The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-05
DalVille Marching Along.
THE PLUCKy CITY MARCHING ON
WARD WILMA RUsH.

One Of the Most Prosperous and substan-
tiai cities in the south--A Commend
able Display OF Push, Grit, and Enter
srise.
DANyILLE, Va, Oct. Especial Correct
pondence. Tobacco and cotton!
Danyille-the city on the Dam
Not ION a BOOM" but moving along with
"a rush
Making substantial advancement and
laying solid foundation for great and
mighty city,
Located right by the gurgling waters OF
the Dan river, afording power to turn
legions of mills. and enjoying most en-
celent railroad facilities for transportation.
And being surrounded on all sides with a
rich tobacco country, known everywhere as
the bright golden tobacco belt Of the world.
And being blessed with pushing, enter
prising citizens, determined that the town
shall not lag, but move on in the great pro-
gressiye march. Danville is bound 10 grow
as the months and years go by.
The past day or two it mas been my good
pleasure to meet with some OF the enter
prising business men OF this truly live ana
growing town, and ] have learned much
about the progress the city il making. And
IL is really refreshing 10 spend few days
I'm n live. moving town--where the brick
masons trowel can be heard and the saw
and hammer echo and rc-echO their sounds
where machinery makes sweet music
where the bell and whistle calls thousands
Of labOrers To work, and the patter OF their
footsteps sound like the rushing Of mighty
waters. and business men talk to half u
d zen people at the same time. such Is
life in Danyille. | never saw people more
busy in any town. and 10 see the crowd Of
tobacco buyers headed 10y an auctioneer in
his shirt sleeves going from one warehouse
to another. stranger would at once con-
clude that something was going to happen
10 say the least.
DANVILLE OF TO-DAY.
At the close Of the war Danyille was a
wasted village of less than 1000 souls,
and crepe hung on every door. There
was no money here and hope seemed
| blasted. But with characteristic enterprise
the people 'got together" so to speak, and
began work. The result is that to-day with
very little outside capital, Danville is city
of 1900 people, thrifty and prosperous.
| Among her numerous Industries are
thirty-seven plug and twist tobacco manu-
| factories. leaf tobacco factories. ten large
| tobacco warehouses for the sale Of leaf TO-
| baccO, (handing about 4O.OO0.CO0 pounds
per annum.) one cigar factory, two large
! tobacco storage warehouses, and many
| other small tobacco interests, giving en-
| plOyment 10 over 1000 people: three large
cotton mills with $1,000 spindles, and one
| Of these mills now putting 1900 additional
| spindlcs, the mills giving employment to
| 10 about 200 operatives; wholesale. mer-
| camille houses, and large number
of retail establishments doing a
| good business. three cOOperage factories,
| one large roller flour mill. two grist
| mills two iron factories, one steel and iron
plant in course of construction, two candy
| manufactures, five stone quarries, four
| newspapers, three job printing establish
ments. eight banks and banking houses
| with an aggregate capital Ofover 81 100000,
| three hotels. fine opera house, five large
| building and loan associations, one fur
| niture factory. two sash and blind factories
and machine shops, one ice factory, two box
factories, one buggy and carriage factory,
| two harness manufactures, one chair fac
tory. electric street railway, gas and cleo
| lric light plants, splendid system Of water
works, and various other Industries.
| The iron bridge connects Danvile with
| North Danvile which is her healthy, bus
| Ting offspring, moving right along with
| 1000 inhabitants.
| And so the city moves. What the next
decade will do for Danyille | do not know,
| but at the present rate it will give her
| u, 900 people at the lowest estimate. But
| let us hope that Brother Robert Porter won |
| have the pleasure of counting again ten
/ ypars hence