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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
How Values Have
Increased In Down
Town Sections

Two pieces Of property win show
how Richmond real estate in the
downtown area has been constantly
and consistently increasing in value.
Take q lot on which the present
Salvation Army home stands. on Sew
enth street, between Grace and Frank
lin, and tust to the rear of the Sew
enth Avenue Christian church In
1897 this lot sold for $4,000. after
the trustees Of the Christian church
had turned Down proposition to buy
1t ~ $4,000 ThA lot had a small
frame dwelling On II at the tina
In 1911 this same lot with thAGAxne
old building sold for $4,000.
In 1914 Il went to . new owneP for
$32, 500. who tore down the old frame
xnd erected the present two-9tory
ne lase transfer was dated seven
ycars ago. since which time the lot
has besn vastly improved by the cree
don q the present building.
what b this property worth IN the
mArket today?
Here is another instance:
The lot at the southeast corner Of
Grace and Seventh streets on which
IL now the building occupied by the
Anti-6aloon league. within ten years
has had the following history.
Sold for ~. 600.
Sold for $4,000.
Sold for $50. 900.
Sold for $4,000
And It il understood the present
settling price Of the lot is around
100000
All within ten years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
High Prices and
Unabletoget Goods

-
The interviews published ON this
page last week Of dry goods dealers
forecasting . general rise in prices at
tracted considerable attention In
terviews with leading men in other
lines practically tell the same story:
great volume of business, high
prices and In many cases inability to
get goods
e. N. Ezekiel OF the firm OF Ezekiel
& Co, wholesale dealers In rugs and
linoieuns, says tho difficulty In his
business Is to get the goods after pur-
chasing them. Prices, he says. have
advanced and are going higher. The
most desirable patterns in rugs are
already out of the market. Jobbers,
as a rule, get about IS per cent OF
their purchases. The year in the
carpet business closes October I. and
all deliveries not made at that time
for the following spring are auto
matically cancelled.
Mr.. Ezekiel made I trip recently to
New York city. He says mat whole
salers there have depleted stocks
Furniture High and Hard to Get.
Houses are scarce. and now comes
the furniture men and say that there
is a shortage of home furnishings
What Will the newly-weds dot
william H. Michael president Of
the oomberg- Michael Furniture Co.,
says that furniture u high, that 1t Is
going to be higher, and ii is going to
be hard to get at any price
That's really the whole story In a
nutshell" said Mr.. Michael to vlr-
ginian representative.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
TOO MUCH GAS"

Consider the caburetorthat very necessary instrument
that proportions the mixture that makes the machine 60
Sometimes the mixture is not just right and phrase has
n automobile parlance which describes the trouble
as too much gas"
We all more less acquainted with the individual
has the trouble He is talker but To
language descriptive than elegant he has gas
Like the mixture in the carburetor there must be proper
proportion Of talk and action to produce results
We all claim that have civic pride; but is it talk
without action, in short "too much gas
You Mr.. Manufacturer or Mr. Business Man! You realize
that civic pride your valuable asset to your
business But have you civic pride YOURSELF Do you stand
all that is best in Richmond Do you help support home ins
tutions that worthy Of supportf
Civic pride is good thing when all have it sufficiently
developed to lose that let George do-it- attitude
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
CORRUGATED PAPER
FOR PACKING CASES

The Richmond Corrugated Paper
Co. In getting ready to install new ma
chinery to increase their output. In
the course OF q month or two the
business will be rcorganixed on the
new lines making It the largest plant
of the kind In the country.
Manager G. w. Throckmorton says
that since the war many firms that
heretofore made use OF wooden boxes
for packing and shlbping goods are
now using corrugated paper. not alone
because II Ii cheaper bat because they
consider 1t better. Corrugated paper
can be made fully a. stiff as wood,
and Is destined in the near future to
replace wood In the manufacture Of
packing cASes. 30 1t b claimed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29

Richmond people TO gut acquainted
with Richmond made goods and. all
things being equal. to give Richmond
made goods the preference In making
purchases
Here are few figures that may
give Richmond people pause for
thouKht- They were compiled by a
chamber Of commerce expert. who
gave considerable time to thu subject.
and his figures may be relied upon:
The six railroads entering Rich
mcnd take from local yards to points
outside the city every year a freight
in excess Of 900, 900 tons, At . low
estimate this means $4,000 cars OF
goods. In broken packages and car
loads Ths averago freight train load
IL 40 cars. 10 In twelve months n
would require a relay OF $50 trains to
take the haul out 81 any storage depot
large enough to hold such Z vast 1uAn-
ftty OF material II these trains were
coupled together ~ would have a
solid train ITO miles long. one that
would put the engine wen outside of
Baltimore ~ the caboose pulled out
OF The Richmond yards.
TheGc figures are based On what
''Koes cut's OF Richmond. OF course.
the tonnage Of goods bein9 brought
into the city b considerable in excess
of the figures given, taking into COM
sfder1tfon the coal, raw materials and
food products used by our own people.
There are many things made In
Richmond that ara k nown and used
nationally. Let m learn or these,
and first Of all learn to Mss them af
home. Industries lose caste and mo-
mentum 1t home when the people az
the home town fail to pAtrOntxe them.
Patrontxe the homo product a. 4
matter Of local pride and loyalty A
well az business. n you are In busi-
ness It will help you. because tho
larger the number OF employees re-
CURED to produce the goods win spend
Some OF their money alto your store.
Il ypu ~ waGe-eArner and ara
imbued with civic pride You win be
= moro valuable citizen. A man
usually gets out Of life IN proportion
to the amount 70 puts into It.
At home and abroad always say i
good word for Richmond ana Tor
Rtchmond-m4de goods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29

In the yearly volume Of business
done. But people outside Richmond
do not know this. Why Is not the fact
made known?
Mr.. Cobb claims the fault IL with
the manufacturers themselves. Think
OF q city the size OF Richmond with
manufacturers whose products are
known all over the world who are not
organized. Men who are not organ
ICED lack the spirit Of cooperation,
and where men engaged in like work
lack cooperation they lose the elc-
menf Of growth. Other cities, many
Of them much smaller than Rich
mond. have manufacturers' a8ocia-
tto1s with paid secretaries to attend
to the business OF the organizations.
We have chamber OF commerce
we'll supported by tho business men
OF tho city; also q retail merchants'
association and An advertisers, club.
all interested In the growth and pros
perity OF Richmond.
A stranger In tho city recently call
ed At the chamber OF commerce to
get 4 List OF various things made In
Richmond. Most cities are proud Of
their diversified industries and keep
a list handy to give out to callers.
But the Richmond chamber OF com
rnerce had no such list and the
stranger was referred TO Bradstreets.
where he was told he might ind the
Information he sought
The number OF different articles
manufactured here Il said to be con-
siderable over hundred. and yet the
average man cannot, nffhand. name
a dozen II you don't believe It, try It.
How can we expect outsiders to
knnU ahNrtf v1n - rtv e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
Many Reports of
Grace Street
Building Plans

There h 4 report On the street that
Q ten-story ONCE building - proposed
BY . company OF Richmo nd financial
interests to b erected 1t the south
west corner Of Firth and Grace
streetA
. It II said that extensive repairs and
rebuilding work Will be done at the
corner Of Fourth and Grace streets
A buMneez block II to be erected
II tbs corner OF Jefferson and Grace.
street report has Il. on property re-
Gently purchased from the J. G. Boyd
estate.
are in tho air and announcement Of
intentions arc to be made before the
Gloss OF July.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
Richmond Realtors
Enjoying the Meet
At Atlantic City

Those who stayed ct home and took
care Of the house have been receiving
occasional word from the realtors who
went to Philadelphia and Atlantis City
tor the big annual pow-vow Of real
estate DEALERS. but not onA OF the
agents, 80 far ~ can be learned. has
sisen above tho importance Of . post
card s.ss
.As hong ~. thAy ssnA a1ong daily
card" said ena hnmoFuus mAmAar of
the stay-home crowd. they manage
tn keep their chaTne8A9 eleAr and oC-
CASTOR no unseamly remArka. Now II
my boss failed 70 write and I could
hear hair nor hide Of hfn. ven.
would know he Wa tuning up 70 cole
brate the Fourth Of July. which this
year comes June 30. 3ust one day ahead
of July l.
Ed schmidt indicates IN : card 20
Colonel Norman that he may 20 fur
tier up and look over New York be-
fore returning to Richmond Colonel
William r. Redd. running mate Of tho
x-nhdshipmAn. may 30 10 Nsw York.
unless the weather continues hot. In
which casa he will come back 70 enjoy
tho beautiful summer climate OF Rich
mond.
Frank Richeson writes Z chAtty let
ter to some friend both morning and
night. sends. tho letter In hts own
handwriting. and tells OF tho lots Of
places he has visited and scenes he has
seen. AZ he left Richmond with raj
ment for more than one change he Ia
not expected to show his handsome
face around In the nefghbcrhood Of
Rank and Eleventh streets befors the
open business hour Monday
After riding over the magnificent
streets Of PhflAAefphia," writes George
Snead to friend on The vlrgtntAn Il
mourn for our backwArdnass.~ And
then George switches to more pleasant
subjects ma describes the sensation
he enjoyed seeing 10000 men work II
the Hog Island shipyard, and wonder
ing II the happy day would ever come
when he could witness , like scenS
In Richmond.
we are certainly having the time
of our lives" he said. Hospitality haA
been extanded US everywhere. We
have listened TO insptring lectures,
feel that we IRE chuck Z hlock with
new ideas in city huildinE. and are
coming back to dear old Richmond to
try and make things hum during tho
next twelve month";"
w. s. Robinson Is incurred during
his absence. but the boys It the Of
nee are not letting grief interfere with
putting over the usnAl number OF
sales during the vacation Of the boss.
He ID expected to come back with his
game ankle allowing the curative ef-
fects of the Atlantic city and Phila-
delphiA Imminent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
Chalnberlay1ae Avenue
Commission Said To
Be Ready 70 Report

The commission 10 hear property
owners whose lnteresta are involved
IN the proposed construction ~ = 100
foot boulevard connecting 0iMtsr
park with the city property y ea4d q
havs concluded their heaxines and
have agreed upon report 70 oe sub
viii be given out - to values placed
on properties to vhe raSed. but n 10
understood that tho commissi0n b.
Ileves the findings win ~ sat1sfActory
to AL intere4tod
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
PROM U.4ON FOES OPEN
WESTERN HEADQUARTERS

western headquarters or tho Asso-
citation Opposed to National Prohibk
ton were opened last week At t31 S.
Wabash avenue, Chicago. 1t Is an
nounced that organisations VIII be per-
fected In nine central western states
from this Office for tho purpose Of
distributing a million protest petitions
against wartime prohibition to be pre-
scented b. congress. The states ara
Illinois. Wisconsin. Indiana, Ohio.
Michigan. Iowa. Kentucky, Missouri
and Minnesota.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29
MERE MENTION

W. b Sutton. manager Of the sales
room Of the Stephen Putney Shoe
Co.. IL visiting his brother. R. B. Sui
ton In King and Queen county.
-
A Sign painter in Richmond adver-
tisce as his slogan, Tell me and
will tell everybody"
No more potent factor enters into
world Affairs than advertising. "A
drop Of ink makes millions think
+. B. Howell. Of Howell Bros and
n. A. Pleasant Of this city are attend
ing the convention In Pfttsburg. Pa,
of the National Retail Hardware as
ISOLATION.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-29

W lfAnufactarerx Record IN an
takes the south mildly to
III failure In the past -
m advantage Of the opportunity
496efDo iknelf. What II says was
nv = letter TO Il from ]. 4.
manager OF thu Agricultural
the United Staten railroad
Hon, IN which tho corre-
oclnrAd that, IN hin opin-
BODY In tho South has rot
0&e<h6r % advertise the Ad-
~ III know about. but
halande Of thu world doe
IlatA6kurer1 Record points
T. ~ tion to the wOn-.
H Florida has made
So - the outcome ~ the
hlch thp Ttaie No. hAd
fIstr .hrty YeaKx
caS Il ,f Vire1niai
nl chntpn6 ~ TN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
This Automobile Show Personal
Triumph for New York Dealers
By c. E. T. Scharps

show of history oene last NIGHT
Madison Square Regiment Armorv is
alNew York because the the
promoted planned and being exclusively motor
IN this the greatest the world
praise for having mad the foresight step
the exhibitions signing the arsce made it
possible for the War Industries
automobile shows be in 1919.
Working earnestly beginning ON task new To all
them the dealers have
called success even 1t begins its solely
been put and the numbers and quality The New
York dealers have shown that thew
manifold details the exhibition with skill
their
Here the the nineteenth annual exbb
ton of motor and accessories in New York:
Show Features a Glance
In Madison Square Garden, and Madison Ave-
nue. and the 69h Regiment Amory Tnxh Lexington
Avenue
Passenger Car Section Armorv February
Commercial Car Section both Aorv February 10
to -' ~
Passenger opens Saturday night February at 3
Commercial Car Section Monday February at m and
daily thereafter from 10 a m. 1890
Total number Of exhibits,
Different makes of vehicles,
Different makes of vehicles S.
Displays of tractors bodies extensions and motor aers
commercial vehicle section, ~
Exhibits Liberty
Prices OF to $4,000
SPECIAL day-onday Army Navy Tuesday, Dealers Dav
Wednesday, Suburban. Association Dav. TnrSd
Day; Friday Engineers Day.
Show CommtteeC. H. Larson chairman: r R1;ss Harru IA
Bear H. j. Gilmore William Walter Woods. Cbares
a. Stewart general ' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
by All Means, This Is
Indeed the Year" y -- Jordan
Enthusiastic Statements of Automobile Manufact-
Supported by Imposing Array of Fact
and Statistics

during the war, leaving the field en-
tirely to the manufacturers of long
standing and solid reputation. The
nigh grade car has the call, because it
is within price reach of the most pros
porous class of Americans
This Is the year for the farmer. Re-
CARELESS of the trend of industry there
VIII be just as great and even greater
demand Tor his product than during the
war. There are millions more to feed
he will get just as high or higher
PRICES than ever. By harvest time he
w'll be able to get all the labor he
needs from the demobilizing army. The
war has brought him out of his retire
ment and made him figure of national
interest. He now occupies his true po-
S,tlon IN our economic organization
lie will aspire to better things. The
war taught him he coul make money
with tractor and truck. Now. he
VIII want an automobile
This is the year for the truck max
er and the tractor maker, too. Their
future is laid out for them The farm
er is sold on the benefits of both
more so than he would have been in
ten years had it not been for the war.
1T is a poor class of business that
cannot see bright, sunshiny path for
the year 1919. There is something in
1T for all of US, and the early birds
Will get their usual reward 1t is the
smile that is going to win this year if
1t never won before"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Spark Plug
Vital Factor
In the War
Faulty Ones Brought Down
More PLANES Than Did
German Aircraft Attacks:
Success of the AC Plug

For part so small, the spark plug
was most vital factor in aerial WAL
1are during the four years and three
months of Homeric fighting overseas
None recognized this fact so we'll az
the aviation experts of France. Emo
land and Italy and the American
engineers who were responsible for
the creation Of the Liberty motor
They knew that faulty spark plugs had
brought down more Allied planes and
Allied aviators than German guns
The aviation records are replete with
flights that ended disastrously because
of ignition trouble.
There was Marchand. the French
aviator, for example, who attemnted
to fly from France to Russia. He
reached his bombing" objective.
cropping load of propaganda circu-
age nc might have done had he
dropped TINT instead. But Marchand
never reached the Russian frontier.
Defective spark plugs forced him to
make a landing in German TERRITORY
and he was captured.
Marchand's experience is only one
OF many instances where faulty spark
plugs turned what promised to be an
achievement into a failure
Plugs for Liberty Motor
In designing the Liberty motor the
American engineers were determined
to overcome this costly and serious de-
feet. They called upon the spark plug
manufacturers of the United States to
supply them with a plug that would
stand up on this high speed, high com
preston engine. The compression on
the Liberty motor is about 1876 pounds
to the square inch or approXima tely
twice as high as the compression Of
the average automobile engine.
In submitting plug for the Liberty
aviation motor the makers of the
&C offered a plug of the same basic
design as that which they build for
automobiles and motor trucks. To
the amazement of the members of the
French. English and Italian aviation
commission, a Liberty engine, AC-
equipped, ran for fifty hours on the
first official test without change of
spark plugs.
In dynamometer tests abroad, all the
plugs Of foreign manufacturers had
been required to run an aviation
engine for the same length of time
Consequently, the record of the AC
was nothing short of a revelation to
the Allied aviation commission.
This and other tests. conducted by
the commission and American engi-
neers demonstrated the dependability
of the AC spark plug, with the result
that AC's were adopted as standard
equipment on all Liberty and Hispano-
Suiza aviation engines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Elgin Display Includes
''Victory Scout" Light Six

One attractive new car is an Elgin
passenger sport model, known as
the Victory Scout. The beveledge,
straightlinc body and slanted wind
shield give the car a distinctive ap-
pearance, which is further emphasized
by the striking finish of special Elgin
deep red. The chassis is finished in
black. and the radiator, tenders and
running board shield in black enamel.
The wheels have natural wood finish
The nickel plated outside handles on
the close-ftting doors and the new
style top with plate glass lights fur
ther the appearance of the car. The
upholstery is genuine leather, and the
cowl board and steering wheel are both
mahogany. This model has a special
high speed engine and gets an extra
road test before shipment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Owner List of
Mar1nOn Makes
Brilliant Roll
Governments and Individ-
ua]s Have Become Users
Of Car of Advanced Engi-
neering in Great humble
By T. B. VAN ALSTYNE

President Mdrmon Automobile Com
pdny of Neao York
In the three years since the Marmon
Thirty-four brought to automobile buy-
ers completely new standard of scien-
titic construction it has gained fur
Their distinction by the character of it's
owners. No car, regardless of price,
has more brilliant roster of its sales,
which includes men prominent in bust
ness and financial circles, distinguish
ed army commanders, journalists,
public officials, favorite stars of the
theatre, the opera and the screen, the
french government, the United States
navy, professional leaders and an I'M
usual number of engineers and of lead
ers IN the motor car industry, men
who know materials and construction
Most motorists know that the hol-
low crankshaft oiling system used in
nearly all foreign makes Of cars and
by many of the most expensive Amer
lean cars was introduced by Marmon
In 1902. Many observe that the very
progressive advancements represented
in the present Marmon model, which
have proved so successful with more
than 10000 owners, are shaping the
practices of motor car designers and
builders.
The Marmon Thirty-four introduced
the extensive use of aluminium in mo-
tor car building, reducing weight. A
new frame design that eliminates many
useless parts further reduced weight
and helped to make the Marmon 100
pounds lighter than cars Of compare
BILE size, power and speed. Improved
rear spring construction and a new
standard for balance brought unex-
celled riding qualities.
The combination of these qualities
gives economy in Marmon operation
from twelve to fourteen miles to a
gallon of gas olene-meaning wide
touring range-and 50 per cent more
big, powerful cars, resulting in the
most pleasing freedom from premature
tire troubles.