Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-20
BUSY WEST POINT.
mone FACTS REGARDING THE PORT
ON THE BEAUTIFUL YORK.
AFruitfni suhjccs-Det"iis OF Trade-i''
Growth and Fusure-A Unity of
Interest. SC.
wrsr Porxr, November IS, 1890.

Ihsd concluded after reading the Pin-
Gicator lettor from this place, which
see the DISPATCH reprints. that II. G. L.
had exhausted the subject OF West
Point. Ny conclusion was based upon
O visit made to West Point some years
AGO. OF course I knew, as most Rich
mond people know, that West Point had
grown, but like many who have not
made a "stop-over here recently my
notions OF the extent OF its growth and It's
possibilities were somewhat vague. | have
heard of people who had lived all their
lives within fifty miles of Niagara Falls
and who have never visited them. West
Point is only thirty-eight miles from
Richmond. and dare say there are
thousands of your citizens who have
never made trip TO Commodore Maui
rvs Virginia Port" To the latter |
would give Just the reverse OF Punchs
sdvice. and say, do"
MANY TEXTS.
lind that as exhaustive writer rs
II. G.. L. is, there are many texts left IN
the West Point chapter upon which TO
base letters-particularly as regards. INIT,
tiers of details that are we'll worthy OF
the consideration OF the capitalists, mer-
chants, and others of Richmond.
UNITY or INTEREST.
One Of the first things that impresses
The observer upon studying the situation
bora ia tho uoity of interest of West
Point and Richmond. To build up
West Point is 10 help Richmond. That
Is n fact that cannot be rubbed ont.
West Point is dependent upon Rich
mond as q market In many respects,
and tho more this dependence is in.
creased the more the shekels that Will
pour into Richmond. Just in proper
ton as the population Of West Point
increases will her trade with Richmond
increase. But West Point is not beg
ging. She is not indulging in Mace
DOMAIN cry. She offers n quid pro qno
in the shape Of deep water and field
for profitable investment. She offers
safe port, from which the largest sea
going vessels can ply to all parts of the
world. carrying Richmond's products
and embraced in her population are
active businessmen capable OF pushing
10 success. individually by cooperation
with Others. any enterprise theym take
hold OF. She does not make tmld
bow to Richmond and say, " am start
ing as a town, and when L shall have
passed the critical period of infant
teethinc will 60 through a course OF
development in order that may be pre-
pared for work and send you some
money" On the contrary, she says l
have even cut my wisdom teeth; have
spent n good round sum in development
during the last few years, and | already
deposit in your banks from $4,000 to
$40, 600 per week.
POPULATION.
The population of West Point IL put
down ut twenty-five hundred, but these
figures must only be regarded as cover
ing the permanent population. The
foaters brought here by the cotton and
other ships will, am informed on the best
of authority, raise the number during
the busy season to four thousand-a
statement easily grasped after taking a
stroll over the thlrty-odd acres of
wharves Of the Terminal Company and
seeing the stir and hustle there. Screw
men, truckmen, clerks. laborers, sailors.
and railroad-men seem to be literally
running over one another.
COTTON.
Speaking OF cotton the readers OF tho
DISPATCH are aware that West Point
ranks as the fifth cotton port in the
United States. and aggregate figures re-
garding the handling of this staple here
have been given them. A few details
will. however, prove not uninteresting,
] think. rs they will serve to show the
size OF the vessels engaged in this trade.
From the 1st of October to date the fol-
lowing steamships loaded here: The
Ruskin, 6.792 bales the Cades, 300
bales the Bede, 8, S05 bales; the India,
5,S42 bales the Ga'lego, $3.50 bales !;
the Mameluke partially loaded. $500
bales the Sidonian, 1921 bales tho
st. Dunstan. 1880 bales the Alsatia,
1916 bales !: the Mandrileno, s. $50 bales
total. 56,O76 bales. Now loading The
Glenshell, 1900 bales the Campus,
5000 bales; the Atrato, 5000 bales
total loaded and loading, ~, 076 bales.
This is the record OF direct shipments to
Europe. and does not include coastwise
cotton for the East. From the LIST of
October to the 18th Of this month the
total number of bales handled here was
134. 1872. When We consider that this is
only one item il can be readily under
stood that the other tonnage drained to
West Point over the six thousand miles
of tract controlled by the Richmond and
West Point Terminal Company il
something enormous.
INDUSTRIES.
As has been stated. West Point car
say that within the past few years she
has spent q good round sum In her de-
yelopment. This development include:
safeguarding, house-bullding, and the
establishment of industrial But mucf
more is TO be expended in these direc
tons, and especially in securing and fos
tering industries. Among the new In
dustries being negotiated for are two
coach. factories, a'sash- and blind-factory
iron-works, q pulp-mill, &c. and these
il is safe TO say. will constitute hut {
"starter when the natural advantage!
of West Point and the liberal induce
ments offered TO manufacturers by the
Terminal Improvement Company be-
come more generally known.
FINANCIAL PLAN.
The financial plan OF tho company
will bear study, and for that reason
give some Of its details. The par value
Of share OF stock is one hundred dol
lars. The purchaser of share of stoch
gets lot in the company's addition tC
the town. which at the lowest estimate il
worth two hundred and fifty dollars
The company owns eighteen Thousand
lots in their addition TO the town an(
sixteen hundred lots inside of the town
For every subscription of ten shares thu
subscriber is entitled to ten lots In thu
addition and one lot in the corporate
limits For every subscription OF TWEEN
ty.five shares the subscriber get
twenty-five lots in the addition an,
three lots in the present town. anC
every subscriber to one hundred
shares gets one hundred lots il