The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-05
One of the Leading Plants Of
Its Character in the Whole
South.
Figures In Progress
Of the Community
Men at Its Head We're Raised
With the Plant as 1t Grew
Into an Important
Proposition.

WdS Sun III hSHesr the business now
known as the Montague Manufacture
ing company was established by J.
j. Montague in the year 1865. Side
by side and hand in hand the city
and the company have grown and
prospered together, and the growth
of the one has been almost as inn
pressive as the growth of the other.
With the rapid stridbs that Rich
mond has made through the recon-
struction days and through the awak-
ening OF the new South, the Montague
Manufacturing company has kept
pace. 1t has been a large factor in
the building of the new Richmond,
ard has contributed materially to
the beauty and stability Of the city.
Beginning In modest way. just
after the close of the bloody strife
and the evacuation of the city. the
business of the Montague Manufacture
ing company. which was at first con-
fined to a very limited territory, and
was conducted on a very small scale,
has increased and spread out until 1t
is now one of the most important
concerns OF the kind In tho State and
has capacity that ia practically UNI
limited. The woodwork in many Of
the finest and largest buildings In the
city has been the product of the Mon
tague factory. and its output has gone
all over the Vfrginias and the Caro-
linas as we'll as to many other points
within a radius of five hundred miles
or more.
Incorporated In 1898.
In 1896 the business that had for
merly been conducted in the name Of
j. J. Montague was incorporated a.
the Montague Manufacturing COM
pany. At that time and until JAM
uary LIST Of the present year, the plant
was located at Ninth and Arch streets.
and the business was confined princa.
paliy to the manufacture OF sash.
blinds. doors. interior hardwood fnish
and other millwork Last year the
property on Ninth street was sold to
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany, and new plant was erected ON
a tract OF land containing six and a
half acres on West Broad street at
the Belt Line. where the once. fac
tory and yards OF the company are
now located.
Contemporaneously with the move
to the new location, the company
added to it's former line large stock
of general building lumber, which Il
had not heretofore handled. including
long leaf and short leaf yellow pine.
framing and timbers, flooring. ceiling.
siding. etc, with the result that the
Montague Manufacturing company ~
now in position to furnish almost any
thing that can be called for In the
way Of lumber or woodwork for build
ing construction.
The companys new factory 10 the
most modern and efficient in the city,
and Is thoroughly equipped In every
way with everything that can be had
In the way OF labor-saving devfceA
The lumber shed for storing hard
woods and dressed lumber has q Ca
pacity OF several million feet and y
nearly two city blocks In length. The
company also has over half mile
OF private railroad Hdetracks running
through its yards and connecting with
the r., f. & p. and A. c. L. Belt Line.
giving it unsurpassed facilities for re-
ceiving incoming freight and ahippdn9
out it's products.
Ideal Location.
The location In the West End OF
the city Ia considered to be an ideal
one. especially in anticipation Of ths
large amount of construction work
that must necessarily take place after
the annexation Of the proposed terri
tory to the city limits. In short, the
company's new plant Will soon BE- IN
the center Of the most active neld In
or around Richmond from building
standpoint and its owners have pur-
sued far-sighted policy in sefecfinK
location that Is almost certain 70
insure a large future growth to IT.
already large business.
The men who are identified with
the company practically grew up With
it. President j. Tyler Ioh1on. 4 Gnn-
federate veteran. has been connected
with the business from tts earliest In
ception. and his knowledge of tho Do
tails of the business Ii extensive and