Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
15-FOOT FALL IN JAMES
WITH CITI'S LIMIT

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WITH CITY'S LIMIT
Continued From Eighth PaEe)
has It's own special problcm in this
respect, hut even where the raw ma
'er!als arc not locally available our
favorable freight rates will give
Richmond an advantage.
UndcNcl"pcd Mineral Deposits.
The State is rich In mineral de-
Dosits. mostly urdevcloped Some OF
these products are: cement materi-
ais slate. c!aws. graphite. pyrite.
carhorundun. emery. ccher. Mica.
tale and soa7stonc. Iullcr's earth.
gypsum. sands. iron. copper. zinc
and lead. tin
Resides these. there are. n. course.
farm products and cotton and pulp
wood ana scrap Iron and many
others
Another physical condition Of In
terest, is the climate. The average
yearly temperature in Richmond is
sS5 degrees T. Neither the win
tors nor summers ar" severe Th.
precipitation is about forty-,wo
inches a year, usually Well distriA-
utel
Richmond gets IT'S water supply
from the James River. IT is now
clarified. but plans are now being
made for contracts for complete
mechanical hl;ration plant. The
water has no peculiar properties
that would injuriously affect a plant
The second group OF condition az
feeling a plant location are those az
fsctiuS labor. These can he best
discussed perhaps under the follow
irC heads
Character o: population.
. Question ot open shop.
Wages
Housing.
street railway TRANSPORTATION.
Labor available
Character OF Population.
Elchmo0d's population is all ra
'!v" Tacrc is no foreign labor IN
Industrial plants. There Is no .or-
"icn section a the city. \ greater
par; OF :he common labor is colored.
while the skilled labor - all white
! great many o.. M women. both
white and colored work IN indus
'ry Richmond IS essentially an
ilart with the exception o: IN"
railroads. pc open .hop Wages
Nave always been moderate They
ave usually teen about " iwsy be.
tween Tic high rates % tho North
md tho irw rats O.. the South
D.sas.-1vs disputes and strikes hsve
+ -e- very rare Tn only ones have
tse- - me street railway and IN
re railroads. For nearly twenty
,=z- We aave had 10 Industrial
'-cg-,a ira, dc . asai+! extra polio.
~ z--'r.Gr r. II. - .sDt, The reia-
r.r. - e~.yloyc- and euploya has
tse- vs-y amlratie. due largely. per.
aa;s :, t5e character ~ the pppu.
alton Tae-e ar. no tenemenis IN
--!--rrcr6 TaA Hrecomiratiug type
= 'h= single family residence Hun.
Grsts =: new residences nave been
rg., 81 ,A- La: year ant large
program Is planned .or tn coming
%es- Rents hsv. never ben e1cep-
tlc..llv h'Ea and VIII undoubtedly
cone GrTn. due - III" large build.
-r 7ro.rzw Housing as 4 :L.e
g available near ar Industrial sit.
and waea this is 10, the case. the
stree. railways make special e..
!o-t % give this service. Plans are
Vow he!ng preoared 10 even improve
'n!s condition IS rc-outlnE and ex-
tending these lines
Duo to the many diverse indus
tines In Richmond a great variety
.. labor Is available. Due TO IN.
.aot that the tobacco factories use
a great many girls. there IS an IN
Usually good supply q 'his class o'
.ahor I'u" 20 the fact that the la
nor 9 native. tho f.ctGarlon IN the
supply is not as wide as &, would
he w!th foreign population. sub.
!e5i 20 change
The laird general group o, coadl-
lions affecting tho plant location.