The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
Wonderful Growth Of I'I'
ManufaCt ureS Sln#P asst
Five Years. n
THO USA.NDS
&. TO TWO MILLIO NSs
Twelve Years Ago There vvas
a Not an Industrial Plant; N owtS;S
& There Are s. y Many: al, En- :; 5E:,
&. ploying 5000 Men. i:s
# i Intelli gentB Labor ~.
si3$sSs5S Is Plentiful. s5,si
! i5I,Bis Il.


From q STAFF Correspon
5g3 sTAUNTON, Y A., August Ii staun. sFa
ton, the queen cit OF the Valley Of yirs s%
glnia, Is an exa mple Of progress, IN ma nu-
features and industries, q that rs thout S
an equal in Il he State and probabl " IN sI
the entire country, for twelve years IA 60 8g
there was not al turing or In
,dustrial plant S within the city limits
while to-day the value of8 the com binet ssss
enterprises Il amo Is y to 3 more d than two %
million dollars, and the plants give enl-ges
ploynlent at good wages to probabl " three ss
thousand men and women. til
VI Ever since its first set tlernent by CO sISS$
John Lewis In 1862, taunton, 81, Augusta s
Courthouse. as N 4 Il was St en- Il called has %s
fertile valley, and peopled Il by q thrift s5s
and intelligent class OF farmers and merit
chants. the town drew to 1t al Large and aS
lucrative trade, which has, ever increas-Ss
Ing, continued to the present VI day. b Ii aasSS
1901 the town boosted but 1925 irihab IL
ltants, and althoug Ii its boundaries were sST
enlarged from time to- time, It was & not S#sss
pike was Sconst ruoted /, that the spirit sof IN
Sinpro venent becan q ma ked
SEA The first bank was opened In 1847. ana Ssi
in K 1854 the # Virginia 4 Central Railroad, s#
now the chesa pea ke and Ohio
opened for travel
Healthy Gr,owth1. 5ll' d 81 III
The growth Of the town nv as healthy
but slow, for although " It "A had Il become
noted as an educat ional center and had ss
attra cted many health institutions on AZ AL
count OF Its climate the march Of Ind us-S
trial progress had moi reache ed III its con-
trial progress had not reached It's con -$$SSj
fines. u S8S
jji9S 1894 Mr.. utnarr,, Wit q 81
man and boy as his only assistants
and 8ai small back room as his orkshopIS
began the Enanufacture OF organs In the IA
city OF Staunton: This was TIL 81 pioneer
movement in theS d irect ton OF rnanufa c.E
the progress Of the city IN II this direcssS
ton has been marvellous. VI
$gT The small back room OF the 4 PutnamsF
has II given way to X ans immense organ
factory that ployi ms 200 Spers ons, turns
out /, 100 organs a year, hitch are a ti p-NSS
ped all over the world. NJ
other$ Industries were quick Is followsaa
the lead $8 n
The White Star Flour Mills. largerSt fa,, 7gS
any IN the State, with the except Ion of Ii,
Richmond were built; the Barrel Works
of j VS.. "A, Il Bell 8 g. a Sons were put HSs
IN peration; \ II q large s overall S fac-ssS
tory was tablished ;SS machine shops MI
sprung up 4 planning mills both in * the ~
city and county. We're construct ted /; the Isl
largest cement works In the South, ems
lploying some 4 800 men, were inaugu-
rated wooden mills stove works an 4ssa5t
furniture plant were put 4 In successful
operation, and the educational and trad 5s
ing centre OF yest erday changed into the j35
Industrial and manu- acturing city Of to- 8S
day. 81 y SSs t s5S & sSs s
Dr.. Gordon's View. M
b Dr. Armlstead c. Gordon for many VI
years Mayor and then Common this &, s
attorney, of staunton. the first pres dent st5
OF the Farmers and Mere ants IL Il Bank
tiers and a lawyer Is known throu ghout
the county, has this to say regardln 8 Sis
the growth and aterial lopment OF
the city: u
88ls,sTh here are few cities Of It's size An the
South that present to % lstran ger cornin }S
into It more substantial appearance
than does the city Of staunton The
streets, its general air Of thrift and vi
prosperity, are all calculated to- attract Ss
the attention OF the visitor; and the
appearance OF the place is but an OUT
ward indication Of Its real prosperity. It
Is a characteristic OF Stanton. and has Sas
been for many years, that While there az
are no very large fortunes owned by
people who may be called poor, In other 3
words property seems to be perhaps "
more evenly distributed here than In III
most towns OF similar size. The gen-
eral prosperity Of the place Ia due to
the combined energies and business abill-8
ties OF Its people. and the fact that
stanton Is located In one Of the most
fertile and prosperous agricultural secs
lions OF Virginia. Its air Is salu-S h
brious, its climate delightful, the town IA,
being situated at an altitude OF about K
j 500 feet above sea level. and between M
the two ranges OF the Appalachian system nv
Of mountains, which protect !. from the #
the mississippi Valley on the vest 81
ats educa{ ional advantages are unusual. $9
IT Possesses tho largest boys boarding ~
school in the South In the staunton Mili-
tary Academy conducted by Captain n s
BILE, which has an annual attendance from
many States Of the Union. Of more than
eco young men, It has two OF me = ssfl
largest and best female schools IN thu
south-the Virginia Female Institute ana 81
tha Mary Baldwin Seminary--Where Tor 3
MANY wears large numbers OF young It'll
ladies from all over the country nave ssB8
been. educated. Its system OF pubic 81
schools Is believed by those who ara a51
familiar with u TO nave no superior xasy,
where. And In addition 70 the SCHOOLS
already mentioned. a prosperous ana sa sSjSg8
eessfui school is conducted by the Cath
olto Church here, There Is also one
Of the best, known and most success,
full business colleges SOUTH ~ Mnson ana li
1aixon's lima to be found In Etaunton, In
he Dunsnors business College, whose
students some from many directions. and @
whosa graduates Immediately after leay-
Ing the college are sought after by 8hnst-
ness concerns.
"A Progress in Manufactures.
u, the direction OF misunderstanding I'M
austr.ss, stanton. for Its sizs,l stand