The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-27
AS SEEN BY OTHERS.
Visitors Form a Most Favorable I'm
preston of Richmond.

preston of Richmond.
The following article. which appeared
I'm the Memphis Tenn) Commercial
Appeal April 9TH shows what n favor
able impression Richmond makes upon
visitors 10 this city.
No other city IN the South so surprises
the stranger as Richmond. one familiar
with the history OF this country during
the present century not knowing Rich
mond pictures il in his mind as stih
showing the scars Of war and the effect
Of four years struggle. The same strah-
ger sees the older men and women that
suffered sitting I'm the ashes Of the ruins
of the city weeping for the dead, while
their sons have gone 20 other lands 10
win a fortune. But the real Richmond
is a splendid disenchantment. IL is a mod
ern. well built. clean. progressive city
fun Of lie and commercial activity.
Your young Richm0nder uses broad
"a" takes off his hat 20 a lady, is full
of dignity and skill as a mint jullp mixer,
loves his city and state. glories i'm the
South. it's history. its traditions and IT'S
great men; but at the same time he makes
money, drives a hard bargain. is keen
trader and goes after business with the
shrewdness OF the New Highlander COM
bined with the ardor of a Nirglnian.
Richmond has turned her face 10 the
future and its tremendous possibilities.
The sentiment for old things does not
destroy the progressive Instinct. Rich
mond has about the same population as
Memphis. but there is more wealth In
the city of Richmond than in Memphis
In Memphis We buy the raw cotton and
ship 10 away as raw cotton, IN Richmond
they buy raw tobacco, but ship II away
IN plugs or I'm boxes ready for smoking
Richmond gets "A double profit on the
tobacco. whereas we get one profit only
on the cotton. and that is doubtful
thing. Richmond IS a manufacturing city.
IL has "a locomotive factory that turns
out complete four cotton locomotives every
week. This plant has orders 10 keep 10
busy day and night for a year \ party
OF MS visited the plant. IL is equipped with
modern appliances. They use compressed
air for drilling holes. and with If cut
thrOugh iron as the shears cut through
cloth 80 uever-do-weil son-in-law Of
stakeholder is in charge. and no close
personal friend or steps0n OF the presl-
dent holds a responsible position because
Of the kinship The plant ships locomo-
tives 10 Germany Sweden. Finland and
supplies some Of the big roads I'm the
North Southern money is behind II and
IL IS the creature Of Southern man
brain.
Across on the James is the Tredegar
Iron Works. almost "a century old. but
the beneficiary Of every development IN
the manufacture OF iron. The managers
are progressive and they succeed.
Richmond is a manufacturing city. the
greatest in the South. The men OF Rich
mond invest their money in Richmond
enterprises.
Richmond has an endowed hotel. the
finest in the South and as fine as the
Wald0rf-Astoria.
Major Gnter made money faster than
any other man in Richmond. he bought
raw tobacco and turned 1t into smoking
tobacco and cigarettes. Hc grew wealthy
but I'm his prosperity he did not forget
his city Richmond IS full OF monuments
OF the great men Of Virginia. ~ appeal
ed 10 the living. and every day hundreds
Of men and women. after the stomach
has been gioriOusly filled. send mp with
the steam OF the coffee and smoke Of the
cigar a henedction for Ginter. Ginter
built a hotel costing a million and half
dollars. Nothing I'm America Is finer. He
knsw il would never pay IL an interest
charge were made against the investment.
He then endowed the hotel for ten years
Al the end Of that time the running ex-
penses will be easily met. In the midst
Of a gorgeous Pompeiian court there IS a
statue. not OF Ginter. for Ginter was
modest man. but OF Jefferson. The hotel
is not named for Ginter. but for that
great statesman and splendid Judge OF
liquor and good things 20 eat Thomas
bat q
ter in Memphis.
Richmond has an aggressive board OF
trade and a hourshing young mems
business league. the league has no dead
timber In II. and no orators; all are
workers.
But Richmond is not entirely given 10
commerce. Far out from the centre OF the
city is a statue or the greatest soldier Of
the South. one Of the greatest men OF the
century-Lee. The warrior. mounted
looks over the city across the rolling W.
ters OF the James towards the fields
whereon he broke the power OF McClei-
Ian and all but destroyed his army. In
the distance is cold Harh0r and FAR away
lies Fredericssburg II was this man with
an il-equipped army that rolled the tide
OF war northward to the foothills ~
PENNSYLVANIA and hurled back northward
the forces Of Pope and Hooker and
Burnside. and Mcclellan. II was he who
grappled with one that knew his proves
and that conquered only by overwhelm-
ing him. One sees In the heroic statue q
picture OF cavalier. the greatest OF his
school.
Down in the Capitol Square is statue
Of washington. Washington's figure