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Easily Best Equipped City
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-UNRIVALED lIELffllS
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I NAT ON-WiDE PROM HENCE
fNo C.ily Sonlli oi' New York (Ian Show Kqual lloli'l Acl
I vanlacs, Nor (Ian Any (!ily ol" Hie Same I'opula
; lion in America llosielries Are New
11 Ih ii" tiM.-iHt u
Itl'Miii 111'1 1 H'Ht n
tlt) foul !i l N w '
cnJnMnu ;i liicn" '
an mn I'l'tnpaiM til
liiiKlHr - l;i Hilt
l;ii'hni"n!
Hh- p;.n-
niNvit!--. 'U
nil. I'ltMiin
.,f .v Inn
Iilfhl, Si I .uiil-s. 1
s nnd .tl;uitit ;itv
-tlaiii'fw.
lui m an ii c ,;i t'L'ai i'
r(Miiu-i, i iIh- tlni'
,-h(oii in Ihh
of siii'i-iiitl.inl. iifi
n N.,
J rilin ttlon
iili
Vi 4.tMit , i;n.sis u.'i.' i-i
'4 Inral iM'ti-ls. , ..ltU:l'
rnottlH lins ii ;i t i.k 1 1
"fluent uf ? tutu.
' tllCSI' IH.tl.-'n'' Ih Snlln
thf ctfy nr in Ihr N
mufti Htli'iiii'i li'Mi-l
f Mnlf8 t in Uu hniiin
nr the till- i t iMSlrll
a ruiinii'v, .tu(lt;iim i'i
rrpiilat i m n
4 Til ll I I him !
I 111 iltl'i'--I hrnlmrinni
i:.
Ml
in Inip'Utan' i' hipI i
'i a: ; huh .f
I'Oiiini'Mlali.iii.s. s 1 1 1 !i
St. i'litir. tin- Y.Hi:i
uh ii-,
uk' tilt' KlK'I'I.- t,"lr-'llr
t- cxisli'ii''-, u i-i'- "i
nf i-t. tni.'i. f I
i 'lIu'Mi' iiiutiiu Mini
I VfUlltrcl I.V lllll It ll!.
Mm
iiiiiflrrii I Inn Miiv r, ih mi
y ties tit I iirit man '-: im-n: h i1
ri-tii mhm h ml mii' in 'oiH' . " il
v iri(11iiii in lii. in-!. U i i I
i HtMitlimi lius-pti.-ii u It. is im.i '
frum i-itUHM-l. i.Ji. aliitl..
g Hriuu I;iii i (iiitt'nli(M)- II
Mttti.v nalii'iKil atui --aiait'i
ntimirt ;u-f in. . M- t i in li tl'l ill
3 vciitinitjj In );i Inn
t tht siiiict-iiM-itv el'
-i ThlV,. .." 111.' lal!:.-.
'tirnl.v aiHt'tilltnl II
ii..iii t.i
i, In
olhorw i -! n i n t p' i tni- t-nt
larsr- IhmI'.pm. The iu'li'l.s i.l
IlllVi1 a lu n I'.'i'li ' in
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rlnii,
I his .
'Inthfi i i ! iriiam;Mti.'ti:i tit ItMO"
onVlHi..!5M In the ;: 'Hv ..f Vll'
irlrmt. 'Ph.- hibii'i ti ril l-.i. Uirrnunit,
(lcn'iiil mil wit v hu'ilnt.-f--, ut',.;;-.-ipii-u'u
hn ai inn ii ml lu.i n i' I lunt: s
TUSFER C0HE5
IRE EFFICIENT Mi
r CVTX SOMI-' Itr I.Mttil v'
I covvrm ii m.iMii n uvn:
! siii;i:t is i'itiTi;iTH.
: .NO It
I niond i
iiuiek tr
oh nt
ed f
.nster
nf or visitor
ar tor the j
of his pei ,-un
i it v is adniira
AHKe. Till.-1
: plied with t
linen. Sr
lil'T e
II lei
in
al lit ms run numMr
, auto munm au.s, and Mn-ri' are I fa
' automnhile!- put at the seivi.e of tru
! eh ry by independent iivvner:;.
The nreauied trailMer laisin.ss,
while worked tun tine (mint by Hev.ua I
eoinvrnw. is best eetnihimo, perhaps,
, in rt Mtmtnii fslaidishetl in lMii and
lueurpuia led in 1 Mil! Tins basinet
lH etiITI.il nil ill a hitue ojHial-iu
injf twenty -tour houis in ihe !a and r
: every da in Ihe year, me.b-r pint- l,
' liBhed rntiiiKH. unh h preehi thelt
IleeeliiK of iatnuiM. I
The bank ueposths of th,s ba.one-1
: Ittsl year anmnnted to ?m T.'
concern Is eapltiilba'd at i
the Oust nf the tea I oiimb i i s al
S57.0mi. The Maoieue lor :h
- luhU J.'.a per iimiiih.
Hit,1 eempanv opeian ninel
U'ah, four unto tt in ks. s
Wim. ins for Kciteral hiiuliiu
tlHlly bnwwaut'; seven rmM ll'-K
l hi
oa, ami
c was
se cam
in i ,. -
v elite, n
, espe-
sixthe -
trlcal inn ks. and a tourmv;
vice, mukinu fitiy-tutir vtliiio
The wurklnt; force is emu)
emhlv men. and Mm otth e tore,
eighteen men.
Thiw cninttanv nieels cverv um
the eiyhly trains rnterintr pi. hn
aml cat-en fur nil through n-i'iit.-n.
as a part of their tickets. I niforniedl
"Hift tits'. ti if (t in jr bmi'jjajie and pa - n j
loin, urc utwavs in evitleine. I
"J .'
i.i' lion is shows somi; oi' t'ii;
iim; ill' iiibi
IWICI
! ,
hotel
niaki
this tity it
Miits Limn Penplr.
the aiuhluflimis In a
!- I, tlUU M'l.llo, vlirli,
in? fifini -(in a I e sort,
l nr ii
IH I'U-
ir llii'l-iiioiHl llil M-ns AfHu.'l
ii. an 'ruani.'.alii'ii im.di puttrd nt
i)titu ii'im-N ami niitiiui-i'w ul' tin'
I, n f.:Mi liniiM' In-!'''. h;is dtMiP
h I-. In.-rraf.' Ui.' i-llirlrliry nt' tin'
ral lint.-l plants iiml tin1 niothitils
L in Ih-' i unnii.-t .r M-'h. This
natlnii ns iMlahlishi'il ill M'lH.
t.i a I'nii'jhhi-ahKi cx
VMirt. NVhil' Hut tip"
n! ihi' iiuirislH, many
n f ul from tip' iitrth.fr
lit iiiiat.'
n p.
in
Mill Mep in this i ity in Mi
( HpllIlK
la 11 nf t he J .Nlf fuf HeViTil
ill L't.'ks.
tiini'inl in
1.' bni.'i i.iismesK in Ui
,11a;. The hotels are l etleet 1 ng i
iui''!th the .spirit ui new enter-
Dial has euiue uer Mp- ity in
l.i'-t li'ii eais. Ken eiimnuT-i
a-ham . nf Klehmund in ft i;!-
I in Ihe advaii.e ei paiiunatie to
hut. Is .if the eit.
1 1 iiut.'H uf this plaee are e.nn-iltielr
m i ,.r ii.'tail. I laneers and
r . ntertaln.TH ai e eimaueJ fur I lie 1
v IHI
prin k month. The n-
roof
Wiled ni)
-apaeitv.
S' i It 1 1 1 1 1 e I
hiimnd i
ellit.KH t
.1 to entertain
style Mian anv
0 ehat aeter in
State
E
V
ESI FACTORY
PA N G R CI OFFER
'iMamilaeliirinj;, hnsiness and
crease in Yalue in Direct Proportion to drou th of City
lit. . hinomi s designation by the or- front every standpoint, but espefiatly
'.viiiaiaui fummittee a the loe a tiuu , from the shindpoints ()f tlnarielal fa
lor one of (he twelve Pederal re-j ell dies, traiiHporlulioii facilities nnd
immai n r e b.tnlis Is innfl.:sive labor condltu uis.
prooi of thi lity's enormous ttnpur-! I'm littles Sptemlhl.
I. me.' yti ,, tusiiie.ts center. The, nu- ! Kiehmomt s hanktnu apiiitl of
ss. er of thi oriia nidation comniiftee 1 ? Pi.timi.miii and banking assets of
I . rnii :snis made m Oie tJeU-ettnn uf 7 .eiM'.tm ti ott. r unlimited i itpital
...tain uiies, foti.itifj en ,tn uftnial : fur the exploitation of business tu-,
i n p i . i m 1 1 1 ' 1 1 of the i aitses behind ( If r prises, lis ten railroads, hi a ne h 1
t'o .st i hoiffs, lias further serrti tojiim nut into every tiireetion, jim weil!
slmw that ich liiiiom!. which is il'i'iiifiis its several Rteamhtp lines aiid
limmess in a ipuetor Wiiy than nntne ' deepwater udvunluw'es. offer e erv
phmes, and while still in the st atfes ', faeiht y fur the Importation ot raw
.! re,-.oi iiuin ib-jtreth. joiis foilovv- produetK and the prntnid di"tt 'hutum
im-: ihe ('nil War, is a hadtutf eity;of Us manufnetureit produ. ls. Its
.f the tnerh an continent todav , s(ileiidid labor eumlitmnd and fate
i n all ul Un htnumi's eomtnere lal ulreei ear farilttieB, urban. ?uh.ii t.iin
a ml of nil the faeturs wlileh ru and interurban. with reiliiecil rates
m, . up this city'' promineue o, j fur w orklnt:nin, ip e crv laeihty
fan have nmre vital eonse-:tn labor for .heap. uuieU and reha-
. p the eiound on w hii h the'hle Ltauspnrtatlon between resident ml
To show that lilehnutnij (teetnms and the numerous imhisirien. 1
s not hlL'h beyond tiro.; Ih'strttblo lHiution.
s ' die tmuoral pruspei ity of i 111- uooKriiphienl loeatmn, in a
L.f eit. ami to show that there arc 'temperate climate, sheltered from j
mist- op (tort imities for iirohiable
: biithiinir
and investment hare in to
.establish .
larye reason for tltP grent
uf Kb iunond In tin) life
nf the nation.
Ileal i:talP Men Actho,
Ha hnioiul realty I
l.hiv ed a hii i:e part
the ad a tie ft
f the city. Thev are not iinnd a uvelevry tfttton nf life, ltd thirty public
Hi ir own Interests, but art in a
way im blic-minded men, rady
,'ive their knowledtie and power
the K.md uf the place.
I wnh the realtv vitluett ofiinoml a nioai attrnctlvi residential
.dher repit"enlativ e eith H of thp;elly
I nit d Si ite la hinmid bus much
io i tfer to the ptomessive lntstcr
ae. l (Tnspeftie matiiit;ictuter.
. U, hi. mud's nmn ulac iut ins, nui-
ii.sM a iel rekitiriiUH i pi up rt it s lis v
: nil ei eatly Im reafed in value. This
enhancement has been h Holid. PiifolspeHk Hlehmomli protfrfpsiv eness j The present niaes nt'ft based Ut on
iaml Mnind one, only kerpliiK pur j'1'hean ndvnntaRftB, tnttther with tho:the ?olid foundailuti of i ctn s ir-
,ser ;w,th the eitys erowun in population 1 procrenstve jptnt of u Miainew men. ! redistiide prnwth. and tiave n.ver up.
i all. and cotnmereial importance. With-ieombina to ereato on great and irre. j proitehed iiifiainm. hut, on the con
I of lout inv est ikatimr the causes whleh 'sistlhlp power Hnd Influenen whteh I tru " , thev will continue tn inereao
. ot ;hae hroif,ht utimit the rernttrkHhle loperatm to puh lUthnmnd finwnrdiwlth the city s (growth, but inner rush
sn'roe-th of Uichmond. tw people will (Into th front runk of American elM"s Hhead nf It,
e nf! realise it many and miexeelled nd-iand will enntlmifi to do so in the fit-1 The rturerueps wdti which val rs-
an t titreit an a piaety of bimlnehfl and;
lisp)
lib hrnond ofierm to the nmnulae.
i u i -t end the wholesale and rtai
tn-u-latuis t f epttnnal uivftntue?
1 T 1 r -
:.:'.XU-;:;:-
iii:si' iiosi i:i,i!ii:s in tiii: i.miih:
is MiMiniiii i:i in w in iii. ro m:
OM.V I'lsIISONS TO l.M IIY 1.000!
oi' I'oi'i i.AjioN mi-: in
l'l:illOI OI' A YKAU.
llitt'lMiicntly miujidfii il, Kii.tunciul
Jkih a re marluiblj low death rate.
I'mm I It ii i In I ho making nt' t ho
riiii'cnl. n-purt t.r tho Thief Ih'allh
Mtl'fr uf thf city uf Ulc hnii md the
ihMlli lute hits Ntunilily ilf. 'line. 1. The
hmt rfpnri ttwn the ili'Htli lute as
IS. Till per l,in"l IliliahltlilltB.
i Manv ill.s.'iineH, Mtieh an eiKiiliio
I he;trl trouble, eanrer mul liricht'H
lease, are nut pre enta I'h. ami. there-
t'm'f. ai'i! tint e'tllhhlere.l ul' rntl-"'.
itiuenee In eMlahliMhlny the death rale
i nf ii eeiuer ui' impulai inn. Knuii
i 1 !M)7 tn 1 it I J there ah i tun 1 an lin ri' i
1 1 v i r y
VERY LOWDEATH RftTE RHO
TV ItUUlHlbHNUniiUtn
: in tho deiith rate cif X.sh per I.imui'hoH, dnpln-at
1 ttf piipnhitlen fr-nn u n prevent a hh h. iv rrmn pi
j eau sen, Thin was due tu the iti' uinniL: tliient and
i uf niHiiy new hthahit:-ntf. 'I he re- after the la p
jduefioil In death rule, i therefore the pie have k"Ii.
I limre n'lnafkuhle Binre the Health )e-j pn Mire men
purtnient nt the etty In exeietninK UsijHter w'Min
I etfnrtM tu thin end ivhh nhlliied tu Mum uuntt ,
; overeuine In iniprevent.Ufle iti-a.m-H 1 ii d k.h nppe.i
in hilKv. hiindu;ip hefnre the reiliie- fnpeii.tr i- t
tnni tu deiithH Hum preventable di--;
eaeH ttmild even up ;ind eeeed I he j
rale I'ruin the fut nn r caiiseH, (fl
The llwureH fur the six ehuf run
tiiKhniH iliHea.Hes are of supreme in- ,t'
lercM nnd Importance. Kruin typliuhl
ieer. niiiiariai lev it, nieaMUH. -ar-
let. fever. uhmiphiK eolith nnd dlph
; therht Uh-hinond in 191'J hud a deiith
irate of only 3'bti per Imt.diKi of in-
liahltantrt, an uppned tu a death rate '
(if 74.1 from these eausf'H ill ;i lat iri-
regiKt rat ion area, While measles ami
j vvhutmiliK euiiK'h were not present In
lmintl pruimrtiunH tiiirintr the
! year in quest ton. nnd indw it list a ml-
InK the. fa.-t that nearlet feer has
not fur many years been a wriiitis
iMiase uf tlealh 111 tmti ettv, the ih-allh
liepariinetit nia claim mimh eredit
fur the hwuroH men, fitue the nimitl
numb, r uf deaths (mm tsphnid te er
and diphtheria ran he attributed
It'e. tly to the Hulk nf the ihtpartnienl
AND HOME SITES
Hesidential Properties In
I the blizzards and extreme Imv win- j
ter tcmperaturei, by the mountain former most desirable residential m i -rHtites
only seveiuy-tie miles to the lions. It hio bad to provide new ami
west; the absence nf drnuis'hts ami .attractive territory and cvtend its fa
oxcessivft htKh mmimer temperaimes. ;. iliilct; for the erection of ia vv imines,
by retisoti of the. AtUntie gtaiboanl, ', nr.Hierly to Ionise ihe tlmiauds who
i havt nlwnys'tmls seventy-five m(hn to the rHst;;hine been ud.hd m its pueitlatatii and
: Its unexcelled noitnl advantairea
schools, with reduced rates for neh-ad
i children on lis street ears: Its tine
I health eoiiditioni ami moderate renin
i for desirable honiep, all make Hit h-1
l A walk aloiif Hroad St reel, with lb
I mttt;nlttceiit retail atom metropolitan
In nspfict, with their beautiful window
j display s and modern to -date td.a Un
n met elntnu. ise, mm welt as linttlern
, method of doinu hutmmi, nil bp.
Hire.
IiHTrasp In Population.
Its population bun InereHsed from Idence nf lilchnmnd httslm-sH men tn
about BO.IUM) to U.'hft.lA itl thft last! the enntiuued stowth am! ttre-icitty
seven jftiuft, vhbti is o itself Indtfe-'ol' the "ipalewaj if ihe tioiitli,'
In Hotels South of New York
F : nn
; ?
roiATitv. nntix; A uicim' nmiowi, ioni;mio. tiiimj
nil', mikv iikaiiii uia mm-oimi d iioiti, j. on-: sorini:n
TQERAPHERS !
E PREFERRED!
IVopk' in Foreign (loim
Irics, SpikI Dupliciile Or
ders to I riclimoiul Mon
PI
imi!i iiuv an iii'i'i (; a.-
u .'11 aw an it
hrum-h.'S iln-
IH nt I l -'lllrlill
inntuf Ik ' u
nKl-,l.l.TK ll'
in
iiiiluiit; "T
11 illlMirl
-II in-.nlil.
i-;inl in
III-' I'llsitll M 1. 1 1 1 1 II
linini Ih-m :i:h iin ril In
u h.'i i'
, .-lli.u mi; Ul.' I.l. 'I I
jihet
nil
"
' '
Miamlun (ihi lri'e-.
ii.L'fiphy in this da i-
Ml t'-M., ih.M':t';i)il' nl
Phn
i p.-
m
ihi
few . ar: a-... I
le-b .Is the la , id r.--
iimli.tted f'T Mm mm.'
. ,,f pn;am, SMl.Ji . t.S '!'
1(1 M
.,,.,.1
ph.. I
,,lv
,ni,
U
,,,,,
up
Ml-'
Hi- all. i't
mile hil!
telling i-e
, hul,,L.,'al
that s.
mil thf
Ph.
(, i
Kichtn
di-';i,(. Sei
i take sp. f 'al p!mt":.t a j-li j'.ti , ,:. .;.
s annua is and iml u.-m cia 1 t.nok up a ! - a
i H illi f 111 tit- :- Klftf O !me to !hi"-e i.M
patronr. i
I I M It . IHIII ITUlls I .i.M IITI l ,
j Willi MOIH ItN I srt in.t N I'l
i ith tuentv -two
; in all. Kiehniond ;s
ill this pfnleinn a
fii'e. 1-Aerv l-osslhi
jploVe tile lliethiHis
jeaK.-rlv etnbcm ed t
ehanu'e tt
f einbalnmi.
t;l- humiat
Mertakers. The enihalniin; rooms are
jinniiebs of eoilVt Ilteliee and i-.iiuiatlon. ,
Most of the embalm, r- h.-ie have ,
j .special rooms fur 1 1 1 tumitu; . ,m Uet , 1 i r
and iirranuuiir the floral de. eiatnniM. is th
; Ihe show rooms tor dl.ssis ami suits
I are ample m mv and lull of Ic-.ht
ami air
r As a necessary .-idiom t to Mm p"u
! l'e?Moii, the ei nietei ies of Im hnmnd.
'live in lim tn-r. a i e mo -I . otn ei. n n
to si'verai establlhnmni. It n.av he
sai.l 1 1
. .. . ,' . . ' ,
''Hal pi
putalde evuhu
tier,, t het a hu-f
Ii
.1 i;ti hnmtal
the pn.-i hw
the i;i hmu
the ere-tmo ..
The t jjv i
hnaud.n les at
I lake
in
prox aie proper
t.tcturnii: Mir
.o:e, to pi-"t.r
tn-w niatiuta tut
have soiiKht it"
has al.su bad (.
tor the natural
retaii iil..tri.'ts,
ami
' 1'ii
nt in. inu-
u lib i adl'oad t I'jicio
a-'. oii'tmMl.ile t'o
lit! ehti n.nse,s. V'.hi'
imtlk ad . antio;. s. 1 1
n ii dl out to allow
'pansioli m' its coal
Which have elowded
es from inanv of us
nut the rentene
who will continue to b- add.'d m the
future, nnd give th-m
a.ivi-'!-
ilS !fl-
t-ar
' trb iiy .
- ta-es which the cp ..tt.
: deni s, su.-h as tine s.
plav mounds, water, ua
h w ers. tire, pol
health and j-rup
f city prnte.ti
Nu Heal I.M ale
I h up.
The i' ft at hu m-x
!h'preHmm w hu h has 1
country w H bin its m .
he w hub
tor lm;irl
y laihtl t.
Hie leully
, two y etu s pa.t ha- alt. riy
j rn use any i eo iti mmi hi i
i valued td Hi. hnmnd.
hat ft Inv estntenta ro tmnnht h e.iu-
; tier vat Ivo people bespeak th
in
hsjss employed
nTriim I iininnirn
li
bitAivi LAUiyumtb:
JMCIIIM'IKV IS Ill S't' AM) ttOllli
IS (1 l( kl sl DO I'AUl l;i,
I'OSI' HI SIM SS.
I h.. Ml' liillll.il'v is all mu ni y ..I'
' i I1JIH lull. Ill Hill- .la' H is i'V.s. n-
il 'I i II;.' llln .;U'Ui'iil;u l . Sin. I.
... nil. ii ii-ti i mi 1 1. .w In r. hr li.'iii r
't' i.Uni.'i!"" "' "" ' "" '" Ameriea, While Newer Have Knlniwd Seope of Club
" i'Ii 'In. i'i...ii-i.ni..iil ,,r ninni
::S:":l '"r hiiv. of hieimiond fniiemai orders ivi.miiu-iii
in fa i nr uf the steatit laiitiilrv plant, t
!Tlie nrk i.-i heii,.r ihnu- at' a 1- 1 'hihs nini elnh life m Kieh tip md. ay lanl unh tre-i; . ,t. m-m n v
ru;l , aiul l he pt'ui-esK l.s ar! ty 1 1 u i k T ; " hlle ill IH' W'lin' ullni, U' a 1 1 1 - ' ! eflia I ui. I'I" Ii i.t ii lit iippil..; Mil"
i The in;ilil uf uurk il'iu'i l the '..'thef inin!lele .ml deh:; tit In I . N " i I ( n h ?i u 1 1 1 I is hmi;.! I" Km! a
I'isdil ;.(.', tin laiunlrieM nf 1 ; ielMlluiid ' idiae ul .n.'i.il enjuyriU'lit hn lu-eil ! pit a life u.deunp- fnnti his IrilnwM in
' . upip.i it s nni'.i la uraldy with that neleete.l in I he equipment ni t he i rm fnr i a t-h' .peiriri -s. Many nt l tu
' :" nMi.-r .'Mii ; lanndrytn'-ii evr - variiuiH i-luhs. Tln-tv is an i.r.uii.a h.d-i-s and hr. no lies liere have hei-u
m tie- riMilifrj l;ielum.!id 'isjtlun fur alinn:d. everv nl uf i " iM . ; I m, w i t-l ur y,, nntv ''api ami he.h
' i'M.kr.i n a. .ily well e.pnppt-l i Hespli's fuiir lar.- el ill.. i ill t he I ul' t.M tie. I wit Ii I he w urk ui ii i any
' in I in.- p.rtM'.ilai-. Th" plan's eiuii.'-I re--ideiitial seeth'ti ..f the eiP . I h.i-e i: I - .i l nmn until the; has..- r. limd a
lllle IliuM muilntl t r I . I . ' p. 1 1 1 1 r V . i.ml are
M(iu In Mm h,vL nhni!! ;
, tut- ih'.j and ennvei! te ni e and ran- !
.it.niuti in Mm v.ui-k. i
; Hfie THO .mpn,-.
' V " nmu as Van nu a. woim-u a ml !
,i:n.s w.n'K in the laumlrh-s uf thin
fi I Thf laundries (.ivv 1 r m 1 f In 1
"i inv I... al . i.m-erus in their pur-
"di. .':; of s'areh.s, eual. !,(, snap-
m Me ir bia- kMint himr and '
w iweiu I'ieJilini; lie.'.N.
i,l ' i;ieh;nu:i'l In mulrh-s d.
IM'-hUlnml 'ihUle, bllt b ,
,. dehv . r l.iuiulrifd i totimx
.1 - pans nt Mm Stale,
n- "n, .f loe h."-: ot the
ei pni'H.. h test now lakiiii.
et ni " hii..-.-- v Im h I. e. atly
t em n ! i pbmim; in t
, lour imuer m.o 'limes w hi-
,!, in:: : :.m This b.andiA n)
tour a;.nt,s ail tin- ear.
i.- A- 'a- tors for ri,:ht
l,,io'i-.ri.'s nr.- ptavim: a
Hiiro-1 ,!t than is i.ft. n a
hot MU'Ve
ai-fe( poNt
thi s to many
Im Ci.-lin.nu.t
l; out fmir
east SiMm
PLE10 STREET
ES CITY OIE WITH SUBURBS;
IV
l.irlunoiul Now I his Four K
p;uiics I'iisl Sdvul (Inr
treniiuiilniiH import. nice in j
plpise of tip- lite of a modern city !
- elei ti i,' transpnn at ion service, j
t-lee trie r.tiivv ay makes busiiifss .
If In the city itself ;uid welds;
sty to its outiyiim pi'pulutioii. A;
P'.s-i!
aiuiri
v ithoai a . .vci car service
ts oi.t ot the nt!e--lioli.
s tile .--trt'd ear s-u'v ic is so ni-'
tiniaf P assn. i it. .1 vt ith the doings of
i vv- d .en, '.n in e cry place it
1 i .am s in I r comudcrahle crihfism. ;
It m..v be Haul, hnvvever, that the car
s'-i.-e nf 111. hnioud Is far .superior:
!n that in the tnujopty uf American1
.It" --. ;.ml this taet is so . . at .d.. rtdun:
that . ;-!in'iMi here is at a minimum
as fouip.u-c.l with that Ul other larye
: .'fid. r of p'tiiil.uioii.
Km hnmnd has lour eleeith' trans-1
' P'.i taliod t oinpatdes ruimiiitf w it bin j
,:tid out of the city. These are all of;
' hii-'h standard in miles of trackage, j
foiidittnii td madbed and uuality ofi
; rolling stu-'k epii!nietit. i
While tlic ilienl por.lted pop n lilt ion ;
.of P ichmoml is at this time u bout.
j i;:."i.m,U"t. the .street car pnpulaMon Is"
! easily 1 il.'.,u(tti. The chief eily lines
' serve i homo n hv an area w it bin ii
iradiiis of eiuht miles uf ihe fity llalP
in Ihe center of town. The Inlerurbani
lines operated nut of Hi. bmond reach!
Mo a indius of nmre that twenty!
. Hide. j
I tit t ar Pun Mere.
; The- his, ebftrti' nireet ear to carry;
' pas.i ntieri tot p.i V w ii operated In I
l itis of a idnillar type had been run tut
jot he points, but experiment only.;
! Ttiehmond li id the Mi st coininerda! j
!ftlreet ear. and the Hist street ear S
jvysp m. ntijrr etle fnib'tvftd lPch-"
nionds example quickly, buL notioj
: have fc.iccee'lcd tn snrpasfdnn the .
! (acihtie a here, tin les it br tn cities
of niu.-h larger populntinp. t
i fin tho ilrsr d iv the cars were npt- j
'liifed the huol .-htitirrn o, Hn h-
iioiixs i.m in i vim n moki: imw
stvii s,
RICHMOND CLUBS.
flDDniiiTiHiTfifjn
ni i uiiiiiiiuii niiu
MEMBERSHIP. HAVE REPUTATION
Older Organizations Here Stand Aniontj Most l'amous ii
litre Uui .ilintlv eltlhS. a hn.lt .'Sun, :
a un . Mb and inittieruii.s trdiinn . bibs ,
ea tiered alone the loner .hum v ,
Uie.'i'. a!! nt UMimuml m ein b i Irp. !
Vh.. ihe tonm r
m . ii in the w inn
"ii!"v Mm lU'r.'H-
hut iihiIiIIih. thmii.:
I" niosi iarc,e!
season, thf hUter
patmti.na' .ix the
both types ar-, oi'
nuniher, ?-!..', ai-
olilit I o! member-
bs st a nd w it h I lie
. olllill . N'liJf n1'
m e-mihli'dimeni,
bin. I alllaetiui, m
t.ni N.'l only are
id .port . lobs, bm
,- em ale l".a!"d
oin pa rai l ely new
irs.-. use.l all the
In l't'spifl loth.1
P"ii: im ni and -i.
i Uoi.'U t
Ihftn
ami -
have the
, (hi re here in
in the heirl "f ih
' the rooms of a e
t heir stead oriianr.at ion of htisim sa in. u.
ieh udl do M I rii'ernal ( Inler- llei e.
these n. j -'ratei n-i I utd' rn ate ple ml nil v rep-
ni-i lumpy ji'. nieil hi Mi-duimial. m.nv tbem
j havnii.;- hi aaliliil Je ines. In Iim la. a
!l ine; 1 ho ; lew w e i-Us the . ona-l st ope oi w la, I
part nmre! is to Im .me nf 'Im haml-oim- l ImiM
i(ipreeiaiei, ' intiM of its ffirt in the eiilir.' SuiiMi
CAR SERVICE
. . .p . -.
mru I ransporlalmn (.oin-
OpiM'alnl More in ISSN
tllnlld Wel-e LTIV Oil U trip ahnllt I lit1 fP.V.
"21 t.-n . iitH of the i nmpahv beijt.;
used. Tho company Wos the 1'nion ;
ihfy tlailnav of Richmond. Y;t.. ami
the cars were buiU b Spr.t:.ie I.loe-'.
trie I'oinp.tiv and 'Motor car i'oin '
pany. Tim Sprntfue trm-ks proved j
ironl'ifsonp- cars haviii In mu on'
half pot or niativ t inp-s, and the i
If'" ii W'as built too iusubstantrilly . it '
W'.s tntn.d. However, trulil t-'ebi uai y ,
to .Mac of i vss tn, car wan pull, d by j
a uitnal puvvcr, and tne nam iter ot
eat was steadily added to until tip'
ei.uipnnuit h-.d ro n ir.-m ten to !
folly when Pavm! Maoti was put in'
eluiic ol tlic rolling stock. So Kreat
wa the demand np"ii ilie car nin
Ititliy that oh one nccarthm I " llteti
im t or men and cuidta toi s. w err put
tn Wol'k eperalillK the CiHIl e sy K i 111
With only one day a experien. c. and
Kut. ahinj; well, too,
any IthltlH.jn,
The principal car compttliy here,
which owns the .syst. ;ns In other larr
cttit-M of the State, -.arried in ihi.-. city
last year P.idUS.t 11 pa;seni:ers, hi
an a. erase uf :;i cars are run ea. h
day-. t hi the ehlel lines there Is a
headway uf hve nunutes' ruling at
inoftf bourn, Willi half that in id w ,iv
at rtiRh period n, The i I'liip.uiv owns
more than ;bnt caty in a U and em
ploy s 1.2iti ha loin, iu- lufittJM mot.tr
luen Htid con i h t e t o r i, cashiers, tiii'k
ni'Mi, repair im u and oftiee icritj
The traokut-m ot thin eomtiany hern
hi i.ll.o.-a. .oi oohn. ;i.h o.' ih!.-.
track i right new, and r pnirts of nu
(jttehHive. nature are b tmr mttde near
ly all the titno.
To K't an idea of tiie nuttropolltan
rharaetcr of Hlchmnnd nm- h:-? only
to ku to the great transfer points at
the rutah bourn, of the day and !uht
and jeu the niiltitndesi thai lion ! e
tweefi enr nnd the hnu lines of earn
banked tip to reeeh e i h suburbi.n
pfpilPltlOti,
i (.i.m.(..v i n
IN VARIETY.
PfRqnwi nr
i liiuuiiiill ui
mi! r-'pnta
,f the laraest . K:l'. .,1' l;i-'h-
uml are Mm W iUimrela I id '.'in
onv o,, It b. del i-M.n, Pi. hnuui'i,
sunt t 'h.b p'", 1 1 1 i i, 1 1 . mil e,
'at. and iUh I'lul-
KICIIMOM) I I.OlhSTS
KXI'KUT AStJROWKUS
1 he Kind u! Mum:.'- that i
ik funsideit ) iiiakuo:
i,uu ,i i
il ili.sirb :- but it ;s a I'-a; thtwi
mark' I. nil four huca ti.-m-i .-u,
. el'liN I'epl'e se HI N . U ,111 ! I ' ' ; :-1 ' d e ' pit l
of .'h.u,! M their a"f lliaie
Mii;:!!n- l'. t ul. -is and ti'.im-i'H
M'iv. erf, "ha hue 111 V ill t'io bllsi
te- ..id vim at''' ma k im: imu e Pin
t 'iimal IP' bin oid j,. tt nit tii!
"d in tin i.rowitu' oi har.lv ttiaet
T I-- loan-, hoi laun-. ; prodn.-e Mo
more d..,e.Hi v.-ns in pr.d 'mlon t to
v.'.ir aroumi. Th.- tm.i !ai:-. v firm
e.iime, d ii 'he .'iMtiiie and a;Ut o
;. '-a . i tar. ow ii a I'oui r ,'i 'i M-piai .
!..i! of nf-iJs ind -:if fiiii'loynicf
men m a!! ib parlim
i'i Mm
1
mi ibii ist stand .tt the head
s.ne.-s ui t He Sunt hern Siale.
( .11 ohua.'s i h-f.t :;i,i, I 'loi'lda .
I.ili.. ma. Ti'tiiu'dSi e, Vu'.;,Hn .iii't
! KentiP'kv are regarded as the terr,
, tnl M,rx,Vll ,v. t tpms-'S of the
f!t. Tile eeivl of I'm oil t -ol -1 o It'll
trade m lowers is i.mhinK.
GilliOPROHENT
IS INSURANCE CEHTEB
THIS I TV Ut TS MUMI. Ol'.
! i it is or in pi t i, ii i: m
two i nu: ( tMi'Mi;s.
i 1 . t y larne inurapfC comii.ui;,
d.'aiim; in wliattvi-r depaitment u:'
Mm b'iM!1esS, in represented by iCTftli
ill. 1 ; cliUiOiid. Nu iiiy of tht N,.tm.
;M:e "ll Mm . " -1. 1 i ne I . t 's betlef . '(Hip
pi d m imsar. e nt , - tb..it Pn h
npuid. Iii'-m-atne offices .'orm a
ha! "Pieier 1" t he 1 rusp. i ity o! a i U ; .
land .imieil by ihe number ar.d rcp;
ti.tion ot tin.se tti-hhsiled here, t e
. ..Mtal . ny oi 'tri;mia is nmst ih. ai
' isa;; t;- and aPrcast of the Mm, s of
any in t he Soul li,
be sides the brai-n h nffmos mane
insurnm e companies of this nr I tur
.Mil eimntries. Uuhhiond h.nist Ma
, 11 nine ot I ice.s o! Sollie ol M:e I t a I est
in-uinnce bnsmesses of the .lay. There
ale here home oiii.es ot Miree urfitt
i .! e Hisuimi;. r cum p.i uses, of two t.rc
' biMir.iiice eoiupanu-s iind th'e lolFi-el-
liineuus com el'ns. These eompanh'S
have the efieet uf pl.lf'.ni: the llalllc
ol Piehmontl ip j-'i-mt proininom e ad
ovei the i ouidr1' as a hill', 'lei.o ntfomJ
hold, i! 'd in toidi'i.ni in itiK i;ive cm
pbonouit to many ei'iki tnid a-'iit-t
oi 111. hnmnd r i.buu e.
Tla. oldest , larn.-nt and Htronnesi
'ot tiii-" Imme lotpnanie was estai'-ic-h.'d
in ixl I and ha., besides a hif'Kn
;,.ii:-e lo-ree her', l.eeo Htietll! Iti at
(tuil! ed the sioalh. Ihe bnlloiUK oi
Mills t'omtiauy. omv jt lew vearw old
i ily, beitm thnronhiy re pi eseiuntiv t
of tlie beat ullme 1 ulldiltR nr. h it eet life
I tnoay .
I I .unit AsHot,
The- entniutuy hat assets of $s.
r.4K.:!',"n xr. capital slock Hiiiountini: t.
;. (lo.Htia i,n.l h putplmt of nsjet n-vt"
lii-tuHties of t t;t:v-:ti.4t;
Ot the miw'p t la it eoiiM 'I'lniifin! ihe
Ufa lent and lck bene tit lutfclnf'ssf
statol oat PiMininent'y. While Hiesf
have not as Md crown to .-ry treat
prnif-ml ioiim, thr. .-'it' Oft h tjiih.stati
i t mi in their Uiij ,