Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-28

continued. "thas il would be- a very GOOD
thing for many OF the exhibitors when
tue snow IA over to tako their exhibits
down to Kaleign, as IL would be a valu.
spie addition to the one Virginia has
contributed to that exposition. and in
view OK the fact that tho merchants OF
hlchmond enjoy large patronage from
the trade OF North Carolina I shall be
glad to see them make up company OF
several hundred and spend the day in
haieigh and see the exposition therc.
WOULD STRENGTHEN THE BONDS.
- think an interchange Of civiIities
OF thus kind would not only give pleasure
TO tue individuals, but would strengthen
the bonds OF union that already exist be-
tween these two grand old States. feel
sure that II this were done il would be
very highly appreciated not only by the
people OF Raleigh, but the whole State
OF North Carolina.
~ have no doubt that transportation
for this purpose might be obtained at a
very reasonable rate"
Brilliant Buena yista--spIendid Exhibit.
Curiosity caused the crowd 10 gather
at the excellent exhibit made Yesterday
by the Buena Vista Company. IL will
continue OF course until the annual fair
has closed, but it was somewhat OF q reve-
lation to LOOK at the display OF products
from raw material that were presented.
Colonel Skinner, OF the" old First "
regiment Of Virginia infantry, came by
and spoke to Mr.. Barclay, the president
OF the company.
Barclay, said he, after looking at
what was before him, "this is wonder
fui. / believe you have here raw ma
terial enough represented to keep the
whole manufacturing world moving for
year"
"Thats So" said bystander. 81
remember four years ago, when there
was nothing at Buena Vista but rail-
road station and beautiful spot of earth.
Now look at those pictures. / know
every one of those factories, hotels,
stores. foundries, machine-shops. and
residences. They have grown up within
the time l mentioned. l have never
known such rapid spirit of progress.
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SHOW.
"That is true, gentlemen" said Mr..
Barclay. "but want to call your atten-
tion to this fact There have been such
things as representation on paper, but
here at Buena Vista we DO not trust to
paper alone. We have the genuine arti-
Gle in bulk. Look at that fire-brick,
Did you ever see better OF course not.
Well, that is the raw material, produced
from the companys property. See this
paper That is pulp-poplar wood,
ground up and grown on our land. We
have iron and other ore enough
to last the world hundred
years Our furnaces open this month
in eight of the ore-beds. Look ai
that beautiful glassware. Nothing can
excel it. Well, the sand from which il
is made belongs to the Buena Visits
Company. We are in the saddle, there
is no help for il /; we are bound to ride,
and speaking of saddles, there are those
beautiful specimens of ladies and gen
tlemen's saddles that are put up at oul
factories. Every stitch is proof OF good
work, and l tell you that the raw ma
terial comes right from our neighbor
hood. We have specimens here of oul
building stone. That, touching fine
sandstone" is what the new depot j.
made Of, and we have granite and quan
titles of other varieties at our very
doors"
SAFETY EGG-CRATEs.
Mr.. Barclay went on at length TO talb
about Buens Vista, and to prove wha
he said pointed out things on exhibition
| One of the most interesting pieces o.
mechanism was an egg crate and il
sounded strange TO hear him say that il
| would be impossible for "a baggage
fiend to break an egg in this crate ever
we're he 10 pitch it head-foremost from {
car" Ii was truc, however, as wal
easily seen upon examination OF tht
crate, and there is company at Bueni
Vista making these safety conveyancei
for eggs that has capital of $4,000.
| The woollen-mills at Buena Visits
are doing a big business. The cloth,
are on exhibition, and they are mol
thinly sleighed or one thread in the
| reed, but will put to the blush more pre-
tentious manufacturers. The States are
being supplied with penitentiary goods
made by the Buena Vista firm, and they
| make goods of every description, from
the striped convict goods to the softest
cassimeres, and all this, nothwithstand-
ing the fact that the mills were started
up within the last few months, eight
hundred spindles and weaving eighteen
thousand yards of woollen goods pei
month. Already it has made shipments
TO Chicago, New York, and Baltimore
The management of this plant con
troll for their goods q large jobbine
trade in Virginia, West Virginia, anc
MARYLAND. To-day they have two ac
complished statesmen working up the
trade with success that promises then
the necessity of running their mills or
extra time throughout the fall months
ITS WONDERFUL GROWTH.
"Mr. Barclay, Buena Vista must be
growing place indeed to Judge IRON
Your exhibit, said bystander. "fes,
said he. lit is curious--wonderful-t
note what we are doing in Buena Visit
to-day in contrast with what we wer'
doing ten months ago, when the money
centres of the world called In from tn'
arena of trade and commerce the none,
of the country that it might be lochot
up in the vaults of their banks; Tel
months ago the walls OF the Rarig Work
were not built Since that time the e, en-
tire works. comprising four large build
ines. have been equipped with ma
chinery, and the whole is IN operation
building stationary engines. Doiiers
furnace-work, and various factory an'
mill machinery. With the exception 0
the machine-shops at Roanoke, pro
bably this is the largest and most OK
tensive manufacturing plant OF It's char
acter in the State, requiring, whel
worked to full capacity, eight hundred
men to operate it."
RAPIDLY INCREASING POPULATION.
"To-day we have three thousand nv
hundred people living in our town
There are four hundred dwelhng
within its corporate limits Employ
ment is given to over twelve hun
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