The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-14
The Output of Mexican Properties
Will be Brought to This City,
NOW BUILDING A RAILROAD.
The Operation Of These Enormous
Sulphur Deposits on an Extensive
Scale Will Result III the Open
in.of, New Field for Amer
jean ProductSand Rich
mond'S Importance.

The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany, with headquarters in this city, is
preparing to develop on extensive
scale sulphur mines in the sister republic
OF Mexico The company owns about 2VV.-
G.O acres OF land on which are located
probably the richest sulphur deposits IN
the world The development and operation
of these mines will mean the establishing
of new line of vessels between this port
and most probably Tampico, with the re-
suit of largely increasing the Importance
of Richmond as a port and the opening OF
a new field for American products II is.
according to the opinion expressed by Mr.
Max Scitz, the representative of the Vlr-
ginia-Carolina Company, who made an eA-
pert examination of the Mexican proper
ties. that Richmond will be made the prln-
cipal port of entry, but should the James
River proof unnavgable for the large
steamers, Norfolk will be chosen as the
terminal. In this case the output OF the
mines will be brought to the local factories
of the company by rail and in barges.
RICENIOND'S ADVANTAGE.
Mr.. Seitz SAYS the development of these
mines will prove ore Of the greatest possi-
Bile advertisements for the capital of the
Old Dominion that she could possibly pro-
cure in Mexico and Central America.
up to the time that the development of
the mines was actually begun" said Mr..
Seitz, "Richmond was unknown in that
section but now she has already received
no little amount OF advertising. Richmond
always being referred to as the headquar-
ters of the company. Even in the North
ern States the average person was entire
~ ignorant of the fact that the main
offices of the company now i'll control or
these mines and of such magnitude, were
located in this city,
Al tho present tho company is engaged
in building its own line of railroad from
the mines, which are located in the central
portion of the country, across to Tampico,
the nearest port. The distance covered is
a little less than three hundred miles. This
ineXhaustible deposit, so excellent in its
grade was discovered by Mr. Seitz about
two years ago. while, as representative of
the company he was engaged in prospect
ing.
OF GREAT VALUE.
Mr. Seitz says this property is the most
valuable of its kind in the world. and 10
Gated with such fortunate advantages,
that the expense of the transportation of
the sulphur to Virginia, and even to the
very doors of the plant in this city, is re-
duced by extraordinary conditions to
minimum. By rail the distance in Mexico
is very short, and when once placed al
Tampico vessels can be had there almost
for the asking, as a large number OF the
vessels plying between that port and the
coast of Virginia carry coal and coke, and
on their return go in ballast. Under these
conditlons Mr.. Setz says, they VIII De
more anxious TO carry cargoes on their re-
| turn voyage
Within six months at the outside says
| Mr Seitz, vessels loaded with sulphur will
| bo weekly arrivals at Richmond and Nor
| folk.
| Mr. Seitz is now registered at the Jeffer-
son. Ho is en- route TO Mexico, returning
| from a northern sanitariun, where he has
| been under treatment tor the last tnree
| months.