Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-09
cheerful feeling. and trade Is in a more

l 9Oltu ana HeHItUy cOUultiDu.
Mr.. ]. H. Griffith. commission merchant:
"Business In the produce line Is brighter
| and think the prospects are very prom
ising for a good fall and winter trade"
Mr.. 8. w. Travers, fertilizer: "All Of
my adyices from the South report crops
as good or better than ever known. and.
with the tariff question settled, look
for n marked Improvement OF business
with the South.
Mr.. u. b. Van Buren,. stair-builder:
'sThere has been q great deal OF building
going on In Richmond all OF the year.
A number of houses are In course OF
erection now, and the outlook among
builders IL Frightening"
Mr. r. X. Parrish, secretary and gene
raj manager OF the Richmond Cedar
works said: business with us has inn
nroved wonderfully in the past few
weeks. There is no boom, but n steady
Improvement In oil branches OF trade.
Our western men write that the large
corn crop will improve business very ma
terially In that section
SHIPMENTS GETTING LARGER.
Mr. II w. Courtney. district passenger
agent Norfolk and Western: THE crops
along the Norfolk and Western are more
abundant than for years. The freight
and Messenger business all over our line
has very perceptibly increased within the
past month"
Mr. G. s. Campbell. freight agent At
Iantic-Coast Line: THE crops on our line
are the best we have had In years: our
tonnage has very largely Increased. and
the prospects for large fan business /
consider very bright
Captain c. 4. Taylor traffic manager OF
the Richmond. Fredericksburg ana Po-
tomac: eve note already a marked i'm
proyement in our business, both passen-
ger and freight. Reports from the South
indicate fine crops generally throughout
that region. and from this. together with
the revival OF business incident TO the
settlement OF the tariff questions, We an
tIcipate a good fall and winter trade"
Mr. John ID. Potts. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio: while August, 1872, showed
the largest earnings In the history OF the
chesapeake and Ohio road, August 1894
showed stlll better, considering the gen.
eral depression throughout the country.
The earnings for August. 1892, We're $l,002.-
3se 81: August. 1893. $500 2S767; August, 1894,
1891 ,27in. Both the freight and passenger
business of the Chesapeake and Ohio
are highly satisfactory. The improvement
In eolipment and track has continued
In n higher state of perfection"
The Southern and other roads going out
of Richmond also report increased traffic.
The Feeling on Broad Street.
In on Broad street there is very little
evidence of hard times. Nearly all the
merchants. especially those engaged in
the dry goods business, ere looking for
ward TO the largest trade this fall that
boh MANY Thorn
regard the Senate bill as a very good
measure considering everything. and feel
that It should at least be given trial
before It is condemned by the people. The
groccrs and furniture men do not speak
well Of collections this fall, thinking that
II will take some time for the poorer
classes. who have suffered for lack OF
work during the year, 10 get out Of debt.
However both grocery and dry goods
men are laying IN as large ana elegant
stocks this fall as ever before, and come
OF them are even surprising previous
years in this respect. The dealers in fur
niture and household supplies never had
more exquisite and tasteful lines Of goods
than they now have on display and the
entire retail situation is bright and en-
couragng.
The Dispatch reporter. who called upon
street yesterday received little other than
cheerful information regarding the busl-
ness outlook.
Richmond's musical concerns who deal
largely throughout this State ana North
Carolina, are looking forward 10 brighter
times.
The Real Estate Market.
Our real estate agents are all hopeful Of
lad inn. ont In stZgs
within the next few months A great
number Of inquiries about property are
being received. and prices hold IN re-
markedly well. There has been a slight.
though not general cut in rents. and so
many houses have been erected In the las.
two years that rather more than usual
are vacant September and October.
though are the great renting months. and
many leases are being prepared daily.
Several Of the Richmond firms are devot-
ing a good deal OF attention 10 immigra-
ton md Out-of-t0yp SaIae