Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-19

waterway. the fork river. two miles
wide. On this broad expsnse are seen
foreign ocean steamships flying the flags
of all nations, an coasting ships and
sailing-crafts Of all dimensions. AS the
sun came up over the watcrthis morning
/ thought / had never seen q pretiier
sight
The town itself is q pretty one, fresh.
lively, and with thrifty appearance
about IL. The houses are attractive. and
you see new ones going up. The churches
are attractive buildings. and the public
school buildings are worthy of place
ten times its size. 1t is not a stand
still place. Twelve years ago its real
and personal estate was worth $4,000 ;
to-day il is assessed at 81, 400,0 900. 1t
has about 800 popuGtiOn-an in
crease OF 1850 in ten yesrs-about GO
per cent. of whom are whites. Ii has
electric lights In It's streets and will in
due course of time have atreet-cars for
which the broad streets are well suited
There are four white churches OF differ
ent denominations-M Methodist, Baptist,
Episcopal, and Disciples, and one color
cd church in the tOwn-ODe OF the
churches, the Methodist, being as
handsome a building as you will see
anywhere. And its white public-school
building Just finished at cost of $4,000,
will accommodate 100 children and 10 a
brick edifice which would attract your at
teution anywhere.
A REMARKABLE FEATURE.
One of the most remarkable things TO
me 90 be seen here is the Artesian-well
system. There are about three hun
dred of these wells in the town. You
can order one TO be dug on your prem
ises at 7 o'clock in the morning and at
7 o'clock that evening it will be finished,
and q fountain Of sparkling water
throwing MP toa iIeightoi six feet, drawn
from the earth l5J deep, will he playing
in your yard, and will play there forever
unless Won cut it off. This water IS
simply delicious and will be a feature in
making the town. l have seen an
analysis of it. and, 10 state 1t roughly,
III one United States gallon there are
over nine grains Of sodium carbonate,
over nine grains Of M gnesla, over one
grain of potassium, over twenty-iour
grains OF sodium, over one grain OF
silicic acid and little less than grain
each OF chloride, brOinine, ammonia,
calcium carbonate, and over five
grains of carbon di-oxide combined
with nono.carbonate TO form BIZ
carbonates. IL is az clear as a crys-
tai and as light as lithin water. One
spends $50 TO have the well made In
twelve hours, and he has free water on
his property for life. The first of these
wells was made by Mayor Il. Wilkinson
about six years ago. it will be lnvalua-
bic TO the factories which the Terminal
Improvement Company will bring here,
nnd. in my opinion, will be no unlm-
portant factor in securing such indus
tries.
THE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY's HoLDIsGs
AND PURPOSES.
The Terminal Improvement Company,
the promoters of which represent over
50. 900, 900 of capital, have undertaken
the easy work of making of this a manu-
featuring town as well as a commercial
one. say easy, because with town Of
its rapid growth and improvement the
work ought TO be easy. Nothing has
prevented If heretofore except that. like
the rest of Virginia, its advantages we're
never heralded 10 the world, and for that
other reason that it being so easy to Dve
here, the spur Of necessity has not been
felt. With oyster beds In front,
rivers full OF every fish, and with
wild duck and deer to be had for few
cents worth OF powder and shot, man
kind between these two rivers were dis
posed to let we'll enough alone. But it
has not been wholly overlooked, indeed
il could not be, With its rapid coming to
the front as port for European and
American shipments, and | am informed
that one of those who have taken the
tide in time by investing here is Major
James Ii. Dooley, "A wealthy citizen OF
Richmond, whose shrewdness in making
such investments has caused him to be
now financially rated among the mil
lionaires. There are other investors who
have not overlooked il, and among them
are the promoters of the Terminal I'M
proyemcnt Company. The predictions of
Commodore Maury as to West Point
and its selection by the far-sighted rail-
road-mon controlling the gigantic Rich
mond and Danvllle system for a
port induced these gentlemen after
coming here and going over tie ground
to invest large amount. They have
purchased 2,5Ol acres of land around
tho town, from river to river, which
gives them three miles of splendid water
front. 1t is already cleared and its level
character will make the cost OF i'm
proving it one of the cheapest III the new
towns of the State. Ii drains into one
of the two rivers, the Mattaponl or
Pamunkey, on either side. In one of
the rivers there is 56 feet depth OF
water lar above the town, and III the
other IS feet. The residence sites
command a beautiful view. You SEQ
three counties-king William, King and
Queen and New Kent, acting as n three
quarter frame to the shining PLAIN OF
water TO the end of whose eastern vista
the eve cannot reach. And over 1t flows
the soft, pleasant breeze which makes
its way in from the ocean. AS the ground
is without rock or hill a lot on any
DalL Oh IL - bbAu NtcllHhAO uAN D'''
Die.
THR BUSINESS PLAN OF THE COMPANY.
The Improvement Company has
adopted method which it will apply to
all industries which it brings here. 1t
has reserved 300 acres for the purpose
(which l may say in parenthesis it will
lind too little and have to increase)-and
il proposes to aid each enterprise that
comes TO the extent Of % per cent. of Its
capital stock-that is, TO $40, 900 plant
1t will give to the amount Of 50, 200. 1t
will be workingmans paradise as far as
cheap living is concerned, and Its health
is unsurpassed. 1t has clay which is
full Of silica and of which the best brick
is made, and | am informed that one
policy Of the company is TO make these
bricks and sell them at cost Of manuiac-
ture to people who will build brick
houses-something that will be of great
advantage to workinemen who build.
To the manufactures that are brought
here the field open before them for their
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