The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
USY8COV|NGTON,
INDUSTRIAL TOWN
] Millions Of Dollars IN
vested in Mills and
Factories.
STILL HAS ROOM
FOR MANY MORE
Capital of Allegheny County One
of States Most Prosperous
Business Centres, and It Is
Growing and Getting Bet
ter and Bigger Every
Day.
BIZ FRANK S. wooDsoN,
~ Industrial Editor.

industrial Editor.
Covington. Va. Juno 3-When one
passes through this town on one OF
the fast-fiying trains OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad no Will catch
a glimpse of at least two large manu-
featuring plants. and will probably
make mental observat ton that this
must be something of manufacturing
town. have made such an obEerya-
tlon myself when rushing by. but until
~ came here and took q tramp and an
Z automobile ride around the town and
along the jackson River. and UP and
down the sidetracks built to reach in
dustrial plants that are not seen from
the windows of the passing passenger
trains. never dreamed that within
u the corporate limits OF Covington. a
4 town Of not more than 5000 inhabi-.
z tante. and the immediate suburbs, more
( than $6.000.o00 OF the coin OF the realm
is invested in mills and factories OF
one kind and another; nor did dream
that there may be found here power
K and eligible sites for as many more
plants OF the Industrial kind and for
as much more investment OF money
seeking big dividends and proximity to
Il the raw material.
Such. however. are the facts. and
< what is more. these mills and fac
I tories make Covington the largest
/ Ohio Railway between Cincinnati and
Newport News, some OF the coal
mines and the city of Richmond ex-
cepted.
Cnse Where Money Talks.
The books OF the company Will show
\ that this station takes in more freight
money than any other station on the
road between. the points named. with
the exceptions noted m
ID For instance. one concern, the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Mills. ships
on nm average eight carloads OF paper
+ per day. paper made OF pulp ground
from West Virginia spruce logs and
S hauled here; and this company prepays,
all OF Its freight. besides paying enos-
4 NOUS freight bills on the spruce ioga
as they come here In trainload lots, and
I. on the hundreds OF carloads OF coal
6 that has TO be used and on the tons
npon tons OF sulphur. lime and other
\ nateriais that have to be used in
making pulp and paper. This Is one
case that goes to explain the enormous
receipts of the railway company at
This point. No wonder the company
so quickly responded toithe request OF
4 the people and the Board OF Trade TO
T give Covington an upto-date passenger
4 station. The foundations for this sta
4 ton. which is to he duplicate OF the
Stanton station. and TO cost between
100000 and o.000 are now being laid
Elk another big pulp and paper mill
which makes the coarse paper and
boards with which suit leases and a
thousand and one other things are
MADE or lined. Is also big preparing
shipper. as are also the biggest tanning
establishment IN Virginia, the big ma
chine- making works, the extract
works, the two enormous brick ma king
plants. the two large nouring mills, the
Covlngton branch OF the Lowmoor Iron
Works. and numerous smaller concerns,
to say nothing of the tribute the mer-
f chants of this wide awake town nay
for incoming and outgoing freight.
Much Money Invested.
HUI AS before said, these manufacturing
industries have invested here in build
ings. machinery, etc. vast sums OF
money, for the largest is $4,000, 600
plant, covering with It's buildings and
+ yards twenty-five acres OF land, and
employs from $50 to zoo people. An
other is q s1.oo0,Ooo plant. and en-
ploys zoo people. Another is a double
plant. iron works in town and ore
mines out Of town. and reached by
steam railways of their own. is a $780,
+ 900 Investment, and employees In fush
times 500 people.
Another has a quarter of million
collars invested. and employs 600 peo-
z pie. Another is operating on at least
I $4,000, and employs many people.
The other enterprises mentioned above
run the ca pital invested up beyond
s6.ooo,0o0. and Increase the number Of
people who are constantly employed on
wages to more than 1000. lG
iia building Boom Is On.
gi That Is one reason why Covlngton
Is such a good merchandising town,
and why strong and perfectly managed
Z banks flourish here. and It is also why
a building boom is on just at this
81 a 4. f.,sz-
the goods for these 'workmen and
workers. and many. houses for them
to live In Right now Covington is
much like Richmond, in that houses
= are being town down that larger and
better ones may take their places. and
new business structures and new
n residences and new cottages are going
up In every part of the town.
III All OF the manufacturing plants now
i IN operation here except one have been
In operation several years. but all of
them have been greatly enlarged, and
some are building more houseroom and
increasing machinery and operatives
now. This explains the rapid increase
4 IN population and the consequent in
\ crease in business. and the necessity
Tor a building boom. ,ia
Almost n City.
In 500 the population of Covington
was but little over 1000, The census
* OF 1910 gives 1t 1890. while Rosedale,
"a Dry Run and other suburbs that butt
y right up against the corporation line
! and house Covington business people
add fully 1000 to this number. IT is
5 my prediction that In two years from
K now Covng ton will have to be listed
& among the Virginia. cities, for the
4 vide awake people arc going to bring
more industries here. and it Will not
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