The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01

usual gtntGd nj GlVil. ~ ilc s. lDlloWilih
lhpie gltes III inpatl sor the hose
power ofStlie variolc cities FOR tit stilfis-3
si,,ets season, sls Usually atntnd II
Sse B84 ttIt,t.8I Il 81 Z! 10 Horse Power,
tInnrhester. va.t,s ~. I, ~ ,op
iIniyoite Mass y y, Il. WE
Aianshester ~ ps hiro ,S SaS
lie, w
Mass ID. a !as.,, ~ !0s
81 ,rh,is it,SWill 10 seen that during tle
srnnt fresiict tile horse posye Of the
aIanies River nt Richmond was over tWU
million. ana tho ordinary st,ilimer condl-
lions compare most VIII otfle e.
3cltles.l "a "a tE AZ 4 II 4
81 Navigab1e Water Fror tage. III
ifs'ltrnihg nov to the water frontage I. g
Mitch Is navig,lble& 1t VII 20 seen On, n q
ones that this Afnncllestera ard Chcs-
gterficld ia an heirloom from nature tllat
HIS unsuipassed n BE ginning nt t M aiichestor
and going enst wnrd. Chesterfield ID co unity
Ei,ns on the James r ver, wat or 4 rontago
5or 81 miles. Tho. 5annoutlced and perinrla-
nn1t rrojc " ftlio imp oyeilieilt OF ne
fjnimcs vcrbyEthe{ United States Govern
tnent Is to max ~ ~ n ,9
$ntS low water cQlial to =, Y Get ~ lll lg y
WATERFALL along tls sect ion. " .i (.
'sHOf the totai distnilce from Bermuda, lIt 9
Hundreds to DrewrY 8 Blu SO per cen III
ftlready. has ID depth of Is feet or grente CT
aat high tide. rhlough this dlsta n s. mere
Il depth Of 10 fee at ~ q tide,
and Iii "a short. timo THIS 16 feet VIII 3pe
TO 25. Il !, n 5{i \, |, Y,
where the water frontnge is better. FUR
Their than this, while the present Oil
4 rinIspln1lSlvt obtntl % foe t Mt loW water,
Ills tb 8be observed Il hut It is Quite plr'c-l
tlcal, and withii1 !ta rs y, ~
cost, Sto obtain fcllnnnel thirty feetl deol5
"a low water from tho sea sts 8 8, y i e
Drewry's Bluff IRVING 7. IreW W q,
5Blufr, tho project is to have lock gates 81
and a basin md channel fed by: water;
from tho Jntnes at Ma chest q g! 8 q
series OF basins could be constIuctte u y!
\, minimum cost by the proper placing 81 I
oxcaylted material upon he 9loYees Pc q
tWeen55t hem and the river nd5sa e h "
level Of tho watersnow IN tho Mn hch ~
m. aIavntlon$off water IN tho grand
basins. above low tide In tho sTlvef,lsit
follows hut Il the construction q i sucn
basins nre feasible, are con- cali, q ~
arc possessed OF many adyanta gos.$'i ! y
fthe water discharged iii opening the LOCKS @
CIR, be utilized for cllarg hyeltiau y,
denominations, storage bat re res. ~ all e
The basin being higher than the river
lryE KS can be cohstruc ed " men ca Wltl
n,SSnt l,eTmselves 81 & rnvity. while the
tci m running out can also he utilized
for. storage purposes. The water ~ the
level basins MISC VIII .aftortls g cne..p
$poWcrSSs for manu- ia ctl1rlng pl urlosss.'
Around such basins Se levators can oe c5Yll-
awail' Ans cotton congresses, coal shlltes.
{andSother termintl accesso ries Bacs q. q
sthese, basins model homes can y bo GO C n
sfiucted n for artisans, meehan.ig g. 4, and
EIaborers, and upon tho level TOP pla to y
manchester, by fa q southern TeX tnnslo .,
would be enlarged intoan CITY ~ H
cont size, discharging It's sewerage 5uNuSs
the basins into Wnete ~
ibc carried Off without furtl1 trouble 5ot
cost, ~ . fl 5ss ! 4, ], Z, \, ~,
focjlitiesS nrcsent cd a hove are tccc rtultnu
tn,,5i ISres forced by tho 4 fact tina 1.-The
Sseabonrd Air Line Railway with Slts .con. y.
meet ions is brought into imlnedatec con tlc y
with8thls very territory ats Mai,ctestsi
from the running OF its tracks IN 70 t y.
$vnrvS heart ofHthIs large domain, and .on
Ean'fnioyation above the highest line thi i
thc water in the James River mas ever '
Bnmnin5in the ,,.fst8 These ndvnnta gesssare
Scmphaszed BY tho rurthe r1considera Iie =
That a branch limo of tho
way system also runs l1lo tnts Nc,s
territory and
fnear9Gl
INA n,,hr track wero put upon an elevation
3withsthe level Lts this point Of eros sn y
~, M. cnbai,kment built Gfot5 is erection,
nh,c,, would cost very little to bllllc ~,
he w TORI or tho Jnmles r LIVER would,
even when ait reaches ITS higlle,st .Iisnl
10 excluded front this magnlncsent tll'i'I
featuring a,ia
presented, tt should be borne in.i mlnd
tint these sites, 6these basins, the wharYes
ANA nil these locations cnn he reached .aad
4tnr,ncd IN the Atlantic Coast Line RAJ
,v:,y system tho Seaboard Air Line fsniii
Wv sys ten, tho chesapeake and ono
8Railroad and tho Southern Halfway bsyI s.
tenn. w "A 5,
~ sgs, H er Finances "
n,hc f,nances OF tho city are in "a most
excellent contIl tion.l They are vel ~
cautiously managed The council e, mas II!
found the way TO etlueo Tug l ;.,,
Of cityst axes D. Tho Stax-rnte nov ls CITY
Etnxes 81 10 100 school, 4. 20c.; sewer-tfS
se0c: state tax 36c making q TO a i, !. q
81 ST. 100 OH the hundred liars hs
4rnn1 M 81 with tho tix-rato OF r lchmond,
Ia slightly lii favor Of Mnnchesstcr,I q ~
Richilond's tnX-lnte Is 81 On Wy ~
hundred ollnrs, not tincludlhgNtl le soMelr
tax Iii force there, which moro tnnh illttRss
up tile difference of 40 cen ABOVE g
Ticse things are stated In the way va q
business comparison and TRITON y
nre indicative or our pros perons SON
In this regard and prospects for rea.tc.
tion in the future But this e XIrl.e y
il hoped ana he loved can 'he 1'edlice 60 ns
sooI, as the water and sewerage eonnG :.
lions arc fully enforced. Many OF INC
streets and sidewalks in the city nave L
been permanently improved during the
last year N n , 4. :, /: 4, \,
Il Ths has been brought about ,hy g, 5 SWlse
5policy} ana administration on the part g. g,
tic Street Committee Of the City Council
witch seems resolved 70 abandon tempor,
nry expedlcnts for solid md permanent y
Improvement Il .sa[t NJ Il 81 .. y
Low Rate Of Taxation,
Tie ratio Of. taxes III this City ls 9
graduated n one, and Is based upon lRe
business done and not tho speeIic capllt!ll
Invested, { Many merchants and manu-
fncturers llhnya located here, We IN
stance a few Of them: Donnan Hard
ware Company, Stephen Putn ne; shoe
Works the Richmond Electric CompanS,
t,ha r. III mond Wood Working Company,