The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-29
RICHMOND'S CHANCE.
a FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR MR.
IRVING L. SCOTT.


Mr.. Irving J.. scott. who is the proprietor
of the large Union Iron Works OF -"
Francisco. came here on the Hh oil TINS
month with Commodore Melville and other
United states navy officers. Together they
insnoc,cd the Richmond Locomotive and
Machine Works where The oa'tle-ship
Texas. machinery Is being constructed.
About ten DAYS thereafter The Chamber Of
Commerce appointed q special committee
g. consider the advsability Of inviting Mr..
Scott 10 visit Richmond and deliver pubic
lecture under the auspices Of the Chamber
unon the possibilities Of Richmond Al
,bc ncxf meeting the committee, through
Mr.. :. N. Halves. reported faNorably upon
the proposition. The report was adopted
Mr.. Scott was invited. and arrangements
are in progress 90 receive and entertain MN
properly .......,,,,,,,e
men here as 20 the possibilities ana oppor-
fnnities of Richmond before MT. scott comes
n reporter made a tour about town yesief-
dav and obtained the following expressions
Of opinion:
SEWN HUNDRED MANUFACTURES.
Nayor J. TAYLOR Ellyson said: 81 am
Glad 10 see that the Chamber Of commerce
hos invited Mr. scott % talk 20 our people
about the advantages az Richmond. III VIII
enable rs % see ourselves as others see u.s.
and will give 90 many oi our citizens
hicher opinion of kichmond's opportunities
in Inc commercial world than they now
have I therefore believe inat his WISH VIII
DO productive of much good. ,., n
.With our ine climate ana splendid i"i-
q.
n.ssed facilities for manufacturing puf-
i.oses Ia fact we now have seven hundred
and fwenty-four manufacturing e-tauisn-
mont. of different kinds. which give eui-
,,io,n,anf to more than Onc-fOurth oi our en-
iire nopuiafion. This should encourage us
Az hone for q great future for Richmond "s
"A manufacturing centre. As sldieu ih h'.
annual message. what we nced is sieaiei
faifh i'm ourselves and more LIBERAL aqleI-
tisement OF our advantages lo tine M0'ip'
.Tha Chamber Of Commerce WILL am
srre do whatever is necessary 20 ufih.
Richmond 90 the attention of the manuldc-
tuners and capitalists of the country.
believe also that the onierprising officers
and committees having these matters M
CHARGE. will soon realize handsome results
from their efforts 20 build up the business
interests Of Richmond
NATURAL ADVANTAGES.
SIR. r.. b. Chanin said: Il know Of no
CITY in the south that possesses so many ma
tural advantages as Richmond. properly
i'm Richmond and adjacent 10 Richmond r.
cheaper to-day than any city, Norm. soutb'
East or West. Richmond has bad no Dooini
she has quietly grown, and. strange 10 say
our people have made no fuss over ber
growth Ike many paper towns over ine
country. Ny opinion rs that the capitalists
who invest In amy direction around hlch-
mond must reap a rich harvest IN the near
future
REAL ESTATE VIEW.
Mr..J. Thompson Brown said. "speak-
ing from real estate point Of view, thele
are three conditions essential 10 the utllila-
ton Of favorable opportunities which VIII
insure a successful issue In all enterprises,
more particularlv i'm real estate. one rs
that your holdings should De well out of
the reach of forced sales, the other. mar
ket i'm am upward tendency, and the last,
energetic faith i'm the superiority OF your
holdings as against the world.
clam these conditions are pre-emlneniiy
fruo of Richmcnd. Richmond real estate is
To-day in stronger hands than ever before;
il never was so we'll out OF the reach
Of forced sales. The land compa-
MES stock may be pushed 10 the wall, but
the realty remains as firm as the granite
ON which 10 lies. Will any one deny that
the market is not on an upward tendency.
i'm which since June ist over three hundred
thousand dollars worth Of realty has been
sold. and the magnitude of landscape im-
proNemcnt as well as architecture i'm our
suburbs has been never known be-
forey And now energetic faith In
the values of our city and su-
burban properly is taking hold of the COM
so that what YOU have seen at
Buena Vista. Glasgow. Iron Gate, Abingdon,
Roanoke ana the whole southwest, Is draw
ING in cOncenirlc rings towards and around
our city. and will converge mere with iull
force. making our city and its suburbs ITS
abiding home. Under these conditions ls
no, success assured 90 all who, with ener-
petic faith In Richmou's future, grasp these
present most favorable opportunities
Favorable opportunities for Richmondl
Why. one ride around the city and suburbs
will convince a sceptic that 20 become
rich he has only 10 take hold Of any judicl-
Gus landed enterprise in and around our
city"
HOMEMADE GOODS.
Mill. Montague said: Richmond's OPP
p0rtunitics iu general are good and II genef-
ally embraced by our people VIII improve
RAPIDLY. AstO the city being made great +
shipping point. that depends ON our rail
roads; ii they give MS the same facilities that
other large shipping points have we can
compete successfully. But while we are
prohibited by high rates ofireight, annoy ing
terminal charges, from placing our merchan-
disc and the products of our factories IN the
territories that nature has given us, We
cannot compete with more favored points.
"Nanufacturing is Kchmond's greatest
interest. and should have the hearty sup
port OF every citizen. II our people VIII
make ID rule % give homemade goods of
every description the preference, where cost
and quality are the same, they VIII and our
manufacturing interest greatly ana give
moral ENCOURAGEMENT hard 10 NMue I'D
money. Our products stand high wherever
they 20. and Wc have uo trouble in COM
netting. il not excluded by high Transports
lion charges our location and climate IS
rood, our factories have the latest and
most improved tools and appliances; our
mechanics and operatives are well educated
in modern improvements, aud IN moral
character and general thrit are hard 10
equal. and cannot be surpassed. This is
proved by the general good feeling between
Them and their employers. The absence oil
strikes and other labor troubles that occur
elsewhere, adds materially 70 the abill-
Is of our manufacturers to produce nrsi-
class goods
PUBLIC SPIRIT.
Colonel Frank G.. Ruiiin said: "rhe best
thing 90 be done 10 promote the interest of
Richmond is 20 induce aud educate public
spirit in the city. An eminent commercial
writer tells us that "the competition 0icom-
mercial forces oNefts an important influence
in determining the relative magnitude OF the
VARIOUS trade currents Of the country. The
constituent elements OF the commercial
forces of cities are, first, q large community
of intelligent and eniciprising merchants
having an extensive knowledge OF CONNER
eial affairs; and, second, the requisite capt.
tal i'm the hands OF these men available
ia the pursuits of trade;' iron which II fol-
lows. a. a coroliary, that such trade forces
can divert currents of trade from their nat
ural channels as easily as II they were deal
ing with irrigaiing streams; rs also that
much greater effects will follow the eNpen-
dltnre ofsuch forces in natural channels. To
make the above practicable, would ask at
tention TO the fact that whilst Richmond has
been Indifferent TO she advantages OF deepen
ing James river. Baltimore, for almost the
same money that that Improvement will
cost when completed. has secured chan
rel twenty-eight feet deep TO the sea; and
with no advantages over us except what the