The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-17
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hundred, but the bills are smaller.
can safely gay that think as genera
thing that Richmond is a superb centre
for manufacturing purposes. Oul
freight rates are about the same here "a
in other cities. and | believe they are
better. although we sometimes have t.
call the railroads down when they try
to gouge us. | have never seen day
that regretted having cast my FOR
tunes in Richmond. Perhaps thi'
would not happen TO every man, bat
find time to reflect, that | did not rest
my energies on poor venture. a
man can do as well in my opinion here
in Richmond as he can in any city IN
the South.
On a church in Venice is this lnscrip-
ton, Around this temple let the mer-
chants law be just, his weights true
and covenants faithful This motto.
if practiccd. leads tosuccess. Among
the houses that observe il is that of Al
lisOn q Addison.
This firm commenced business In
1865 at their present stand. 1922 east
Cary street. in the burnt district Of the
city. The sales Of fertilizers was then
in its incipiency South, except guano,
brought from the South American
coast Allison & Addison have built a
big business in the manufacture OF fer
tilizers and chemicals, and in this re-
spect have done much to make Rich
mond well known throughout the agri-
cultural portions Of the South as well
as our own State. At the terminus OF
the Richmond and Danville system of
railroads, opposite Rockets, they have
a large mandatory, where from
fifty to "a hundred hands are
employed. While the machinery Is
nothing Of an eNtra expensive character,
and very simple in its construction, 1t
embraces everything that modern skill
has brought into use for the purpose
for which 1t is intended. They make
about fifteen thousand tons of phOs-
phate fertilizer per year, and their an
nual expenses for material. &c, runs
well up into thousands Of dollars.
They have been so successful IN their
efferts here that they have founded
valuable plants in Charleston. , c., and
Savannah, Ga. They employ travelling
representatives who cover in their re-
search for custom in this State and the
States Of North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Allison 81 Addison are, perhaps. more
widely known than any other firm en-
gagged in the fertilizing trade. They
have made their name and their money
here, and are perfectly satisfied with
Richmond as a manufacturing center.
To manufacturers and merchants here
the waterway for freights afforded by
the James river is much more important
than at first blush appears.
The United States Congress failed to
make any improvement Appropriation
for the James river at its last session.
and the force now engaged on the work
is being run on the residue of tire 1929.
600 made previously. The City Council
felt able only to place in charge Of its
Committee on the improvement Of
James River $1,000. This leaves the
great water thorJughfare in bad con-
dition at very important time. Our
merchants are greatly interested in the
improvement, and will read with sur
prise the following table showing the
comparative depths of the water as re-
corded in the United States Engineer s
Office here. The souudings refer to mean
bow tide