The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-24

President of the Locomotive Works Gives
some Good Advice.

Mr W. II. Trge, president OF the Rich
mond Locomotive Works, was next in-
troduccd Alter "a complimentary refer
euce 90 thc secretary ot The Chamber Of
Commerce Doe said.
Skipping over my explanation of cN-
pee Ied absence. 4 viii read on 90 say that
perhaps 20 is not uut OF place for me.
as president ot thc Richmond Locomotive
Works that happily bias iosl amy person
al identity and becomes you might say
The properly and basis, in part of the
wealth OF this community. 90 say fcw
words ON trc subject in hand, especially
So as 300 tMs interest of The community
les. iu my Judgment. the certain and
already largely attained success of our
great Southern enterprise. tor Virginia
$3.50 NOT claim 10 alone Lavish. as
eyes she haa demonstrated That all and
auy enterprise is in reach of the South
if We Nc brave first, and then earnest
honest and industrious That the citi-
zcus of Richmond are interested aud
take pride in the Richmond Locomotive
Works. or amy OF its enterprises, is ac-
tual cooperation aud concert OF action
Do girds inc loins of endeayor.
VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS.
And manufacturing is worthy of en-
Couragtmlut Few who have not iuY,s-
ugated b., appreciate the meaning or the
nllldion Oi basic materials. Ihc pro-
poruOnaie disbursement Tor wages o.
enormous and wages so directly into lhe
arteries Oi trade. 10 ls hvperdermic in
it- action iis effect is instantaneous.
Ten thousand dollars paid out ou Sat-
uioHN night before DO reaches The banks
during tlc wcDh following. has perform
cd ptodiglts anl each industry is ,herc-
fore potent for good. and. as their 1um-
u..f increase. sn VIII llcNmOud prosper
Taking Lui hazard our last lNpenli-
tIrt of One hundred thousand dollars. 4
tHd 30 distributed aa follows. Wages.
sH.UD. city purchases. $4,000. BEYOND our
aofoels. alLUN.
Sow } lru0ec every dime spent OUT
sIlt of Virginia. Tor. following 10 back
'o lae roa ald coal. ot which we have
1000 ahuuulur.. YOU may say the entire
Oac hundred Thousand dollars dlshursc-
Weut is iOr vases Iuc purchase from
abroad are NOT concentrated or wholly
iiom tnc large establishments. They
represent lnuumtlaDle small articles
iaat could he manufactured here. % is
Not unusual for our monthly settlements
500 require over one hundred checks moro
than half being iOr sums under one hum
dred dollars. Iu other words. We uatrouiZe
Jlat number of industries each month.
afse majority OFF which could flourish
here. as already stated.
TIE LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
And now at thls interesting meeting 4
must tell what i know, ana that mean.
,uulnug myself 10 and telling only of
the Locomotive Works ana Tor This pray
excuse me.
some years ago-say. ttn-1 invited
gentleman mere 10 take charge cot the
works and carried him through the es-
.abNahmcnt When pleased at tlc evi-
u.lf lrdIlucaUuu that lta extent aud
equipment gave 4 asked his opinion. lic
answered. boa elect. The halt had lOt
been told Re said he Aad only one
thing 90 ask. els the community w.tA
yout for ln varied experience be- had
never seen success OF AN enterprise wltl-
out thar. and that manufacturing had
been abandoned absolutely GA some cities
Tor the lack OF This support j confess 10
the deepest concern at inut tinc NNon
Nls making the query, ana got out OF II
.dmtlF bun truihfuly Pos eaNlnE tldt the
people were not informed. but taC fact Nas
tie sentiment of our people was nos, os
J saW d. encouraging 60 thc enterprise
or conviction 10 Withstand e.. Perhaps
70 was best, fot the Gndiy q might say
selfish interest .or the community. as
community, N3 a fact. .s more interested
iu he success o. au enterprise tEau any
protector can possibly be) and the en-
cOurlgins words tha are now said b.
hy conUsr;. most gratifying. / can now
defy any croaAers-l cannot make bricks
without straw cannot avoid panlcs and
other business Nicisstudes. but with the
community on our side ! can pat an as
good "a hght for existence as any estuh-
Iislment ia the United States. and could
30 almost nothing without yuu
SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE IT.
''The sact that every man in Richmond
claims now and everywhere that We can
hufd locomotives In Richmond means
nothing more nor less than tnc success
or. rather. the survival OF the works, /