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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

October 1st. For the year from Janu-
ary |. 1899, to January ], 1909, the saies
amount 10 more than 53.oc'OW pounos.
THE tobacco export trade Of the city has
grown during the year also. During the
year tho Continental Tobacco Company
has erected and is now operating large
and splendidly-equippod brick TOBACCO
storage and handing-house. me Amer,
can Tobacco Company Is negotiating win
a view to the establishment here OF q
cheroot factory. 10 employ more thah Nv
operatives.
Among the new industries established
during the year Is that OF the Danyille
Textile and Manufacturing Company, W.
p. IIodnett, president; capital. SSOoOJ;
now operating a yarn garment manufac-
tory. II proposes to establish others
The old properties. rights, and tran
chjses of the Danviile Street-Car COM
many have been acquired BIZ new s5s1,y.o
syndicate OF progressive young men. WIN
William ]. Payne OF Richmond. Va, -
president. This company has secured an
extended franchise. authorizing lis mo
to cross the Dan river TO ana tnroush
North Danvillc. section embracing
nearly a third OF the cl'y's @cVV peop.s'
1t Is proposed to reconstruct an" ,ho-
roughly equip the entire system. build
roughly modern system. The. company
also has authority to establish and ops-
rate an extensive electric-ligh ling ana
power plant.
During the year the city has voted
$4,000 bonds and sold them readily ana
proiitably. with the revenue from WAlch
II is proposed to pave Min street rom
Bridge to Floyd with granite blocks. ana
from FLOYD 10 the Mount vernon chnrfh
with yi.riiied brick. Thirty or MOI
other streets ave TO be paved with COO
or macadamized.
The building Of the handsome gsani'
and white brick Union Passenger S'a
ton OF the Southern railway. now pr1cu-
cally completed. is another notable step
in the city's Advancement.
The effort on the part of the Business
Mems Association and citizens TO secure
more advantageous freight rates for the
city Is now with the Interstate Com
merce Commission for adjudication.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
PULASKI CITY.
Rnpfd Strides-The Mining and
Other Interests.

PULASKI, VA, December 30.--(Special.)
Pulaski City and county have both had
a prosperous year. and look forward to a
still more prosperous one In 1900.
The city has improved In its streets.
walks. and buildings; the iron and
zinc furnaces have been enlarged and i'm
proved. and their output increased; the
price OF iron and zinc has advanced great
ly: the furnaces are making great
profits, and are paying their hands bet
ter wages. They are all skilfully man.
aeed-the Dora Iron Furnace, under
superintendent Duane, Of the Carter syn
dictate; the Pulaski Iron Furnace, under
superintendent Eckman, and the zinc
furnace. under Vice-President George
Holstcin, OF tho Bertha Mineral Com
PAM.
The zinc furnace has added a number
Of warehouses for ore and built num-
Der OF officers houses, and has on its
yard years supply OF ore.
In the county. all mining operations are
very active. q number OF iron mines be-
ing opened up and successfully worked
ali OF them tributary to Pulaski City. the
central point OF the iron and zinc opera
lions. All these industries have this year
given abundant employment to laborers
al living rates.
The county, as well as the city of
Pulaski. Is prosperous. Cattle men
have done unusually well in the
last year. The cattle industry is
assuming its former place as the best
and most profitable agricultural interest
in this famous grazing and stock-rai5ing
section. and the razor-back sorts of the
so-caled milk and butter breeds are CIV
ing place to the shorthorn, which is
the great favorte of the stock-raisers,
giving abundance of milk and butter and
making prime beef as well, which is now
commanding a very high price.
The county is about to build two new
steel bridges across New river. 1t has
improved its roads steadily for the last
five years. and will continue to do so In
1900. There is snug balance TO the
county's credit in the treasury.
Merchants in the city and county re-
port an unusually active Christmas, and
expect a fine trade next year.
The big work on the Norfolk and West
ern cutoff, near Radford City, through
Pulaski county, will be completed In 1900.
1t will cost a great sum and EMPLOYS a
great many hands. Its tunnel Is apout
three-quarters of a mile long, and it's
bridge-work and masonry are heavy and
OF the best quality.
Crops are promising.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
THE IMPLEMENT COMPANY.
4 Concern Well Known Among
Southern Farmers.

rho Implement Company. firm wide
~ known throughout tho South. on ac-
count OF its low prices. reliability, anu
promptness. does an immense business,
both retail ana wholesale. in aericuitu-
raj implements. vehiclos. farm machinery,
&c. The concern also does some manu-
featuring. and is famous for its churns.
Jumpers, corn-shellers. and for Its we'll
known corn and cob-crushers. The lat
ter have gained widespread popularity.
as they are great money-saving inven-
lions. and absolutely necessary to every
weu-Iegulated farm. Woods new patent
churn. OF which the company makes
speciality. has proved q great seller"
and II everywhere attracting. attention.
The Implement Company. which, by the
way, has at it's head Mr. 4. w. Wood,
senior member OF tho famous firm OF T.
w. Wood & Sons seedsmen. has more
than doubled it, business within the last
three years. and now travels many sales
men IN Virginia, North and South Caro-
Iftui, and parts Of Georgia II IL not sur
tflsing that II has achieved such remark
abs success when II 10 remembered tina,
~ house handles almost everything. a
D9per eouic possibly reed. Note the FOL-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

In monetary circles. Fewer failures than
usual have characterized the business
year Everywhere a gentle. though grad
ual. glow has warmed the business world
Fires but few have frightened TINS
community, and good fortune and an eu1-
Client fro department having stood tie
city IN good stead.
while there IS an improved opportunity
- 80 --',,ovr-ent Of labor and an IN
creased wage rate. the farming interests
complain that this is but an added bur
.n.al. as their products, with the
large increased labor cost have shown
little or no rise lin selling price.
Tho community has been exempt or
plague and uestilence. and general coed
health has set about Stauntons nearth-
stones.
Mechanics have had their services de-
mauded this year In a constant ana re-
munerative way, and the amount or
building IL above the usual amount.
Altogether, the outlook for 1850 is fat
tcrinc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
NEWPORT NEWS.
A Splendid Year-Great Develop
ment-The Future.

NEWPOT NEWS, VA. December No.
Newport News closes tomorrow the
most eventful year in its history. The re-
cord Of progress in the past twelve
months has been nothing short OF phe-
nominal. The outlook for 1870 gives pro-
mise of even more substantial growth and
it is confidently expected that the opening
year of the new century will see impor-
tant developments along new lines.
The next census. which will be taken
shortly, will show the population Of the
city to be fully 5000. Four years ago. to-
day, the pop Ilation was $50 The in
crease in the past year has been ~ the
neighborhood of 6.0O0
In the past year upwards OF 200 new
residences, stores and buildings OF all
kinds have been erected. 1t Is impossible
for the real estate men to supply homes
for all of the applicants, Notwithstanding
the fact the the building growth Of New
port News is unparalleled in the South
They are wondering II the time will ever
come when there will be enough houses
in the city to supply the demand. In
cluded in the number OF new structures
which was an increase of about 100 over
the number erected in 1898, are several
costly stone churches, number of large
brick, business buildings and blocks, and
many attractive residences. both brick
and frame One important addition to
the attractive buildings is new Aca-
denny of Music, built at a cost of SS0.00o,
which will be completed in few months.
Business conditions here have never
been better. Merchants in all branches
are prospecting, and new firms are continu-
ally entering the field. Rents are regar-
ded by outsiders as high. but in all trades
good wages are paid and the people are
well able TO pay the rates asked. There
is work in Newport News for everyone
who wants ii and there Is no excuse for
men being idle here. During the past
year. the shipyard has kept GOO men con-
stantly busy on large list OF valuable
ship contracts. The Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad and transportation compan-
les employ In the yarIis and piers about
100 men. Caslseys brass foundry is
employing 200 meh. and the smaller in
dustries have large forces busy.
This has been the shipyard's busiest
year. Vessels costing upwards OF $500
COO with an aggregate tonnage of over
10000 have kept the large force OF skilled
ship-buiders busy. Two battle ships-the
KearsarSe and Kentucky-have been
turned out and both smashed the battle
ship speed records and are decidedly the
best warships OF this class In the United
States navy. They will go In commission
In few weeks. The Illinois, also q FIRST
class battleship, has been considerably
advanced and will be completed next
summer The keel for the monitor. Ar
kansas. has recently been laid, and the
keel for the monster $50 ton battleship.
Missouri. will soon go down.
or the merchant vesael9. four large fast
freight steamships 70, the Morgan Line
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
FREDERICKSBURG.
A Most Prosperous Year-The People
JubiIant.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, December
Nfspeclal.)-An interview this week by
the Dispatch correspondent with the
leading wholesalers, jobbers. and the re-
tailers in all branches of mercantile bust.
ness and with the manufacturers ana
contractors, permits him TO make the>yery
gratifying announcement that the year
now closing has not only been an eX-
ceedingly prosperous one, but fecoru-
breaking year in all branches or trace.
Especially prosperous, however nav
been the manufacturers, several or which
have on more than one occasion DC En-
forced to turn down orders. ~ all
though. the contractors have had the
most prosperous year. AS an evioehcc
Of this. there have been more buildings
erected and more repair work done than
in any one wear for the past twenty, and
the indications are that the coming year
win see a greater boom still in the build
ing line With the beet-sugar factory'
two large business and office Duldinss,
and other contracts aiready sisneu' ~ ~
estimated that the year 1890 will see more
buildings erected and greater improve
ments generally than in any one year
since the city was founded. In tniS
march OF progress on the part OF tne
citizens, the city. too, will enter ana Keep
these improvements will be the erection
of an electric light and power plant. ms
will be followed by general sewerage anu
the paving OF the streets. Aions WIZ
these will come valuable aid from tne
Federal Government. in the estapush.
ment OF the Battle-felds Park when
means no little 70 this city ana section.
Northern capitalists have an option on
the water-power, which, If purchased tand
there seems no doubt that 1t Will be),
means the erection OF several Important
Industries. the plans for which have al
ready been drawn. Altogether. there
Tore the outlook for the Old Burg Is
decidedly encouraging, and our citizens
are more jubiIant than the writer has
ever known them to be. There has also
been a steady increase In the price Oh
faolfy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

A Recently Incorporated Concern
With "a bright Future.

The A. T. Clare & Son HARDWARE
Company are Successors OF the FAMOUS
old house OF A. y. Clarke q Son. wnien
was originally begun In 1852 by the ia'e
Augustus y. Clarke. The new concern
was recently Incorporated with increased
capital TO meet the demands OF us DUST
ness. which has been growing right along
through all the years past. Its ouicer ;
and directors--ai leading men In TINS
city-aTo as follows:
q. Harvey Clarke, president.
Carroll IL. Jones, yice-pIesident.
Stanhope Libby, secretary and trea-
surer.
II. G. Thornton, Of the Richmond Paper
Company.
W. Il. Saunders. OF the firm OF sadn-
ders & Chambers, wholesale groceries.
J. Il. Elan, real estate.
NJ. j.. Cox, OF Richmond Locomotive
Works,
G.. W. Libby, and John Garland Pollard
The company now have one OF the
largest and handsomest store builoihSs
in the city--l320 Main street-where can De
found the most select stock OF General
Hardware. Cutlery, Guns, Ammunition
and Heavy Hardware.
In the Department OF Carriage ana
Wagon Materials, their stock Is the
largest in the city, CONSISTING OF iaise
assortment of Saryen x Warner patent
Wheels. Iron and Steel Axles springs OF
the different patterns and makes, Buggy
Tops, Dashes. Hubs, Spokes. etc.
This concern gives especial attention
to furnishing the hardware for buildings
OF all kinds-hotsls. public buildings, AND
residences. Among the handsome build
ings here for which they furnished the
hardware are the City Hall. state Ii
brary building. Jefferson Hotel, and
Chamber OF Commerce. They handle
Builders Hardware OF the best manu-
features. and in the most artistic designs,
as we'll as Plain. Polished Bronze or
Brass. Antique Copper, Oxidized Silver.
ard Gold Plate.
In addition TO a large city trade, this
docs a jobbing business through
out the Virginians and Carolnas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
PETERSBURG.
Activity In All Lincs-Great Inn
movements.

movements.
PETERSBURG VA, December 30.-
Especial. 1.-THE trade. Of Petersburg during
the present year shows large increase
over that % 1893. which was an exception
al year In the amount Of business done.
Merchants of every class express salts
faction With the years work. ana all OF
them are cheerful as to the future. In all
4. uartrlents OF the wholesale trade
F-~.~ ,oss. shoes. clothing.
&c.-the Increase OF business has been
large. and in the retail departments traie
has been active and profitable: A srau,
IA fnu feature OF the aT's taIe. testiheai
to by all merchants. Is that of small
.. a. o,rp, payments by pur-
clusters This fact shows growing anu
general prosperity. Another gratifying
Instance ot Improvement In the CONNER
cia world IL that labor OF al KINDS mas
been given employment and that no one
who desired work has failed To get H.
Skilled labor has been always in de-
mard. The cotton and tobacco-factories
have been run on full time, with Iuii
force and their outputs have been great
with ready sales for all they could manu-
factu-e.
The public streets have been improved
lare, factories and warehouses nave been
erected. new industrial plants nave peeh
established and otners are III coseS', -,
ton. Many fine residences nave peeh
built contractors have had more work
offered than they could take. the banks
have done an immense business-all pc
tokening prosperous year. During tns
year a great railroad has been built OUT
from our city, which will open rich Sec
ton to our market, ana a ntst-cias %
street-railway service has been given 10
the public Everything has been en-
couraging in business aspect during s inc
Tor solfd and substantial progress IN
the future A great business has been
done in the manufacture OF trunks. wnlcn
are sent out to every State In the Union;
The large peanut factories have placed
their products throughout the land, ara
the markets of the world have been IN
large part supplied with leaf and manu-
factured tobacco from Petersburg.
What has been done this year. II signs
do not fail, will be done next year. ana
energy and capital will be exerted to add
to the prosperity and commercial im-
portance of the city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
THE HILL CITY.
New Enterprises-The Year q Re-
cOrd-Ercaker.

New Enterprfses-The Year q Re-
cOrd-Ercaker.
LYNCHBURG, December 3c-(SpeciaD-
The growth and development of Lynch
burg as q manufacturing centre In the past
three years, and especially in the year
1899 has been very rapid. Within that time
sixteen new manufacturing plants have
been established as follows: a. l.. Peters,
Manufacturing Artificial Limbs; Hughes
Buggy Co., Manufacturing Bugges; SIAM
ford Manufacturing Co, Manufacturing
dyes; Lewis-Johns Manufacturing Co..
Manufacturing Fertilizers; Lynchburg
Hardware Manufacturing Co., Manufacture
ing Hardware; Lynchburg Diamond Ice
Co., Manufacturing Ice; Midland Hosiery
Co., Manufacturing Hosiery; Guggenheim-
err Manufacturing Co., Manufacturing
Pants; Lynchburg Plow Co.. Manfactur-
ing Plug Tobacco; Lynchburg Chemical
Co., Manufacturing Extracts &C.. Taylor
Wagon Co., Manufacturing Wagons;
Thornhill Manufacturing Co., Manufacture
ing Wagons; I.yncnburg Brass Maniac
turing Co., Manufacturing Brass goods
Virginia Textile Co.. Manufacturing Under
wear; and Lynchburg Paper Box Co..
Manufacturing Paper Boxes.
Besides these new plants nearly every
one of the larger OF the old plants have
increased its capacity. This is true OF the
Cotton Iiil, which has doubled its capac-
ity and will employ about 500 people. The
Lynchburg Plow Co. has also doubled its
capacity. John II. Head & 90. Maniac
lures of Barytes &c. have also increased
their capacity. as has the Glamorgan
Pipe & F0undery Co. The year 1899 has
been a record breaker for Lynchburg in
jobblng as well as manufacturing. 1t being
estimated that sl5.oo0.0OO worth of goods
will be distributed from here this year.
1t Is believed that the manufacturing out
put will be doubled by the increases and
the new plants and conservative esti-
mate OF the output when the new plants
get under full Roadway IS 100000 per
year against N,5oo,co0 In 1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
About Printing.

There are many ways Of
doing it, from movable types,
from solid machine-cast sIuqs
from engravings. from cleo.
trotyre plates, from steel and
copper plates, and from steel
dies. We do it in every way
and in any way desired, and
we never permit a customer
to take away anything which
is not perfectly satisfactory
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
, LOWING articles. which arc included in Its

lowing articles. which arc included In It's
stock:
Imperial Chilled P,ows.
Bissell and oliver Chilled Piows.
Dixie and Other Piows and Casnhss'
Capital and Buckeye Wagons.
Engines. saw-Aills. Threshers. &c.
Harrows and Corn-Pianiers.
ohio Feed and Bnsilage cutters.
Barbed and other Wire Fencing.
Road Carts, Buggies, and CarriaSeS'
Single and Double Harness.
An Kinds OF Farming Implements.
Tho line OF vehicles. saddles, engines,
saw-mIlls. ;hroshcrs. and roofing handled
nv the implement Company IS especially
attractive. Details about these goods can
bo obtained from their catalogues. which
may be had by writing or applying 70
thor Offices, Nos. l>12-l5oi cast mann
street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
And Stationery.

In times of prosperity and
active business movement. as
we'll as at all other times.
you should be careful that
your stationery is such as to
carry to your correspondent
the impression that you not
only know what is proper,
but that you have the good
taste and good sense to puf.
chase it. if it is more expen.
sive than some other kinds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
The fortune Of War.
I.ondon Clobe.)

UIOndon GloDe.J
Lieutenant Meiklejohn. OF the Gordon
Hlghlanders. seems to have had very
hot time at EIandslaagte. He received
three bullets through his upper right arm,
one through the right forearm. one
through the left thigh, two through his
helmet, "snick" In the neck, one or MS
fingers was blown away, and his sword
and scabbard were shot TO pieces; but he
is quite happy, and the loss OF his right
arm gives him little uneasiness. Between
his chuckes he is heard to say: THE silly
buffers didn't know / am left-handed!'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

for each of these lines is
the establishment Of the Eve.
rett Waddey Company. iio5
east Main street. When Won
need something in either Of
these lines call, and you will
get just what you ought to
have. no 9Th, Su&Tu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

Many thousand dollars are brought
to Richmond each year By local insur-
ance companies, and many thousands
are sent away by citizens to foreign
companies. Moral: Insure with Virginia
State.
~. r ATEpTENn Arcnf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

Yonkers Statesman)
BIZ: Hear that fellow? He sings 10
keep the wolf from the door.
jill l should think he would be emil
nenty successful.
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STANTON.
No Boom. Bat Healthy Progress
Along All Lines

STANTON. VA, December sO--(spe-
cial)--As the New-Year dawns the trade
sentiment In Staunton Ii decidedly hope
full. While there has been no business
boom, trade conditions in the city have
been good. Bank deposits have been In
creased. and larger volume OF discounts
shows generally ircrsas~d no~~sa~~e
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

wv tOli OSt.J
II remember once reading some book
"a. winch the assertion was made that the
North whipped the South because the
Union soldiers had wheat bread TO eat
while the Confederates had TO be content
with corn pone." said Mr.. 7. Y. Hindman.
OF Sosth Carolina, al the National.
"a sitter statement was never made.
and / win venture that our efficient Sec
rotary OF Agriculture. Mr. Wilson, would
smile at the innocence of the man who
would ask him II wheat was more nutri-
tious than maize. Down in the Palmetto
state we do not begin by several millions
OF bushels 10 raise enough corn TO supply
our homo wants-which 1t not creditable
TO us--but still We eat a great deal OF
corn bread, and am sure you will find
as good men physically among the Caro-
linians as In any other State OF the
Union.
'In some respects the chemists say that
meal Is better and more wholesome than
fiodr. That IL can be made up into many
more palatable forms goes without say
ing. | do not wonder that Eastern peo-
pie use corn bread sparingiy--they don't
know how to cook IT.: but II they could
get onto the methods OF the old black
woman that fix IL up so deliciousiy In
every section OF the South. 1t would al
ways thereafter occupy place of honor
oil the family menu.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

Many thousand dollars are brought
10 Richmond each year by local insur-
ance companies. and many thousands
are sent away by citizens TO foreign
companies. Moral: Insure with Virginia
state.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

II. l.. ALFRIEND, Agent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-22
CLUB AND REVOLVER
Figure in Liquor Raid at Lewiston Bruises
and Wounds the Result.

Lewiston, Me. Dec 21.-)SpeciaD.-
was an unusually exciting liquor raid
here. Late this afternoon. Constables f.
F. LAWYER ana s. G. Stuart secured a
warrant TO search the house and shop of
Dennis w. Griffin, on the corner Of Bates
and Lowell streets
They We're refused admission ana pro-
ceeded to break in a door and window to
gain admittance. They entered with
drawn revolvers Griffin immediately
tackled Constable I-awler and a tussIe
ensued. in which both Of them We're evil
IDENTIFY roughly handled.
Officers Grant and O'tfrine of the police
force went in and assisted in quelling the
disturbance. Griffin WAS taken to the pc
lice station, where he was soon admitted
t) $500 bail for appcdrancc in the morning.
Griffin has two ugly bruises on his head
and a wound in the teshy part Of his
right palm, which looks as though ii
says he was knocked down with Il club
but SAYS that he fired no shots.
head. requiring several stitches to close.
He also says that he did not fire any
shots. though both Griffin ana Llwler
said that shots were heard.
Griffin claims that there was no liquor
about his premises bat a part OF a bottle
of lager beer was found. He will be gwen
i hearing in the municipal court. Friday
morning.