The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-31
RICHMOND TRADE !
HAS WIDE FIELD
North Carolina Merchants
Are Turning to Richmond
for Their Supplies
LARGE DEVELOPMENT
IN OLD NORTH STATE
Increasing Volume Of Trade
Gives Richmond Whole
sale Men Excellent
Opportunity

vi Richmond as q Wholesale center
the North Carolina mervAanse
turning ava. ..e..i baltimore and
other cities farther North.
And the nunsber OF merchants who
can be induced to do their shopping
In Richmond is increasing very rap
|, idly. one who Is not closely In .pcn
with the situation can scarcely rea'iz
| the extent and the rapidly of the
commercial and industrial Develop.
ment that Is now under way in the
Uiu 4Sortn State. New ralroads are
pushing their ways into every Sec
.aon I'll the state. opening new terri-
tory and making accessible natural
resources; new manufacturing enter
prtSes- being established; water
powers are heing developed: large
exodus of farmers from the Norm
and West to North Carolina agricuI-
tural lands is under way; thousands
OF tourists are spending winner ana
oafr,,.ief AZ the North Carolina resorts
| buying homes in many instances ana
ot.co.uing permanent residents: new
schools and colleges are being puilt.
all OF which increases the volume of
traue Nnlen RNhrnond wholesale men
might easily harvest.
A Network Of New Railroads.
The largest single piece OF railroad
depeioenienG IN 4>ortn 1afoaIi.a at thus
time is mat OF the .Nortoik southern.
fnis company began lew monLns
ago the extension of itsilnes from
hsiieigh to CONFORM ana Cnariotle
through the heart OF the State. This
EXTENSION viii open for oeyeiopment q
large territory. rich In timer and min
erai lands and olner natural re-
sources. A large number OF small
towns which have been without COM
municalion with the OUTSIDE world will
be made accessible to the Richmond
wholesale trade. The Southbounu rail-
road from Winston salem to the south
eastern section oil Inc olate has just
Deen completed. New towns are
springing up along The route like
magic. The survey OF a new road from
Durham TO Danynle Is being made.
FMS road, which will undoubtedly be
built. Will shorten the distance from
hichmond to the prosperous cities in
the central section OF the State by
some hundred miles or more. A new
railroad IS being built from Salisbury
to Monroe opening large section
which has been prevented from devel-
opment by the lake OF railroad facili-
lies. The Chesapeake and OHIO CON-
pany Is preparing to extend its lines
south from Lynchburg to Southport,
Vii tiiS 4>oTlH SdToIlHa QUASI pcio"
Wilmington.
+ Trolley Lines.
In connection with the railroad con-
/. strucuon. there Is also an nnnense
( an,cunt OF iuserurpan trolley deveiop-
ment. he fleunont ana Soutnern
I halfway Ionu any, paIkea uy the pow
/ errai southern rover Company In
/ terests is just competing an in,erur-
ban trolley una lioffl Charlotte to
| Anderson. s. T.. Anolner troaey line
10 pelng constructed from Greensboro
! to Durham, = distance of about sixty
miles. 1 he cars are III operation on d
part of both these lines. The trolley
lines win cooperate with the steam
merchant and manufacturers along the
way.
Growth IN Manufacturing.
A conservative eslimate places the
amount OF capital invested In new
manufacturing enterprise in North
Carolina during the past few years
at see, OCT, 900. The greater part OF this
amount was inv vested by North Caro-
lima people themselves after 1t had
har-iupastRae In addition to this.
total OF about $i0,0t0.000 has been
Invested In hydro-eleelric development.
Fswasfcn sS6Esa hand III fla1fas with niXffu-
featuring development From the tour
corners Of hte earth. b stream OF cash
Is constantly pouring into North Caro-
lima for the products Of her factories.
The products Of North Carolina lac
tories are sold In every nook and cor
ner Of the globe. from Greenland's
mountains to midas strand. The pro-
fits on the products of the American
Tobacco Company. during the past de-
cade have amounted to more than
500. 200, 900. The bulk Of these profits
ha-c gene to tie bailS account OF
North Carolina people who are invest
Ing II In electrical development and
cotton manufacturing In their native
State. The electrical transmission lines
OF the Souther Power Company cover
North Carolina ana the northern Sec
| ton OF South Carolina like the web
OF 4 giant slider. From Great Falls.
s. c., to Durham. N. c.. : distance
OF $50 the energ. 10 transmitted. CIV
| Ing life TO thousands of whirrtng
spindles along the way which sing .
song of golden dollars, many OF which
could be turned Richmondward Not
only IL there rapid Increase In the
number OF cotton mills but a better
| quality Of goods ID being manufactured
with coust luent raise III the salary
and standard 81 living OF the employees
Formerly. only tho coarser yarns were
made in Moth Carolina factories. Now
every variety Of the finished products
OF the finer grades are being turned
out. This tends 10 kive the employees
ever Increasing demand FOR the bet
tor cl..se. of Ers.:A.
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