Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-02
RICHMOND now LOOKING
TO IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Big Things Ahead for the Whole Ma
tion-This City Can Get
GOodly Share.
QUICK STEP TO PEACE BUSINESS
Old Industries to Be Turned Loose
and New Ones Observation-Disclosures
mond in Fine Shape to Secure
Some of Latter.

The older Richmond people have n
horror Of the word reconstruction"
no" on so many tongues and their
sons and daughters who have heard
from Fathers and mothers lips fear
Iui tales OF fifty years ago have no
rove Tor it. However. they are mindful
OF the fact that the time for rcadjust-
ment, as they prefer to call it, is at
hahd. Manufacturers, bankers. mcr-
chants. real estate agents. mocha MICS,
iaoorers and all classes who are OK
pected to make things go under the
new order, or rather the restoration OF
the old order, are sitting up and taking
notice now that the world war has
cometo an abrupt end and the time is
near ut hand when all lines of bust
ness VIII be turned loose w::h all war
moved.
NO hysterical eShortations are bcin.:
made. no wild talk is going TO be in
dulged In and no wildcat schemes are
being thought Of but business men
generally. property owners. investors
and all who are possessed OF the spirit
or prosress and have Richmond's best
heart are taking in the conditions tina,
confront the city and propose to take
early advantage of all opportunities or
emergencies that may be presented as
a
peace basis.
exceptional business and INDUSTRIAL ac-
tivity in the United States Possibly
some reaction may come with the sub
sidence of strained war conditions.
but the great work OF rehabilitation
Of the world must have on the United
States for a long time for food and
other supplies; the increased prestige
the war has brought the nation. the
q nd h4
creased merchant marine. will all tend
to make volume of business in this
country country greater than it has known
into energetic conditions.
\ well-known banker, talking to
The Times Dispatch on this subject.
ter financial condition and in all re-
spects 1t is in splendid condition to
take advantage of the situation and
thing business men and the organiza-
this. but Richmond must not take
anything for granted but should be
prepared TO keep step with the ma
tion-wide procession and to secure
early its share OF the new benefits that
are coming to the nation at large
New enterprises. new industries,
big factories. etc, are not going to be
thrown in our lap. but. by we'll directed
energy and by striking promptly while
the iron is hot. Richmond can make
valuable additions to what she now
hdS oS d proper OF her
natural and acquired advantages she
can bring not a few of them here"
The United states government has
not done as much building for war
purposes in and about Richmond as
in some other parts OF Virginia. but IL
has done some OF that kind of work
and the plants it has started here
abouts need not become scenes Of desc
lation when no longer in use for war
work, but they can be reconstructed"
and kept as busy in manufacturing
goods for peace times as they have been
for months past in making and for
warding war materials The big pay
is known that numerous proposed in
dustrial enterprises are looking South
ward for locations for permanent bust
ness after the war" Richmond is in
good condition to secure Some OF them