The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-02
PROGRESSIVE:
RICHMOND.
Condensed Presentation OF What lslt.a
II City Is Doing Along
Business Lines.
As a DIsTRlBU TING CENTER En-

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las IA DISTRIBUTING. CENTER {. y I ::|'
Exceptional Advantages Wl lflt;l1s
Are Advancing 1t So 1
Rapidly. 81
Tho Times dispatch this morning
n1rlnts q 1ialf-pngc story OF Richmond
as a commercial, manu- fac turtng at rN1l
busiess center, with figures and d q facts
that viii open the eyes, not only OF the
&c oplo Of tho country generally, but Of
any citizens OF the world who do not
appreciate the city 5 splendid stI1dc $. N
recent years along iiluterial lines. D! me ne
anrlle advertisement appears slmulta-
3,,eo,,sly5 In the daily newspapers or Rail.
eigh, Charlotte, Columbia, Atlanta, 4 BE
|.ningham and the leading Southern Cit
les md ds the first of q series oil SUCH
stories OF the modern Richmond. 33
F3 The money with which to pay Tor these
ndyertiseents has been contributed 81 ny
a few public spirited lnen-nici engage /
| in the CO nlmercal, manufacturing and
banking business In this city. They nuve5
done SO through ubllcs spirit and pride
I'll. the city or Richmond, ~
1t "a Is not too late for other public
spirited business men Of Richmond to /
suillte in forwarding this movement V to-
make known through the best medium
OF publicity Just what Richmond Is. S5Sl .
Is not an ddlc boast, butu mere presen-4
tutiont Of sindisputable facts which speak
,cloquently for the city that .ts sent into
thousands OF, homes and dnto all the
Southern and many other States OF the \
Union, e Re-
An Epitome Of Progress.
Richmond Is moving by rapid strides
to the leadership In commercial circles
Of tho South. With 142, 465 invested Ted
in manufacturing, the value OF her out
put last year amounted to $50, A36 liz
There are now about 1900 concerns Y ems
gagged liz the nlanufa cture OF var ious
articles and employ ing; about 80 900 hands
The. Wholesale and jobbing trade of the
city amounted, in 1903. to st3. 400. 7Ss. the
actual capital invested aggregating SIC,
429 800. s5 ST 3s5. Il; II
~ II is the largest n tobacco ,nanufactur-
Ing center In the South: It has the only
locomotive works in the South, q largo
ship building plant. the largest fertilizer
company in the country, the largest
paper mills and the largest paper box
factory in the South, pro ba bly, the largest
baking. powder factory in tho country,
/ the largest publishing house In the South
and tho largest wooden ware factory in I
|fthe world. In addition q to these con-
GERMS the manufacturing and tobbing$
establishments represent every line @o Of
merchandise, and many OF 4 It's firms are
we'll known over the entire country.
The exceptional advantages enjoyed by
Richmond as distributing center make
1t convenient and attractive market
for retail merchan ts-par icularly. those
Of the South. Its seven great railroads.,
with total mileage 8 4 OF q, GA miles,
,, traverses the States OF Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
Georgia IA banla, M ississipp Ikentuc ky,
TENNESSEE; West Virginia and8 Ohio "a
well as many northern and eastern
States. It's steamship lines give Rich
nond an advantage OF lowest competitive
freight rates on all lines. si
Refund Railway Fare.
leading manufacturers and 5obbers.
anxious to !. further extend their trade
| throughout the South. II oW offer to- re-
| fund the railroad fare of an n them
merchant whose purchases u pom q per-
l3gonal visit to Richmond reach amounts
large enough to justify such act ton. Par
I3ticulars of this liberal offer may be had
by writing the Chamber Of Commerce
or any OF the following leading firms
|SSouthern Manufacturing Company oman
|sufacturers Of baking poWder) * Fleis illnan.
Morris 6; Co. (shoes), n N. Cohen Son q
I3Co. Us (clothing). Drewry Hughes y Co.
| (dry goods II. w. Wood Sons (seeds),.
"a. Won Re senegk (brewery) d p. AZ saun-i
sders' Sons & CO. groceries and llquors).l
q oharfa e, r. ~ ga shoes) .i&R GPattcr-s
| son T obacco Company. Cottrcll Sac dlery
Company Stephen Putncy Shoe Com
pany, yyingo. 1Sllct g. Crump Shoe Com
tpany Richmond Cedar " orks, r chn1ond
i stove Works, Etclltson Hat Company.
Merchants National Bank. IT
Il 1.-The foregoing concerns are all repre-
i sentative turers and wholesalers
\ In their respective lines. They are vide
4 awake, progressive establishments, fair
/ in method and liberal In principal .sf Z hey
i are making It possible for enterprising
4 southern retail merchants to visit one
4 1.-The largest and best cities in the South
and at the same time secure their ocks
Of goods at as low; or lower prices than
they could he boughts any other mar
8ket, not excluding tho great cities OF
the North. ID Isl afas ~ ,s
Trap Shoe ters' 4 Tournament.
81 tfs ySrsn ea rae
r,ro Ito be tic most successful ever
4 VARIOUS points in Virginia and North Car.
e esHdk pir BRO Shots from other sec
t'a %he WISE Vest End n i E las End. Deep
/ andaA bemarle Clubs will meet at the
Deep Run traps to msrroW tterno fF 1 f