The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
1HOW RICHMOND
| STRUCK ANOH|OAN
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, OF Lorain,
Ohio, Came and Saw Sur
prising Things.
BIG SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
Race Segregation Was Funny.
but All Right Preachers
and Sunday Tobacco.

Rev. John Wilson, a minister OF the
gospel. who halls from Ohio. spent a
good part of the past winter In Rich
mond. and he and his wife evidently
enjoyed all OF their stay in this goodly
part of -hc earth. Many things Mr..
Wilson saw here. industrially, socially
and otherwise, seemed to have sur.
prised him not a little and the most
of them were not only surprising. but
pleasing. At least that is to BIO in
ferred from very interesting letter
he wrote to his home paper. the Lorain
Daily New, OF Lorain. O., q paper
which claims TO be the only daily Jour
nal in one of ohios biggest and most
fourlshing counties that carries a
Geographic news service"
What the Visitor Saw.
Mr.. Wilson's letter is not especially
newsy TO Richmond folks. but 1t is in
tercsting In that 1T shows to home
folks how Richmond strikes strang-
CT, fro Ohi,. for the first time. Mani
testify. soma of MIR. Wilson'S preron
ceived ideas were dissipated Acre
Is what he says:
Richmond is like ancient Rome, built
on seven hills and beautiful for situa-
ton Through the city runs the James
River. which is navigable from here
to the city of Norfolk. a distance OF
nearly ninety miles. where 1t rolls inro
the Atlantic Ocean. The Ode here
midst of the city are tile beautiful
falls of the James River, so that this
is the heas. &C navigation. Two lines
of steamers a day and night line, ply
between her. and Norfolk
Richmond is wide-awake, hustlina
city of wellnigh 10000 people. many
Of whom are colored. Being built ir
hills, many of the streets are steep
but the mule is everywhere in evi.
dence, hitched ,e, TWO, three and four
TO wagons loaded with all Kinds OF
products from mine. factory and farm
There are In the city large number
OF factories. The chief industry Is to-
bacco. One OF the local papers re-
Gently stated there are 10000 girls
employed -. tho city nearly 1000 OF
whom are working in tobacco racto.
ries. There ar, many warehouses oil
all kinds and more banks tnnn the
writer ever saw in city of this size
Any on strolling through the bust
ness parts of the city can readily see
that 1t a progressive. up to da te
place.
How We Grew.
The city is growing very rapidly
When We think that. at the close of the
Civil War. forty wears ago, the city was
almost destroyed by fire, We wonder
a Its present proud position among the
cities of the nation. The following
figures show the rapid growth OF the
city: During the last month ITO new
structures had been authorized. arnone
them are fifty-two brick dwellings
eighteen frame dwellings,, nineteen
brick stores, Ave manufacturing plants
two office buildings and public school
ell at total value OF s53s,S36. In nd
dition to these new structures, thirty.
seven others were repaired at cost OF
SiS,937, making n grand total for the
month OF March. 1911. s547.77s
Thus far this year or since January
j. l9l the building operation ngures
arc sl,306.T37. When VIZ think this
has all been done during the winter
and early spring, before the building
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