The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
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fredericksburg Makes Great
Strides III It's industrial
Progress.
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Rapidly Coming to the Front as
Mill Towll-New
Plants.
MANY PERMANENT STREETS
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA, June 49,
Within tho past several years Frcdcricks-
burg has made great strides In many
respects. It's population has materially
: Increased, It's building sections have ex-
tended, new streets baya been opened,
many residences have been recently
erected, new people have como in, real
estate has advanced in prices, building
lots are In demand apd bringing high
figures. taxable values have Increased
and the credit OF the city Is first class.
improvements have been made, such as
paved streets. granolithic sidewalks, and
the people take pride in Keeping UP the
appearance OF their premises.
Among other things having strong
4 bearing on these conditions are tho In
dustral plants OF the city. There arc
y about thirty-fivc OF them, most Of which
are valuable and extensive, and some OF
them are OF unusual prominence and I'M
portance.
The silk mill ,s tho largest and best
anywhere in this section OF the country.
y II Is up date In every respect. and
employs a large force OF operatives. COM
posed mainly OF girls and young women.
: The work Is clean and attractive. and
& q visit through the establishment well
i repays any one tor tho time and trouble
The machinery is delicate, Intricate and
y costly, and the labor, while exacting and
4 combining. is not arduous The hours arc
q from Z to 6 for the day workers, and the
\ mill also rms Mt night with another set
K OF employees The silk Is brought here In
Il the raw state, is put through the throw
ing process ready to be made Into fab
rics. and is sent OF to another mill In
4 some other part OF the country to be fin
d ished into dress materials. The mills are
owned by Northern capitalists, who have
n number. Of plants at different points,
a Tho mill operatives are well paid, and
the owners have indicated that they will
i largely Increase their plant. II they can
4 be assured OF tho full number OF opera
tives needed. With the present plant
& they have no trouble in securing all
RI necessary labor. The buildings are sub
stantial and kept in frst-class order.
Another valuable enterprise is the Mel
&. willie WOODEN Mills, where wooden goods Of
a different kinds are made and II finished.
! This establishment also employs women
and girls as well as men. and has q largo
II pay roll. IN addition to making goods
NJ for mems wear, great many OF the
fabrics turned out at this mill are used
Y for ladies' dresses. The mill buys the
wool from farmers OF this section. and
1 in addition brings It from distant points
43g There are two large Touring mills, the
4 Gernania Mills. 1ncopora ted. and the
BrIdgewater Milling Corporation. Both
q of these run on full time. and have no
q difficulty In selling ali Of their output.
There arc two pickle factories each
II on an extensive scale The cucumber
pickles are GROWN q in the surrounding
sections by the farmers. and in many
Instances prove the most profitable crop
cultivated. The pickles are shipped to
Y all parts OF the country. One factory Is
+ owned by Alart e Mcguire, OF New Y ork.
f and the other, the Richa rdson Pfckling
4 Company, 3 owned by local people. The
y Richardson Picking Company has ex-5
libited its pickles at all OF the large ex-
positions. and has never. failed to receive
y the highest medals.
The fredericksburg Spoke Works and
Wagon Works Is an important Industry.
The celebrated Landram wagons are
made at this plant. and spokes are ship
q ped to all parts OF the United States. as
well as to foreign countries and espe-
cially to South America and South
Africa. :555 n
Among other large and valuable enter
Il prises are the John C. Hurkamp Tannery
and iSumac Mills, r. T. Knox & Brothers
Extract Mills. the Valentine Dannehl
Foundry and Machine Works. the Yir-i
ginia Excelsior Company. Crescent FIX
cclsior Company. w. H Peden Excelsior
Mills, J.. II. Masters Planning Mills. Ken
a more Shoe Factory. Virginia Shirt Com
Z peny, which also employs q large num-.
z Der OF girls and young women; the
& Charles e. Hunter Farmers Friend Plow
y Works. Bernard's Brick Works.
The city has recently enlarged It's wa.
ter works. and within the past few
months has built new gas works. "A new
electric light plant was built several
years ago . sf5
Another important factor in the city
Is Fredericksburg College and tho As
sembly Home and School. Both OF these
institutions have brought large num-
Der OF new families to the city. adding
materially to Its social and commercial
interests. Il II .t5I
The monument to General Hugh Mer-5
Ger, Just erected by the United States
government, at cost Of $4,000. Is an
adornment. OF which all OF our people
are proud It Is located on Washington
z Avenue, and Is surrounded by beautiful
grounds, which will be kept in perfect
order by the government.
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