Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
CAN HEAR IT GROW.
A SINGLE. FACTOR IN THE DEVELOP
MENT OF viRGlNIA'S GREAT PORT.
What Northern Capital and sagacity Are
Doing-Thc Top Notch
Not Reached.

EEwpoET News, April 3D. have fire.
quently heard old farmers declare they
could hear the corn grow. ] have never
had an experience in that line, but certain
II is you eau hear Newport News grow, for
on all sides now one is greeted with the
sounds of the hammer. the saw, and the
trowel. In few weeks the place Ia going
TO be a bedlam Of industrial sounds. As
an item may mention that there are un-
der contract over 400 houses to DO built
right away in the extension OF the city
over towards Hampton. This enterprise IS
due to the saracIty OF New York parties,
and these houses. some OF when are con-
stTuctiDg, will form the connecting INK
between the older part OF the place and
the most beautiful location tor dwellings
IN the entire vicinity. They Will Nil up
the gnp between old Newport News, If
that name IS admissible. and the magnif-
cent property of the Newport News Com
pany. bringing the latter, as it were. into
the city and creating an immediate de-
mand for the lots at advanced prices
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.
And these houses mean substantial
growth, seeing that they are no himsy
frame structures but solid and comfortable
brick dwellings. such as are demanded by
q good class OF population, and one that
constitutes permanent citizenship. have
frequently remarked that Newport News IL
a striking exception to most new towns
in that the people who come here come 70
STAY. Ii mas its societies. its churches, ITS
hotels, its banks. its schools. its social
gatherings, its military company, and all
those elements that make city IN the true
acceptation OF the term. The people are
looking forward to spending their lives
here, and this Is not the least OF the factors
which have contributed 10 making IL a
place for paying investments. Newcomers
do not take other peoples places. but are
positive addition TO the population. de-
manding place 10 llveln, increasing trade
and nece sarily holding up and pushing
forward the price OF realty. ms ls a soclal
and polltico.oconomic fact that cannot be
gotten over.
on ROCK BOTTOM.
Another evidence that Newport News 10
on rock bottom is that the SIN. the news
paper here, is arranging to change from
weekly TO a daily. This, indeed. regard
a. tho most significant sign of the tlmes.
IL is well known that the city has large
mechanical population, but II Is o reading
mechanical populstlon-a population OF
skilled mechanics OF the mghest ORDER
that order who buy homes, educate their
prospects of the place.
These are some of the reasons why New
port News never has reached the top notch
in prices. | mean by that never has
reached a point where values cannot 90
anv higher. They are some of the reasons
why large profits have been and Will con-
tinue to be made rapidly in investments.
Advance in lots and sollditv OF stock IN
building companies are logical sequences
Df tlo conditions kqWnfrf ApUS crow
ING systematically. It's growth IL an all
round growth. 1t Is development III III.
dustry, in contentment of its citizens III
trade. where each element OF development
is pushing forward every interest.
BUILDING OPERATIONS AGAIN.
Recurring to building operations again
houses referred to put up values in the
business part of the town and advance
prices Of lots, and give stability 10 the
stocks of companies contiguous TO them
4 man who invests between the site upon
which these houses are built and Hampton
has double chance of realizing heavily
on his purchase. az Improvement is com
ing over his holdings In both directions
He is in the direct line of all the improve
ments that are in progress and PROJECTED
by Newport News and gets the beneht OF
the advancement OF values IN and around
Hampton.
All the companies here are getting ready
for extensive building ventures as soon as
the weather settles fully. Ii should be re-
membered that there are no chances 70 be
taken in building here. The demand for q
house that will pay good rent comes with
the having of the first brick, and that start
ALWAYS increases the value of the lot al
joining.