Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
ACTIVITY.
YEAR WAS THE BEST RICHMOND
urupERs HAVE EVER KNOWN.
BOON PREDICTED FOR 1900.
increased Demand, nmd n Fan In the
price Of Material Are Expected to
Make tho New Year n Record
breaker.

The builders OF Richmond have never
ia any year done SO much worS-or per
haps. made so much moncy-as during
1873
Tho building has been OF every ohorac-
ter. There are few manufacturing plants
in the city which have not been enlarged
during the year. Many small plants have
branchcd out. end the large ones have zee
,elvod extensive additions. one OF the
rgcst manufacturing establishments in
Richmond has been enlarged every month
curing the year. ana It's capacity at the
end OF 1883 is almost doubled. The same
Sc true TO % less extent Of another we'll
known establishment
FACTORY BUILDING.
The building has been largely confined
10 tao erection OF manufactures ana the
enlargement OF Tho capacity OF old ones.
a great deal OF ovorhauling and repair
$40. which is usually done az The end OF
The old year and tho beginning Vol the
new has been SRA progress throughout the
year. a Use OF tho new plants erected,
and those whose capacity has been on
lareod. wopld be- surprisingly long
Tho Richmond Locomotive and Ma
ohine-W orlss have made very extensive
additions. auo as q result the capacity OF
tas plant Is said 20 he now as great, with
perbaps one exception. rs that Of any in
mo United states. The already large
works OF tho V!rgnio-North Carolina
v-heo Company have been several times
ENLARGED during Che year, and very
'aree addition IS now being erected Tho
American Tobacco Company has just
completed on the north side OF Cary
.trect between Twentieth and Twenty
arst what IS probably the largest tobacco
frttory On the world. Two immense toe
Lacco factories erected 10y the J. n.
Vaughan estate. az Tenth and Byrd
streets. have just been completed. The
largo factory az Twenty eighth and Main.
which had not been used for several
years. has been extensively repaired, ana
griu DO put ia operation tho first OF me
year
These are out a few Of the instanc,2
in which the capacity Of osi3piaiiil4-N'
has been enlarged during the year
very large addition has been made 10 .ho
gbattoir OF the Valentine Mea1-Jul-e
company.
MILLIONS SPENT IL BUILDING.
A comrlcte list Of the new plants erect
oil would be very long. The American
r..rer-y-orlls is one Of the largest. Tho
g.. K.rcan slaughter-h0use are olner
immense buildings which have gone mp
r the wear. The Southern Depot Us
.r..r construction the Union Depot To
r. r-.1 by tho Chesapeake and ONO ana
.-trn-d Airline Will De going mp On "a
..- months one of the best-kuOwn
,..r.-. of Richmond estimates that the
....u>s alone Of the new plants which
f... zone up I'm Richmond during the
.rrss HsfI II q. cd o.
additions and improvements .he
.. % at least half rs much more. IL
noe Ear from tho truth 20 soy Chat
10000 has been expended ln
trre new manufacturing plants ana
and improving old ones during
manufacturing plants have been
.l feature of the years building
t of thousands of dollars nave
Dr.. expended upon structures OF olnef
.--.~. The erection of the stone build
inc. Tho Virginia Union University has
lr gun during the year. and is now
.--.f CONNECTED. They win cost nearly
A dormitory building and q sci-
.r.. ban have been erected ut Richmond
collier. during the year at q total cost
$1,000 one or more church edifces
lave bean erected and several are pro-
...I
RESIDENCES ERECTED.
Although it is often said. and is proha-
f. true. that residence building has been
raono u Richmond for several years.
f. number of residences which have
crs up during the past year IS greater
r.n in decade. 40 least Many OF these
... SAINT homes. but there nave ESQ
Boon arected an unusually larec number
less pretenuous residences. Many of
. are in the suburbs. Fulton has had
larger number of new houses built han
...r before 200 cna year. probably. Besides
I'D unusually large number of residences