The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05

increased In tho ten years from 21,
! 600. 900 gallons to 100000 gallons
| The daily capacity Of the Gas Works
was enlarged from 100000 to 1000. o0o
/ cubic feet, and the daily consumption
/ feet to 1000, 900. In 1000 there wore in
Richmond nineteen public schools.
while there are now thirty-onc. III
1900 the number Of students attending
public schools was 1920 III 1910 the
nun. Der was 1885. and this year the
enrolment has been enlarged to u little
over $4,000.
What the City Owns.
City properties were valued in 1900
at $7.215,2I3, and now the ,owcst valua-
ton is $16.10SS7o, an Increase by pur-
chase and building of 1913 per cert
The city's bonded debt in 1900 was &c.
9a9,625. and at the close Of last YEAR
it WAS s9,os9.l91, an increase of only
y per cent. The city debt per capita
was $Ts77 in 1900, and now it is only
S7OS2, decrease of 10 per cent The
ctty's assets in excess Of liabilities in
1900 amounted to s4.o15,64S. and now
they amount to $7.069,67S, and thus t
may be seen that the assets over
liabilities have increased 10 per cent
in q decade. Richmond city's revenues
from all sources footed up Sl,57S,754
In 1909. and last year they ran up to
S2,'66294. an increase in ten years
time OF 20 per cent.
Richmond has the good fortune, or
perhaps it were better TO say Rich
mond's Ear sighted people and officials
have in times past and now had the
good Judgment to enable Richmond to
own and operate Its gas and water
works and its own electric power and
light plants, thus affording Its people
and Its industries these recognized
necessities ct the lowest possible cost
But few cities outside OF Virginia are
So signally blessed. and not all Of them
In Virginia arc SO fortunate. Alto.
sethcr, little DID, solid old Richmond
is one Of tho best places in America
IN which to live, and In which to do
business, and prosper and keep good
health. and educate children. and go
70 church. ana be good, and keep good
And, what's more. the facilities for the
doing and the perfect accomplishment
OF all Of these things are here for
twice and three times as many good
people as now live here
Widc--iNnkc DanviiIc.
DanNillc, Old Nirginia's greatest
bright tobacco market and greatest
cotton .manufa curing town. is an
other city that owns it's water and
gas works and electric plant, and has
ma de remarkable strides industriallv
and otherwise in the last decade. I
have little folder from ". a. Moor
man, the wide-awake and efficient sec
rotary of the Danville Commercial
association. which gives some inter-
estlng figures showing the compara-
tive valuations along various indus
triai lines i'll the city on the Dan dur
ing the pasr ten years The increase
~ assessed valuations. according to
secretary Moorman's pamphlet, ha s
been 40 per cent, the figures In 1ooo
being slo.cli.e1?, and in 1910 sl4,0a7.
w. capital invested in manufacture
Ing plants has increased from Sd. 600 !
900 to sll,33o,25o, and bank deposit.
from sl+7Gl53 TO s2,sos,1l3. During
1900 the amount of tobacco sold there
was 56..o2,oSo pounds, which brought
s3,i93 l66. During 1910 the amount sold
vas os,3l o.7:9 pounds. for sG,523,la1.
Sut 1t is my purpose to write moro
lnlly about Danville. as we'll as other
Virginia clues and North Carolina
trade centres before very long. am
now Just lifting my hat and Offering
congra tioas TO hustlng and bust
ling Danville.