The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-01

When the blowing horns the whistle Of factories and ~
night OF December 31st that another year had passed into
tory and that with its promises its thyoa
It's opportunities for for failure its hopes nd
despas had been born, Richmond ended twelve months
bottom of many. tables Of statistics. ss
When the 1913 slipped into the past and the wear 1914
thing OF the there closed period Of 65 a
Tnleh had opened with promise Of greater than
partially redeemed them ard with such good will and win
such talrseemng promises made the behalf Of s heir
hdence and with hopes that industrial Richmond entered
upon another peod expecting the best and grmly deter
prospects of becoming the leading industrial and nancal
city of the Southern States. -
Figures Deceptive.
The totals the statistical tables tell the
truth about the far they speak, they do
not tell the whole truth The emzed statements as to man
featuring jobbng building, bank cleangs postal receipts
customs and internal receipts us more cheer
full and hopeful view of the industrial and financial conditions
of the twelve months just passed. showing as they do tat
the the year was prosperous one hut even thee
figures true though they and given lying gre
have of doing when handled by not whole
truth. $50
The totals tell us for instance that the manufacturing
business of Richmond smaller in 1913 than in 1917 They
tell that the bank eearings smaller They tell
that building operations smaller They tell that the
jobbing trade did bot show normal increase But they az
not tell that the last four months of 1913 witnessed
increase in manu and obbng businesses They do
not tell that THE bank cearngs for September October
November and December larger than during the
responding months OF 1912 They do not tell that the bank
eleangs for Decmher the largest In the history OF tie
The tezed Statements of various manufacturing and Job
bing plants and monthly statements tell these things bit
they do not all tell that of those laid off
the year had he jobs restored them two three months
before Christmas They do tell that the monthly IN
in manufacturing output and jobbing trade -
such proportions dts to raise the spirits of mannfac
iobbers They do mot tell that the Christmas tr
if it did not excel that of a year ago.
Postal Receipts Large. 49,
Turning to the postal receipts We fnF r-ssassP8
December the largest in history 8aaas
the largest The total for the
larger than for the corresponding thu Dbl
total for the year vsas larger being, sss
the only favorable indicati for
customs collections will exceed = ssss ysS2
increase being for 1.-THE months i S8
auguration Of the NEW tariff SC
It is signifc ant fact SssN
industry and business the 81
the Underwood Sim,m Hlls 1HSn HsS4S
preceding months showed der E-r10 ssS53
that in December, the rufth \cf IL - 14~r
BILL the local bank cearings to ..Ss
phenomenal jump These facts arS - 50 u SsgasSSa
the business depression during the NHH4NAH1Hy
ccding the enactment of the admins NE EaaaS
ures, has been succeeded BY peri, .Ass4s
licating that the future will hsass~ 30 aSz
- Thus it is that the statistics for RI HHl46l E55S5
Indications az Dr0eont