Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-16

Goth OF this month will be rewarded by q
visit 10 Buena Vista. 1t is no place
for pessimism. What with this
lovely scenery and exhilarating air tho
most dyspeptic pessimist must become
conservative optimist, at least regarding
the future OF Virginia. There are no
laceards here either among young or.
old. Every one is up and doing. Every
one is cheerful aud hopeful. One sees
none Of that haggardness OF countenance
that lie so often noticeable with the most
successful businessmen. Everybody
appears satisfied whether he be capitalist
or laborer, whether he has just launched
into business for himself or Is clerk.
Every one keeps step TO the music oil
the industrial sounds that are gong on
around, and seems anxious to help new
corners along. Yet there is noticeable
absence OF the fever OF excitement The
balance-wheel of converyatism is always
at work. and if you ask man why he IS
so confident that there is to be con-
tinued rapid advance in values or ask
him why he made such and such q move
bo can always give you O satisfactory
answer.
AS A PIONEER.
As the readers Of the DISPATCH have
noticed, Buena Vista is frequently oil.
luded TO as the "pioneer iron city OF
Virginia" / see, and others SEQ, no rea-
son why it should not DO pioneer IN
other respects. There are thousand
and-one little things that are manuiac
tured in New England and which have
never been made in the South that
might be manufactured 20 advantage
here. ] allude principally to the " knlck-
knacks" OF trade, which IN many IN
stances are the products OF what may be
termed the wastage Of the larger indus
tries or trash OF field and forest.
Here we have longer hours of daylight
and more even climate than New Eng
land, and every facility as distributing
point. At the North it is these indus
tries largely that add to the family bank
account and have built up principally
the savings institutions of that section.
There is no reason why the same condl-
tons should not exist here, and l believe
that they will exist within few years:
1t cannot be long before our people Will
learn the lesson of utilizing small things
FINANCIAL.
From what can learn the situation IN
financial circles at Buena Vista IS very
healthy. The financiors are regarded as
liberal but cautious and conservative
men. Taking the fine showing made in
the last statement Of the First National
Bank Of Buena Vista as criterion there
ia solid ground for the confidence that ls
expressed regarding money circles.
FAMILIAR FACES.
Many Richmond readers of the DIS
PATCH may think that owing to tho In
rush of people here from other sections
they will find themselves strangers IN q
strange land. Not so; on the contrary,
they would be surprised at how many
familiar faces they would meet, ard how
many old friends they would find ready
TO show them to the companys ore-beds.
through the great plants completed and
in course of erection, post them on values
of lots, and otherwise contribute to their
information and pleasure In fact, q
Richmond man, OF man from most any
other place who visits Buena Vista, will
always run against some one ready to
deliver TO him the keys Of the future
CITY and demonstrate TO him how rapid
" money has been made here in buying
and selling lots. Lots have changed
hands rs often as eight times IN few
weeks at a profit of from 20 TO 30 per
cent ormore. ARAMINIA'