Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-01
RICHMOND IN 1879.
Outline Of Its History and Gratif flg
) Exhibit Of Its Growth. \
PLUCK AND ENTERPRISE 7ELtG.
Manufacturing Output for Year, S3lOBO
JobberS Sales S29l4O,OOO n
| INCREASE OF RAILROAD TONNE
| A Wonderful Improvement Of Cit Nd
Country Trade.
| STREETS AND PARR.
| Much Done to Bcautity Them and Buns
Operations Active.
Population ,cs 900 Number church, te oos
'"'S' -, g., o Routes ~ ~
Properly assessor s5aacc ooarins'- sF ooo

The end of the old year and the dawn OF
The new sets our horizon glowing Win sue
oesses won and lights the lamp oil progress
on course rich in prospect.
10 this active and alert generation more
than 10 any other is given the charge 10
hold in sacred keeping the historic memo
ries belonging to Richmond ana ye' 70 "c-
vance her well abreast OF the best thal -
in modern development.
Richmond has scarcely competitor on
this continent in those things when oe,
Ecbt the thoughtful stranger and make IL
"A happv home for the worthy resilient.
Onr courageous forefathers had been
bora fgbtinr the aborigines thirteen years
before the Pilgrims landed on Fiymoulh
Rock. The thunders of Indian and colohl"i
wars were heaId on what now are our streets
BATTLES of the Revolution ragged about u.s.
c.ea. conventions announcing lmperish-
ohle doctrines were held here, and lnade
lbe republic possible and the city famous
The Ccnfederacy chose Rlchmonu ~ us
c,,,it,l md siInost ON Oh subnros "sre
fonoht n dozen great battles, while our tho
,ouchfares and houses became associated
with the names of men whose deeas III
volumes in the stirring annals OF .no
conntrv. So in honorable and interesting
ortiouitv we have abounding stores from
which the poet or historian, the painter OF
dramatist may draw at will, and when TO
cultivated minds add charms to life IN TINS
seyen.hillcd capital Of the Old Dominion
Row ARE WE DOING!
But what OF the presentT
Weare tripping along to themusic OF COM
netitiop The drum-beat OF progress hndS
us moving in a uuick-step. We are IN the
front rank Of southern cities, doing as wei
as any. tar better than most-increasine II
nopulation. in manufactures. in commerce
reaching out for more trade, ado g ne"
cspjtal; imn-oving our streets, boAutliy-
;pr our parks. developing our railroad com
,nunications- in a word, arouslng 10 th'
consciousness Of our advantages and capa
bilities.
In ,en v,ars we have done wonders, ant
NOW that we are on our feet, with the popu
lation. the capital, tho confidence, the en-
coaragement. We can go right ahead. Ina
We are doing, and going to do
FACTS.
OF all that il boasts the Dispatch has IN
nroof. II is contained in the m&huil'
tpr;ng statistics we have gathered; IN IN
e,ecial report Of the jobbing trade; m tn
review of general business by the Tres
don't Of the Chamber Of Commerce; III III
cxhib;. of the grain and cotton business .
the President of that exchange; IN III
presentation OF the igures of the Iobacc
Trade; in theNaluable article on Richmon
as railroad centre. and In numerous otn'
papers writtenupon the editors sohclta'io
and printed in this issue. which, togelh'
with many old features retained. make III
first of January number the most valuable
has ever been the pleasure OF the D'spal'
{o contribute to local history and hlei
mond's advancement.
WE GROW.
An evidence Of progress and prcspern
which no cavillinG objector or doubtlI
Thomas can well despise or ignore IS IL
long lines of bushes houses and prlya
ros;dencos which year after year supplai
les. worthy structures or I'll ugly spaces
"the old fields" With few exception
fhey represent money made in Richmon
while they display the skill of our arch
tec:s and the handicraft Of our mechanic
and the richness Of our locality IN beaut
ful bnilding-materials
When LITTLE moro than twenty years az
the corporate limits Of Richmond were e
larged. the motes and bounds were put ol
40 far into the c0rn-felds and woodlands
Henrico that the prediction was made
some that no man then living would ey
see those rural precincts become the seen
Of busy city life. Yet it is already don
More than that. the time is near when ol
territory must be enlarged or else al arour
Richmond will rise suburban towns al
villages laid of without harmonizing Wi
the plan Of this city.
POPULATION.
II Richmond had the grasping dispol
ton shown by some Of the cities OF this cou
tryin their determination TO appear well
tie census Of 1890, she would seek 10 ann
Manchester and extend her corporatio
lines in other directions. Then 81
w0uld be able TO show a populati,
much exceeding 100000. That is. ho'
ever. not her idea Of prosperity, and ,
make a rigidly close estimate in claimil
for Richmond 5000; Manchester. 1876
AID such suburbs OF both as are practical
parts OF tho two cities, II ,CV0--or q graz
total Of l0s.050.
CRY AID srDU9es.
Richmond, charming IN its resideDe
and public grounds: fortunate in
smoothly-payed and well-graded street
and In the air Of thrift. comfort. and clea
illness that nearly everywhere prevails,
now preparing 10 demand admiration
the rgbtful due Of her suburbs. For u
or three yssrs past there has been stes
advance in the value of such properi
asassd by the opsaing Of new roads n