The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-01
THE WALKER BUILDING.

100000, 10 say nothing Of the 500, 900 inn
proNement now IN progress IL the I'M
yersity OF Virginia. CnarlOttesvlne now
has Il number OF handsome business
houses, among them Is the beautiful nve-
story stone 'front.' wholesale and retail
hardware establishment. known as the
OUTLOOK FOR 1885,.
The prospects Tor 1884, are very bright
and encouraging, ana the amount To be
expended on new buildings ana the YarI-
Gus enterprises in anticipation viii equal
mat OF 1870. Among the enterprises Tor
1874 is q handsome >-U,vJJ church edluce, 10
be erected by the PresDyterians; the Bap-
lists Will remodel their churcn while Inc
Disciple C ngf egatiOn contemplate build
ing "a new church. Various enterprises
are spoken OF Ter the new year, but the
plans have not been fully matured yet.
Messrs. George X. Niche q Go. have
purchased from the EDWARD Thompson
Company, NCrthport, l.. L., the American
and England railroad cases and American
ana English Corporation Cases, two series
OF quarterly reports published by the lat
ter company Tor the last nfteen years,
and Messrs. Niche a Co. are equipping a
plant IN this city TO publish the reports
In future. The plant viii be of consid-
cradle magnitude, and will require a large
number oil operatives. Mr.. Thomas John
son Niche, late associate editor of the
American English Cyclopedia Of Law. and
for some time past editor CT the Cases
viii continue 10 edit the reports.
Mr. T. NJ. Cartwright. a native hotel
man, has leased the JeffesOn Park Hotel.
which = located about two miles from
the city. at the terminus OF the city and
Suburban electric railway, and will make
extensive Improvements in the buildings
ard park for the accommodation Of those
seeking a comfortable and pleasant sum-
mer resort The Jefferson Park Improve
ment Company own large tract OF land
near the hotel and along the electric line,
and are planning TO erect number OF
handsome residences in the early spring
DR.. Barringers fine residence, Professor
Fontaine's, Major Peyton-s, Captain
Trays. and the Hon. Dan Harmon's. mem
toned above, are on this electric railway
CHARLOTTESVILLE RACE-TRAcK.
Within three quarters Of a mile OF the
city of Charlottesville Mr.. w. j.. f1cklln
IS building a race-tr track cne-half mile
long. with. regulation curves. for pear
shape track, and has completed large
stable of box stalls l0xl0 feet. all the
posts OF thefuilding being en- The outside,
leaving the box stalls perfectly smooth,
so IL Is ain st impossible for horse 20
hurt himself Under this stable. 100 feet
long. there IL driving or exercise way,
so I'm bad weather tho animals can be
exercised. The grounds will be supplied
with water ffcm a tank holding 500 gal
Ions, forced up BY q Windmill and dis
bic and grand-stand. but will be carried
TO the new house he expects To occupy
himself. The track Will be devoted 10 the
education Of all classes Of horses--racine.
trotsing, Jumpers, and the general hand
ling OF them.
Next May there win be a two-day -ace
meeting, when the Bicycle feature will
race against the hofse This track was
laid cut by EBgireer r. +. Shaw. who
had visited many OF t1e best tracks az the
North. and selected &c pear-shape track
as the~best
Mr. A. d. Payne |kyiU build large
stable rear the traft for the develop-
ment OF his colts. Oving 10 the s0od eli
mate and short whites there win he but
few DAYS In the ven but what horses
can go upor this track.