Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
OUR CITY'S GROWTH.
RlcHMoNp's STEADY DEVELOPMENT
M ALL DIRECTIONS.
A Comprehensive Review Of ihe City's
Progress in Manufactures, Trade, and
nuiidings The Oatook

The result OF tho recent presidential
election has given new life and energy 70
our southern people: and this. together
with The settlement OF our state deot
daring the present wear, must prove potent
factors IN the future growth aud prosper
~ of Richmond. Confidence, both IN the
stability of the government and the IN
to9r;tc 81 our people having been thus
fpllv restored. I think 1t safe 10 predict
q .,,ot canifol will soon seek investment IN
81 - vcr, inviting fields adjacent 20 luch-
81 snana. which Will mark new era III us
q s-r0wth. Already there are many evidences
II - cuferpr,sc and development here which
81 y oul3 hardly have been undertaken but
far the present favorable conditions IN our
national and state affairs; and feel con-
Il 4 tcnt ;hesc are but On earnest ~ what We
4 can look forward 20 Ia the near future
suugrANrIAL DEVELOPMENT.
Tho spirit OF speculation which almost
took possession Of the people OF the South
q lew wears ago Cont which mover got n
vorv strong tootholi IN Richmond) has
fortunately given place 90 efforts Tor sun-
stautai DEVELOPMENT on the only true
Iasis-viz. that of supply and demand"
There is uow % steady Improvement IN real
property. both IN Richmond and ITS grow
inc suburbs which furnishes most graft
frIne evidence OF It's substantial erowthin
wealth aud population. For the three
years prior 20 this an average OF 200 houses
have boon erected annually IN the cOfpo-
rato limits Of Richmond and Manchester
whilst the suburban villages OF Barton
Hcrhte Chestnut liill, and other places
have added largely 20 this number.
HASpsoNT NEW DUuDE'0s.
u ~ said that the year lust past has out
4 90 Nsa
the number and character Of the houses
erected here. aud the building interest has
4 assumed such proportions That 1 nave
heard % stated there are now engaged III 10
ahuu. 100 contractors. employ Ing. more
A than ten times that number OF bands, ana
that nearly n not all of them axe either
busy now or have contracts Tor new WORK
f1r the ensuing year. Ia this connection
81 will not ic deemed inappropriate 20 call
attention o. some OF the important build
nes which viii be completed during the
coming ycsI In tins catalogue We, of
course. name first our beautiful and most
substantial CITY Hall. This binding VIII
not only supply "A great want, but VIII be
standing advertisement as wei as an
ornament 20 our city. The same may be
. said Of our new Chamber-Of- Commerce
building. the now Library building on the
CAutol SauGrc. the new bank building Of
the Planters National Bank, aud the VIZ
riuia Safe Deposit and Fidelity Company.
Il Tho COMING year viii witness too, the COM
4 meuccmeut of the jefferson " Hotel. By
q cur most useful and euterprising follow
i citizens. Major GIuter and Mr.. John Pope.
10 is hard % estimate tine value OF this I'M
dsrt3kIug 90 this community. these gen
fleutu. with others. are also euga-ed IN
extensive improvements Just ont on tho
,ltr. which Val greatly euha0ce the yaiue
az our suburban property, as we'll a. add
10th, attrlr'lYcnegs Of Richmond. They
arrHl-l CrrltIuga short distance from here,
along tho lueot the DGuvilieroad, costly
uul splendid plant for the manufacture Of
"a'i kinds and coiors ot bricks, thing,
&c.. Ac.,Gul IL Richmond had few more
such mon there Is 40 telling what they
would DO fer .t.
iEOpOsEp IMPROVEMENTS.
We learn. too. from good authority that
the coming tcnr VIII witness the com
mpucgmeut of one. aud probably two, new
pn4spuIcr and freight depots for our ran.
rull-. Scarcely ans building ever erected
lrr. hls advertised us 20 better advantage
tl1u the elegant Union Depot constructed
uad.i the supervision % AluJor MYERS
a ucW and improved graln-aleyator, IN a
botter location, 60 take the place OF that
destroyed by FIRE m July last. IS also on the
fGls and. % D. sad, Will soon be Dult by
TINT tuttruIlsuC and vigorous corporation
the Chesapeake aud ONO Railway Com
lauF.
yrw STEAMSHIP Inns.
This company has a.6 made arrange.
mruts far the establishment Of line Of
steamers between Newport News and
1LNcfu.ol. which ought 10 be of the great
@ benefit and interest 10 our people. end
t~.rk o fa..''n iu some lines Of husl-
Ic-s Whom tA.5 luC '7 e-tdblished large
importing houses ought TO 30 put here,
through which merchants from many por-
tons ~ the South and West could do their
importing. instead of being driven, az
thcy age uow, 90 larger cities.
While talking Of steamers, | take the
greatest ulo1 are IN noting the proposed
improvements IN the James-BiYer hne.
This old Virginia line is among my
earliest recollnctlous md they 20 back 10
tie dlvs of the old Augusta, the Curtis
Peck. and lhe Gloucove. Ny native
heath WAS hard hv this line. Ii first
BROUGHT me-, then hoy. TO tins city. The
people then living along II were among
the beet aud happiost uu earth, and the
cluutr. was the garden spot" of crea-
u.u. 10 can. / believe, be made so again,
and say Go! speed 90 the work of Mr..
BARNEY. Major Drewry, aud their as
sucIu.c-
IuE JoBBiNd TRApE.
Notwithstanding the poor cotton crop
rathcr,i M tuo iall OF 1871 IN the southern
States most contiguous 10 Richmond and
the vow lOw price, until very recently,
which this staple commanded IN the mar
BIT both of which facts must necessarily
l4fe cUrtailed orders from these sectious),
vet 70 ls believed tho volume of business
CHlp by the iOhbiug-housas IN Richmond
sur.u. the past year Will equal-lf not
steccd-that OF any preceding year. Tins
business, gs reported at the close OF 1891,
vs- r9b. UIq O}g which exceeded that of
l.. w. oh not la
SHAT greater variety o. purchases are
Song made mere yoar by year, but that
Our merchants are extending their terri
tory. and consequently the influence and
luuortance Of Richmond as manutac-
tarlug and trade centre.
1ooaE-ToBAcco SAILS.
The loose.tobscco sales practically a
now business here, is q growing and I'M
po-t4ut branch Of our great tobac co
trade aud industry, and | look tor
I.st satisfactory results TO flow from
pr. both 10 the trade and tho planter.
U.s. branch roads from the Atlantic
t1ast Line new section of North
Carolina has been opened up 70 the trade
a. Richmond. Tins section has recently
,,mmenced raising tobacco in cOnsldera-
Die quantities IL has proved profitable,
ana The whole trade OF tins section will
thus naturally come TO Richmond.
MANUFACTURERS.
Our manufacturers have generally been
scuyely engaged during the year; several
new enterprises IN this line have been
started. whilst many OF the old establish
ments have been enlarged and diversified.
] think u may be safe 20 say, then, that
the statistics for the past year IN this
liue Will exceed the output OF any pre-
ooding year.
TRADEs'-PARADK AND EXPOSITION.
The trades parade" gotten up under
che auspices OF the Chamber OF Commerce
~ the opening OF the Exposition last fall
l.stmated as having represented IN II only
r.5ut ono third of our business industries)
v..a revelation TO many Of our own peo-
ne aud presented 70 them and TO
Strangers a splendid object1eSson OF the
variety and importance OF the interests
All industries OF Richmond. The Expo
rtiou. too notwithstanding the many
orawbacks IN the way OF short crops, the