The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-27
BIG INCREASE OF
RICHMOND TRADE
ALI Branches Of Industry
Enjoying Prosperity.
MANY NEW BUILDINGS.
They are Going Up on All Sides and
Big Additions Being Made.
THE MANUFACTURING PLANTS.
They Arc Enlarging Their Facilities
While Jobbing Houses Are In
creasing Their Business
Capacities to
Meet the De-
man0.
THE MANUFACTURING PLANTS.

The present existing conditions in busi-
ness circles OF Richmond are, taken all in
all, the best the city has ever known.
The jobbing trade, while not as good IS
in the last two months of The year just
ended, is better in aggregate sales than
for the corresponding period a year ago.
The retail trade holds III, remarkably
We'll ana in regard 10 tailures, Kictimond
shows in AL probability the smallest per-
centage of any city of her class.
The various manufacturing plants are
rushed to keep pace with tile enormous
demands of the markets. There IS, so far
as is known, but one plant in this city
complaining Of dullness. This is directly
attributable To the high iron market and
the fact that prospective buyers are hold
ing off for Il decline in prices of ;1otgl the
raw material and the manufactured ar
ticles. which they feel IS bound to come
at no distant date. The present market
conditions, however would seem to dis
count any such hopes as are entertained
by buyers, as the market has held Up
wonderfully WI, and shows no sign of
breaking.
The money market is in a most crafty
ing condition. Bank statements show de-
posits exceeding any previous records
Bank clearings have shown steady and
healthy increases. There is plenty OF mon
cy III circulation at present. and from the
great works now being carried or to COM
pletion there is, it would seem, little or 10
danger of dullness-
The improvements now under way on
railway terminals and new buildings alone
will sum up well into the seven figures.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
One needs but to visit the manufacture
ing and business districts of the city to
be Convinced that prosperity is here and
holds full sway. On all sides new buildings
are being erected and every available foot
of land being utilized for additions to
old buildings or in some other manner
that will afford increased facilities.
Within the past year the following
plants may be mentioned as having prac-
ticaly doubled their capacities:
The Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works, the Richmond Stove Company, the
Southern Stove Company, The Eagle Pa
per Company, the Standard Oil Company
Kingan & Co., the American Tobacco
Company, the Armitage Manufacturing
Company, the Richmond Cedar Works,
the C. F. Sauer Company, the Watt PloW
Company, and the o. L. Gregory Vinegar
Company.
The William r. Trigg ship-Building
Company has erected six up-to-date.
buildings, thus practically quadruplins the
capacity of the yards.
erected two solid blocks three-story and
basement warehouses and practically
owns eight city blocks on Cary Street.
Tue Richmond Locomotive Works has
just finished a new boler-shop aud IN
stalled a vast amount Of new and latest
improved machinery.
The Dunlop Mills, Warner Moore &
Co proprietors, have put in practically
new equipment OF patent flour milling II a
chnery, and the Dunlop Mills are now
ranked among the largest in the South.
MANY NEW PLANTS.
New buildings are being erected on
all sides. The Virginia and North Caro-
lima Wheel Company. whose plant was
recently destroyed by fire, is now rebuild
ing on the old site, and expects to be in
active operation within the next ninety
days. One hundred and fifty men will be
given employment at his plant
The Armitage Manufacturing Roofing
Paint Company expects t. have its new
plant in operation within the next thirty
days, having in rebuilding, greatly in
creased facilities.
In Manchester. while one big industry
has been lost-The United Cotton Mills
v;i1er industries have peen established. in
GLIDING the Union Trunk and Bag Fac
tory. the Richmond Electrical Company
and a new furniture factory.
The Richmond plant of the Southern
Biscuit Company. which was destroyed
!,v fire. has been rebuilt and is again in
operation.
The new Woodworking plant OF Miller
& Miller is now in course Of construction.
In the same locality the Anlleuser-Busch
Brewing Company has just finished
handsome and conmodious storage deDot
at Seventh and Canal Streets.
The f. H. Hardesty Company. candy
manufacturers. now occupy new five
story building on North Seventeenth
Street, while Ire Southern Manufacture
ing Clothing Company has erected on East
Main Street n duplicate OF its former
four-story and basement building. The
firm of Long & Riddick will this week
occupy a newly-finished fve-story build
ing on Cary Street.
While it might be claimed that Rich
rnond has also lost by the Withdrawal
from business of Millhiser & Co. whole
sale dry goods, and the removal of Smyttle
Brothers stock commission merchants to
Norfolk it should be remembered that the
former has been replaced by the firm OF
Cohen & Co. of Petersburg. q corporation
having larger capital and which will do
an increased business. and Smytie Broth
ers by Lassiter & Co, who VIII occupy
the same quarters as their predecessors
and do business on a scale equally as
extensive.
1t should also be borne in mind that
since the new year began, two new
wholesale houses have been added to Rich
mond's long list-Rodwell, Morris. Wood
son & Co. grocers. and II. D. Perkins and
Co. meat merchants and packers agents.
Mothers SymDntactic.
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