The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
SWANSbORO TOWN
VERY PROSPEROUS
Working Men Building Nice
Homes in the Suburb and In
cnbators Are in Demand.
II SHOULD BE PART
OF GREATER RICHMOND
Some Citizens Deplore the Fact
That Manchester Did Not Take
in Swansboro Before Joining
Hands With Richmond.

w htie glad that I am a resident
of Richmond, a citizen of the Capitol
OF the Old Dominion and not resi-
dent OF Manchester as of yore. | de-
plore the fact that annexation was
not started and pushed on the South
side many years ago. By this l mean
that Swansboro and the surrounding
territory should have become part
of Manchester five years before Man.
chester consolidated with Richmond.
This statement, made by business
man Of South Richmond this week.
but echoes the sentiment of many.
To the north. the east and northwest
suburbs are being made more beauti-
full and homes that will do credit 10
any small town or city are being
built. In Swansboro especially are
there many handsome dwellings.
More are going up each day and
scores OF wage-earners are moving
out of Washington ward into their
own suburban dwellings,.
More freedom Is enjoyed in these
suburbs. While Swanshoro is an in-
corporated village, there are never
theless no stringent laws regulating
the conduct of its citizens. They can
raise ali the chickens they want TO.
build pig pens near their homes. place
birds that travel through the air.
They are an independent class, these
people who live in Swanshoro.
They would not have Joined Man
chester in An annexation scheme. but
rnaHy-sf them ~otiid he part OF
Richmond. Though there Is little
prospect of Greater Richmond ex-
tending It's limits in this direction
within the next five or ten years,
there IL a great deal of talk about
such a matter. and from this talk 10
is believed sentiment will arise that
win eliminate in a Richmond that
viii sake in a considerable portion of
Chesterfield county.
Homes that are being built in
Swansboro compare in beauty and
cost with any erected in Washington
ward. Beginning at Twents-third
street and walking in an easterly d.
rection. one finds street after street
dotted with splendid structures that
have recently been built From the
fork of the car line at the top Of Hull
street, In either direction. there are
handsome buildingslin course Of cree
tion. Carpenters claim they nave
Grove and in Woodland Heights than
been buster in Swansboro. In Oak
they have been In all Of South Rich
inond The street car line that is
commonly known as the Booking
line running from the head Of Hun
street to Il point near the Dundee,
former home of Governor Charles T.
O'Ferrall. now presents to the home
sxeekers an avenue by which they
reach Richmond almost as quickly
as those who live nearer In the city.
Where two years ago acres and acres
Of land grew up in weeds, real estate
men have this year cnt the property
up into lots and have found ready
buyers for all OF them Cottages In
this section are the rule. Further
down into Swanshoro and out towards
Forest Hill and on the other side in
the direction of Holly Springs, the
dwellings are OF a more costly char
acter.
working men the most of the own
ers of these homes. And In the
ward OF about four OF every Ave of
these happy and contented citizens
will be found vast number or
ehickens-an hundred or more. One
man who has two incubators in
Swansboro supplies many of the
Washington ward grocerymen with
chickens. having a contract the
year around to receive thirty-three
and one-third per cent. for every
chicken that reaches the age of nine
weeks.
Several OF these citizens have re-
Gently installed incubators in their
homes and one man. a nachinist at
the Locomotive Works. said this week
that his wife made more from the
chickens than he earned at his work.
In Swansboro. too. there are newer
and more handsome churches. bet
ter school and the streets and roads
have been put into good condition
The thriving suburb of Washington
ward is in a more prosperous condi-
ton than is Richmond. and the great
err city can well envy Chesterfield Its
prosperity.