The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05
TRADE TALK.
WHAT The TIMES MAN-ABOUT
TOWN DISCOVERED YESTERDAY.

II liza, Grown in Few Y.ar.-,irrin
and North Carolina Wheel Company.
4 The whifligig Of time does son
strange things.
When the liOn-hearied defenders Z
the city OF Richmond filed across Mavo
bridge in April 1865 and looked back q
tie smoke Of the burning capital. # di
not enter INTO the imagination Of one q
Z hem that Richmond IN less than thre
decades would present the appearance
J OF business thrift that it does to-day.
II was trade, push. business. vim. far
dealing and dO-Cr-die detcrminatiol
that has done it.
At the bottom OF an this was trad
and general industries.
The TINES tells no new story 10 fhosi
who have so worthiiy won. Ii is n,
news to them to talk Of the manner auf
means employed by which they hav,
reached riches. but it Is To encourage
those who may be seeking a field oi
business venture; those vino may be
di-heartered m the race for wealth lha.
G X IMPLIES OF success are pointed out.
Where others have succeeded il the
same energy be displayed others suli
may win, and il viii be attempted Ca
J show that no place Oilers grader in.
/ ducements than can be found here. AL
ready much that viii be startling when
told has been found by "the IIMEs man
about town, and d. viii all bedisciosed
ia due course Of time.
Pursuant 10 agreement. The bag fac
tory Of VI. Milhiser q Co.. corner Ora
ham street and Williamsburg avenue.
Rockets, was VISITED yesterday NOM
ing.
Each day is the scholar of yeslcr.
day"
In 1919 II. Milhser conceived The
idea of starting tobaccO.bag factory.
and IN a small room now part oil the
large establishment conducted under
his name, be set q small force Of hands
TO work. lie made o lucky venture
and was SO well satisfied with the re
suits of ms investment lhlt in 1850 be
branched ont still further and added
the manufacture of flour. meal. corn.
and salt sacks 10 lis other busints.
Prosperity again smiled its encourage
ment, and m 1854 to the abovo-named
articles were added the manufacture Of
shirts. drawers, Oyeralis. purple coats. /
DE.
The history n the house carries with +
30 three Statements. thi~ g.. the might F
be. and the must. Milhi.er q Co.. de- F
tcrmined to win, they had started. they
might win. and then they determined .
that they must win.
Aud assurodly they have won.
How oid they DO 10 p ls the next
question. and 10 can be- answered I'm
plain corn-field talk. by keeping both
Eyes OPEN iamliarizmg Themselves
with The details % ihe business. putting
profits where thev would dl the most
.ood' aud dealing promptly and fairly
sith their customers.
To-day their trade covers the United
'tates from Canada To- Texas. and from
Name TO California.
The little room Nnhiscr d Go. com
neuced work in was only 1880 foo..
'ut 10 has grown from time t0 time
inill now 10 covers laif 20 -quafc. and ;
, perfect beehive Cf industry. En-
10y ment is given 90 300 people. nearly ,
u of whom are ioptrable. tmiur
women. who haye the proud ausmc. p
ION oil knowing that They afo mIe- q
endent of The wltla in the mater of 81
mixing nFitE. These operative. work I
. large. AIRY. 'Ncelltnily-N ventilated
com. with widows every three feet {
part. and they turn outdailg g00aUz.u D.
luis same number Of ogerlis. and J
DO 600 tobacco bugs. TIE plant i.h,ald D.
y steam and lighted by gas. and Jon tine D.
inter the tenn ciatule is kept a. even e.
q Iahrt nheit, b
To person who has never seen the
isido of this factory. the operation az D.
be- ma hiney in the yarill depart ~
tents IS something startling. Mr. Dus- "
%. the manager. ha- perfected % cutter '
mch operates ON cloth much Che me o.,
rapercutter does on paper m book "
lo Job printing houses. except thal
stead Of being worked by foot "
'ddle. or by hand. ID ls run by macni
~: making pretty work and saving ~
deal of time.
The printing Of brands ON tla a9ur
US. &c. Is done in another depart .r
ent. the bags sewei up iu another. ~
cked aud carried To- % supply room. ~.
Id there made ready for sh.pmel. W.
another d .partment the shirts.
awefs and oyefalis are cut lut and
ide. All work is done Dr. the piece.
q 80 Is wonderful Co SEQ machine va
'fk button hole. quicker than you
d wfite the word, and then cut it Out "
a single stroke.
There is blacksmith shop, where ali ~.
nix ln that liue is done. and mau "'.
pit constantly employed a..
A fall hne OF material Us kept cone ''
nifty on hand. the finest c0t0ns com '-,
from the East aud The caal-er o.-
Idcs from the South. s. good deal Al. ~
igbt from our Manchester mills. '".
.ne facilities for smppins were looked 49,
er when the house was constructed ~"
/ goods can be- received aud shipped
The slofmi'st weather without
mage. Ihe lcn-h0uI system 0i labor
doplcd. and AN hour allowed for end
ner. when the g'Ils tIip hOmeuafd sac
q brief respite from labor. l0u
low in the course of one wear. Nil ope
'r x Go. pays out here un account N,.
expenses in Richmond $50 600. THAT We
S in The fan mil of trade among our
people, and is winnowcd rieutand Iae
for the good OF all. atie
D..
trough the c0urte-y of % friend. Tie ana
rs man. mounted an easy eOne ii'i
-e and paced down TO Che Nrein.a mex
North Carolina Vince. Compan, s. Dos
rks' outside of ihe city limits. ia the PSI
uty of Honrico. lhe
.rhaps the isolated situation of the care
Ks may keep visitors or. bui who nom
has The pleasure of visiting me mon
e and Inspecting the Nosk done
e viii be- sure 10 be struck with Old
uishment. The officers oi the com. az =
y are Thomas Mc1iahon president. .bri
n. v Randolph secretary. The .nt.
ID Of directors consists of Messr.. and
Is McGraw. Dr. II. 4. Patterson. j. nj. ,
Montague. W. j. Wosiword. OIL r..
mond, and ". \. Mcmahon. OIL ,,o
York. r.i
.e company was chartered bv the ffo
'ral Assembly # Virginia at ihe dow.