The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
l. e a d. ng Distributing
FONT for Entire Agri-
cultural South.
AHEAD OF ALL
ITS COMPETITORS.
Richnond's Wonderful Increase.
in Trade in Agricultural I'M
pletnents Due to Natural 81.
Cause, Superior Posi- ,s
ton and Hustle Of MI
Dealers. 29''S

In all Of RtChmOnd's rapid strides In NJ
the matter Of business expansion during
the past decade It is probable that t. all
the figures could be obtained the business
would show the largest and most WONDER
full increase Is that Of tho distribution 10 fH
farming implements. "a. 4 ff M s55SfSSg
1t Is probable, Indeed, 1t is certain, that V
Richmond is to-day doing a larger BUST
ness In the sale of farm implement s tharlp
any city Of the South, Baltimore n Of ex-ss
cepted There has been a wonderful
growth in this line of business all ovsra
the country, and naturally enough. In
the very nature OF the case the demand u
for improved farm machinery grows $as +.
the agricultural interests Of the country
grow, as Inventive genius meats with MAJ
chineryi the demand for labor and 4 fills 4
the vacuum that scarcity Of human labor
makes 55i 35 l 3F4gS. $33$a3
It Is probable that the trade figures of
any prominent distributing and wholesal-@
Ing centre In the country Will showEsaE
greater Increase in the sales Of agricul-M
tural implements in the past ten years II
than in any other line OF business. Thia
is the natural result OF labor conditions
and the general prosperity or the farming
part of the population. That the Increase
andScontinued growth of Rlchmond's btsl -@
ness In this particular field OF 5activityEll asSf
been grenter than that OF most cities I'll al
the country Is believed to be true. ana q
Agricultural Prosperity. II
In the first place no section Of the coun-g5
try has shown greater agricultural pros
gress and prosperity than that section
which Is =Richmonds territory. " In thels
second place the scarcity OF labor ha \
| probably been more pronounced in that
section than in any other and the ia rms
8ers have been forced 4 some what d gatnst5
their vii. ,lt ma y be. but forced AZ the
in the next place there are mo business
men on the face OF the earth who have
"a atneTgy push and ore
who are engaged In the business OF SELF
Ing and distributing agricultural imple-f
ments They recognize the fact that Rlct-gt
great advantages over competing points,
that old James River gives them alYlever$
never In the matter ef freight5
stand up against. that thoy are engaged
IN N z business thar Will naturally expand
charac teristlc Of Richmond. S5 W.
Vii Virginia farmers arc to-day buying more
hef9s
I ton Of a part OF the business In the Val-S
ley and in the extreme north portion OF
ahe stfte which Seaasz
plying Virglnas demand.
But they are not contlnng their Efforts 4
vesha iha maah Of
lchinery that the Richmond dealers sell \
stop III Virginia. Richmond Is to-day sup-$
R Eas ren ne!s North aeorga FIorid
a part Of West, Virginia and Eastern
Maryland with the most Of the agrr r! .
vast territory use. Freight rates and fav-$
or,ble railway connections cut an 81 orr
nous Erre In the hand1E Of
chants arc taking all the advantages OF Il
the splendid situation that gives Rich
mond such, superior adyantages !. In this 9 &
volume OF business this city does, II 1T can %
l9 said. and said without fear; Of con tra- 4
dctlon TINT RE ehmona y todny selling
r!tory named above than any half dozen
cities In the South combined.
R ThT reader nYsssf
up and down Rroad street need not pe \
5 d that the a ga selling drg goods sret an
goods. They SEQ the people buying and
they see the MERCHANTS selling the \, same
the the buyers yasas : wearing the goods they have
bought, Not 80 with agricultural 3imple-sis
ments With the exception Of a few hand
Implements none Of the several million
dollars worth OF agricultural implenents
sold by the Richmond houses ale bought
tSe l case the millions Hnii Of dollars 81 this
business Is strictly out-of. town business. s
and rs shown above, q vast deal OF u ~ AZ
far out OF town. III $
: Tho figures are not AVAILABLE Just now to
show the volume OF the business done tina
mast year hut a careful estimate OF one So
Of the houses dealing In agricultural aim-5A
Elements puts the increase over the year
previous nj 80 per cent, and this kind OF
an increase has been going on year n.y.
Year for tho past decade until Richmond 81
IL now the largest shipper OF agricultural
implements In the South, baltimore not "a
n ed 7,.5srtf" .14lt+ z. 4f3GsY