, $1,000.
The value Of real property here Is S33, ,970,-
l.; personal property, Sl4, 4,360,952; total,
!. s.33l, ,0S3. The last assessment OF real
tate was made IN 1885, and the next one
IN be made In 1890, when our taxable
lues will be run up several millions.
-operty here owned by the city, State. and
,deral Government, by churches aud be.
violent organizations, aud not taxed, may
estimated at from Sc. .000,00 TO $1,000, 600.
anchester has about S3,000,000 OF taxables.
The state levy is S0.40 on the Si00 value,
d the city's Sl.40.
The number OF new houses erected in
chmond In 1887 was 557. and In Manches-
r 60 or 20 more.
The number OF communicates OF churches
very large for a city OF Richmond's popu-
ion, and in church-auXuiary and other
neyoleut and charitable organizations we
eel, while those secret societies which do
much in the way OF helping the sick,
irving the dead, and succOriug the widow
d orphan greatly flourish here.
A recent table complied TO show the per-
ntage OF crime iu the principal cities OF the
uBtry puts Richmond in the place OF
nor as a well.ordered community.
A glance at the "local events" will re-
md you that we have passed through
ar full OF incidents Of local importance,
)st Of which the average reader has per-
tied to pass ont Of his mind, while our
crology will recall many q vanished face.
TIE number OF deaths in 1887 was 1905,
ainst 1,5l3 10 1886. AL OF the increase,
/ a result OF the growth oil population, Is
9rgeable 10 the hot Sunday and the few
a han In