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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
Progress
r. sica Specialist
Copyright. 1917 by Richard l.. Eowc)

Copyright. 1917, by Richard l.. Rowe
From 1893 to 1914 Richmond's fac
tories increased from 90 to iSG In
vested capital was almost multiplied
three times over from 1899 TO 1914
Tho advance was from $lG.Sco.ooo to
$iS.G14000 in fifteen years
The persons employed i'm 1890 doubt
loss exceeded li,oon including pro-
prietors ANA firm members. not then
officially recorded. ~ 1914 these
workers had grown IN numbers to
"n.5S3-an actual army. They were
paid S5.iii.o00 in 1899. and S1@.l7i. 600
IN 1"li-nore than a million a month.
When HiS Progress Commenced.
The factory) value az annual pro-
duct mad" but mild growth from
1893 TO 1905 and then Eichmond's on
ward drive really commenced The
next hvc-year step Was from so1.7i5.-
600 !" Si7.@5S coO and TINS again rose
10 Se2,+9l.ooo between 1903 and 1919
although 1914 was year of great
doubt ana depression generally
throughout America ana the world
But in 1915 Richmond largely rccov-
cred its faith and courage, ana set out
on by far the greatest business cam
pnicn Of it's history. This has gone
Toward even NOR" cncrgcticaliy dur
ing 1915. As proof. notice that the
1916 line in Table claimed 800 fac
tories ON December 81, 1916. The capt.
. u! llitt invested Ia tnlS GUYS indus
tries had growth from $iH.6.i. 900 for
1914 10 $4,000, 900 at the close OF 1916
had nearly doubled in two years!
The persons employed had also been
almost multiplied by two. and 1916
closed with 3a5I7 on the city's factory
pay rolls, all working on yearly time
Factory Wages Build the CIry.
They We're being paid at the rate
Of $4,000, 600 "a year at the close Of
I?l6-morc than S20SO.O0O "A month
Of new business vitality that flowed
into every other line of trade and ac-
tivity. and largely sustained Rich
m"nd's big expansive development
Tho value OF product made in 1914
tit@.iGl.o o0) had grown to the splcn-
did total OF $llS.733.O00 for l9l6-had
also nearly doubled in two years from
1914 TO 1916. See Chart G.
y limo Of estimates Tor 1919 (orlcial
report dated iH2o). with three wears
Of gain on 1915, concludes the sratis-
teal part Of Table 5. The increase
here allowed il moderate. as caution
against possible financial hesitation
that may follow the world war
should that war continue until lsIS
Richm"nd may almost realize that line
in 1917.
Vital P"wcr OF Factories.
Now. notice particularly: BY III. 1911.
estimate in Table > there Were, 70 5-,
almost in.o0o-emploNcd in Richmond's
factories al tho close of 1916
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26

Those persons were working on a
basis of yearly time--ycarly livinss.
The Census Bureau does not count
every name on the pay rolls as a per-
son employed, But all the time
worked. in long and short periods. is
reduced to approximately yearly time
ana each such time unit is considered
as person employed. That idea is
carried out in Table . The Calmost)
$4,000 hands were yearly time workers
they gradually become a part of the
ci'ys permanent population. They in
stan their families, relatives. here. or
help support homes and boarding.
houses managed by other people.
They also require the services OF
tradesmcn in many lines: OF Transport
iation people; of teachers minister's
common labor. Besides. that sIIS,73S.-
Gao of factory products must be sold,
mainly at wholesale. Those immense
sales call for several thousand more
persons TO do that work.
Now support 100000 People.
These also become part OF the citys
population and support. And every
such person. regularly employed in fac
tories or selling the products, will. on
an average. support three others
FAMILY. relatives and people in other
lines of service.
MAJ is 10 say, the factories Support
directly and indirectly. fully four time :
the number OF persons regularly on
the pay rolls. And thus the (almosD
10000 factory workers OF Richmond
meant population SO maintained of
about 10000 persons at the close of
1916. That almost cQualed this city's
entire population by the census OF 1910
G27G2S).
RichmOnd's Present Census 80 900.
And as the number of factory hands
and product have more than doubled
since 1910. does il not seem reasonably
certain that Richmonds population
must now be around twice what il then
was. or. say, off-hand 10000?
HOW DOES THAT STRIKE YOU!
This population situation will be re-
ferred TO in later article.
But isn't it perfectly plain that the
sound. sure way to build up Richmond
is 10 build up its manufacturing inter
cStS: Is il not logically certain that
such is not only the best way but
the only way: There. then, is the first
big. first class point conclusively dem
onStrateh by these Publicity Studies
Richmond should concentrate trcmeu-
dously on manufacturing development,
The next Publicity Study will OK
anime Richmond's record for general
business growth for tho past five wears,
aud sec whether 1t confirms the reye-
iations here made about the maryclous
factory expansion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
NORFOLK RESORTS RAlDED
More thpn 100 Offenders trrested, md
I.nrEr Quantity of Whisky
tonfisrnted.
lBy Associated Press J

NORFOLK. VA. February Gin The
biggest series OF raids ever pulled of
IN this city, The police department to-
night entered eight different houses.
securing large quantity II bottled
whisky. and rounding Up fully loo Of
Tenders. y scor" Of women are among
those arrested. charged. the police say.
"tih operating Illegal houses, as well
as running blind tigers
The raids were pulled OF stimuli
taneously in eight different sections OF
the city. There was no disorder
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
CONES TO PASS IN L. s.
ny PEACEFUL MEANS

What has come TO pass in the
United States by peaceful means has
only come 10 us through war. mean
tho gradual taking over OF the rail
roads and public utilities When the
war broke out tho capitalist system
showed itself incapable Of handling
the community under circumstances
which dcma nded great and comiinu-
Gus national effort. SO tho state step
ped in and took III" railroads. and has
since been communicating and con
trolling nearly everything
The result, is that to-day We have n
system OF state socialism. which. o,
course. is not true socialism. Under
this system tho worker is no, free is
not receiving his fun return II is
competition below and state monopoly
above. But At least We have Il near
approach to ono Of the fundamentals
os socialism-public ownership OF pub
lie utilities-and sec no reason why
il shouldn't be continued after the war
Is over. The only argument against II
from Socialists standpoint is that IT
leaves society cncumbcled with the
parasites OF bureaucracy and consc-
<auentIy Is most cNtravaSant and
Wastcful way OF running national in
dustry."
MIR. Hyndman was told that the
question has often been asked as TO
why international socialism failed to
prevent the war.
III have to blame that also OF the
Germans" he said. III international
socialism had any chance at all to pre-
vent this terrible slaughter il lost II
when the Social Democrats of Germany
betrayed their Socialist brethren the
world over by voting for the war
credits in the ieichstag The Social
lists OF the world recognized that the
German Socialists we're tho most inn
portant factor in decentralization.
The German Socialists broke down
internationalism and have done more
10 destroy the faith of Socialist in
their own creed than anything else on
this planet. The English Socialists re-
membered this at the January labor
conference in Manchester, when they
voted against an ;nternationa! So
cialist conference to take place at tho
same time as the peace conference"
DOES NOT MEAN END
OF INTERMEDIATES
Docs the action of the English So
cislists mean tho end OF International
ISM Mr.. Hyndman was asked.
"f'y no means" he replied. Social
ism is not going to break down. 1t
will take some time Dcfore We can sit
down TO the table with the Germans.
but we will do it. and then will see a
tremendous revival Of the true Social
Democracy. S Economic circumstances
are bound to help it forward. The rca
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
PREDICTS GREAT Revival
OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY
Aged Leader OF Party In England
Discusses Wars Effects on
It's Future.
PLANS IT'S REORGANIZATION
Declares Life In Trenches Ha
Taught Workers Moro Than They
Could Have Learned In Score of
Years OF Peace.
IBv Associatcd Prc...l

LONDON. February 25.-Internation-
al socialism though broken down by
the war, will be revived, and there will
come day when British and German
Socialists will sit at the table again
together, says Henry Mayors IIyndman.
the seventy five year old leader OF the
Social Democratic party in England
AZ his unprctcntious home in ST.
Iames's Park. within stones throw
OF buckingham Palace. in "a study
nankcd by piles Of books and news
papers, mostly American. the aged
philosopher received Il correspondent
OF the Associated Press and discussed
some OF the wars effects upon social
ism. Notwithstanding his advanced
age. Mr.. IIyndman is active and looks
strong, with big face and white
beard. giving him a marked rcscm-
hance to pictures Of the poe, Long
fellow. He is now engaged in rcor-
Ganizing the Social Democratic aparty
in England.
The wars immediate effect upon
socialism is not apparent" he said
but one thing is certain as sunrise.
and that is that the war has laugh.
the workers moro than they could have
learned in n score OF years OF peace
Tho war ha. made them think politi-
Caliy, and when they leave the trenches
Il will he as now men. In other words
when tho soldiers come back home
they will he wiser mon and will not bc
willing TO go back TO the hopeless
chaos-they Will demand better work
inE conditions. will not permit what
has gone into the hands Of the state
10 be returned TO privat" owners es-
pecially tho greater part OF the Inn
proved machinery provided for by tho
state, which means By tho people at
large W" 500 great strengthening
OF Social Democrats as a result of IN"
war"
Then, as II some happy though, had
struck him. tho Socialist leader way
ed his arms TO a map of tho United
States and exclaimed: Even in Arncri-
ca-individualistic America this in
sitsencc on democracy is being felt
moro and moro. This WAS shown IN
the passage Of tho eight hour law FOR
railroad employees. Monopoly had
reached such point IN regard 20 the
railroads that whom the workers de-
rnanded better conditions and threat
cncd II they were not granted they
would hang up al! transport. President
Wilson. as the Representative" OF The
Federal government, iutcrf.red on be-
half OF the community and aided the
men in obtaining By peaceful means
what otherwise would have led TO yio-
lcuce. 1t is an important economic ad-
vance that has been aided by the
state
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
What Actual Rcrord> Reveal.

Look at Table :. basis of this study.
It's companion Illustration is char; G.
The first four limos Of tho tail. quote
fvc-year summaries from official re-
ports. The years fur which The emu
mcrationS We're actually made face
each line respectively. The number Of
establishments foi each period is
shown The official reports includ.
only factories within any city's limits
as belonging TO that city. And the
several separate parts. or buildings
under on" management. ar" not con
sidered as diffcr"u, factories, bu, all
arc one establishment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
Vital p"wcr OF .actoric.

TIT FUWrT OF EUVTOrIcN.
Now. notice particularly: BY tho 1916
estimate in Table there We're 2g57,-
almost o.o0u-emplovcc in IHchplopd.s
factories al tho close of 1916
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
IS GAINED MANUFACTURES

Their Yearly Pay Exceeds
$23,O00,0 900 Yearly, Which is
the Essence of Richmond'S
Great Business Progress
Build Up the Manufacturing
Establishments!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-26
Choice Virginia
Farms
Along Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway

at SIS an acre and up. Easy terms.
quick profits. Farms along G.. e. O.
Rwy. are close to good markets. con-
Nenicnt to churches, schools and So
ciablc nciGhborS. Good roads and
transportation facilities add TO the
convenience and pleasure Of Virginia
farm life. For further information
and free illustrated booklet, address
Is. T. Crawlcy, Indus. Agt, c. 6 O..
Twy., Richmond. Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Traffic Rules for Pedestrians

the angels
charity, sounding brass tinkling cymbal
Corinthians And
tackle the traffic problem and write
albeit without charity regarding the moost
type who approaches his job without sympathy
problem Suggest him that the
responsible accidents and he turns out witty bit
regarding and limited speeds for pedestrians.
Yet problem that be solved Motorists
though
respect authority than pedestrians There
discipline respect the laws the road
pedestrians They the right they do not keep
the rights of Others and there street hogs Of
appear hardly the class Get
Difference others his kind subject him to the
regulation vehicle driver under will be
living relation between the pedestrian and the moors.
when the traffic tang and the
vehicle drivers much the those of pedestrians
a o could. Traffic regulation
vehicles together with minimum
mshap walk something of the
regulation problem well toward solution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02

The repair work between Southfields,
Just north of Tuxedo on the trunk line.
and Hartman, which necessitatcd a
long. bad detour TO Monroe. has been
recently finished and is now open. The
motorst will also be glad to know the
road that has been in process of build
West Point and Central Valley is en-
tirely finished and all good macadam.
Another interesting bit of news to the
motorist is that the Bloomingburg
Mountain Road between Middletown and
Wurtsboro is now finished and open,
and the long detour via Charlottesville
and the Navesink Valley is no longer
necessary. The motorist can now run
from New York to Buffalo on all hard
surface road via Liberty, crossing Sui
Ivan County TO Binghamton. then
through Chemung Valley 10 Elmira and
north through Watkins Glen, turning
west on the trunk line at Geneva to
Buffalo.
All the macadam roads on Long ISL
and are 10 per cent good and the only
long stretch of construction work where
detour is necessary is between Quogue
and Good Ground. The detour is about
five miles long. The trunk line cross
ing Staten Island via the Amboy Road
TO TottenNDe is in wretched condi
ton; motorists going via Staten Island
will find the Richmond Road all good
macadam from st. George TO Linoleum-
Vile, crossing the Carteret Ferry. and
then on to the trunk line at WoodDridg
connecting with the Perth Amboy Road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Windshield Glass Marks
To Check Auto Thievcry

A way to check automobile thieves.
royel if nothing else, was proposed by
{. c. Kiloury. secretary of the Toledo
Automobile Club, at the Automobile
Association Of America annual meet
ing. His idea is to place by chemical
process, the serial number of the car
and the name of the owners home town
upon the windshield glass. and that
each owner should carry a card bearing
his name. address and the serial num-
Der of his car.
Identification marks upon the metal
or wooden parts of the car may be
removed or altered. but not so with
those upon glass, which must be broken
or removed. Hence a car with a plain
or broken glass would excite suspicion.
The glass seller plays his part when
he is asked to sell windshield glass
TO a man who cannot prove ownership
Of the car for which the purchase is
made.
Mr.. Kilbury admits that there are
many arguments against this plan. and
that to put it into operation would be
n monumental task, but he states that
present defects can be ironed out, and
asks that the plan be discussed by the
various auto clubs of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Machine Doles Out
Both Air and Water

Calls for air and water arc often
made upon garage men, and some of
them feel they should be paid for
these motor essentials. Others believe
they should give them away. 4 machine
that will interest either division Of
the fraternity. because II can be
worked either as q nickcl-in-the-slot
proposition or will operate without
prepayment, is made as a curbstone
outfit.
The device has an air pressure
gauge and water connections. 1t is
claimed 10 be profitable and time
saving method of dispensing air and
attracts the motorist by a brilliant
electric illuminated sign, reading Air
and Water Station
The air hose inside is an automatic
reel, which winds up the casing when
released after using. There is also
faucet for city water connection.
The reel IL connected with strong
springs which wind up the hose inside
the station as soon as it is left idle,
avoiding the possibility of the nose be-
coming kinked or damaged and protect
ing il from wear and weather. When
the hose is reeled up the air valve auto
matically closes, preventing. it is
claimed, any leaks that might occur
from the hose chuck. The prepayment
air and water station sells for SO;
the free air and water station sells for
$40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Touring Conditions on Upstate
And Westchester Roads

From the Bweou Of Tours Of
the Automobile club of Amer
icd.
Motorists leaving New York for West
chester County and New England points
via the Boston Post Road will find the
Grand Concourse all open and in good
condition. Fordham Road, Pelham Park
way and the Shore Road to New Ro-
chelle all in good condition, also the
Boston Post Road from White Plains
Road to New Rochelle. cambridge
Avenue is closed from Gunhill Road TO
Woodlawn Cemetery.
To reach Central Avenue continue
north on Seventh Avenue to 155th
Street, cross the Central Bridge and
follow jerome Avenue to the end of
Woodlawn Cemetery. Jerome Avenue is
open with good road surface most of
the way. The pillars of the elevated,
of course, somewhat impair the value
| of this street as thoroughfare formo-
florists but, nevertheless, Jerome Avnue
forms an important link in reaching
Central Avenue and middle Westchester
points.
Weaver Street between the Post Road
at Larchmont and Palmer Avenue is
closed and under construction. Con-
struction is in progress on Broadway
at North White Plains. This is the
trunk line leading north. Motorists
wishing to reach Armonk and Bedford
should turn right on Lake Street in
White Plains, and follow a good mac
adam road winding around to the head
of the Kensico Reservoir. connecting
with the trunk line for Bedford.
The Saw Mill River Road is worn and
badly rutted between Ardsley and East
view, and entirely closed and under con-
structlon between Eastview and Briar-
cliff. The detour is. instead of turning
right at the Poor-house in Eastview.
continue straight on around the larry
town Reservoir through Pocantico Hills.
and then follow the Sleepy Hollow Road
to Brisrcliff.
The best way to reach Briarcliff at the
present time is to run north on Broad
way through Tarrytown TO the Sleepy
, Hollow Country Club or the Scarbor-
ough Church, turning right and running
through the Briarcliff Lodge grounds
| to the trunk line. The east side of the
| Hudson River is now all open to Rhine
beck, and motorists will be delighted to
know that the road is now good through
Wappinger's Falls, also road work all
finished between lrvington and larry
town.
There are two short detours. one just
beyond Rhinebeck the other between
Hudson and Scottsville. There is con-
struction work at Cohoes on the trunk
line between Albany and Saratoga,
which can be avoided by running from
Albany TO Schenectady, and then to
Saratoga. Another good alternate to
avoid construction is to turn right at
East Greenbush. instead OF going into
Albany. and run through De Freestville
to Troy, and then through Waterford to
Saratoga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Must Pay More for Tires

advances prices OF
+ a who have recently
nound their either have to shoot
until they the
pou for announcing 1t about because
factory renewal and the
leading tire manufacturers quoting considerable
advances
Manufacturing the tire world have and makers have
decided they longer provide the original tires on cars at the low
quotations formerly often
profit the transaction out of the casng
originally automobile builder but the requirements after the
first tires
happen automobile manufacturer who
wrought perfdy in attempting
than they used that he
gd thing for The Tribune to up He
couldn't any entitled for his
him produce Yet this
would his head off the tire decided
70 keep they the quality of the goods
automobile builders who left tire contracts of their figuring
areso in the hole just at the moment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Hitting ql Twelve
'~ C.EI.Sc

is proposed Legislature amend the automobile head
light law permit constituted authority to pass upon
devices determine their suitability This is of
generally this state Patchwork meas
all Sides the uenot the
exception.
Secretary should do done New
Jerseyhat list of permitted devices This Mr. Hugo SAID the
that the law clear that no need
of Apparently the law is crystal clear as might
Universty-as nstuonpass the various devices
effect on
August there official list fair to be settled
headlight law amended ought to be
completely will need of the remedial legislation
proposed the law in the first place II
because of the fear of approving CONNER
these would have made safe 1t mas
opposed the law avoid giving TOO
Secretary Hugo At comes too late TO
be o. real use
requiring the registration of all motor vehce
from the merits this legislation the
fact it was supposed go effect July l. 1t huedy
enacted Secretary Office had to have its operation de-
rred month"; all supposed register might get their
properly 1t question Of not having printed
ready in time .
Some day piece vehicle legislation will be passed in this
state which thought thoroughly from all sides and will be
complete passed. But that day is not yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Traffic Control Is
Needed on Put s Hill

To the Automobile Editor OF The Trib-
une.
Sir: On Sunday afternoons, between
) and 8 o'clock. Puts Hill. in Green
wich, Conn, is in deplorable state OF
automobile congestion. Autos are
standing still, all the way up and down,
parallel 20 and across the road There
is no regulation of the traffic. crowd
ing and pushing Ouc Of line prevail
and you are lucky 20 get either up or
down with whole car.
Some car always "ives out in making
the ascent. YESTERDAY it was q large
auto truck. from a circus. with several
others. and fully fifty cars trying TO
proceed were stalled.
II Is no place for a nervous driver,
and there are othors who would avoid
it if they could, but the main trouble
j. the lack Of regulation Of traffic.
Can you get it? J. VI. 3.