The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-20

keted their goods In European and
Asiatic Countries before they could
secure substantial order In their
I home city.
When P. H. Mayo began rnsuufac-
| turing tobacco, he sold his output In
the New England States because his
own people could not remember Cor
would not his brands
Richmond works Of the American Lo-
coinotive Company is the evolution of
the VIM. E. Tanner and Company, who
years and years ago. had their shops at
Seventh and Canal Streets. who later
I built an enlarged plant at Seventh and
| Hospital Streets, and changed their
name TO the Tanner and Delaney En-
CINE Company, and later to the Rich
I fnond Locomotive & Machine Works:
their output was sold all over the
world, while Richmond users Of boilers
and engines went elsewhere to pur-
chase the same kind Of equipment
me Richmond Locomotive g. Machine
Works manufactured few locomotives
! for the c. e. O., r. r. a. p. n. & w.
and other Virginian railroads until the
present parent Company bought the
works, secured orders and assigned the
work here.
Richmond has q motor car plant,
which is turning out Nirginian Cars
Firgluian Cars are being sold away
from home because Of several differ
ent reasons
Riohmond Men of Brains.
1t Is a little known fact at home.
but known elsewhere that some of the
best automobile brains I'm Detroit are
/ RichInond born men. One can be cited
who was paid a wage % $500 per
week In Richmond In lS@9, who is now
paid d salary OF SIS. 600 per year in
( Detroit Going Some, as you viii agree
W here comparative values are con-
sidcTeG without prejudice or bias, many
who used their own 50d~luent and
others who sought tine advice Of we'll
known experts. have pronounced the
Virginia the most finished car being
produced this season. Sounds odd 10
say This Of n local concern, but it
, should be remembered. the Virginian
Is the result Of = tnest careful study Of
the most prominent cars produced by
the older makers. both al home and
abroad. Tho retnements OF the yir-
slnian are such that there Is not sin
gle car on the market to-day which
has all q it's features, but Il is a
known fact that other manufacturers
are preparing to bring them out in
their cars next seasou.
An owner Of a Nirg!nian Car IN
pennsylvania soma time since wrote
IL my ear performs in proportion to
It's handsome appearance, win have
the best car IL this State" Several
days ago, he wrote. My car is all that
can expect
How Detroit Works.
Now, listen don't let US stop with
the Nirginian Car which is already be-
ing built here. and thu Kline Car. which
is hurrying to lis. bat lets get more
OF these industries. Why. don't you
know that when Packard was solicited
by 9sstFNeat 70 fnoye 1rorn Warren, o,
Packard said all right, but what can
you do for u.s. Detroits answer
was, we have the labor market, the
raw material market the best shipping
facilities, We are in easy distance of
the motor car parts people; We have
In" most beautiful city in the land,
and everything else but Packard-we
want Packard-get q move on"
The result Is 9ue af TEES liEA4s ts-sssGton
car plants which car be imagined. and
it is the credit to Detroit that SHE got
, Packard.
The automobile business very nearly
doubled the population Of Detroit ia
twelve years.