The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-04

WHAT THE TIMES RAMBLER PICK
ED UP YESTERDAY.

Ed UP IES thONf'
The Randolph Paper Box Company "a
Eu.inc~. which Has Grown From a VERY
small Beginning to Enormous Proper
ti.n.-The Iithographing Industry.
~ watched pan is long in boiling.
IS the way the old adage runs, ana the
Randolph Paper Box Company Is PROOF
of the truthfulBess OF the old say lpS'
In testimony of this, take retro
snective look. and you will see that the
.arpsny started business IN ore room
an Main street. The room was lotly
by one hundred feet in dimension ana
Nr. Norman y. Randolph then. as now
..a. prominently identified with the IN
rarests of the concern. the force en-
nioved consisted Of only seven hands,
hpf ,.ifh these the company set as clli-
rertf, L. work a. II they had been
WORKING a large force. Al tine points
were carefully guarded. and every
rnase of the business received close
scrutiny. Nothing but success cOull
crown such effort, IN field that oHeI
cd the inducements that Richmond lin'
ami an a few years we find the Ran
tolph PAPER Box Company the pur-
cha.ets of the old binding between
Governor and Thirteenth, on eass
Franklin street, that bad been Tor
wears used rs variety theatre
The company RACED the building
40 the ground. ana determined
i'm 1888 to build house that would be
ample enough 10 afford facilities for
the conduct of their growing buslness.'
which had increased at the old stand
from one room To four l0f the dimen-
sions given beforel and in which the
force had increased from seven opera
uvss % about two hundred and fifty
hands.
The present signify structure Nos.
1872 and 1914 went uD on the slteot the
oh theatre. and here Is carried ON to-
day The largest paper box manuiactur-
ins interest in the Uuiled States.
This is "a fact that Is not generally
known. vet it is SO. and this shows how
little cur people know of the great
manufactures aud trade Interests that
have sprung zap and grown to proIi-
.ious dimensions right under their
noses. ald 10 is Co acquaint them With
such facts tnat these articles have been
undertaken los thc TIMES.
The present quarters Of the Randolph
Paper Box Company occupy five rooms
clch fifty by one hundred and sixty
five feet in size. and The force today
worked by the company numbers five
hundred m least. The labor employed
is mostly girls. and they give satisfac-
non and are treated with kindness and
regard by the proprietors. They make
GOOD bands. and great many Of them
Gre country girls The boxes are made
bv both machinery add hand, The com
fauv employing a skilled mechanic.
uho makes the machinery right in the
tubing
Every thing necessary for the pur-
POSES OF making the boxes used is made
.n the building. The company has It's
own printing outfit. and makes all the
labels used ON their goods. They also
have blacksmith shop. where horses
are shod and The trade OF the smithy
oiled in its qualifications. The boxes
made arc druggist AID cigarette boxes,
and they make "a speciality If supply
n..- DRUGGIST with labeled prescription
boxes. The average daily capacity Of
ihs house viii reach the en0r-
NOUS standard upon an aver
age If $4,000, and the house is
keIt 0usv AIN the time. The company
supplies The local trade almost entirely.
although ih,y mD ID all parts of the
United States. Mexico. Canada. Austria
liza and other foreign countries. The
annual payroll w.il convince tine most
-AtuIc4i ol the great amount OF BUSH
0cs. done and trade controlled, when
ID i, stated that ia one year IL amounts
On over $4,000
Now here is an example Of what great
results eau come from small beginnings.
Am acorn s. small thing but when
planted iu 90 pen SOIL piodl4ious oaks
Save been known to spring from tatm.
iu-f a- tne great business OF the Ran
au.in Paper box e. .mpdny from an =
nn-i .rhemrrai eSIeteHCe attained Hs
present proud proportions. and became
It enterprise of which the city is proud.
Think ol the number of homes ihat
1re br-htDr.d ari cheertd Dy the dis
,.usug oi $50 coo per aunum among
Duf worthy laloung glasses. and tine
iaIe thought orIng- "a ilcilng Of salts
faction. D must b. remembered. how
,vcr. tnat nothing is gained without
work.
Another proof Of This assertion is
shown Iu the case OF a. H1en * Co..
uho.rapheis. I'm 1910 Young Mr..
uoea came here from Baltimore. He
uas looking around for suitable place
to omen business fYr himself pa the
ltloeuuhing line. lie scanned Rich
m0ld.raN one oi the preltiest cities in
tae Union. "a steady going. quiet psO-
pie. aud field for his future
lab0rs that Inspired hope ana success.
rhfn liz determined Go locate. and hc
made gas humble start on Cary street
near Thirteenth. beginning with only a
small stock aud SIX operatives. lie
next moved % Main street near Twelfth
and remained at this stand FOR four
wears. Tie business i'm the meanwhile
bad continued % steadily increase IN
n0noui0ns. Just as The products of the /
earth % under sfiilful cultivation, /
uul the psopr'etors saw iii TOT
enlarge their establishment. They I
Iouait "a vacant lot on Blnk /
street between Eleventh and F.
Twelfth street. aud bJiit on IL strong
and rosmy structure. adapted exactly I
flr the purposes of their business. The .
immense presses nece- airy for the con- .
due. oi the enterprise weigh hundreds F
q D.. d
uef in which the house is constructed /
THAT they work without giving the 7
building the least perceptiDle jar.
Here aI kind OF 1.-the graphing is /
done. an the way from visiting card I
To chrome. and orders are received /
from every portion of the country. but /
mainly from The South. which field is /
closely worked by the company.
!. h0cn q Company, from the /
small beginning made by them. have .