The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
ST0RY0F GROWTH
IN BIG RICHMOND
NJ a m moth Sauer Ex-
tract Manufacturing
Plant.
MANY OF A KIND
|ALLOVFRTHETOWN
The Old Time and the New.
Commercial Richmond the
Theme Where Historic Rich
mond Was Formerly Dis 2
cussed-Tale the Drum
mer Boys Have Told.
By FRANK $. woODsON.

BIZ FRANK $. woODsON.
The celebration OF the twenty-hfth
Of the establishment ef
the now immense business Of the C. p.
Sauer Company. the biggest makepe
OF navoring extracts in the countrys
which celebration came of last We'd
nesday evening and was followed yes
terday by a magnificent luncheon "
the employees Of the house. was most
pleasing illustration of how merttoFt-
Gus business enterprises in the hands
OF meritorious men can grow IN ksch-
mond. and how they have been grow
ing for the last quarter OF century,
1t is Richmonds proud boast that
all or nearly all of her great enter
prises started small and nave 4rowU
great through the energy and the
superb business qualifications OF her
young men. or those who were young
when they SHE'D their hats in the
commercial ring. The Sauer estab-
lishment as great as il is. and there
is no concern OF the same Character
south OF New York State, or any
where in the country. perhaps. tnat
is greater. Is but one OF many with
as fine record Of growth in ID quar-
ter of a century that Richmond II
truly proud of. There are in this city
iron works. tobacco factories. packing
houses. stove works. woodworklnx
establishments. cracker factories ana
Touring mills. establishments whole
sale and retail. banking Institutions
and trust companies. insurance COM
panies, and all kinds Of business and
manufacturing concerns that have be-
~ tVn s.VA
they started in q very small way, and
Richmond great. and carried its good
name to the utterMost parts Of tho
earth.
0ia-T1ms Nirgiala Talk.
The time was, and that not many
years ago. when Riehnonder or any
Virgintan travelling tar away FROM
home and falling into eonversatlop
with stranger would be asked about
matters Of history. a out the war,
about the statesmen Of Virginia. about
the historic places Of interest In and
about Richmond. and the Richmond
man would be glad enough TO spend
his spare time telling his passing ac-
quaintsnce about the Old Mother OF
states and statesmen and Presidents
and Independents and chief justices:
about Jamestown and Yorktown, aboue
old St Johns Church and Powhatan
and Pocahontas and John Smith and
the grand old colonial estates ON the
historic James, and all Of that kind
OF glorious history and all of those
grand people. long since dead. and Il
was ali Wei enough and pleasant
enough when one had it all ON hfs
tongue to talk ancient history ana to
tell about the greatness a.1 ,ae great
men OF the long dead pas: It IL well
enough now. but business first: the
dead past in the extreme leisure mo-
nsnts. and even then IL may be cut
short and the audience" referred 20
the books.
The Right Tsyk Newsasys.
And things have changed: too. sud
IL Is good for US that they have Now.
aosys let a Richmond man introduce
himself to twentieth century travel.
ing companion anywhere from the At.
ianttc 10 the Pacific and the SaA
Richmond man will soon be answers
ing questions about the superb locnp
motive engines that are being maa0
In Richmond about the big navertn9
extract factory that has just celebrates
Its twenty-fiffh anniversary. about tie
shoes that are made in RtchmouA
about the stoves and ranges that are
made here and have carried the name
Richmond from ocean to ocean. about
the famous tobacco factories ana their
products that go to the lovers Of the
SEDUCTIVE weed In every city and town
and hamlet N America about the
hcrseshoes and the nails that bear q
Richmond brand. about the famous
pickles made in Richmond. about a.
automobiles that are bejug -
from the ground Up IN Richmond al
being sold and used all over eDQ
country about the immense whosos0aD
business that - making the name -
Eichnsond as famous in these pdptuI
times of peace and general proSpe.1ty
as she once vas a. the dead centre Og
the seat Of on. cf the most tegy5blO
wars o! modern times. about The biz
banks that are handling more monAY
than - being handled In any city q
the size Of Richmond In all Of shsD
broad Land. about the BID SnSuyUUoo
compan MES. both life ana are. that asu
writing politics all over she couD.
Try and are housed here IN Richmou0
in their own magnificent eutIdinaD:
about the splendid sky.erspers she<
have been made necessary for the eroD.
er transaction % Richmords eno-DouU
business. about the spiendss hoss0u
that have been msde accessory % hos0
the Gig national conventions Of buo6-
ness men which have gotten 10 III
Ia OFT % holding forth In Rsch0s01
that the members thereof nsy oSsno
IN tvsiress inspiration and aesorb =
suasciepcy Of RirhmSnd spirse.Sakeuu
about Rschn,cnd-s superior street -
service. and about Isirhm5Do e0evUD
and business pvsh sa1 eWsu&1o
century eomme1c.aiisD generD11y.
re - - 0vUODev ~
These ~ tire shirgs that sne 0eSO9Q
Or inqusres Of TIRE Rich0ea1 er9Su
nowadays. snA these are to 49,
IN. patriotic R,chmeseer ee1,0eO -
ter sscu, .ss, as wsen - - 80
ana NJ. srans.faes 80 - ~
tell ascss John Smssn 90 -
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