The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
Danville's Progress.

Danville's Progress.
A little while back McClure's Magazine
published a purpose article The
matter Of the article related to the city
Of Danville, Virginia, and Its purpose was
TO show that the growth Of Dnnville was
greatly retarded BY railroad discrlminn-
lion, AS In all such cases. the writer
went to extremes and In his seai to make
out a case against the railroads did Dan.
Vile grave Injustice in representing 1t
as q city OF vacant stores and unoccu-
pied factories. iit;
The Ti,nes-Dispatch knew enough Of tho
situation in Danvile to feel sure that this
article was grossly misleading and In
order to present the bright side Of the
picture and to undo, as far as possible, the
mischief which the Mcclure article has
wrought, sent 10 Danyille a staff eorro-
spondent. whose long residence IN that
city made him entirely familiar with tho
situation, with Instructions to mako full
Investigation and report the results. tThis
article will be found In the Industrial
section OF The Tlmcs-D ispatch 4 to-day,
ana will show, as was q forcgone con I.
clusion, that. In spite of any disadvantage
3 in railroad rates, In spite Of the revolu-.
ton in the tobacco business, Danville has
been milking steady progress from, year to
wear, and Is to-day one Of the most
prosperous ana progressive cities in II the Z
State. 83Js s i55iS AXE u
The tobacco Industry Of u z, has
underground a great, chan &c in the past
ten years. necessitntitlg read just,nent
! OF the city,s Industrial system But the
live men Of Danville have met the s slit =
ton with intelligence and &courag "a, and q
turned 1t to good account.
The Register Dnnvle's representative
newspaper, says that during the past
ten years Danville has started, IN the
manufacture Of cotton Oods, 43, OOS spin
dies, Cos looms and put to work SO
operatives. BY July 1st OF this year this
new plant will be exactly double, making M
d total Of st, 01s spindles, S,212 looms and
1850 o pera tives, to which is to- be added
70, 900 spindles, 1868 looms and 1850 opera
lives In operation prior to this period,
making a grand total OF. 1896 spindlltes,!
8 S65 looms and $500 oper atives, with an
annual payroll Of S920, GOO and doing a
business of $4,50O0 600 q year. During this
period Danvllle men have put IN OPERA
ton q plant which manufactures pants,
coats, shirts and overalls, putting out
from 5000 to 10000 dozens per year. EN-
ploying 100 operatives and does bushes
OF $4,000 annually. During this period
gDanville men have started a knitting rae
tory, which employs 1876 operatives and
nuts out $4,000 dozens Of its product an-
nually, and we are informed by the pres
Sidents OF these respective enterprises that
the capacity Of both Will be practically
doubl ed In the Immediate future.
During this period Danvllle men have
built and equipped q furniture factory
which employs 80 skilled men, puts out.
10, 900 finished pieces, and does q busne ss
of s135,oO0 per ann,llT. s.I R
In spite Of any disadvantage OF freight
rates, Danville has O. number Of whole
sale grocery houses, which are all doing
"a thriving business, the banks and retail
stores are al prosperous, and there Is.
steady employment for all persons Who
are willing to work All this in addition
to the great tobacco industry, which Is
stll tho backbone OF. the clty's wealti
and prosperity. II s8
There Is something else to Danlvllle's
credit which is even more to be desired
than material prosperity. It's politics are
absolutely clean, and It's municipal gov
eminent has never been tainted with.
graft or any form Of corruption I,