Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04


The Atlantic and Virginia branch Of
the Virunia-Carolina ChemicaIfWork on
the Osborn turnpike. will be greatly en-
larBcd this summer. The plans for the
work have already been made and accept
ed. Work will begin In a few days, unless
the unforeseen occurs.
vARNIsH-woRKs ENLARGED.
An extensive addition Is being made to
the Atlantic varnish-Works, at the cor
ner OF Pear and Lester streets. This ad-
diton will be completed in short time.
When 1t Is done the company will have
one of the largest establishments in the
country, and the largest south of Balti-
more, though there is none in that city
larger.
This Is a new enterprise In Richmond,
but an officer of the company stated yes
terday that it had been successful from
the start.
The two large brick tobacco-factories
erected by the l. n. Vaughan estate on
south Tenth street. between Byrd and
Arch. are about completed. One win be
occupied by L. I. Mayo, whose factory
on Cary between Fifteenth and Seven
tenth streets was recently purchased by
the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad Company. The other factory. 1t
Is understood, will be run by Mr..
Vaughan's estate.
The b. D. Chalkley tannery. near t. L.
Mayo's old factory, was also purchased
by the Richmond, Petersburg and Caro-
lima, and new tannery buildings are being
erected at the foot of the Free bridge, on
the Manchester side. This will be an
immense establishment, it being the In
tention OF the management to greatly in
crease the new tannery's capacity, as
compared with that of the old.
a large tobacco-factory has just been
completed by Mr.. II. Z. Williams between
Cary and Canal streets. 1t is fine brick
building of three stories.
The American Tobacco Company has
Just finished two splendid tobacco-facto-
ries at Twenty-fifth and Cary and TWEEN
ty-sixth and Cary. The buildings are of
brick, and have been crowded with the
latest machinery
The Allegheny Box Company has re-
Gently moved into a splendid new fac
tory at Seventh and Canal streets Rail-
road connections have been put in, and
the factory is doing a very heavy bust
ness.
The big ice plant OF the Home Brewing
Company, at Harrison and Clay. Is near
ly completed.
The Crystal Ice Company, al Twentieth
and Cary streets, has recently completed
a large addition to its plant, and installed
machinery which will about treble it's
former capacity.
The Richmond Stove Company has just
completed an addition to its factory at
Twenty-hfth and Main. A new story was
added to the big building.
SATISFACTORY COMPLETED.
The buildings for the glass factory,
between the Chesapeake and Ohio shops
and the Richmond Locomotives Works.
are completed. but some changes were
found to be necessary, and the builders
are at work making these The buildings
cover nearly an entire block. The ma
chinery will soon all be installed, and the
factory Will begin operations. A schooner
load or sand has already been received
An addition TO the Richmond I.ocomo-
tlVe-Works Is being made. However this
is hardly matter OF news. as these
shops are being enlarged almost con-
stantly.
The Mansfield Tripote- Works. near the
Locomotive-Wo are also being en-
larged.
The Webb Chemical Company is talk
ing of building near the Cedar Works
III mas recently purchased Il site for which
1t paid $4,000 The lot purchased is only
a small portion of one which was sold a
few months ago for $1,000.
In Manchester, the Paper-Twine Com
pany has just completed repairing the
damage resulting from the food and ice
gorge of last winter and spring. Fifteen
thousand dollars was expended on the
work.
S. II. Halves & Co. are erecting large
modern warehouse at Eighteenth and
Cary. on the site of the one destroyed by
fire last February. 1t is n modern brick
structure and extends from Cary clear TO
Dock street
Work is i'm progress on the science hall
and large dormitory building to be erect.
ed at Richmond College.
SOME NEW STORES.
Mr.. James Hartley is erecting three
brick stores at Seventeenth and Marshall
streets. They are nearly completed.
The big store being erected by Hutzler
Brothers, at Fourth and Broad. is nearly
completed. The building Is of brick and
stone and will be very handsome.
The handsome store being erected at
First and Broad is also nearly done
Work is being pushed on the new build
ings for st. Luke's Home, at Harrison
and Grace streets. The building will have
one hundred rooms.
Work on Al-Saints church, on Frank
lin, near Monroe is progressing rapidly.
NEW RESIDENCES.
It is impossible TO enumerate the resi-
dences that are being erected in and near
the city. many of them handsome and
costly.
Mr.. c. III. Sutton and Mr.. w. II. Parrish
are building imposing residences on west
Franklin street, opposite the Common
wealth Club.
Mr.. w. A. Anderson has Just had COM
pleted a handsome residence at Harrison
and Franklin.
Four brick residences AZ First and Cary
are completed. or about so.
Two brick residences have just been
completed on Venable street.
Mr. j. II. j. Melton has just completed
pretty frame residence at Thrty-fourth
and Broad streets.
IMPROVEMENTS IN FULTON.
Building improvements in Fulton are
more extensive than at any time within
the memory Of the inhabitants. 1t seems
that everybody who is not building has
just done so, or is anxious to begin.
Mr. r. II. CARRIER has just completed
double brick store on Williamsburg ave-
nue., next to the double store he now oc
cupes. The two buildings, or more pro-
perry, the four. take up half block. and
make one of the most imposing establish
ments In town.
Mrs. Margaret Gogan has just had erect
ed a fine store at Fourth and Denny.
Mr. r. A. Caveda has just built fine
residence.
Mr.. J. T.. Sorg has completed extensive
improvements TO his residence, on State
street. 80
Sergeant James H. Kerse of the First
District. has recently completed an addi-
ton TO his home, on Orleans street, which
greatly improves IT,
Mr.. ". G. Gale has also greatly i'm