The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-31


river hAve cAuee6
site IN South H3cM0
million dollar p1A1& "a.
durin gthe coming xeoxs
/ Bank C1eas1n0 1881 IN
1t is conscvvatlvety edr
the bank clearines in
1910 will run ,ciOeo ~ A.! g
those for last year AaNl
proximateiy 33s1.O00, 49,.
banks appear to have
more prosperous than ~
Six of the banks oOnDo11
three institutions duSin4
These were al follows: M
and City Bank Of Hschmon
the National Bank Of VIZ
toll Savings end the 0o49
meree and Trusts. f0rmiu9
of Commercs and TruetA
Three branch institutions D.
the Bank Of Richmond 49,
were absorbed by other bo&M
Germs after the larger boetk
With the National Hank Of
A noticeable act In cOnn1ct14
the merging OF the banks II
two instances the combines ~
became q national bank, fnoto4
State bank, and a. . roNut&
caiiy all the leading BANKS ~
mond are now under national -
/ sion, 3s$
Dividends aggrega ting nearly
million dollars were declared ~
mond banking concerns, and n TIL
mated that not less than one r.
dollars will be paid out the firgk j.
year in semi-annual div10eN49E
hanks and other business corp0fM&
having Offices in this city.
Reach High Mark.
/ Richmond's building operAttCn4
! ing 1910 reached the high waterA
! Inspector Beck estimating tt1aG ~
! ing expenditures during 1910 VIII
gregate more than S4.000,00 5kI
operations during 1909 totAled 93so4
sl2. and 1t is certain that the O.
! this year will he fully half 4 mn
dollars In excess of this amount. S
| Although itn home at Twelfth
/ Clay streets was burned the carly IL
ef the year. the University CoI101p
Medicine was quick to get on ~ e.
again, and is now erecting q e41,
tnre much handsomer than the T.
one.
Plans We're also crystaliized duE1|
| the year for the construction n
Confederate Battle Abbey near L.
constructed at a cost OF sl60,000, oN
will serve as repository for Conf
crate relics, papers and the. like.
More than ten new churches r.
either going up or are in contempI
ton. This Ia regarded az m g.
eially strong index Of the communt41
prosperity. Prominent among tn
editices is the handsome Engiiah e
theran church, in the West
which il nearing completion.
Tabernacle Baptists. Westmimo4
Presbyterians and Asbury Matho611
are all building or preparing to bul
new edifices In the nAme section.
Conspicuous among the commAe9
buildings upon which constfuctlon K
begun are the new million dollar RI
office and the skyscraper building
the Virginia Trust Company. bOfn
which will bo completed during
coming year.
The skyscraping home OF the -
lean National Bank was enlarG0d
ONCE capacity being doubled ~
result.
| Chamber WIN Sen.
A definite movement was lauuo
for the sale Of the Chamber Of e.
MERGE site and building II Ntnf1 {
Main streets with the result thatI
option was procured by . 0ynd1GI
comprising the First national -
the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Richmond. Fredericksburg and
tomac railroads. Tho declared n
OF the syndicate In to erect r.
scraper affording up-to-det0 go
for the two latter corpoFatteAo
well as a modern home for the ~
ing company. The plan n Axpo4l
| to materiaiixe before the option =
expires on March !. &
During the year the city took ~
looking to the acquisition Of the ~
, occupied partly by old Ford'o n
and adjoining tho City Halt for I
ditional administrative oflceG. Z
purchase has never been finally 01
summarized. but the deal will III
be put through within the ne3t &
months. 1t ia contended by some &
the city f. in no great need Of -
tional quarters for its olYiciAlo, 4
1t may be that opposition from n
source will give advocates Of
proposition some trouble. Ono prol
inent citizen In understood 10 ~
favor OF adding additional stories
top of the present magnificent @
Hall structure II the foundation u
stand It.
X. & II. Starr Work.
Active work on the Richmond r
Henrico railway was begun and ~
men are now completing its BIZ r.
viaduct spanning the valley ana &
Meeting Church Hill with the
proper. The compAny's tracks,
extend from tho eastern end o4
city to a point out Brook awenue
! assurances have been k.sen thak
, will be in operation some time
: coming year. The company = D
financed mostly by Canadian cat
II is stated. 1t In also stated
it has not connection with th4
, ginia Railway and Power ConaG
A modern new theatre equt
for the best productions ID assuxo
result OF plans drawn for : n
house at Jefferson Ekd Broad aS
.. The theatre will tablv b NJ
. as the Hofheimsf House. Aft1
, promoter. The Academy people
. promised to give its patrons =
structure. q
i, One Of the most pleasing r.
ments effected during the yeas K
, installation by the city OF = mt
! ornamental electric lamps, M
. globes each, along the bus1na1
Of Broad street. supplanting tn
tiquated arc lights In the mfdGt
, street. The new lamps, oov0G
block. stretch along the curbt
, Twelfth and Jefferson streets r
.. sides OF Broad.
!. ouiid Urbannna Nead
! Development of Richnnon6so ~
tial suburban property made
advances during the yeaF 49,