The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10


q ms Dismal swamp reg ions ot Virginia,
VI II tending along tho cohat Into several OF
the North Carolina counties. This tins
4 esr Ii gotten out By the conpany's ows,
il employed men, ana they haul 1T on TIER
own narrow gauge railway lines 70 Their
Il cav Siils, and thence TO convenient sliii,-E
ping points, whore II is loaded on the
N 6arres al lie company and brought to
u Richmond BY tug boats. so that IN ! he
matter Of freights tho lowest possible
a cost IL reached on tho company g large
81 timber Requirements.
What They Make and Sell.
The Richmond Cedar Works i,lanufac-S
ssttire pretty much everything lii the way
4lof tubs, nails horse buckets. measures.
Y churns, we'll buckets, candy and lard
pa ckaEes clothes pins. wooden butter
dishes. etc., etc. These In n general
way but among their most important
( products arc washing machines OF TIER
ii owl, pattern and manufacture, and sold
E,i1ider their own copyrighted name. Near
4t,t tho tt,.iro product OF pals, tubs. wash
e ihr machines, etc, arc finished with cleo
TIRE welded wire hoops, under patents
owned by the company. and they consume
for this purpose daily thirty miles 81
wire. l5f iS;g I'D n N 45
Daily Output.
The company a. now furnishing and
shipping or, an average oDo washing ma
chimes Der day, 10000 clothes pins per
day Oo,Oc0 butter dishes per day, and
other goods In like proportion, Tho conf
parly employs d largo travelling force and
4 has drumncrs in every State II, the Union u
and several in foreign fields. Besides this
extensive area for tic sale OF their goods,
the Richmond Cedar Works maintain 4
,t<,1,a IN. n
n stocks. in New York, Philadelphia Blu Ills
more and Chicago, and these arc mhde 4
distributing points to the large jobblngf
trade At Aacl Of these distributing d
points the company keeps It's own teams
tlrays and delivery wagons and with
&1hcir lively statesmen they keep as actively
S45ii, touch witl,fthc tobbing trade of those
81 ccnters MS they DO With that OF Rich
mond. s
, Big Engines.
Il The company has Just installed IN their
Richmond plant ono Of the largest Cross
n compound engines eyer brought to Viz.
h Einia. These engines generate 4 900 horse
i'd power. n part 5of which Is used BY this
se$companys for electric drives that operate
sina llcr#1nachinery throughout the va
,ious ramflcatons Of their twelve acres re-
IL OF factories and shops and furnish cleo
" plant. IT is worthy or mention right I'M
this connection. while We are cons dering
sWihc fact that tbs company la $ II grown
fsfron, just .isllttlc establishment to the 4
biggest manufactory Of woodenwar re tn&
the world. to note the fact that the pres
4ent superintendent of the plant. Mr.,
Il r. w. Rcams, has been with the COM
II pany since the late AR. Parrish established
the business In 4 small way In the old
IS Libby Prison building in. 1859.
as$ The officers Of the company at present
are Gnstayus NInhiser, president: 7. *.
i Parrish sctrctar. and general manager;
SfNv.H. Parrish. treasurer: J.. Scott Par A
IRISH, assistant treasurer, and J. We
Il r ea ms superintendent III, III l3s{8f t5$
Trade Territory.
The products OF the Richmond Cedar
Works are sold in every State in The 4
II Union and Very largely exported ito Great
4 Britain, France. Germany, holland. Aus
#1ralia "a nj South Africa. The company
g IS NOW opening up business in the Orlcn-
tai regions. and tllcir agents in China.
a j apan and the Philippines are looking
\ forward Ia good business III those couI1-
tries.
The Richmond Cedar Works have their
own wharf on James River, at WHICH
their tugs and bargcs land when coming
from the swamp lands. aud their 5tii!tks.t
preserves. Trey also have the wide tracks
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. and
of the Belt Line going into their yards,
SO t hat they enjoy the frcfg ut dtantaS es
stl,at they might not enjoy q any other
SlocHt ton. Thus they are enabled ID sell
TO their customers In assorted carload
lots. whereby they do not require "a cui-
toner TO buy a whole carload Of ono
article, but make mp a carload ioi Of their
varied products, giving he prrcha ser the
advantage of carload freight rates with
\ out any hurdensome conditions.
At the Worlds Fair.
As in,imated at the beginning of this
article. tho I.clmond Cedar Works are
a,ncrg Me largest exhibitors at the
Worlds lrair. They know the Value of
4 printers ink and advertising i'll genetal,
and they have not failed to make use OF
! TIC advantages OF an excellent EXHIBIT
att the Worlds Fair which exhibit has
attracted tho attention Of newspaper
4 writers and visitors from#cvery direction.
Many OF the Northern and Western jour-
j 1ials have commented at some length
upon this company's exhibit and have eX-
pressed as,onishnlent at the fact thai
Va. is the Largest rwoodenware manufac-
tory in the known world. Tho CORE,
spondents Of English and German jour
mails have also given large space to this
wonderful exhibit none OF which have
4 failed to note the fact thatitis the largest
Il establishment of its kind on earth. THUS
I 1t may be seen that the Richmond Cedar
Works is not only doing business for
themselves hut they arc doing splendid
missionary work for Richmond and for
4 old Virginia.
Why They Are Here.
The men who commenced The business
and those who have pushed and made II