The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-06-27
G. p. HunfingtOn's Big Scheme.
From the Philadelphia Record.


From the Philadelphia Record.
The announcement that Coils p. Hunt
ington is building IA shpyard at Newport
News, Va, which he claims will be the
biggest establishment of the kind in this
country. has caused the shipbullders OF
this city to open their eyes. The first in :
stallment of the plan. a dry dock 900 feet
long, was completed two months ago.
Other portions of the works are being
built or planned in this city as rapidly as
wise heads and skilled hands can proceed
with them. Primarily, this shipyard is
intended as an adjunct to Mr.. Hunting
ton s vast steamship and railway interests.
In addition to his Transcontinenta Rails
way line, Mr. Huntington is the principal
owner in the Morgan line of steamers and
the United States and Brazilian Mail
Steamship company, which runs ships
from New Y ork to Brazil. touching at
Newport News. Besides doing new work
and repairs for these lines, for which
alone Cramp & Sons have built five
steamships during the last three years.
The yards will build steel vessels Of every
class. and after the first year will figure as
a competitor for the construction of gov.
eminent war-ships.
The yard will be in operation by the be.
ginn OF next year, and at that time
keelS will be laid for two steel freight
St amers of 800 tons each. The first
portions Of the plant to be built will cost
about $500 600 The concern will he
styled the Chesapeake and Ohio Dry
Dock and Construction company, and,
although c. Il. Orcutt is the presi-
dent, the heaviest owner is Mr.. Hunting
ton.
The buildings will include tool she'd
$50 feet by 100, blacksmith shop, $50 feet
by 40 bending platform and furnace, 800
feet by 100; joiner, carpenter and pattern
shop and mold loft, 800 feet by 90, and
fitted with tools from the shipyard at New
burgh, N. y, which Mr.. Huntington re-
Gently purchased, is already completed and
in working order: There will be brass
foundry. and an iron foundry will prob
ably be built later.
Henry Konitzky who has been with
Cramp & Sons for fifteen years, resigned
his position as superintendent of con-
stTuction last week. and Will have entire
charge of the new shipyard. He is now
making arrangements in this city for the
purchase of machinery for the works. and
will award contracts for the first INSTALL
ment, amounting to $50 000 next Monday.
James \ Younger. who came from j. w.
Elder " Co ,Ot Glasgow, to Cramp ~ Sons,
where he has been superintendent of the
engineering department for many years.
has accepted a similar position in Mr..
Huntington's establishment. and several
others of the best known building Ell
gineers of this city are going to Newport
News. When ready for work the yard
and shops will employ LOGO men. Mr..
Huntington owns great amount of pro
pprtV ahCUt the site of the wards on the
James river. and it is his intention to
build up model city of wolkingmAn.
Seventy five houses for employees of the
yards will be built at once, and others will
follow quickly.
1t is expected that large number of
coal bargrs will he built in The new Yards
for the carrying trade from Newport News
and that number of steam boilers will be
constructed for new line that Mr.. Hunts
ingtOn intends to establish, running to
New England ports.