The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
SOME COMING EVENTS.
rNrEHEsTfNG FACTS AB0UT THE
FUTURE or NKWPORrEEgs
Manufactures rs Well as Commercial
Growth-Important Consequences
which Have Followed.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June 22.-l
a fraction Of the rumors OF the estab
lishment Of great enterprises effecting di
recuy and indirectly this port are con
summated, there Will be an expansion IL
the grown and Importance OF NewpOr
News Of which the present city Is a mere
nucleus around whose walls a greater anC
more powerful city will spring into life
The purchase by the Chesapeake and
! Ohio OF large mine property In the Flat
top coal regions, with a view Of parallel
ing the Norfolk and Western and extern
| siyely operating the coal fields the ulti-
mate terminus Of the Richmond and Dan
| Vile railroad mere. by reason or the
| vanderbilt ownership and common inter-
| est with the Ches apeake and ONO the
| establishment Of the South American
Steamship line in which Consul General
Townes Is now interesting the two Ameri-
cas-, the early organizatiCn OF one or more
Of the railroads chartered by the last
Legislature and the enlargement OF the
chesapeake and Ohio fleet Of steamer
lines TO Europe are the most important
Of the rich plans that are said 10 be
growing for Newport News, and each one
Of them has more or less semblance OF
being truthful forecasts Of future great
ness, II not assured facts In themselves.
Where there Is so much smoke there ia
always some fire. ana there are uurnls-
taxable evidences OF great workings that
will produce their effects surely il not
with volcanic suddenness.
an IAPaSssiyE ACT.
II is anyhow a very impressive fact that
Whatever OF great enterprises are being
discussed Tor the South they are connect
ed with or looking towards the peculiar
advantages of Newport News as a ship
ping port, for their contamination.
Whlle experience has shown that re-
ported enterprises do not always pan out
what they promise, they have proven in
the case OF Newport News 10 be the
shadows OF coming events.
capital Is at unrest and on the constant
lockout for paying investment. and the
progress of this port during a time when
older ports are cropping behind has been
Sharply watched and readers Of the press
must have noticed that the principal en-
terprlses under consideration have New
port News as an objective point
Leaving out those mentioned above
which have even a partial appearance OF
belng reserving, there are enough remain
give TO this port a bright future which
shines out amid the surrounding gloom
Inc existent enterprises and wonderful |
water advantages gives 1t valuable pres
.lge and It's destiny Is as both a manu- |
featuring and seaport city.
KNITTING MILL.
Another valuable addition TO be made |
% the manufacturing interests in a few |
lays with complete steam and electric
'lant. is the Newport News Knitting Min.
women and girls at from 81 TO $40 per
week. The output at the start will be
bout seventy-hve dozen garments per
ay, but IT is thought that within a year
ms VIII be increased TO 800 dozen per
ay, requiring the employment of from
70 TO 800 hands.
UNPARALLELED GROWTH,
The official figures from the Custom,
louise for the fiscal year ending July Isl.
,ill show some very interesting facts
bout the unparalleled growth of the ex-
Ort trade.
Eurnace WITH, o,5 o. ;...s..a
I the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
ave issued a statement giving a list Of
teamers and cargOes loaded at Newport |
'ews from June !, 1893 TO June |, ls94
during the year just ended III steamers
)aded here for foreign ports, or an aver
se OF one for every Is days These
'1re Learly all first class merchant yes
The great event in the history Of tho
ort was the establishment Of the Chesa-
cake and Ohio steamship company's line
L steamers running regularly between
us port and Great Britain
Ihese are six magnificent new iron
eamers, fitted with every modern APP
nance ana having an aggregate Of u 96S
et tonnage. SO successful have they been
lat the company has decided 10 add new
esseIs 10 the feet, and in the near fu- {
Ire 10 establish one or more lines be- !
Neen here and the Continent.
IMPof TAET coNsEorEScre.
The establishment Of the Chesapeake and {
MO steamship Line has had several d
lpOrtant consequences. Ii has. FOR one d
ing, greatly Increased the volume of {
sports from the port. The certainty that ,
'ssels Of known capacity would be here {
nNed days for cargOes has enabled +
e railroad company and shippers gem I
ally 10 contract for freight to an Extent !
at could not formerly be done with SAT- C
faction. o.
The cattle and sheep shipments are
ecially interesting. Nearly ali the cat n
ana all the sheep shipped during the =
ar have been sent on the Chesapeake
10 ONO vessels, and so excellent are | n
e ARRANGEMENTS for caring FOR them. thar
the 1893 head Of cattle. only q were Il
81 during the voyage, and only A OF Z,
g ,54VS sheep. This is a remarkable re- q
rd ana the percentage of loss Is lower q
an any other line. II