The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
.Up-to-Date Facts and
Figures About the Best
City on Earth.
w CHMOND;
SEE HOW SHE GROWS
Good Work Of the Chamber Q
g Q m Ter c e. Enlargement
Along All Lines-More Job
bling Business, Increased
Manufacturing and Big
ger Bank Accounts.
ny FRANK s. vOODsON,
Tsts1r.afrfn1 IS.1ttn, Z

ny FRANC $. wOoDsoN,
Industrial Editor.
In my travels throughout the State
travels INDUCED In to find out about
and tell about the natural, Industrial.
commercial and agricultural greatness
of old Nirginia--and quite often during
the days spent at home, the question
has been asked me: Why don't you
sometimes tell of the industrial growth
and commercial greatness Of Rich
monde"
Well, The Tlmes-Dispatch Is doing
Just that thing 365 days In the year.
and sometimes gets out an extra be-
tween daily publication hours. and in
no issue, be 1t the regular edition or
an extra, could 1T print a paper with
out In some way or another showing
4 picture OF Richmond's commercial
greatness.
Purely Industrinl.
However. at the risk Of trespassing
upon the preserves of the local depart
8ment. ! want TO give to-day Just q
few salient facts concerning the indus
trial and commercial Importance OF
this historic town. and 1t may be re-
marked In parentheses that this article
is for the Information OF out-of-town
people, the supposition being that all
familiar with said salient facts
y Mind you. kind and patient reader.
Il am no historian, and am Just that
cold-blooded as to be able to write
about Richmond without any sort OF
reference to its past military glory,
Colonial memories or Its ancient civic
greatness. AS matter of fact, there
is nothing on the notebook before
me that goes farther back than last
t.s os,, hnro ny fn1 a t.
ness Richmond of to-day, and will talk
about yesterday only by way Of the
necessary comparison to show how.
by the enterprise OF It's people and its
natural advantages and general BUSH
ness attractions, it is buster and
lSmighticr to-day than 1t was yester-,
| day.. @
why Richmond Crows.
No matter what croakers and back
numbers slay say to the contrary, the
population of the city to-day Is very
close to 125.000 1t is true that tho
recent annexation OF outlying terri
tory added largely to the population,
but the fact Is that newcomers have
made the larger addition. These new
Corners did not come for the fun OF
the thing or just for the interesting
performance OF changing base, but
they came In response to natural de-
Smands. New enterprises of all kinds.
the enlargement of old enterprises the
enlargement OF business generally.
called for more people. and they came
because they found better business
here, and more of 1t, than they were
getting the advantage of where they
We're. When Manchester shall be- an-
tneXed, as undoubtedly lit will be In
time to figure in the United States
census. to be taken this year. tho
population of Greater Richmond will
be not less. than 100000
Educational Advantages.
No city in, the United States enjoys
greater religious. educational and So
clal advantages. and If there Is
healthier town in the United States
the statistics of the government. which
are supposed to be accurate. do not
show It.
The educational advantages OF the
city are superb. there being twenty
eight public school buildings in the
community. costing with their equip
iment. nearly s1,25o.00o., Eleven OF
these are for colored children. The
total enrolment7is over 1 g. 900. and this
does not include departments for
manual training and the kindergartens.3
The private schools, the colleges, tho
institutions and the far
throughout the length and breadth OF
the country, and need only to be
limited at in an Industrial article.
Churches and Hospitals.
There are z123 churches and twenty
nine missions in the community. or
these. seventy-eight churches and nine-s9
teen missions, attended BY Whites,
have a membership OF over 10000, and 4.
Sunday schools With an attendance Of
over 10000. Tho forty-three churches
and ten missions for colorcd people q
are proportionatelS as largely a r.
tended.
The now Catholic Cathedral, recent
ly completed at a cost OF about $780,
900, is handsome and capacious. and
one of the finest church structures in
the South
1T is douhtfullf any city In the coun-sf
try is better supplied with accomnlo-.
dations forS5the sick and afflicted lin
the way OF hospitals. surgeons and y
attendants, as there are no lessEthan
eight hospitals IN Richmond. furnished
with equipments the equal of any I'M
the United States, Two of which are 8
exclusively for colored people. and Il
several of the Others have wards for
negroes 54 81
Figures That Talk.
1T is said that there Isl no ,ruer
index to the business OF a city than
Its post-ofice work. The receipts Of p
the Richmond post-ofice last year
We're S63l.a05,S3, being sS5,STis1S in Z
excess OF those of the previous year,
The force necessary to handle the,
business has been considerably ems
larged, and owing to the Increased
demands of the service, tho post-otIlee
and other United States Offices In T,icl,
mond have lust been removed 10 90
building constructor for their - en- 81
8porarY Accommodation, Il. pending tho
erection of an enlarg gel Fedora builds
Ing upon the old site of the post-oftlca8
and an adjoining lot, Tho COS. az ii
this new and enlarged Building when