Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27
PAPER AND PAPER-MAKING.
The Hornet and the Machinery of the
Iresent Day.

The Hornet ana the mnchlhery OF tine
Present Day.
One of the landmarks of Richmond and
one of the monuments OF It's manufac-
turing enterprise Is the Richmond Paper
Manufacturing Company. This company
and Its splendid mil are the legitimate
successors of the old Franklin paper-mIll.
which was built way back IN 1884, and
NAV be said 80 have literally deted the
adyersitics of plague, pestllence, famine,
and fire. Encyclopedia authorizes on the
manufacture OF paper generally accord the
Chinese credit for having first produced it.
However, II has been commended. and the
strength of the contention Will be apparent
to any one who will give the matter a mo-
ment's thought. that the hornet was the
first paper-maker. Examine hornets
nest. and YOU will find the art of paper
making beautifully exemplitied, though 1t
would be as well for your personal comfort
to pursue your Investigation when the
hornets are not at home.
THEY WOULD EE SURPRISED.
We have often wondered what some of
the men who worked in the ola mills
olong IN the thirties would say if they
could come back and go through the mills
of to-day. The appliances for paper
making IN 1892 bear about the same reia-
ton to those Of 1884 as did those of 1884 to
the hornet process. The mill Of the Rich
moud Paper Manufacturing Company Is
one of the most Thoroughbred equipped
establishments Of the kind in the country.
Mir. D.. u. Christian Is president of the
company. and Mr.. A. II. Christian, Jr..
secretary aud manager. and the policy OF
their management has been To keep abreast
with every development and progress. IN
paper- making machinery. no matter what
the cost. As result. the products OF
the mill are standard" all over the
Union, and the company has built up q
trade which presses their large capacity TO
the utmost. The mill turns out some ten
or twelve tons of paper per day, and can
and does compete IN price and quality with
anv other plant IN the country. Right at
their doors they have railroad connection
with all sections of the Union, thus pos
sessing superior advantages for stripping
and in the matter of quick de
livery OF goods. The " Climax" and
star" plotting which are among
the specialties of the company. are
sold all over the United States, and large
quantities of them are exported TO South
America, European ports, and the tast
Indies They also manufacture various
grades Of book and news papers. and what
ever ls turned out of their mill can be
absolutely depended upon 10 measure up
10 the standard of representation mane
bV their statesmen. lutf iAdNt oftNLNH .
reputation Of which they are most Jealous.
They employ an expert force, possess every
improved device for fine work. and yield the
naim TO none in their product. Unlformi-
~ az thickness. full weight. and absence
~ odnlteration, coupled with conservative
and STRAIGHTFORWARD business methods, are
the foundation stones of the success OF the
company. These factors have established
for the company an enviabie position III
the trade and made the corporation 9
credit TO Richmond.
OTaER ADVANTAGE.
The situation of the mill with reference
10 railroads not only gives the company a:
stated an advantage IN shipping, but en-
ahlcs them TO get stock-that Is, rGw mate
rial from the great cotton belt-at the low.
oct nossible cost and handle It at the least
EXPENSE for transportation. The man office
and city warehouse of the company IA ~
No. 1915 east Main street, where they carry
in addition 20 the products of their Owl
plant. q large and varied stock OF sii grades
Of writing, wrapping, and other papers
Their ionbing-trade is one OF the big com
mercial interests OF the city. and theil
travelling statesmen visit every state and
Territory. Their store is recognized
as statiOners supply depot, and
they can and do compete IN then
line with the trade in any city. NORTH
or South. The mill is run night anu
day turning out miles of paper, and
the business OF the company is constantly
increasing. To introduce any OF ITS out
put ia o market is 10 create Immediately q
demand tor that output. and not only adj
yer,iso the company itself. but advertise
Richmond. There is hardly place in ths
Iinion in which. in blank or in printed
form, the paper of the Richmond Paper
Manufacturing Company does not find it'
way. AT the city warehouse. as at the
mill. everything runs like clockworx, and
ali orders are filed with the greatest posi-.
bic promntness. II the Richmond. PAPER
Manufacturing Company quotes prices the
man desiring TO buy may rest satisfied thai
n. cannot get the same class OF goods any
ow,ng 10 their splendid equipment and
other advantages. cannot DO underb.d fol
g GOODS OF any quality. whether mauufac
tured IN thsir own mill or sep tn, IN the 4,
Newspaper supply stock tor every class
OF printing press from the most primitive
10 the great projecting press OF the metro
.xtItrk tsrinf from The roll