The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-18

very recently enlarged ana Improved,
also in the Capitol Square are the
ten. surrounded BY great Nrginians--
IJoudon's Washington, said to be the
greatest work In marble In American.
ana statues o! Henry Clay, Stonewall
Jackson, Dr.. Hunter Mcclure, a famous
War surgeon, and Governor William
Smith. On Monument Avenue arc the
monuments OF President Davis ana
Generals Robert &c. Lee and j. E 3.
Stuart the last two being equestrian
statues, besides Which there are Other,
monuments to, soldiers and statesmen
elsewhere In and around tue city; the
White House of the Confederacy, now
u Confsdelato NGuseum; slc home OF
] ohn Marshall, the great Chief Justice
| of the United States; ST. Johns Church,
| where Patrick Henry made his dra-
| matte speech which aroused the col
cnists to arms Seven Pines ana the
! other great battiehelds; HOLLYWOOD.
that beautiful City of the Dead.
| known throughout the land. where lie
| buried the remains of the Confederacy's
| President, Jefferson Davis: Presidents
| Tyler and Monroe and other eminent
statcsmens and soldiers, along with
| countless thousands of lesser note.
~! Other Advantages.
| Socially, Richmond offers all the adj
vantages that city of its size and ira
ditions might be expected to possess.
Educational facilities are exceptionally
| noteworthy. Here are located the
Medical- College Of Virginia and the
/ University; College of Medicine, attend
/ ed by students from practically every
State. Richmond College, rounded in
/ 1892, has graduates in every State. The
/ excellence Ct the Womans College has
!! brought to 1t SO great a patronage
from the Southern States that new
and larger. buildings will have to be
1 erected. The Union Theological Sem
| inary.th the leading theological seminary
Of. the Southern P-esbyte;ian Church,
Is locatedtin this city. chs Virginia
Mechan!css Institute. founded in 1854,
is rendering assistance Of iEestimable
value to ambitious young men
The public school system is admir-
4 ably conducted and literally supported
There are separate schools for white
and colored The system embraces 34a
separate schools, located in twenty one
large buildings and six smaller ones
owned by the city and Instructed by
d 363 teachers and supervisors The
school population Of the. city is 23,95S
of which 14,S61 or about GO per cent.
are enrolled in the public schools
Convention City.
There are lin Richmond ninety-si,
churches. with q membership Of more
J than 1900. ST. Johns where Patricl
Henry uttered the first clarion cal
: for American liberty: ST. Paurs, Monu
: mental, built on the site Of a burn
theatre, and one or two more, are his
! 5toric. Others are noted for thei
beauty. The great Roman Catholic
5 Cathedral has just been completed a
!; cost approximating half million
: dollars, and is considered to be TIL
: finest church edifice. in the entir
), South.
There are eight hospitals in the city
: all of the best type, and at least on
n or two claiming superiority over an
n others in the South.
The hotel accommodations arc excel
! lent. and within the past year the ca
> pacity ofsthe first-class hotels hav
= been doubled. SO that Richmond, on &C
:, count of its historical interest, togathe
> with being able to care for great nun
bers of visitors. has become one Of tn
= first convention cities of the countr,
e The transactions in real estate du,
q ing 1906 amounted In round figures t
Il $4,000, 000 and it is notable that TIL
Il prices paid during that period averag sc
G 1924 per cent. over the assessed valu
OF the property sold, indicating
4 marked advance in values since the la
l. appraiscment. Building operation
30 during the same period amounted
IS $2A50,995.
II Railway Facilities.
l. Among the railways conyerginS ;
Richmond are the chesapeake ar
Ohio, whose rails lead in three diferei
in directions; the Southern. whose raj
l. lead In two different directions; Il
ST Atlantic Coast Line; the Scaboard a
re line. the Norfolk and Western, wi
ne three connections (the Atlantic Goa
III Line the Seaboard Air Line and Il
as Southern Railway, and the Richmon
as l'redcrcksburg' and Potomac Railroa
" connecting a Washington with Il
ld Pennsylvania and BALTIMORE and On