The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01

pttAilo d1lA IeSlQCIlCcS. Ills SuUJeCI mas
already been covered by The Times Dis
patch In some detail, showing that some-
thing like s3,5o,0O0 has been expended
In improvements of this character. Many
manufacturing plants have enlarged their
buildings. including the Larus & Bro.
Company. tobacco manufacturers: the r.
A. Patterson Tobacco Company. the Unit
ed States Tobacco Company. r. K. Victor
6 Co, have all enlarged their plants or
sare building new structures
Tbs Bank of Richmond has reconstruct
ed an old building at large expense. and
made.it one CT the handsomest of our
banking-honses The Stephen Putney Shoe
Company has just completed and occu-
pied mammoth mandatory, warehouse
and salesroom on West Broad Street. The
Southern Bell Telephone Company is con-
structing magnificent six-story brick
and stone and steel construction Office
building on Grace Street. near Eighth
Street, which will be an addition to that
locality. 1t is now we'll advanced j. T..
Jursens' Sons Is completing spacious
and well constructed storehouse at the
corner OF Adams and Broad Streets, and
Miller and RhoaGs are building a large
addition to their already splendid store,
son Broad. between Fifth and Sixth
Streets. They purpose building to the
corner OF Sixth Street as soon as they
can secure possession of the corner prop
erty, and hope TO ultimately extend the
two wings OF their building on Broad
Street, SO as to make 1t one continuous
front on that thoroughfare.
These are some OF the uptown mercan-
tile establishments which are enlarging or
building new stores, but there are many
others. On the north side of Broad street,
many new stores have been constructed
l,1I.
along the river front, many costly anu
handsome manufacturing and wholesale
houses have been constructed, and the
same Is true Of the northwest section of
the city toward which manufacturing and
heavy business Of all kinds shows de-
cided trend.
Among the handsome public or semi-
public structures reared or in process OF
construction, the hotels are the most no.
table. The addition to the Jefferson Ho-
tel. completing that structure on q scale
even handsomer than its prototype. Is
probably the most noteworthy. This work
IS being done by the jefferson Realty
company, the new owners of the prop
ertv, ana the completed fireproof, steel
construction building will be ready for
occupancy In March or by April
Is constructed in the most substan-
ti3l mqnner. and finished In the most
elegant style the architects could devise.
When completed 1t will be the equal OF
any hosiery In the country, and its
capacity will have boon almost, trebled
me new apartment house l.utel being
erected for Colonel John Murphy at the
corner OF Eighth and Grace Streets Is
rapidly going up. This Is a steel con-
structlon seven-story building. designed |
especially for high-class APARTMENT
house, but to be used temporarily as
an annex pending reconstruction of the |
Murphy's Hotel This Will prac- !
tlcaiiy double the capacity Of the hotel. !
4 Gllbert's Hotel, at Eighth and Frank
lin Streets, has been greatly ENLARGED
and improved, and is now handsome
hotel. IS,
an apartment house Is being built Mt |
the corner Of Third ana Main Streets BY
MT. j. NJ. F'ourqurean, and other similar |
structures are planned.
All over the city old houses are having
wings added to the rear ana being con- /
verified Into flats, there being apparently [
an Unsuitable demand for this class OF
rental property. s. 5fl5 W
. The most noteworthy building has been
done In the western section known as
Lee District. Here many handsome and
costly homes have been reared and others
are under construction or planned.
on tho suburbs new rcsi-
lences are being constructed. The subllr-
ban settlements. such MS Barton Heights,
Chestnut Fill, Highland Park, Ginter
Park and Lee Annex are fast building
lp with residences Of a desirable type.
The Railroads Had
Very Prosperous Year,
The railroads, steam railroads and trans
,ortatlon lines, have had n busy and pros z
porous years. All have added to their
equipment and rolling stock, have made
improvements to their, trackage and en-
nrged their yard and siding facilities.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad has
completed its double-track| s
rom this city to It's deep-water ter
ninal at Newport News, and is building @
mother enormous pier ut that port. The
Richmond. fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad has purchased additional proper
y for further extension of Its constants
y growing yards and sidings. The South-
'rn Railway Is enlarglng It's facilities
ZERO to handle its Increased business, and
10 is M Seaboard Air Line Railway. All
II these roads have been handicapped
n handling business by tile shortage OF
'ars, the factories being unable to sup
ny the lnprecedented demand therefor.
] The Passenger and Power Company has !,
extended its track westward at Broad !