The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-14
TRADE TALK.
our MAN. ABOUT TOWN IN
pUL6ES IN MORALIZiNG.


"a great hustle mandatory at
bridgeport, Conn, has collapsed.
This is an item that has been going
the rounds of the press lately. ana II has
suggested the pertinent enquiry. Does
this indicate that the newspaper Is con-
stantly widening IT'S sphere OF useful
nessy' II the power of the press canso
fearfully impress the rulers Of fashion
ms To cause them to discard popular
norton If their makeup, what - to be
expfcted of It's attempts TO open up 10
abe vision of business men opportunities
for money making? What Will be the
result Of showing them chances Tor safe
, investment OF capitaif Only this. that
The opportunities will be seen by nun
.reds. and the investments be made as
uuickly as prellminaries will permit.
This is what the TIMES proposes to
hello TO accomplish. Ii wants to drive
away the last semblance of pailid pow
erty. and remove, IL possible every
grim spectrc of illness from our midst.
and make our fair capital what she was
intended to De, the brightest belle IN
manufacturing circles in the cities OF
the South.
The dread tales Of suffering, the fiery
ordcals of hardest privation through
which the city has passed. IS tale that
has beon told in eloquent numbers tlme
and again. The struggle for life when
only a faint spark was left to inspire
hone and encourage effort sounds whtn
rereated romantic. The heart opens IN
svmnathy for the brave t0ilers who
refused to be discouraged. Their bat
Ties against want and woe tell an
eloquent story. and afford rich
food tor thought. Success crowned
their efforts. and, thank God, more
pleasing task is left the chronicier OF
present events. He can tell you OF palmy
prosperity: can point with Justifiable
pride 10 the stand Richmond has taken III
latter years. and picture with hues OF
roseate hope what her possible chances
in the future will De-nay. must Dell
there is, rs is inevitable IN this life. such
a thing as cause and effect Listen,
while the TINES man-about-town cites
Two more instances bearing upon these
preliminary remarks.
Yesterday was the emi-centenniai OF
the establishment Of the Talbot
Shockoe Machine Shops. The house was
founded in 1889. and has been IN sue
cessful operation, without, cessation
since. The founders were Charles TAI
bott. James 81. Talbot and Samuel TAI
bolt. These gentlemen ran the business
with great credit for number OF years
and made for the house a line reputa-
ton in the manufacturing and business
world. Their stationary and portable
engines. boilers, saw mills, corn and
wheat mills, and tobacco machinery,
became celebrated Throughout. the
Southern States. and they built up such
"A trade as justly entitled them to the
boast that they were the largest manu-
facturers of the kind of machinery
mentioned that could be found IN the
South.
They started business on the very
spOt tba. their successors, Charles II.
and Allan Talbot. sons of Charles TAI
bolt. now conduct the same business.
The establishment covers all the ground
living between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets. south side of Cary, and
is complete in all its appointments.
Charles and Allan Talbot succeeded
their father in the conduct OF the busl.
ness in 1869. and they have kept well
mn with thetimes. extending their trade
wear after year. and have continued to
grow as the requirements OF the times
demanded, until now they do business
that keeps constantly employed two
hundred and fifty hands. ana eXpend
here i'm the city of Richmond every cent
of two hundred thousand dollars per an
mum. Their entire expense account f0ots
up about three hundred thousand dollars
per year. They buy the bulk OF the
pig iron used for manufacturing purpO-
res in this city, but a. a matter OF cost
"a considerable amount of material Is
purchased North. The business-mana-
ger of the house Is Mr.. Charles IL.
Talbot. Mr.. Allan Talbot Is the su-
pcrintendeut of the manufacturing
details of the works. lie Is graduate
of the Virginia Military Institute, and
served in the Confederate army as con-
structing engineer. rendering in that
capaclty much needed service to the
Young Confederacy.
The works are admirably located Tor
the purposes intended. a railroad runs
into the yard and the cars are ioaded
there. and direct communication TO all
points is made easily.
When the Talbot brothers com
menced work in 1889, they occupied the
old Whitlock residence, one OF the dura-
Bile, massive. old time homes OF com
fort. The Talbotts, as their business
increased moved east, and after
wards kept on bringing their once
back. until now they are getting
into the old quarters. 1t IS worth
n visit To go through the old Wbitlock
house. The walls are III some places
three feet thick, the rooms high pitch-
ed. aud ample even in the third story
and the wainscotting and mantle WORK
rarespecimens Of the way workmen'
bv hand. finished Jobs more than a
hundred years ago. A great deal oil
the work Is to-day in an excellent state
of preseryatiOn, showing fewer eNl-
dences of the ravages of time tnan
much of the shOddy BANJO work tha'
has been put up here IN the last hVe
years.
I'VE are thoroughly satisfied with
our success. said Mr. Allan Talbot
Yesterday. IL think Richmond Is one
OF the best located towns for manufac
turing purposes in the United States
To prove this. you will notice that very
few manufacturers fail here, in fact
there ase very few failures OF any sort
in Richmond. The great wonder TO me
is that there are not more manufactur'
ers here than there are. The freight ac'
Communications are as liberal as can be
desired =,
In answer to further questions. MI
Talbot stated that during the months
of July aud August his house bad ship,
ped frcm seventy-tye to one hundred
tons of freight out Of the city OF Rich
mond. This tells, IN unspeakable tones
what can be done here, and silences al
once those who growl at hard tlmes
and play the insignificant role OF idlei
and croaker. The mouths of such peo'
pie could be stopped ehectually by
citing the success OF others who are do
,pg business on smaller scale.
Who has not heard of Belle Isley
Ii is here that the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail Works are located. The tx