The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

abundance spring from elevatlnS the
worker by stimulating his intelligence
and increasing his skill. SO that by turn
ing out more OF better products. ana mus
promoting abundance or cheapness, he
may earn high wages for himself. Thus
it is that the paradox OF high wages ana
low prices are easily recOnciled.
In Richmond there is not only much
wealth that has only 10 open It's eyes 10
see but also wealth. known principally
To real estate men, in unsupported quar-
tors. The pOsseSsOrs of this wealth are
ouiet. Industrious and unpretending peo-
Die. mostly Germans, who make no SHOW
at bank but deposit at home.
This process will probably have been
going on for years, but never became
known, or even suspected. I'LL some reil
estate. small store or dwelling, 4 lot, Il
market garden. or Il small farm is sold,
when the purchaser, instead OF settlihg
ON the usual mixed terms Of cash and
credit, insists on paying all cash and
draws forth Heterogeneous mixture OF
quarters, halves, dollars. half eagles and
bank notes, the first time for years that
most of it has seen the light.
Men like this have of recent years SO
often come TO the surface that every
plain. staid-looking man Of Teutonic
speech or aspect is looked upon as a
private banker, with a snug deposit, and
this class of men is popular accordingly
with the real estate fraternity.
Having now said enough 10 convince all
but the most obstinate and inycteratc
Thomases that Richmond possesses the
double advantage of city where both the
ease-loying and the money getting may
settle with the certainty Of each finding
what it seeks, let Us devote some space
to setting forth the physical advantages
of Richmond and first in Importance -
the climate. for climate means not only
the flesh. the bones, thu Hood, but also
the mind, the soul; not only physical
yigOr, but tenderest, gcntlest, sweetest,
hottest, nOblest, sublimest emotions; not
only transitOry, treacher0us life below,
where all has been pronounced vanity
and vexation OF spirit, but unfading I'M
failing life above, where foundations are
not only firm, but eternal, and where
full. perfect fFution fills the satisfied
soul. Formerly manners were thought
10 make the man: now it Is known that
climate makes the man.
1t may be safely affirmed that our eli
m2te is unsurpassed either seaboard or
interior. 1t il true that at times the
sun exerting its full sovereignty, forces
one. like the traveller in the fable, TO east
aside his garments and sigh that he can
not sit in his bones, and again that the
winds, fresh from arctic circle compels
one TO hug his mantle about him with
tenacious grip. but with these rare excep-
tons, lasting only few days at the ut
most. our climate is bright. genial and
inspiriting and invites to healthy exer-
ton the year round. During the greater
part of April. May and June our climate
is ideal. its chief drawback being that 1t
is too perfcct-so beautiful, so charm
ing, so fascinating that one is tempted
TO neglect work In order TO yield himself
captive to the witchery Of beauteous and
benchcent nature.
Pen cannot do justice to the season
sky above azure blue, earth beneath
emerald green, air perfumed with bios
SONS OF inrumerable shrubs. trees and
Bushes, balmy and nature. animate and
inanimate. bounding and bursting with
buoyant life.
To appreciate one must dwell here
from day to day, from week to week, for
each day lends new charms, sure to be
missed hv tho visitor II only trandapA