CIGARETTE CAPITAL of the Nation, with annual output of more than 110 billion cigarettes—enough to reach the moon and back 10 times, or encircle the earth 180 times.
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES in order of employment rank: cigarettes and other tobacco products, chemical products including rayon and cellophane, food and kindred products, furniture and wood products, metals and metal products, apparel and textile products, paper and paper products, printing and publishing.
TRADE CENTER of the South Atlantic region, ranking 35th in retail sales, 29th in wholesale sales, among principal cities of the Nation.
FINANCIAL CENTER and headquarters of the 5th Federal Reserve District; 11 other banks and trust companies; home office of 32 insurance companies.
TRANSPORTATION GATEWAY with 6 trunk-line railroads, 5 air lines, 6 inter-city bus lines, 50 motor freight carriers, and water freight service on the James River.
BALANCED ECONOMY with employment widely diversified and strong consumer goods industries result in unusual economic stability and resistance to fluctuations in the national business cycle.
RECREATIONAL: 1 public and 5 private golf courses, 30 theatres, a stadium for athletics, municipal swimming pool, a Civic Center for opera, large conventions, etc., seating 5,000; 18 parks and 43 playgrounds.
CLIMATE: Equable climate with average temperature, 57.9 degrees F.; mean annual rainfall, 42.02 inches.
EDUCATIONAL: University of Richmond, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond Professional Institute of College of William and Mary, Union Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Training School, Virginia Union University (Colored), 16 private and 14 parochial schools, 4 business colleges, 52 public school buildings, state and municipal libraries, numerous museums, etc.
MEDICAL CENTER: Institutions and specialists of wide renown. Medical College of Virginia—with schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing; 17 hospitals with 3,527 beds.