The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-12

WHAT OUR MAN-ABOUT-TOWN
SAW YESTERDAY.

| Another Valuable Industry of which the
People of Richmond Knew Compare
lively LittIe-One of the Largest Pro-
vision Houses In the south.
Provisions.
There is certainly in the sound Of this
word something suggestive Of living. OF
holding on 70 the thread Of life: Of enjoy
ment in one Of the strongest and most ne
| ces-ary elements i'm existence.
The man who sits down H. a fine round ol
beef for his dinner; 10 a luciou- steak iur hi-
! breakfast. Ia say nothing of the side dishes
that meat affords. rarely puzzles hi, BRAIN
with a thought ~ 10 where. ~ old M
james Pritchct used Ia say. the 'prnNi-
dence-' come from. Yet this very same
fact j. one that holds potent sway
! in family circles. The busy housewife
while plying her everyday care. does mol
lose sight of the important fact that there
must by all means Ice meat in the house.
and the great di,iurbcr Of her rest of mind
/ j. Where can find the hc~tt' In. there
fore. falls out that be- who di~sipatc- care
in This Respect. who can satisfy The rrlt-
ings of the appetite. and minister to tAe
want, Of the inner man - rs 10 drive away
AL craving for things unseen. becomes at
once a character both popular and inn
portant.
Looking over the .inau.tries Of Richmond
and moraliljneupon their inheritance. There
seems 10 be- none more acuielv important
than that of NIessr>. \. Uechlar Jr.. a Bro.
packers. curer- and provision dealers.
This firm j. well known here and through
out the south. They sustain "a fine reputa
ton. and i'm many WAYS have done much tO
establish the reputation Of our city I'm other
places. 4 GOOD many wears ago Mr.
hechier ~; mos, enter Il'ih-
man. iouha,d lh' present h"usf' p'l
remained lor ine pI'-tnl nIil
W ', hechisr, ~, bro. 10 ueNei"p li'
huuHlil ana 'h''i l,ii7'' ana pIih- l up ''
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,n'7 '"nuu'l 'n'l nav "-'.,i' WIN
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''e :, "l ,ne Isi N"'I"i,l n'hN, aug
davenport
III lnc u'i ul lhe "il gentleman Iir'hici.
ih' "u>ih'>> ulu h"i br-lh io assume ine
p"i"lli'h7 l1'' now u".-' n'li iie H."-
','s W Pui iu9' .'" .iii'-iits 'i '""i '''','
"t",'9 ~ i"'n''u ny tue MUS N"7 i'","-
T." ll'", "l" ~ iI,''t9 gre I" I'd, sen "'-',",
III tue support "h" car lu'h'' "l tue l"hi''
The llechlcr- dO great business. and
have fine business reputation. They oc-
cupy large premises for storage and smoke
house purposes. at No. l1u> and 1910 east
Main street Here yOu can find out what
the business Of the house il I'm one particu-
lar bui this does not log any mean. give an
insight into the real workings of This great
Richmond industry.
Take the time some nice morning and e0
out ON north Twrnty-hnh street. and ,Ou
will See a sight that will moi be forgotten far /
some time iO come. just think of 10. tom
acres Of solid ground covered with -lai.hf- /
er-hou~c~ and cattlc-pen~. Here the BUTCH /
ering business il carried ON. and in it> de- I
tail the work j. conducted i'm tine most per- I
feet manner.
The llechlcr, do not stop half way in I
what they undertake. huf they branch 0ui /
boldly and go tO work in earnest in all they /
do.
ON north Seventeenth street alon. fine lime /
of the Chc.apeake and ohio railway. nh.
Ilechler- have large and room, v,r-
hou.e. i'm which the, Keen constantly "a l.r...