The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01
Manufacturing and
Jobbing Trade Good
Retail Business, Banking and
Financial and Civic Develop
ment Are Satisfactory-lm-
proved Conditions Promising
RlCHMOND'S BUSINESS
MANUFACTURING.

500, $50; in 1913, s3s,214.o33; in
crease $385,927.
Annual sales for 1914. $9s,177,-
crease. 1854, 1917.
Number Of plants 1914, o,00s;
1913, 1879; increase, thirty.
Hands employed. 1914, 26,279;
1919. 26,710; decrease, 2,440.
JOBBING.
Capital In business, 1914, $13,-
s26 $50: 1913. $3.50 ,95A: in
crease, $fS.90e.
Annual sales for 1914. S70,s17.-
400; for 1918, S7S.642,57f; in
crease. $174,829.
Rank CLEARINGs.
Total for 1914, $421,550,sf5.3s:
for 1913. $41S.l21,313.33; In
crease, 82.42S. 8Oe.0S.
FEDERAL RECEIPTS.
Customs collections for 1914,
$aO3, 1920.
Internal revenue collections
lestimateti) in 1914. $4,000
poetOfiice receipts (esximntcd)
in 1914. $sl5.67S.S7.
REALTY OPERATIONS.
Value Of deeds Of bargain and
sale to record approximately
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Total permits I'm 1914, 1,5sf,
total value, $685., 571.
Total permits In 1918, 1,i96;
total value. s3,6S6.476.
Richmond, having no regrets at the
of the year 1914. at nidnigh,
welcomed 1915 with the usual sound
Ing of whistles and bursting os fire
crackers. many of them of giant size
and power. The ril giug of bells IN
various parts of the city, where watch
night services were held in the
churches added to q not cver-enthus.
astic din. And the bells did not ri is
out so loudly as they have for SON.
of the passing years. for 1914 was fr
mary ways disappointment.
That year. 1914, came in. slightly
more than 3s5 days ago. promising
twelve months OF peace and plenty
Plenty there was. in this the year
made good, but peace there was not
More than half the civilized world was
thrown into state of war and q
crumbling civilization is evident IN the
most of Europe and large portion OF
Africa and Asia. That failure Of civ
ilization during the last Ave months
of the year 1914 came near paralysint
the business OF the entire world. but
the genius OF American people-ntn ny
born on Virginia soil. on which the
seed of the United States, first plant
ed. terminated freely and gave food
for the development OF the only world
power not new involved In wholesale
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. harbarcus ob
stacles and business development con
ttnues.
Richmond Has Progressed.
In Richmond. one OF the most stale
and most solidly founded of al
ress despite var. There has been de
veiopment that few other American
cities ca boast There has beer
achievement that any of-Lhe greai
cities of the world might claim witt
a we'll justified pride
: Richmond has gene through a mos
strenuous year and this city faces this
new year with the confidence born o.
ability and resource, equalled perhaps
but exceiled nowhere III the world
Richmond was disappointed with tbs
results of 1914 because the city had ex'
pected greater year. hut when Rich
mond looks back upon its accomplish
ments it's people will point with pride
that is pardonable and well deserved. Il
them.
Bushes increased in many lines II
this city where business in other larg,
ceuters of commercial, financial. indus
trial and civic activities either re
NAMED at standstill or failed to com,
up to the marks set In preceding years
In few lines does Richmond zcknowl
edge that less business has been done
In few instances does Richmond adni
that 1914 was a more lean year thar
1913. In almost every Held of en-
deasor Richmond has progressed.
Industrial Growth shown.
Richmond, during the year. has" en-
tertainsd thousands of visitors brough
here for their annual conventions
Richmond has become the convention
city of the South. II has become /.
point. not only because of historic In.
terest. but because oil the actual ex
precision OF industrial growth that ha.
been given. at which tourists. seekers
Of pleasure and business. aim to stop
The accomplishments Of the city, 1t.
achievements along all lines OF human
endeayor have been told To all corner.
az the world by IT'S visitors. The cit,
has become better and more widel,
known in the last twelve month tina,
In any other. Richmond may hav.
felt disappointment, but ii was be
cause its people u year ago aimed to,
high.
Manufacturing, jobbing ana retaf
bustnexss in Richmond held thei.
own during the year In spite OF TIT
iCcntinusd on Second PaEA)