Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01


Tobacco and Produce-City De-
partmcnts, &c, sc.
The records OF the past year present an
array OF facts ana hsures of which Rich-
moud has every reason 20 Doe proud Des-
Yite the prevailing depression ln trade
which has been felt in greater or less de-
gree in au quarters Of the globe-and in
face OF the presidential campaign and the
incident staguauon of business. the re-
CORDS of thc public offices and the personal
testimony of men OF affairs so TO show
that the volume of business transacted
here during the past twelve months has
exceeded what could have been expected.
Another milestone in the march Of pro-
gress has been passed. and the new year
dawns radiant with hope and promise.
There has been am agreeable absence of
the pan'cky conditions which prevailed in
lSl and 1896. and although the number of
commercial failures has been considerable
none OF them have been very large, and
80 has been process OF wedding out, ana
the survival of the dttest.
NEW ENTERPRISES STARTED.
Despite The universal depression. there
have been material advances made in
several branches Of trade Available capi-
tai has been we'll used i'm the inaugu-
ration of new enterprises. and others
are contemplated
The Old Dominion Cotton-MiIs. at the
Manchester end OF Mayo's bridge, have
been purchased with northern capital
and have been equipped with an the latest
machinery. They viii. according to pres
Ont arrangements. start up in the near
future and VIII give employment to hum
dreds who are now idle A number of
minor enterprises have entered into the
competition. and have fared well. The
reports OF the manufacturing and jobbing
interests show slight falling off I'm rc-
ceipts over last year. bat this has been
due TO The depression in values caused by
the suiueency of money and the keenness
OF competition. and in reality the output
az least in many lines. has been slightly
in excess of what it was in 1885.
MANY NEW BUILDINGS.
The building trade. which may under
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the pulse or city s progress has been
fairly brisk. slowly but surely the city
is extending her limits I'm every direction.
the number Of new private residences and
small stores erected ON the outskirts bear
ing lncontestable witness TO the fact
The most notable additions TO the city's
fabrics have been the colossal Auditorium.
constructed rrir1arilv for the rcccDffOu of
the confederate veterans at the late re-
Union Dut manly Ior inc holdins oil Dig |
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bullllNs %" JUS sl'e OF coiiinollouS ana /
handsome sloie' que 10 private enterprise
has been very slpstAntial addition TO the |
business houses OF the city while OF para
mount importance is the removal TO this |
cliy oi ine Union Theological Seminary
lhe iisi oi she large puIdings FOR which
7 "'" i" COURSE OF erecuoh on the brook
tIinpiHc. aad She rebuilding OF Grace
street hapust ehuich ON scale oil mag
innocence ana aIehileclui"I beauty IN lhe
centre OF the residential portion OF the
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,oblne in the generations 10 come
The WIDESPREAD reputation that Rich
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1o.,i,elit, tb. ,ot,,.l b.,,,t, of Cos
...,,.tion and tho wealth of historic in-
forest connected with it. have combined 10
mako tbe citv "a rendezvous for the ex-
cur.fons and for the annufl meetinos or
oreanizations from AN narts of tho comm
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AGENTS Association. the southern Whole