Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24


: ofilce-that is he was paying MIR. Powe
800 month for window, with space
limited that we two could not SIT dow
at the same time. That rent was the bas
: OF Mr.. Powers's fortune. | can never 10
get the heat OF September. 1855. The burr
e | ed bricks were so many furnaces, ana. II
! deed. In some In many, places the fre
I | were still smouldering. a merciless SUI
cotton shirt n black alpaca coat, and
perfectly raw back are one and all an
altogether inseparaby connected In m
minR,sYith the rehabilitation of Richmond
and. tclrther, Richmond Is rehabilitated
And, having seen her rise from povert.
and ashes, her young men dead, 10 he
| present state Of wealth and beauty. witt
her young men alive, should / not en-
courage you to embark In enterprises
and yet myself In the prime OF life, hop,
| myself to see prosperity. Ossa piled or
| Pellon. resting upon her seven hills?
Mr.. Crenshnw's FOrcibIe Address.
| Mr.. Trigg's speech was punctuated by
| applause, which was hearty and pro-
| longed as he concluded. Mr.. s. Dabney
Crenshaw, president Of the Richmond
| Chemical-Works. was next introduced,
and delivered a most forcible address.
He said:
Mr., Chairman: have accepted your in
yitation with difidence. for not only am
L an Impractical speaker but also unac-
customed 10 the preparation of profess
Tor venturfng TO give you a few thoughts
as they occur TO plain manufacturer,
must be my devotion to and interest in
our beloved CITY
The subject suggested-"H to Stimu-
late Manufactures and New Enter
prises"-is n big one and could not UNI
dertake. If able to do so. to really cover
such ground in the limited time at our
disposal, TO say nothing of the fact that
me 9ther gentlemen have already dis
ana might add. by right of presumption.
they nave already given you some of my |
lew thoughts on the subject
In this day of close margins IL is ne |
cessary to have superior. or at least |
equal, conditions to compete successfuIIv.
therefore,, IL is necessary to first see what |
me conditions are to determine what con-
ntlons may improve, which will stimulate
In the early history OF |
hundreds of years ago.
Win great margins between the prices
u raw materials and the finished pro-
iucts' ana but few people who even un-
ierstood that primitive method of con-
.e'tlhs the one into the other. the word
manufacturing meant really what its
tTlct derivation means-making by hand
ma but little regard had to be given 10 |
surrounding conditions.
POINTS THAT ARE INVOLVED.
NOW Tor successful manufacturing. one
lust, from an ideal standpoint. be on |
quaI roofing with competitors as to-
l. Cost OF raw materials.
z. Price and skill Of labor.
r electricity ''
T. Machinery Of most improved type. ;
o. Elther nome u. e. locaD market for
,e In1huiactured product; If heavy goods.
lat have the sales area limited bv | {
e ght' or frst-class transportation ia I
III e that enable great distribution for 7
ose hghter goods whose weight ana S
sner price make the freight cost a small
I'M comparatively. or both Y
}. Last, but not least. first-class and abla p
dhagement, for without this all other {
hdltlons may be superb and vet failure | <
Duid be almost inevitable II
u course, some one of these ideal es- 6
, ! i may be somewhat lacking. ana e
an enterprise be successful ouSino IN le
existence of other conditions tn an II
ceptlonai degree. but the more nearly
1Se conditions exist favorablv. the In
eater the chances for success. 81
HOW OUR CITY STANDS dl
>ext, let us see how our city stands as ~
cards these ideal conditions. as this -,
u greatly help us i'm deciding how TO VI
nuIate manufacturing. yv,
y Cost of Raw Materials-This OF Nc
rise depends on what the material is | %
bearing in mind that in cases where | no
raw material is not indigenous. good
deportation facilities are the best as
ance OF raw materials on the best
ms and this subject ] will come 10 VIZ
pr. ~ ON
Price and Skill of Labor-As TO price so
assuredIy hold our own, as labor with els
Is NOT higher priced than our average "a
lpeutors, and as to skill. while we I'M
e a large number of skilled people in let
MIDST, / consider there is room for tui
az Improvement in this direction. com rea
ga with many other communities. and rel
iins VIII 90 more TO increase this ma ma
than technical education. Coo sig
NJ, therefore, that the work begun by yer
Mechanics Institute may be ex- est
aed under the newly-suggested name 70
ol us own, until we shall have i'm ITO
midst another Stevens institute ! SpH
| annually turn out scores 81 ,,ot tab
ireds' or young men, not only edu- mop
d theoretically, but ready by actual am
'lence In the institute shops to start ina
YORK practically and intelligently. /. estt
Il application 70 o,,r tayt Nn,h,,. viii
more stimulate manufacturing In VIII
mond than the organization. develop pils
: and maintenance of a thoroughly Iio Ii
Dped technical school, with shops at petLI
ed, so as to yearly increase our num- tath
IF educated skilled workmen 10
Cost of PoWer-As regards water,
ndoubtedly have thousands Of horse a,te
r running to waste, so that we have sly
advantage in this. except that 1 ii
|
$ rapidly making electrical power n ness
sity, and that we should, therefore. | the
Dnly herald with pleasure the pro- quen
or suggestion of this being done | ur
but also give all the aid in our
r TO its fulflment. AS regards coal FOL
ugh the fullest development of our Greel
power. as above suggested. would shoe
ase its influence, nevertheless. for Tired,
y. PURPOSES, coal must ever remain meet
at factor in manufacturing, and we
o. therefore, use every influence TO a., III
nj the existing practice which we ~ w, WI
cry CITY trorSnorta1 atL. SIn dustr
n by rail and 800 to LOCO miles by IA 'n 1
ana delivered at even lower price ne n
TO many of our Richmond manu- 80, "
'ers, thus robbing us of one of our i Einai'
al advantages. Furthermore. / Nns = =
nolicy - TO-, SnGiIL ro ana ms which
Oct tbeir COOL - 80. a5 no UIe be pu
lufacturer on their line. for cheap s,htal
night readily increase in freights | NJ
this difference in price of coal broins
therefore, / stick my second peg | tbat
mulating manufacturing. by urging ali y,
earliest support and work of our nrices
s TO insure the development Of our peSs
power on the Niagara plan and oieo
ion in price of coal 10 minimum | Iatest
lnufacturing purposes. anv =
lachinery OF the Most Improved cIred
This condition is like some horse cordit
free TO ALL" If the plant be newly s',e,oas
and thereafter intelligent and pro- Je5Siai
-, 90 must see thdt this shall
FACILITIES that n
GOOD. shane
lone Market and Transportation additio
es-I believe it is admittedly true conditi
csc with us are good. To the West | sufficie
'e the Chesapeake and Ohio ana sound
and Western tv h. I SlIUnOSt