The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
MANY ADVANTAGES
Mr.. Bryan Discusses Our Manu-
featuring Advantages and
How to Make Use Of Them.

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roastmaster Meredith. in brief hut
happy speech. presented Mr.. Joseph
Brya1,, who was given cordial welcome.
and cheered for some moments before ne
could proceed.
The toast assigned Mr.. Bryan. which
ha handled in a most attractive man.
ner, was:
s.Richmond's Many Advantages. and
How to Make the Most OF Them.
The cItys prospects OF development
IL Its climatic, social. commercial ana
Industrial advantages are properly
brought to the attention OF those who
are looking for Just such facilities ms
Richmond has to offer.
'.The value OF manufacturing IN
dustries to a community and tho un-
usual opportunities offered by Rich
mond In this respect. as ehx'oited ny
the prosperity OF It's numerous manu-
featuring enterprises"
Mr.. Bryan received one OF the great
ovations Of the evening. and when he
was allowed to proceed he entered upon
a practical discussion Of the great theme
assigned him, which. he said. would call
for volumes II fully replied to. He chose
but ono branch. the manufacturing in
dustres OF the city. Mr.. Bryan miro
duced his subject with happy MUS
ira ton, and getting his audience In full
sympathy with him. proceeded first, 20
discuss the manufacture OF tobacco. SUD-
Knitting on the start the following sta-
tistics:
Tobacco, in cigars. cigarettes. che
roots, hands employed. 53o7; output
.;.sa5,oOO. Smoking. chewing. stemmed
and reprised hands employed. 1850; out
put, sla506. 600
Proceeding, Mr.. Bryan said:
"The Whitock branch OF the American
Tobacco Company says that Old virginia
Cheroots and Royal Bengal Little Cigars
have an annual output OF 2'oo"."o,
Worldwide reputation; factory largest ana
most completely equipped cigar factory
in the world; employees provided with
individual lockers for their clothing and
personal effects; large and completely
equipped dining room. provided Tor en-
ployes, at which a cup OF coffee or zen
is given free Of charge to each emploHe
every day at dinner; plant equipped with
the most improved type OF heaung ana
ventlating apparatus !.
"In the wintertime fresh, pure air Is
taken from the outside OF the building
and blown over heated coils and dis
charged through ducts to the various
floors and departments, always Keeping
a fresh supply OF pure air In clrcula-
ton in all parts CT the factory. In sum
mer this air is cooled and distributed IN
the same manner. Each department Is
provided with dressing and toilet rooms
the walls OF which are OF white enameled
brick and floors Of concrete (and no bed
bug business In that thereby permitting
practically perfect sanitary conditions
business has so Increased during the
past year that this plant now needs
500 additional hands. and III bet they u
get them"
The r. A. Patterson Tobacco Company,
he said, is the largest independent To-
bacco concern in the United States.
Now, we'll take up the iron business. "
the speaker continued. THE iron works
output Is S9.0s1.oo0. There Is large
revival OF Industry at the Old Dominion
Iron and Nall Works The Tredegar
Works Is continuing Its business with
Its accustomed success. The Richmond
Locomotive Works Is In Il prosperous
condition, and We have adopted a sys-
tenn which brings about perfect harmony
between the managers and the en-
ployes.
| lIAit1cI TSIICk loCSilN II b.
"a most important industry of Rich.
.nond is the paper business. The hands
employed In this and kindred occupation
amount to 1881 and 1.-THE output Is nearly
S., 100000. There are three plotting mills
In Richmond. which are the largest In the
world, making blotttng paper exclusively,
Their output is about 31oO0o.O0O pounds an.
nually. which Is from 60 to so per cent
of all that Is manufactured In this coun'
try. Akin to this business are the large
pa per back manufacturing, paper twinc
manufacturing and envelope factory. The
Wortendyke paper Irvine factory ships
its product to all parts of the world.
"a very interesting fact In connection
with the paper business - that Richmond
in printing nearly two-thirds of the large
newspapers OF the United States, The
New York Herald, Journal, Times, and
In fact, every daily paper In New York
except the World. uses matrlx paper
which is made in Richmond. The West
over Paper Company manufactures ROOF
ing tar paper. The annual output is 5ll,-
mn rolls, nearly 3lO0O.0Q0 pounds, and
$50 barrels OF roofing material. ~ mas
branches In thiriy-three cities
zone OF tho most striking and impor-
tant Industries in Richmond is the print
Ing business. Richmond supports one
hundred and four printing offices and en-
ploys In this business over LOO hands
II is the only city OF lts size that sup,
ports two printing supply houses. one OF
which. the Fl, l.. Pelouze Company now
part OF the American Type Founders
Company, has t'een IN existence since
1880.
"The largest and most important single
concern is the p. II. Johnson Company.
The energy of this company has carried
books with Richnond's imprint 'n19
nearly every North Carolina home ana
some In South Carolina and Texas and
generally throughout tho south the
total annual outpu, Of this som nI,H ar Is
10 books IN the South, for which they
We're chiefly intended. but they are now
used In tho public schools of New York.
philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
other places IN the North and West
"we'u make some good confederates OF
them after while, -
"The two great trade industries. .print-
Ing and binding. h1He been greatly as'