Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04

then everybody was stirred t. tho
depths.
But. though Richmond was very dull
and very Hat. yet the people "f Kich-
mond were not unhappy. and they
seemed to regard Richmond as the
| pivot Of the universe. Tobacco mainly
! kept Richmond from utter staEnation.
! AS evidence OF Richmond's natncSS in
| lSIS. hundreds OF young men, unable
to find employment. sailed. in two
SchoonerS. from her port to SAN Fran
cisco. They. however. must have been
weaklings. for few II any succeeded.
while many. unable 10 endure the
rough life. returned home.
SCHO0NERS TO NEW YORK
no LIVELY TRADE
In 1919 my brother. Charles Blair
with two companions Went to Cali
forn!a overland. My brother. gentle
as woman. was, upon occasion. as
brave as lion. and, therefore. he
easily conformed to the code of his
rough associates, which was: defend
honor At the risk OF life. or git out;
the white feather meaning disgrace
When former sutton of the young
lady whom my brother. Charles. was
counting, made disparaEing remarks Of
the young lady. Charles challenged him
To duel with pistols, and killed him.
This was the only difficulty he ever had
with any one.
In these earlier days, James River
was great avenue OF commerce.
vessels from abroad and at home
crowded her wharves and docks. and
Rockets had so many sailors within
her borders bethel was built for
them The Curries. Scotchmen. had a
handsome line Of schooners plying be-
tween Richmond and New York. and
discharginE and loading them was a
lively spectacle. But in time steamers
appeared, and the schoonerS dis
appeared.
From early days milling IN Rich
mond was profitable. and added much
TO the growth and prosperity of the
city. The site Of the Warner Moore
mill. at the lower end Of the basin,
was probably the first occupied by a
Touring mill because of the abundant
water power supplied by the basin. and
it was probably the mill of Mr.. Gal
lego, Spaniard. At his death his
mill was bequeathed 70 his nephew,
Peter Chevallie. a Frenchman, and for
many years, was known as CheralIies
Mill. Then followed an imposing
structure. with large annex Of Balt-
more brick. the mill of Warwick and
Ba r kSdale-the latter wealthy
planter of Amelia County. The mill
on this site was burned more than
once. but always replaced 10y more
pretentious building. The present i'm
posing mill was erected by Warwick
and Barksdale. a tragic incident was
enacted at this mill in the writer's
young days: a bevy OF bright school
girls went to the mill on lark, and
one Of them jumped into hopper o..
" 90 n III
before she could 6c rescued. was
smothered by the rapidly sinking grain
A. about the same time as the birth
"f the Gallego Mill. the HaXall Mill
was erected. q short distance below
on the James River. ny Phillip Haxall
from London.
AS evidence If tho rroftableness OF
the Haxall Mill. for many years il
shunted its bran into James River
until Mark Downey found ready
market for the bran in the Southern
coast cities. and the growth OF Rich
mond supplied larger and more
steady demand for bran. Finally. War
ucr Moore came into possession Of this
mill, and has met with great success:
and now. Warner MoorcS is the sole
survivor Of our many Touring mills
RICHMOND BECOMES
SHIPPING; CENTER
Years later Richmond became an i'm
portant shipping center, exporting
hour 70 Rio. and importing coffee. But
the superior advantages of New York
soon killed this trade For "A long