The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-19


rccste their names with a brief notice OF
| each one. II is, indeed, roll OF nOno'.
None OF these men. 4 am informed had
the advantages OF technical eauca"oh'
| and are strictly scif-made men,
A GRAND INSTITUTION.
| The benefits which are now obtainaOle
nv Young mechanics from the Mechanics
! lnSfitute. OF which 50 many OF our boys
| avail themselves, are 50 great that TINS
| Institute deserves the greatest encouf-
agemeut and should be aided in every
way TO make it as perfect as possible IN
/ all SIS appointments.
One notable characteristic OF our men
* their readiness not only TO accept but
10 invent new devices for expediting work
/ and saving labor. This is just the re-
! verse of the English mechanics idea.
whose ann Is to pursue old ana obsolete
| methods TO the uttermost. lest, perchance.
some new plan may cost a man his job
or shorten time.
have recently seen IN our shops an
Improvement made by one OF our Rich
mond boys upon a Pratt q Whiting mill
! ing machine which saves hours OF time
and much labor OF the mechanic, In al
tering the machine for different pieces or
work II IS a device that Will be Kept
for the use OF the shops
Another boy. the son Of an old army
comradc Of mine, told his foreman he knew
ne could. with some apparatus easily pre-
pared, do five or six pieces of the same
work. where only one piece had Deeh
usually done, and the apparatus was
| prepared and the work has been cone
/ by the improved method ever since
only cite these as Illustrations OF a RUE.
| one illusion that has been dispelled is
/ the dependence Of our SHOPS upon %
/ panized labor Just before the slflhe III
! f..,1 81. bad go men at work. Inc btnA
mechanics we had belonged 10 the union
| Two hundred and fifty Of them lett in
| body. and few Of them nave ever '"i'o
| back. vet We have since worked as many
as gi7 men. and have never had our SHOPS
IN such perfect working order III c'cis
respect. the new workmen being oIaMil
| from the immediate community. anu iVii
the country districts OF the state
I conclude. therefore. that in this grea,
essential of labor, the city OF hIchhlohu
can command a supply OF mechanics ~
hiph-class work unsurpassed III All 'i'o
o1alities Of body, mind, and, heart Dy
any others I'm the world, and for improve
ment of our condition in TINS IeSpec"
am unable to make any susses1lo"'
Mr.. MI1LIIsEEs srLEcH.
-ir. Gustavus Milhiser was the heAe
speaker In opening, he saln u az tnD
,,olume Of Ricnrnond's manufactures, 10
,.otner with the diversity i'm prJiucts' are
livinr attsstatiOns of the fact that the'e
must exist hero some conditions favor
able to manufacture
MIR. Milhiser dealt thoroughly with the
question. and spoke i'm part .ds loloWs'
II desire further to ODserve-and TINS
is an especially gratifying Observation
that in point of merit the products OF
Ricbmond factories rank with the high
est i'm this country. i'm some cases occupy
ing the very apex of the pyramid OF
merit. Merit may justly be considered
constituent part Of stability.
would say that the essentials requi-
site TO tic existence of mdnulao1 iilhB
enterprises are, first supply OF COM
petent lGbCr at normal rates. second
favorable proximity as measured by
fve ght rates 10 the 8Ourccs from which
crude materials are drawn, md 'ikcWlse
favorable proximity as measured py
freight rate to the fields OF consump-
ton and distribution.
LOW RATES.
Low rates for labor mean to my nina
bargains in labor" and gentlemen, !
tell you that bargains in lator are IL
menace to the peace of our homes, bar
gains m labor are the very seeds OF
! riot.
Nowhere in the tcnets of protection is
found any provision Tor bargains IN labor.
Therefore gentlemen. let as feel strong
i'm our position of labor at normal rates.
ana let us seek elsewhere, an our sur
roundings, Tor advantages, natural adj
vantages- advantages that promise per-
manency-and this brings me TO the COM
sideratiOn of the second essential, which
is favorable proximity. as measured by
freight rates, to the sources from when
crude materials are drawn and likewise
favorable proximity, as measured by
freight rates, to the fields of distribution
and consumption.
Whatever may have been the defects
in our situation, as REGARDS this essential
ten or fifteen years ago. they have since
that time been very efficiently remedled'
As the outgrowth OF the consultations
and extensions, we have the Atlantic
| Coast Line the Southern railway, ana
the Seaboard Air Line. As the results
OF the Richmond. Fredericksburg ana
Potomac railroad opening its line TO
freight traffic. we have access 10 INC
Pennsylvania system, and through the
Petersburg railroad. amording an entrance
into Richmond. We have access TO the
Norfolk and Western system, and the
Chosapeake and ONO has so enlarged IL
self in so many different ways, That IL
now ranks with the greatest systems OF
the country with all these chahAeiS
OF railway transportation right at our
hands, we not only have access 10 every
part Of the country but We have the
I choice of rival lines, thus insuring not
only fair rates. but also prompt as
patch in delivery.
THE VITAL PART.
But the vital part OF this question IS
the means whereby, to increase our man
ufacturing establishments IL asks 10
discover the means by which We can IN
crease our manufacturing establishments
IL asks to bee shown the avenue thal
leads to the realms Of progress. Ihe
key to the gates of that avenue Hes li
our private facilities, beyond those when
have enumerated. Provide improved
facilities. and YOU Will find That the
manufacturing establishments already eA,
listing here will be the messengers ana
proclaim the glad tidings. Ihey VIII
be The first to inscribe upon the pages oil
the future the desired record of deNel-
opment. and fortunately the means WheIe-
with TO accomplish this lies within our
easy grasp. 1t is ours for the asking
mean the proper utilization OF the nat
ural advantages of our SITUATION AT ,i'
head of deop-water Navigation ana us
the proper utilization, mean TO pIoNM'
Richmond with minimum water rates ~