The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28
SEVEN MILLIONS
IHYEAR'S BUILDINGS
Richmond in An Era Of Remark
ably Extensive improvements.
HOME ARTICLE IN DEMAND
Territory Where Richmond Commo
dites Are ScId Ever Increasing,
Making ii Absolutely Necessary
To Emlarge Their Plants.

Tho business improvements in Richmond
during the past year have been enormous
IN extent and cost. Ii is estimated by
persons in q position to know that man
u.acturins and other business firms have
extended and refltted their plants at a
tcta. expenditure of seven millions Of dol
lars.
The list OF Improvements and new build
lnss is surprisingly long. II is conspicn-
Gus FOR the fact that in many cases the
concerns long established here have pros
p.:ed to such an extent that engagements
of their business facilities became abso-
lLtely necessary.
Not only are the Richmond manufac-
tl,red commodities more IN demand at
home. taking the place OF the articles that
we're once b. ought here from .afSeF Norm
EN- cities with the result that home
money was sert away. but the territory
In otner states where Richmond manu-
factured articles are in ever increasing
demand has grown greatly in the past
year. and the prospects for continued
growth were never brighter.
IN THE FAR WEST END.
The Buughman Stationery Company
have erected and are nov occupying the
larg st job printing and stationery estab-
lisainent IN the city possibly in the South.
Il is located at the northeast corner Of
howe and Marshall Streets
One Of the most Important business COM
binations and Improvements Of the year
has been the consolidation of the pants
Of Caraeal and Davis. dealers in hard
var. and building SUPPLIES and the i'm
rn.nse lumber business OF Fritz Stteroine,
the builder. who now gives his whole time
TO the duties of the presidency of the
epiif ed STR p. n ha - <
The concern now does anything from the
ceiling OF a paper OF tacks TO the erect
trg OF an Immense modern structure Il
operates two planning mills. several lumber
yards and four warehouses.
Church Improvements in the West End
have been marked. The st. Andrews
Church. school and rectory, on South Lau-
rel Street have all been completed re-
Gently at an immense cost, The sift to the
community Of Miss Grace Arents.
The Clay-Street Methodist Church has
been renovated. refUrnished and altered
ct a cost Of not less than S6.00n.
The Church of the Iicly Comforter and
rectory and the Westminster Presbyterian
Church. on Grove Road, have but recently
feen completed, the former also being
the gift of Miss Arents.
The neighborhood Of The New Reservoir
has been the scene OF vast Improvements.
Tho Horse Show building, the Rathsliel-
Ter. a clubhouse for the street car en-
plCyes. now used as the Offices of the
comrany--in fact. all the imp ovcments
made by the West End Electric PARK
COMPANY. at g cost OF many thousands of
dollars. have been erected this year
CN BROAD STREET.
The new and enlarged store of Cordes
& Mosby, Nos. Il to Il West Broad
street.. has been erected to take the place
Of that destroyed by fire early in the
yea.
The Bljou Theatre was considerably
enlarged aad improved during the sum
mer.
The finest bar and cafe in the South
IS probably that hut recently opened
conducted by Sparks & Black.
TIE Tuxedo pool and Billiard rooms
have recently been handsomely furnished
and fitted out.
The city has erected a thoroughly
modern home Tor Its new engine COM
pans, No. 6, located at Fifth and Duval
Streets.
Miller and Rhoads practically rebuilt
their store during the year. and hand
norner department stores not to be found
between Washington and New Orleans
Julian Tyler has rebuilt his store al
First and Broad Streets.
The staid and handsome old Westrlore-
land Club house. home OF the most IA
nous social organization in the South
has been conspicuously improved by the
addition Of building almost as large
as he original structure. The >sost viii
be aba~t $3.50 ,. ana one floor of the
annex is now occr" ID.
aea immense furn - store Of Svdnor
ICY has bee, enlarged by le ad-
dition o, an - ire sto-y.
Poverty : Gayle have erected new
printing house on Croad. near Ninth
ST. ts
Eror7 Street in the nelghl aocd of the
Car 81 Square has found aro-her
worthy &C 7ition in the Memorial ! Nj
tai erected al cost Of aho"t sI65 Geo. ex-
clrsve ~ grounds and fl, ure
The Perorze Paner cna -Hroe Cor,nanv.
No, 1920 T~~t Fra~kl'n Street, is now in
a hardsor7e new tc-ee
The Richmond Parer Company Aas an
immense business home. in q Ere-stn
warehouse ct Governor and Frani5,. a
Streets.
70 p',Amnra jail is another ci.v
impravement This modern hr'cl ana
steel structure is almost ready for oc-
cr7ancy.
Two handsome stores have been erec+ea
on Main Street between FIRST and Sc
cord, occupied by Bernhard and Mos
miller
FLATS AND ortrrR Rrrrr.nr~-s
The st A1hans Hall rropertv has M
d''gore extensive alterations. The second
ard third stories are now modern fo+s.
Mr. c D. Larus is j"st completing
hana-nme flats at Foushee and Grace
The rav"ranter bu'lai.,r Of MSS ro.,,-
crime Halves. on Man Street. near 18th.
IS n"artns COMPLETION. and sso,ls he
year.
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