Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-27
RICHMOND'S GROWTH
A Development Which Is as Healthy
as It Is Wonderful,
A PROSPEROUS CITY.
Population and Wealth; Business and
Enterprise Increasing.
THE BUILDERS BUSY.
An Almost Unprecedented Amount OF
Work for Them to Do.
HOUSES BY THE HUNDRED.
Business Places and Homes for the People Of
Richmond and Manchester.
An Almost Unprecedented Amount o
Work for Them to Do.
HOUSES BY THE HUNDRED.
BuSinew Places and Homes for the People Of
Richmond and Manchester.
TWO AND A HALF MILLIONS.
So Many Dollars VIII About Represent the
Value of These New buildings

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,r.rstYsix aaTerttsod From what | had heard
neoIi the place / thought Il consisted chleuy on
old buildings surrounded bY btiI'"HeIDs, pu'
here hnj ono OF the pretuest, mos n,o'4e.n ~
and prosuerous- looking places nave ever tSvu.
psraon, Who have never been hero ave no i1ea
what . desirable city II is."-On' q re osieyg'ts
10 M Pan sn1rioaH ConqTrss Tep0fte" IN INC D's-
patch. ,,
tised. but the work 60 produce the best
results should begin at home.
Not many OF our people reahze the
strides we have made IN recent years.
Fewer still take the pains to impress the
facts upon others not go well Informed.
The whole mass of our population should
he leavened with the knowledge of our
capabilities, and with the conviction not
only that we are bound to be great, but
have more than hall way risen TO that
eminence.
WHAT Is RICHMOND!
Historically speaking the answer is well
But we have many claims TO importance
bevond "old buildings and battle
felds." Our suburbs have grown so mnch
that some of the battle-helds are IN dah-
ger of being hidden from SIGHT by ~"
buildings. -,
The census now about 20 he taken VIII
show that we have population o. Sf,UJV;
that Manchester (scparated from US oDiy
b. James river has II 900, and the su9uIO s
of the two cities 10000 total OF lO6.VJO;
This ia not cuoss-wOrk hut well-tested
calculation, based upon the nuinpeT Oh
males actually found and assessed tor poll
taxes.
The value Of real estate IN the two cities
assessed Tor taxation is $50, i06, 709, and the
new assessment now beng MADE VIII no
doubt increase 1t very largely
In 1889 we employed in manufacturing
establishments ~, 49, hands, and Their pro
duets were valued at S3l, JSs. $3.50, while the
sales of our jobbcrs amounted to S29, l4O,OOO.
HOUSES AND EoMEe.
In 1889 Richmond and Manchester built
800 new houses. which, "a they wereat once
occupied, meant an increase OF population
OF 5000 souls.
From the prospects this year a much
greater number of houses Will be erected in
Richmond Manchester. ana suburbs, ana
"a there are tenants ready 70 90 INTO them,
and the old houses that Will be vacated, II
will mean All increase of several thousand
In population.
soMT THINGS WE ARE DOING.
Richmond is building a milliOn-dollHr
CITY Hall and it is now nearly ready TO re-
ceive the roof.
A Masonic Temple. TO cost when ready
for occupancy $4,000, Will be nearly COM
pleted this year.
Anew railroad bridge across tho river Is
one of the best OF such structures IN the
country cost large sum OF money ana
will be ready for trains ia the course OF
six months. ., ",
The Old Dominion Iron end Nail-Works
Company built last year IA new roillng-in'il
as an addition 10 their plant, aud c0ntein-
plate still larger Improvements at no u.s.
tant day.
The plant of the Transparent-Ice Com
pany is being doubled IN capacity, and the
time IL approaching when they VIII manu-
facture 100 tons per day.
A swimming-pool will be ready for public
patronage this summer
Messrs Alexander Cameron d Co., VINO
were burned out d few months ago. are re-
building.
Within twelve months past the Loco9mo-
tive Works have spent aquartor OF u million
dollars enlarcing this plant
The Randolph bOX-fQctory is being dou-
bled in size, and when finished. as u will
be during the summer, VIII be the largest
paper-box factory in the world.
The Lee monument is about 10 be I'M
yeilad, and in cost of pedestal, bronze
equestrian group. and celebration ceremo-
mics will represent an outlay of 100000
while the bsse of an equally grand monu-
rnent on Libby Hill is being erected 10 the
memory of the private soldiers and soIlors
OF tho Confederate States.
CHURCHES, sroRTs DWELLINGS,.
Two new Baptist churches are under way
IN Richmond-one nearly completed, thu
other Just about TO be beeun-at tota
cost Of sos, 600 The MethOdists are re
modelling one of their houses of worship
at a cost of $1,000. and other new churcf
49, IL nd trrnrnNRnaufS
$1,000 moro.
A Broad-street store is going up ct cost
of $4,000. Another BTOad-street store
looks as # Is would cost about $4,000, enC
one of our wealthicst capitalists has haG
plans made for an spartment-house wmci
will cost $4,000. -,
will be finished this year that VIII cos
So. 900, and il is on a 500. 900 lot. Near 10y
a S25, 900 residence is under roof, and with
ia 200 feet of il two other $4,000 resi-
dences are about 10 be begun.
A score of new houses in that neighbor
hood are TO cost from $4,000 TO SlS,0OI
apiece. In the central part OF the cltSfou
new houses in a group will cost $4,000
and in that immediate Deiehborhood TIM
wear 500, 900 altogether VIII be put II
bricks and mortar, stone ana lrons
The West-End Land Company are con
structing FIVE dwellings in the Queen Ann,
style on west Nam and west Cary streets
and several more in other localities
The Northside Land Company hav'
sight dwellings under contract.
MORE YET.
The members of the Commonwealth Clul
are preparing 10 build handsome hom
for themselves on their spacious lot at tn
southwest corner of Monroe and tranklll
streets, which means an expenditure
$780, 900.
A West End market-house is being erect
ed by the city at the southeast corner o
Cary and Linden streets OF cost Tor Tn
building alone of $4,000. -,
At Richmond College four dwellings 10
professors are being erected by the colleg
authorities at cost OF $25,OO0.
TEE EAST ENp GROWING, TOO.
While the greatest activity in the matte
of building is in the West End, as il j
there the most costly houses are put
almost marvellous improvements have beef
made in Fulton and on Church and Unioi
Hills. In this vicinity the houses are, wit
here and there notable exceptions, OF mode
rate size and cost. Excepting a small por
-Gable 70 inuDdaton from tho freshets il
James river, the assessments now beinl
made exhibit an astonishing increase II
property values since 1886.
SUBURBAN PB0sPynITY.
Suburban improvement has thriye'
apace. The extension of the boulevarl
from tho New reservoir 10 the Brook roa'
and the proposed extension Of Lombard
street from Leigh street 10 the same roa
he's had much TO do with this. One gen
tleman has mads himself country HON
thar looks ~ If Il had cost him betwee
$500 and 100000
Major Dooley intends TO erect palatis
residence near the New reservoir.
Everywhere elegant dwellings and charm
ing cottages are springing up. and on
suburbs. which ten years ago were distir
guished only for ugliness, ars now preem
nent In this part OF the United States 70
good. smooth roads, well-shaded drives
and beautiful houses.
On Barton's Heights alone the expend
ture Of money in buildings has amounts
90 tens Of thousands.
The Northside Land Company oouteul
plate building $4,000 visduct 70 conncc
their property with the city.
STANDARDIZATION.
n some Of the booming" cities Of thi