The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
WILL GROW FASTER
THAN IN THE PAST
Mayor of Richmond Confident
That His City Will Make
Notable Advancement
By MAYOR ]. B. WILLIS

The time is drawing near when Rich
mond VIII become the leading manufac-
turing city OF the Pacific coast. Five
years have brought in their train such
great improvements in all ways that
the past is a guarantee OF a glorious
future for Richmond which has a good
claim 10 the title Of the Pittsburg of
the west
Life is very enjoyab bic in Richmond.
The climate is Of the very best. The
growth Of Industries promises employ
ment, which is large consideration
when home seeking is in view. Any
one who sees the Richmond water front
must Immediately observe that here
nature picked out the site for great
manufacturing enterprises. Transpor-
tation lines win always find ii TO their
great advantage TO serve this place and
promote its growth and advancement.
Very few cities in the world can be-
sin to compare in climate with Rich
mond The weather is delightful in
Richmond when it is disagreeable in
places only a few miles away Angel
isiand shields Richmond from strong
winds. The sun shines here more days
than elsewhere.
IDEAL FOR CHILDREN
Children grow healthy and strong
that DID not thrive in other places. The
city is growing up with comfortable
and pretty homes. The lay of the land
is such that tens of thousands OF peo-
pie can be accommodated with fine
building lots that viii increase in value
Ia fact there is no limit to the growth
Of Richmond by lack of building sites
There is no limit to be placed to the
greatness that Richmond viii reach al
4 manufacturing center. The Panama
canal viii bring greater and greater
business growth and viii create q home
market for California made goods. The
canal viii serve to put California in
touch with all the world commercially.
What can be done in the making of
handsome streets in Richmond is shown
by the Improvement of Macdonald ave-
nue.. which is the equal Of any avenue
in attra activeness- The growth of Rich
mond viii be much greater in the fu-
ture than it has been in the past, and
there are many reasons for this that
no one can successfully dispute.
AZ EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT
Most or the modern COnNenlenceS pos
sessed by any city are in Richmond
now. In this respect Richmond com
pares faVorably with the larger and
better class Of Pacific coast cities. The
p artments Of the city government are
ousrtered comfortably. Our police and
IRE departments are the pride of all
Richmond citizens. and compel the envy
Of neighbors Of Richmond.
4 great deal OF work is being ac-
compNsheG in the way Of municipal i'm
prOvernents. Good sewers and good
streets place Richmond on a thorough
sanitary basis. which is a good asset
for this growing city. There is no
healthier place than Richmond any
where in the world
Real estate values will uHquestion-
ably increase in the near future. The
Pullman car shops VIII be constructed
at once and that work upon them will
begin this month is good for the COM
-nunity That means that 2 large num-
ber Of people viii be added to the popu-
lation at an. early date and that another
great industry viii be installed and
become permanent feature OF and
telling advertisement for Richmond
Everything that comes here grows.
Growth is in the air and in everything
that has TO do with Richmond Other
industries arc on the way to Richmond
They viii all be welcome and the way
viii be made easy for them to get foot
holds in this city on easy terms.