The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
Richardson Puts to Work
CompanyT That Stocked
for Big Business.
SHOP LOOKS AFTER
HOME INTEREST
Just a Little Concern That Rich
mond Is Reasonably Very
Proud Of-Storage Business
Looms Up to Great Pro-
portions-More Storage
Shops Wanted.


whole country when II comes to Up
to-date establishments of all kinds.
Let anything new bob up anywhere
and Richmond energy and enterprise
Will quickly catch on to the idea, and
IL will come very near to OVERRIDING
It's sister cities This fact has been
demonstrated by hustling business
concern in a way that furnishes a
fine example Of Richmond hustle and
energy.
fifteen years been conducting house
the corner OF West Main and Belvi-
dere Streets. and this In connection
with his funeral directory and under
taking business. AZ Richmond grew
there was a greater demand for stor-
age room. and the concern Of W. Fred
Richardson (Inc) determined that
Richmond was entitled to the best Of
everything. especially in this line OF
business. The property adjoining the
hve-story building fronting on West
Main Street was acquired and Mr..
Richardson proceeded TO erect there
an eisht-story building that is a credit
to the city and inaugurated a business
that Is well worthy OF mention. There
are many ms and outs In connection
with the storage business. that is TO
say. the up-to-date method Of con-
Quoting II, and when Richardson de-
termined to make his plant larger he
went at II right and duly took ac-
count Of all the ms and outs
Made Riehns.a the Greatest.
II is said that Chicago has more
storage houses than any city In the
country. and so Mr.. Richardson sent
%n hot rtfr ~
sons. and they were Instructed not
only to Investigate the best there.
but in making their plans to try to
improve on rhe Chicago ideas Tnat
they succeeded quite wen Is evidences
by the fact that in following out the
IDEAS and plans Of the architects
Richardson has furnished Rfchmono
with a storage building that 10 taI
and away ahead Of anything OF tnat
chracter now In use anywhere IN tne
United States. IT having features ana
REPRESENTATIONS that were never be-
fore dreamed Of Since the compile
ton Of the building architects have
been here from various sections 20
take lessons, and the probability -
that the Richardson shop viii be ou-
plicated In many cities ana towns. ana
thev ought to be labeled accosoineiy
Maybe they win be. and thus Ricn-
mond will get u big advertisement @A'
over the country.
me New BuIas.g.
The storage building Is eight stories
high. including the basement. sno
Go strictly fireproof. II fronts thirty
three feet on west Main street. which.
aaded to the five-story funeral direc-
tor. building, makes seventS-thfee
feet front, and 1t runs back on bei'i-
ar. street 100 feet The building u
~ reinforced concrete and brick. Win
.tee, doors and trimmings. there De
inr in It nowhere, from cellar 70
rarret any wood 1t Is, therefore,
strictly nreproof
On the nrst floor. which TO . new
paper man Is really the most inter-
esting part Of the shop. there are, nS
the bureiarproof safes ana v-uits 80.
the storage Of valuables OF al kinos
If a personal nature. such ~ jewels.
watches ana other things. Next 90
this comes the trunk room. and TINS -
something new. not only In Richmond
lint in the whole country In fac%
r;,ht here n where Mt Richardson
ha. added to the big Richmond house
ho,d .fnaxe shop . feature that -
strictly new, and, so far a. I can
ana out. exists nowhere else In the
country. II 10 . department In wnien
trunks may be stored 1t 30 mucn PEE
month. ana stored IN what may be
called private booths that are aces
.ible at all times and At any hour 20
,h. o~ners of the trunks. that Is, II
they want at any time to 60 into saad
trunks for any purpose. On this hrse
aoor there 10 also . piano room TOT
the storage Of these musical tnstru-
1..ots ana A steam heat 10 here pro
vided that the musical Instruments can
he accommodates to any kind OF tenn
,.r,,ure that may be desired The OF
eces Of the entire establishment are
also on the fsrst floor. All the STORAGE
rooms ON this nrss noor are behind
aoor. Of steel and ere strictly nrs-
proof as well - burglasprooE
ysfsSuo OtheR F1ooW.
From the hrst noor 20 All % the
ether floors there are TWO eseet'c
elevators. one for passeneer
ana one. larger one. for fre'ent
.o,x The second foor has upon u
shir.v-two arepscof vaults. Sangtng
from 6 by - TO - BY y tn ssse. ana
,he.e have the steel doors. msksne
mem strictly AreprcoG This % the
nrsneioai departneHt for the storage
=: hous>hold goods, furuiture ana suce
Ike On this 0o0g people coa PIT ID
s,oraee any Mind o. furniture % h0uoe-
ho,d beIoustnes aud have aeeeeo eel
mem whenever they Iika. being Ger.
tain that the elevators are always
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