Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
Richmond of 1915
the Reunion Chy
In Fifty Years City Has Risen
From Ashes to Proud Posi-
ton Of Leadership.


Richmond has METROPOLITAN nonu.
laton OF 1925 people.
Richmond has. within the city limits
a population Of more than 1890 souls
Richmond. according to the census
Is growing at the rate of 50 per cent
SlchinOnd has an of twenty-six
square. miles.
INDUSTRIAL.
Richmond has s3O.2l4o3a invested in
manufacturing enterprises which Weld
annual sales of SOL 100000.
Richmond has forty out of every 100
OF its working population engaged in
manufacturing and mechanical affairs
Richmond has three fine business coIs
leses and great mechanics institute
Richmond gets manufacturers coal
delivered at $3.50 per ton.
Richmond Industrial plants can OBJ
tain power as cheap as so125 per
K. w. r.. plus a discount Of 20 per-
cent
Richmond has gas rate OF 90 cents
per 1000 feet
Richmond has water rate of cents
per i,oo0 gallons.
EDUCATIONAL.
Richmond has forty public school.
and many private schools,
Richmond has the leading medical
college in the Southeast.
Richmond has a great theological
seminary.
Richmond has a great woman's COL
lege
Richmond is the seat of Richmond
College.
Richmond has two universities for
colored students.
FINANCIAL.
Richmond is the seat OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank for the Fifth Dis
trict.
Richmond is a national reserve city.
Richmond's banks have combined re-
sources of nearly s7o.0o0.000
Richmond's banks have combined
capital and surplus of slS,eil.54s.
Richmond's banks have deposits OF.
s53.0O0.O0O.
Richmonds bank clearings amount to
s42l.550.0o0.
MUNICIPAL.
Richmond is governed by a Mayor.
Council and Administrative Board
Richmond's tax rate is $40 on 800
assessments being IS per cent OF actual
value
Richmond pays a State tax rate of
30 cents on 500.
Richmond pays no county tax
Richmond has motorized Fire De.
partment
Richmond has l75 picked police.
Richmond has property valuation
of s230299.969
Richmond's annual budget is $3.50
600.
Richmonds public debt is st4,e5e os5.
puonc assets. So3. l?.S52.ia.
TRANSFORMATION
Richmond has six great trunk lines
| and railways radiating in eleven di-
rections.
Richmond has three daily steamship
lines
Richmond has public wharf.
Richmond has accommoda lions for
F., coastwise shipping.
| Richmond has preferential freight
rates because Of water-borne com
| mercc.
| Richmond has three interurban cleo.
| trio railway lines.
GEOGRAPHICAL. s.
Richmond Is midway on the Atlantic
| sea board.
! richmond is two hours from Hamp
I ton Roads. the greatest natural harbor
! in the world.
Richmond is eight hours from Nav
York. three hours from Washington
! Richmond Is on the edge of the great
| truck gardening section.
! Richmond has 100000 people living
| within radius OF 500 miles.
COMMERCIAL :
! Richmond has 700 statesmen travelling
! through the Southern States and tho
| world at large.
Richmond has nearly $4,000, 900 In,
vested In the 1obbing trade. with an
| nual sales OF 100000
| GENERAL.
| Richmond has sixteen hotels and ac
commodities more than $4,000 visitors
! annually.
Richmond's post office receipts
amount to so16.000.
Richmond's custom house collects
| duty to the amount OF $1,000 900 an.
/ nuaily.
| Richmond's internal revenue receipts
! amount TO 100000 annually.
| Riclunond's building operations have
! averaged nearly $1,000, 900 for the last
! five years.
Richmond's annual real estate sales
amount to s20.712,5l6.
Richmond has more than 10000 tele.
phones
THE LARGEST.
Richmond has the largest cigar fac
tory in the world.
| Richmond makes 400, 900 900 cigars
! annually.
| Richmond has the largest cigarette
| factory In the world. d.
| Richmond makes 300o.000,0oo Gig !,
| arettes annually.
! Richmond has the largest cedar
works in the world :
| Richmond has the largest baking
| powder factory in the world.
| Richmond has tho largest plotting
| paper industry in America.
! Richmond has the largest factory for
| the reproduction OF antique furniture
| in the world.
! Richmond has the largest bottled fiaL
voriug extract factory in the world.
| Richmond has the largest bank IN
! the South.
| Richmond has the largest wholesale
mail order house in the South.
| Richmond has one OF the largest
| locomotive plants In the world.
| tPRIIJS GEsTA tTI--',