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V. P. Bryant.

Among Charlottesville's many bright
and pushing young men may be mentioned
the name of Mr. V. P. Bryant,
the leading electrical contractor of
Middle Virginia. He is progressive
and enterprising, and has built up a
reputation for honesty and square
dealing that any one might well feel
proud of. Mr. Bryant has been established

in business here since 1903 and
has continued to expand every since.
His leading specialty is electrical wiring
and installing fixtures, and in this
he is without a peer in this vicinity.
In connection with the electrical line
Mr. Bryant is also a contractor and
builder, and in this trade he is one of
the leaders here. He did all the
electrical work in the First Baptist
Church and numerous other
buildings in this section. Mr. Bryant
is a native of Nelson County,
where he was born October 15th, 1876.
In 1884 at the age of eight years he
came to Charlottesville where he received
his education in the public
schools, after serving his apprenticeship,
was for four years inspector
for the Albemarle Telephone Company.
Mr. Bryant, July 4th, 1901,
became the general superintendent of
the Culpeper Telephone Company.
He began there with an order for one
telephone, but the business increased
at such a rate under his able management
that when he left it eighteen
months later the exchange had 237
telephones with orders on the books
for ten more. It should also be added
that it was Mr. Bryant who hung
all the combination gas and electric
fixtures on the new Government
Building, which was one of
the largest contracts ever accomplished
in this section. Mr. Bryant
is a prominent member of the
First Baptist Church, and all in all is
one of our best and most highly respected
citizens