The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11
new SUBSCRIBERS
AS THEY LOOM UP
Bunch of Them Playing With
Stars That Are Way
Up Yonder.

If things keep ON going as they are
now being pushed forward. Richmond
will in time. and short time at that
come to be known as the "skyscraper
town" of the south. The building re-
ports for April from al, of the south
land cities. synopsis Of which is
given in another column. show that
Richmond is still in the lead as a
building and improving proposition.
Houses are going up here as If by
magic ana not day passes that does
not witness the pulling down OF some
old landmark to make room for AN
imposing twentieth century building
OF some kind and another.
The extensive building operations
for The past several months are begin
ming TO change tho appearances OF Ger /,
tain parts of the city so that travellers
who hit this town only every now
and then find themselves when they
come back in an entirely new region.
that is, ir they Judge by the immediate
surroundings
On the front page of the Industrial
Section there may be seen picture
lay out that is a story within itself.
and requires no comment. y bunch OF
skyscrapers that adds immensely to
the wealth and Importance OF Rich
"o|'u ~ tHclf SET ioTth uv the pho-
tographers art. and they tell very
plainly real romance OF Richmond
progress.
Prominent in the lay out is Muir
phys Hotel, that Is rapidly nearing
completior. This iwclve-story hotel
structure will be ready for occupancy
by the 1st of September next
The skyscraping building of the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
al
now very near 20 completion. the work
men being engaged only on the in
side work. Some of the Offices i'm this
BUILDING will be- ready for occupancy
by the lst of June. and it is likely
that tho whole building will be full
OF Office workers Of one kind and
another by the 1st day OF July
Ruegers Hotel. ut the corner of Ninth
and Bank Streets. is likely to be com
pletcd ahead OF contract time. If so.
this magnificent building will be
opened up about the LIST Of August.
certainly not later than the 18th of
that month
The contractors have agreed TO have
tho. Chamber Of Commerce building, AT
Sixth and Main Streets. ready for oc-
cupancy by the 18th OF August but
several additions and improvements
have been suggested sipcc the con
tractors made this promise, and It
may be that the lst OF September Will
he here when the building is entirely
completed.
Monroe Terrace. a twclvc-s,orv
apartment house at tho corner of
Laurel and Franklin Streets. is an
other skyscraper that is nearing com
pletion. The contract calls for tho
finishing touches on this building by
the lst day of August, and the ndi-
cations arc that they will keep their
word. 1t els said by the architects
VINO have studied the plans and com
pared them with those OF high toned
apartment houses OF other cities, thar
Monroe Terrace is going TO lay over
anything Of the kind in all of the
Southern states Green & Rcdd who
have this enterprise in hand tell mo
that they have already rented over
one third OF the forty-ninc apartments
in this up-to- date apartment house
and il is more than likely that long
before the building is completed all
OF the others will be spoken for The
Monroe Terrace Apartment has been
built and ls being built at a cost to
the stockholders OF $500, GOA. And that
for the building alone The furnish
inRs and equipmen; generally will
come near to Increasing this - per
cent.