The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
,ear great improvements hnvc been
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,ear great improvements hnve been
IS k,nd. In III. track, cars and general
iefyice.
Water and Electric Power.
Tic Radford Water Power Company
,iso owns the water works system,
which Is one of the most modern In
The South, an electric pump recently
Instalicd, pumping, The water from the
reservoir to the stand-pipe. The stand
nine has capacity Of 100000 gall ~,
ana lis situated high above tho city.
thus giving a good pressure ut all
points.
The present owners VI the concern
purchased the controlling interest In
the Radford Water Power Company
from the estate of Colonel George w.
Miles about year age later securing
from other parties the entire stock
issue since which tine every improve
n,cnt has been Installed or arranged
for that is necessary TO make the
equipment first class in every partic-
ular.
The officers and directors. who are
also the principal owners of the COM
pany. are j. L. Vaughan. president; j.
r. Vaughan. manager; w w. Carr.
treasurer, ana j. A. Baird, secretary
md general superintendent These. to-
gether with Ex-Governor Tyler and
Hon. Robert T.. Jordan, constitute the
directorate. all prominent business
men. and deeply interested In Radford
and Its future.
Special Inducements are being offered
by the Radford watrr Power Company
20 manufacturing Industries, that dis
position may be made of its surplus
electrical power. and at the same time
to add to the growing list of indus
tries that are locating here.
au.t.t. tlo Million
The New River Sandstone Brick Com
pany. eith a capital stock of sii,50o,
is one OF the busiest and most prosper
ous plants in Radford 7; is located on
the banks of New River. mile east
of the town and Is operated under the
komnick system. which is a process OF
turning sand and lime into n substan-
tial white brick.
Twenty-four hours are required to
make the brick the plant running day
and night. then the bricks are ready rot
ship. Thirty thousand bricks is the
daily capacity OF the plant, and forty
five men are employed. Mr.. G. A. Shiry.
OF Bluefeld. is president of the COM
pany. and Mr.. r. L. Baldwin. general
manager.
The Radtord Industrial Works is o !
thriving Industry. with a capital stock |
of $4,000. and The following officers: !
President. Captain William Ingles /
yice-P President and General Manager.
aIr. Grin Dodds; Secretary and General
Manager. Captain ]. G. Osborne. The |
building will have floor space of 1000
feet when the addition In course OF
construction IS completed. All kinds OF
lumber Is turned out Orders to the
amour: Of $4,000 are booked ahead. |
while large orders are constantly turn
ed away that cannot be filled
The Radtord Ice Manufacturing Com
pany (Incorporated), is located in q |
very substantial brick building, and
has capital stock OF $4,000. The
capacity of the plant is twelve tons of
ice every twenty-four hours. 1t has a
large cold storage capacity. as we'll as
bot;lins works. The past year has been
the best In Its history. Mr.. Anthony
Geisen is president of the company.
The Radford Milling Company, Inc,
erected two years ago. has the follow
ing officers: President, James Zoll. Vice.
President, James Zoii. Jr., and Score
tary and Treasurer. r. f. White. 1t IS |
furnished with the latest improved |
machinery, and is run by electricity. /
Fifty barrels OF -four. 200 bushels of I
meal and 1000 pounds OF feed is the
daily output.
The Radford Roller Mills is cor
poration. all of the stock of which is
held by Captain W.. T. Baldwin and
family. Not only is the mill operated
by electricity. but the grainsis changed
into flour and meal and mill feed by
electrical machinery. Captain Baldwin
claims that his plant is the only one In.
the South to do that, The mills turn
out si&ty-ive barrels of flour daily,
besides meal and feed
Radford's newest industry is the
Radford Knitting Mills Uncorporated),
which is composed of Radford and
Roanoke business men. The plant is
located in the Skewer plant building,
and contains over a hundred knitting
machines. which will be increased to
100 as soon as operatives can be taught
to run them. Seventy-tive girls will
be employed when running to full capa-
city. 1t will then turn out 500 dozen
pairs Of hose per day. The cotton is
wound OH cones, each containing two
pounds, and comes from the mills of
Charlotte, n. c. The dyeing will be
dono at the Roanoke Knitting Mills.
Banl<in,: Facilities.
Radford has three banks, all OF which
are in q prosperous cordition The
Radford Trust Company has a CAPITAL
stock of $4,000 aff1 "a surplus of $4,000.
It's president is Isaac'T. Mann, of Bram-
we'll, w. Va 1t is located in the Tsus.
Building.
The First National Bank is located
In the handsome new Tyler Building,