Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-30
BASIC CITY NOTES.
opeN,Na OF THE HOTEL BRANDON
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
-. Gaming Great Sale Of Loss-A Scene
of Neutrality-suspicious.
Of All Glasses. 80.
p.uo CrrY. November 20, 1890.

onened here this evening with mag
nificent dinner, at which there were
about three hundred guests from all
part, OF the country. The building is
one Of the most beautiful of the modern
hotels that have been erected in the new
Virginia cities, and no expense has been
spared in furnishing it and equipping it
with all modern conveniencea There
ara not two rooms in the building fur
nisbed alike. The menu was most
elaborate and was splendidly served. MIR.
Edward Echols acted az toast-master, IN
which position he gave, it is unnecessary
70 saw. unbounded satisfaction.
THE GUESTS.
The ouests were from all parts OF tho
country and their enjoyment OF the
festivities Of the occasion was excelled
onlv by their admiration for Basic as the
ate of a grand city. The place has
been set in order for the great sale which
takes place on next Wednesday and
Thursday-that is, has been set In order
SO far as 1t is possible to bring order ont
of the confusion attendant upon place
that seems to be growing in build
ings, streets improvement, ETC.,
Inv the hour. From early
morn until after tho shades OF night
have fallen Basic Ia babel OF industrial
sounds. and what is more, IS an inspiring
scene of industrial cheerfulness. One
thing that is most striking is that this
cbeerfulness extends to all classes. All,
from the capitalist who is erecting some
large industrial plant TO the laborer on
the streets, have confidence IN Basic,
and each can tell you why he has conn
dence. Even the plowman OF the sur
rounding farming lands whistles moro
merrily as he goes when he turns TO-
wards the City OF the Iron Cross, for he,
too. feels that he will reap the benefits OF
the grand development that Is going on.
1t is seldom that one witnesses such a
scene of animation. i do not mean by
this to say there is excitement here. L
mean healthy animation IN all that that
implies. The basis of everything here Is
healthy. Basic is the hardest, healthlest,
best-developed, and one OF the brlgnt-
est. prettiest and most promising SIX
months-old children l ever saw. And
this. think, is the impression 1t made on
the Brandon's guests.
THE SALE.
When the coming sale was talked
about found that in giving views there
was remarkable absence Of what may
be termed the speculative force. Men
who had invested or contemplated IN
yesting had good, solid, business reasons
for what they had done or expected to
do, and figures they gave OF what had
been made and what could be made was
fortified by facts that appealed to the
Judgment OF ali. In no instance did L
| find that man was raising sheep on
paper.
MORE MANUFACTURERS.
have stated in previous letters that
there are already approaching compile
ton fourteen plants here which Will EN-.
ploy about three thousand hands, most
of them skilled, and that other plants
we, being negotiated for, Since those
letters were written the number OF plants
being negotiated for have, learn, been
/ increased. II one will take look at the
place SO far as it is built up and is build
| ing in the way OF dwellings. 1t Will
require but the simplest of calculations
70 demonstrate to him that in very
short time the demand for dwellings will
largely exceed the supply, and that there
could be no better investment than the
construction here OF large number OF
neat houses, cottages, &c, for sale OF
for rent. Let him think a moment
and he will see that three thousand
skilled laborers coming into q place
means ga heap of people" DE
must calculate upon most of these
laborers having families and being
OF a class that will require more than
ordinary comforts and convenience oil
surroundings, and therefore pay com
paratively good rents. II man who
makes investment at the sale does moi
wish to build on his lots it is only ques'
ton of short time when some one else
will wish to do so, and it requires nc
elaborate argument to prove that thus
will enhance values rapidly.
Excursion rates will obtain on ell rail
roads leading to Basic City on the days
Of sale, and evidences increase that there
will be very largo attendance OF CAPT
talists and others.
1t will, learn, be the policy OF the
company to encourage men OF moderate
means to purchase, should their judgment
so dictate, as it will hardly fail to DC
upon examining the situation. 1t vii
cost very little to go to Basic City snt
stay here during the days OF the sales
and such as may DO able to afford an in
yestment will not regret visit. Indeed
even those who do not contemplate In
yesting may make the occasion one for
very pleasant visit, for at this season th'
country around Basic Is gorgeously