The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-04
Youngest City Of Vir-l
g.inia Is Much Of Manu-
featuring Centre.
RAILWAYS PLENTY;
STEAMSHIPS ALSO
Magnificent Water Works, Splenas
did Sewerage System, Lovely
Streets. Plenty of Schools,
Sixty Industrial Plants
That Ship Goods All 4
Over the Earth.

Suffolk the other day just long enough
to pick up little data concerning the
industrial development OF that town.
had but two hours to linger there.
but was fortunate in being able to-
spend that time with a real Suffolk
booster and one who has the latter.
day history of the town on his tongue's
end. 1t is needless to say he is wide-.
awake real estate agent. Members OF
this profession always know theii
town. IL anybody does.
Suffolk is the capital OF Nansemond
county, located at the head Of naviss
cation on the Nansemond RIVER
twenty miles from it's entrance into
Hampton Roads. Tie ships OF the Old
Dominion Steamship Company ply the
waters of the Nansemond regularly
thus adding another competing trans
poration line to the six railway linee
| that cross each other within the COR
porate limits of the city
AS the crossing point OF these sIA
important lines of railroad. radiatinE
In all directions; az the location OF
sixty plants. running the gamut or
manufacturing from rough lumber to-
hosiery; as the point OF assembly an
nually of millions of bushels of peanuts
of the value of $4,000, 600; as the hona
or bank that is unique among insti-
| buttons OF its kind in the country. hav-
ing capital of $4,000. surplus or
SSoo,000 and deposits of more than
SE,0Oo,OO0; as the home of seventeen
wholesale houses. Suffolk may indeed
be called one OF Virginia's liyest little
cities. -.
| These things are sufficient in them-
| selves to fix the character of a city OF
| 10000 people, that being the lpopula-s
tion claimed for Suffolk and it's inme-
| olate suburbs, but they by no means
] complete the tale, for they are backed
Up by others of great cumulative force.
| All Kinds of TRANSPORTATION
me SIX railroads touching SUFFOLK
reach into the iron-ore fields OF Vir-s
| gtnia, the coal regions OF the two yir-
sinias' the forests OF this State ana
| North Carolina. and the cotton f1elda
that lie round about. and oyer them
| can be cheaply assembled the raw ma
teriais necessary for a very large fn-
dustrial development Coal is deliver
| Cd on basis that insurcs plenty or
power at low prices. The pine and
poplar and gum and cypress and oak
and juniper that stand close to hand
render mills and wood working plants
very profitable. The nearness OF tho
| cotton lands and the cheapness OF
power make 1t tho natural home or
| the spindle and the loom.
Ihe industrial establishments now
uoing business in Suffolk, and finding
| profit III it, arc engaged In manufac-
turing lumber and the various thfnza
made therefrom. such as barrels, boxes,
crates. hampers and baskets OF the
KIND used IN shipping fruits and vege-
tables; flooring, insido iinishings,
shins les, lath. drup fertilizers, agri-
cultural lime. buggies. surriea, farm
wagons, log wagons, carts. peanut
pickcrs brick, tile, ice meal, cigars.
marble. machinery, vinegar. carbonated
drihks. hosiery pants and overalis.
OYSTER shtcking, pork packing cannfna
and floral gardening,
| Much annufacturinH sST
My real estate friend tells me there
are good openings for the establish.
1 nent or plants to manufacture furnt.f
lure mattresses, brooms. screens. tuba
and pals. harness, toys, wood novel;
ties, sash, doors. blinds. shoes, hats.
various kinds of garments for mon and
women, tents and awnings, SOAP dairy
products, wire fence. peanut products.
eottonseed products and confectionery
AND he further says that additionaf
| plants to make crates. boxes and hss.
| kets, Fertilizers, wasons and hosiery
| can find profitable employment. lu-S
deco. so Well satisfied are tho peopla
or SUFFOLK that such is the case thar
| large amount OF local money can ha
Secured to join money and experiences
.roln eiso"here In their establish-s
ment and operation
| Some OF tho articles manufaoti,rea
IN SUFFOLK reach widely separated mar
| hets. Por Instance, tho peanut pfnk-
ers made in that town go Into ALI ma
southern States and to far away Japan
and Argentina; In fact. they are IN
use Wherever the goober grows, while
me irult and vegetable and berry
crates boxes and baskets ind buyers
all along the Atlantic Coast. iron, can
ada to Florida.
Ample Banking Facilities.
ne seventeen wholesale houses 40
d 1oooins business in drugs. groceries.
nay, grain, hardware, fuel and mill
| suppiies. Fhey find their trade among
the merchants of many surrounding
towns In Virginia and North Carolina.
and are aggressively aud persistentIys
widening the zone OF their operations
| Ihere are. says my friend. the reaky
| estate man. excellent openings for tha Z
establisj.mcnt or other jobblng houses,
either IN some Of the lines already rep-
| resented or In other STAPLES Tho u,-R
| surpassed transportation facilities
Joined with ban"iug facilities of pro-
| PORTIONS rarely enjoyed by cities OF
tile same size, combine 10 make Suffolk
| an exceptionally good polnt from
which To do 4 successful jobblng bust
ness The three banks doing business
| In Suffolk have combined resouroes5s
amounting to ss,3i5ooo
The, City Bcnutlfni.
Suffolk has broad streets. manyss<11s
them well-payed witt, 4bisulithtcfs arm I;
vtrihed bi1ck, and bostereas by spi.fs:i
did trees that throw fhesrt shads oyors
them aud keep then; g'eussnt through -
out most OF even tie wnrrnest Z d & W;
The residence portions In; the westsfYs8
part OF the city alld aSsy from t!sass'
noise and smoke of tlrg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
plants In the extreme c4ssegn part II IA ;
marked by inany .bcaatIEtil home y ,fA
aiodern constructions, Esd bearing syf-
denee to tho culture and refinsmc Is SS
OF their owners (. An excellent SYST ssl%s
VI paolie schools furIiishes The youaS
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