The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

one can doubt WHO looks about him and
sees tlle numerous credithble houses that
were erected TN 1000 THEY hre to be.
found ii, the Weat and 1tast Ends, IN the
central part of tic city and In tho
shopping, factory aild warehouse districts
also. " s. M K =. Y !. AZ.
The largest "flat" building wo have
was finished during tlidt period, and our
first reul skyscraper bcgun; 30. also, nt
Immense addition to tho pcnitentary cell
b,;ilding. i.5 } sS
For the new year We lluve tho promise
sof another new bank building and the
largest Office building IN 1alchmondi pos
slbly. also, extensive rcnodoling OF tho,
Sthta Capitol. 5.4
Then too wo have Under way tho great
storage basii>, which IS to furnish the
city with clear water ut aA.t times, Minor
enterprises NO take no note Of hero,
thought Iii :.tlh, aggregate they make y
fine showing
sixty-odd persons lost their lives by
the burning. of the Richmond Theatre
In 1s1l.a Two hundred and llinety-flvo
met their death II, the Brooklyn Thea.-s
tire III 1915. and nine hundred In the
burning or tile Ring Theatre in Vienna In
1881 The loss or life by the lro1uois
fire will probably reach siS hudrrcd.
Tic "big fire. In Chicago took place
III ISL, when 17,43o buildings We're swept
away crtailing IL .oss OF 500, 900, 900. !.
Many lives were lost. Next year. 1877. I
Btston was the victim Of u fire which
destroyed 7T6 buildings, valued at s75,-
coo.ooo Seattle was destroyed In 1850,
with a loss Of $50 ooo. 900, and Jacksonville
on May. 8. 1901. lnflictlng loss of sl2.-
100000 FL
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Commenting on tho seaboard Air Line
changes that arc now matters Of his
tory, the! Norfolk tvirginianP Pilot remarks
as a conclusion Of the whole matter:
I'm passing however. It may be worthy
Of note that tho forecast Of the change
In the presidency made by tho news
papers weeks ago was 'authoritatively
denied, and each reiteration mat with
similar denial, We throw the suggestion
out for what It Is worth. but It would
really seem that the newspapers get
about as close to the truth and stick
about as close to It as anybody else"
Observation-Disclosures sst
New York seems determined to make
IN effort to capture" the National DEM
ocratic Convention, which Is to be held
In July of4this good year 1904. a pre-
ll,ninary meeting Of citizens was held
wednesday, with the purpose Of form
Ing an organization to present the city's
Glazing to Che National Democratic Com
mittcc.
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The Phi Kaps arc fine fellows and
have no connection with the white caps.
though, for the matter OF that, they are
very white. Richmond is to have them
with her to-day in great numbers to at.
tend the Grand Chapter meetlng, From
labor 1t liz theirs custom to adjourn tore
treatment, li.SI IS IA, si
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The Jefferson may. never be rebuilt but
tllull is no reason why: + edmond should
NOT hayeg u great hotel, and she will have
Il, TOO Jeftsrl6n 81 5lio Jefferson. E.ast. n
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This is the good Year, iii which tho
American people will have imposed upon
them tile duty Of making sat least one
President.
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Panama Gun very well afford to lie low;
saw wood and say nothing, except to
quietly ask: What ara you going to do
about it?
BY the way: Didn't Cupid and TTymen
get in some real lively work on the
shank end of the dead year?
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Never mind about what happened last
yeur: The thing to do is to make great
things happen this year.
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And now tho Virginia farmer proceeds
to figure on the vast potentialitles Of a
prospective good crop year.
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a very small proportion of the Pam
umula are aware that they are a rcpub-
lie unto themselves.
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Christmas week was not e. bad time
Tor tie marrying parsons throughout the
lund
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The crown Of King Cottonhis showing
some few signs Of top heaviness,
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There Is no excuse for an empty leo
house anywhere IN rural Vlrgnia.
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