The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-19
Rnilwnys aud Their Doinss.

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| Railways aud Their Doinss.
The railroads appreciated these of.
forts OH the part OF the people. and
as before indicated, they got busy. The
Richmond, Fredericksburg and 10.
| tomac built Il splendid passenger sta
ton here that cost $4,000 or more,
ana freight depot that cost nearly
! as much. The Piedmont, Potomac and
| fredericksburg Road narrow -guage
affair that runs fifty-five miles
through Il splendid farming country TO
orange, also got busy and made a good
| depot here. This is a good road. that
| brings Il lot OF country trade to the
| city.
Then came along the Frank Gould
interest, and the first thing it did by
| way OF showing its interest in Fred.
crlcksourE was TO buy 4 Rnppahannock
| River water power above the city that
vas at once developed 1t cost the
t'ouid syndicate about Il half II million
dollars 10 bI,y this power. but tbeI.
did not mind the cost
Then al another cost of sljn Oo0 Tho
eoulds put i'll concrete dam in the
Kappahannock River two miles above
Town, and there is now at work a
fargo force of hands building Il power
| house n {; cost of $500 900. This powc,
mouse will furnish Frederick sburg, lis
present industries and all that arc to
| come win electric power at Il cheap
rate II is said that this immense
power plant will be completed BY Tho
iirst or next September. Already nearly
u dozen manufacturing interests have
put In bids for this power as soon us i,
is ready.
Another Hallway.
The Goulds also have surveyors on
lie line who have nearl, COMPLETED
thc survey from Ashland to Washing.
ton Tor the Gould electric line. This
VIII be an extension OF the Richmond
ana Chesapeake Bay Electric Line.
me Rappahannock River furnishes
rredercksburs with q fine outlet FOR
It's local business. Boats on tic river
/ leave here three days in the week
Tor all points on the river ana ,p 10
10 Baltimore. and boats arrive here
three days in the week. One Of these.
ooats makes quick connection at
Iappahannock with a Norfolk boat
Maybe this Rappahannock River does
or frederick sburg what the old James
does for Richmond---keep the railway
companies tame and approachahle.
Ninny Industries.
Naturally, many industries have
grown up in Frederick sburg. In tho
lrst place, it is Il big lumber market,
There are not less than half-dozen
lumber concerns here, and they vary
from planning mills TO log dealers. and
altogether they employ something like
thousand hands and ship and sell
all kinds Of lumber from tic planed
timbcrs for house building purposes
to cross ties for railways ana ready
heWed imbcrs for any kind Of manu-
featuring. These timber concerns have
sawmils away back in the country
sections, and altogether they employ
more than 1000 hands.
For q century or more E'rcdericlls-
burg has had something OF ii rcputn-
ton as Il milling town Its rcp.,,;.
ton was never better than 10 -day
Fredericksburg ground Hours and
meals that go out from the Gcrmania
mills are we'll known all over the
country.
These mills. the silk mills which
make sewing silks for the whole coun.
try the WOODEN mills which make
pants for The millions. the ovcran fac
tories which sell their products in all
parts of the country, the excelsior
mills that DO Il ma ton wide business.
the mattress works that sell mattresses
all over the country the buggy ana
carriage factories that sell all over
the South the spoke factory tina; in !
| vadcs the Central West. the foundry.
works that furnish farmers With
| plnWs, etc, and a number of other fac
! tories that :. might name make up
fredericksburg's Industrial beehive.
/ THESE shops employ altogether mory.
than a,o00 workmcn and workwnmen.
| MI set good wages and so the pay
| rolls OF TIC town are something i'm
| mense, The retail merchants think
! mat way Gerry Saturday afternoon
| when the sons and daughters OF toll
| drop iii To pay their bills from the Fat