The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-01

mi tts trade ard Increased the holiday
Fnne OF tlils year greatly over that or
last year.
Toe wholesale drug business ~ con-
JfrolIed by the Oldest drug firm here. They
report an Increase OF fully 10 per cent
over %. say collections have been better.
and IN volume the business doubles th&t
of three years ago. They say prospects
for SO are exceedingly bright.
In cigars manufactured here the trade
has held it's own.
The wholesale liquor business has not
lost ground and excepting the wild cuts
the insurance men have done wei.
The shoe factory has been fcopene",
and for several months has been Kept
busy turning out now on the average
1.SoO pairs OF ladies' and misses shoes per
week The Pau establishment has also
kept its wofkmen busy. The former en-
ploys six;y-odd hands.
The glass factory in West End has had
all II could 10. and a hunGred men on IFS
pay-roils They have contract that II
renewed will require them 20 dupicatc
their present works an the spring.
Tn, ship-yard has bad moro repair
work than IL had in 90. and not less than
~
At the Southern shops the, force has
been increased gradually since the re-
organization OF that company, ana for
many months he men have been on fun
time New machinery OF the latest pat
tern has been put in. and the projected
increase OF work and new pias. OF this
COMPANY lust beyond the river. which has
been fully mentioned in The Times
speaks cncouragingly Tor IS.
The local frsight and passenger traffic
Of All the railroads has Increased during
the year. and a number cf improve is@nts
and better service have come with IT,
The Baltimore and Ohio have erected a
new freight house during the year, put
into service a new barge. and propose
during the coming year 10 pu, in new
ferry slip This company. though having
purchased property ana surveyed line
around from Georgetown 10 Burke's Sta
ton neiChhorhOOc. seems 20 be only watt
ing for some move 10y the southern. and
the lately rumored consolidation OF those
TWO would he the thing 10 bring tins
about.
The Mount Vernon electric road has cX-
tended its line 10 st Asaphs during the
year. and Is getting the line beyond 20
Washington I'm shape 80 as 10 open In
February or March.
The river trade has been good-a mark
cd increase OF freight and passenger
traffic and patronage here. The ihiiadcl-
phia and Baltimore lines have increased
their business. requiring increased faciii-
ties 10 do so.
The soft coal business is no longer
what II once was. though anthracite coal
is shipped from here by rail throughout
the state into North Carolina and Ten
nessee. The fee business has had a good
year. Ice is shipped from her. into the
valley and far down the line OF railroads
as well as along the river. Alexandria is
now also supplying most OF the river re-
sorts with this article.
The Portnsr Brewery. now an iDstitu-
ton here has increased It's output and
extended its trade southwark nccessi-
tating the erection OF "A plant at Norfolk.
There has been an increase I'm flour in
spection. which is no longer required by
law.
Washington laundry concern set mp
here In March. and has doubled its for
mer capacity employing from fifty to
one hundred hands Two others have
local wagop-delivery agencies
The fertilizer line has grown steadily
Two of the largest plants In the State
are located here and owned by Alexan-
dria men. one has lately been enlarged.
Considerable Florida phosphate Is ship
ped through an Alexandria firm having a
mine down there.
Washington concern has leased one
OF the Union-street warehouses for manu-
featuring bicycles on a large scale.
The foundries and machine shops. plan
ing mills and box factories also the
soap-stone mill report q good year
The banks have done well. as have the
building associations. which are the saw
ing Institutions here
Three churches have been rebuilt dur
ing the year. and another will begin TO
rebuild early in the spring or summer.