Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-19
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cation for Industrial Workers." says,
"A community Of about 1900 people,
having clean political conditions. n
high moral tone, few Earring fami-
lies and good average OF inteili-
gencc. Is an admirable place from TIN.
manufacturers viewpoint to locat.
a factory"
This IL today tho we'll nigh uni
versal opinion of industrial experts.
Land the conviction liz rapidly growing
| that 10000 IL the limit Of c!ty's
/ population for Il high industrial cf-
| nciency. Charlottesville is Il COM
| munity of 10000 people. and as TO tho
other conditions named by Mr.
Sncidcr. II Is doubtful II any small
city more nearly fulhlls them.
Charlottesville is near unlimited
sources OF raw material In great va
rictJ, OF mine. forest and farm, ac-
cordinE TO data In possession of and
which may be had from it's Cham
Der of Commerce.
Transportation facilities arc most
excellent. and the products of tho
factory are readily distributed to the
four points of the compass. II is
midway between tho manufacturing
and marketing centcrs OF the North
and East, or something like two
shirds OF the population OF the coun-
try. and the great uhdevcloped
southland. whose resources are such
that Its prosperity in the years to
come VIII command tho attention and
admiration of the world. 1t is also
near Hampton Roads. one OF tho
| largest exporting narbors on tho
planet. and also the harbors OF Phila-
dciphia, Baltimore and New York.
This community is within reach
Of the large hydro electric develop
ments, and near the. coal fields served
by competing railroads. Tile latter
| makes possible coal power develop
ment, and the former will in the near
future bring unlimited power from
plants that have been, or will be, cs-
tabliahcd.
University Unique Advantage.
The labor situation is unique. The
boys and girls OF tho sturdy noun
;aincer stock, comprised largely OF
the purest Irish and Scotch parent
age. which has been maintained be.
cause of the early settlement of this
Piedmont section. has forced the ater
Influx Of foreigners TO go elsewhere
with the result that there has been
very little intermarriage with other
nat!onalitics. These boys and girls
are above the ordinary average oil
Intelligence. and will not accept
mental positions. which are filled by
the colorcd people. but these same
boys ana girls Will accept work In
the higher class of Industries where
proper working conditions are pro-
Tided. and prove themselves TO bc
very efficient where more than or.
binary skill and efficiency are re.
quired.
Charlottesville has one unique adj.
vantage from the manufactures.
viewpoint There is the great Uni.
versity OF Virginia. with its research
laboratories. and the leading expert.
In their respective fields In the
country, who stand ready to work
hand-in-hand with the manufac-
turers In the transformation of raw
materials into the finished product
The university, with its experts in
mechanical, electrical and civil en-
ginecrins: It's chemists. biologists.
physicists. together with It's schools
OF finance and commerce. offers II
service TO industry which can be
found In but few communities In the
nation.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
from East to West and the Southern
/ Railway from North to South give
the town all the transportation fla
f; ciiities necessary for n great manu-
/ = ~'r-'nr center.
Industries Flourish in Charlottesville.
! charlottesville is already much OF
a manufacturing center. hut small as
compared to what it will be in n
few years unless all the signs OF the
times shall fail. and all the well-di-
| rected efforts OF the hustlers here 20
| for naught. A few OF tho industries
| that have hourished and have helped
to carry the fame of Charlottesville
/ to the uttermost parts may be men
toned.
The Charlottesville Wooden Mills,
| the largest industry Of its kind in
the state, manufactures cloth that
goes all over the world. These mills
| furnish the cloth for the uniforms
| OF the soldier boys of nearly every
! military school in the country, in
| Guiding the West Point Academy,
where Uncle Sam trains and gradu-
ates his great soldiers
The Albemarle Mills is perhaps the
largest bark and lumber mill Of its
particular kind in the State. The
Brown Milling Company operates a
large and splendid Touring mill. J.
S. Young & Co.. own and operate the
| big extract plant the products OF
! which go all over the United States
| and Canada.
Two immense publishing houses
| nave Charlottesville for their homes
The Surber-Arundale Company is the
| manufacturer and publisher of law
books and in addition conduct n large
| job printing plant and stationery
| store. The Niche Publishing Com
pany also is publisher Of law books
| on very large scale.
The Charlottesville Lumber Com
pany manufactures sash. doors and
all manner of building material. II
is also a contractor and as such has
erected some OF the finest residences
and commercial buildings in this part
of Virginia.
The Charlottesville Ice Company
manufactures ice that is sold all