Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-22
RENEWED ACTIVITY.
THE SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION MOVE
MENT AND NEWPORT NEWS.
A Largo Increase In Hands-Sorne Trnns-
actions In Real Estate-The
Unwilling.

NEWPORT NEWS, May q, is9l-Thc
question Is asked by outsiders. What Is
the trouble with the contract for building
here the government gunboats? Nons ut
all. The ship-yard Is all prepared 10 go TO
work and has added improved facilities
for the purpose. The delay has been
caused by some slight changes on the
part OF the government In the details OF
the plans for the vessels, but II Is certain
that everything will be well under way
In few weeks. and this Will mean rein
vigorated activity in all interests at New
port News. In conversation to-day with
a gentleman who Is thoroughly posted on
the subject. bur who always leans 10 the
conservative side In every estimate he
makes. he said the government contract
would require that the ship-yanl put On
not less than 700 additional hands IL IL
always pretty safe 20 add about % IL
per cent. To that gentlemans estimate.
but taking his exact figures we have a
OASIS Tor calculation that Is most en-
couraging. IL means thousands OF dollars
more distributed here each month.
IMMIGRATION.
1t Is noticed that Mr.. c. II. Orcu,t
president of the Newport News Dry-Dock
ana Ship-Buiiding Company. Is among the
directors Of the Southern Immigration
Land and Title Company. organized for
the purpose of cOlOnlziug and deyelonin.<
southern lands and directing Immigration
and investment in the south. ANY one
who gives this movement the proper
thought must be convinced that 50 surely
as IL succeeds-anl succeed it will-New-
port news must be one Of the great i'm
migrant ports or the company. second
sequence Is that tho country along tho
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. the great
FEEDER to Newport News. will experience
Its full share Of the development and I'm.
vestment.
LARGE SALES.
point OF interest u every one vbo
owns property at Newport News. anl
also TO those who contemplate invost.
ment. is that there have been soveraI
large transactions in real estate her,
recently. Exactly what they were has
,i iot been disclosed The parties are
Keeping very quiet, but II Is s,id ON
authority that ia not questione1 ,hat
the purchases were made for building.
anu that good prices were paid.
t ~ very noticeable fact that whe,
tue e Impression I'm business and values
al over the country was lowest there
~ere no sacrifices Of property hero. Be-
''e Hhdhclai CRISIS 10 was conti-
uehtly predicted that a certain section OF
Nt"Ioft News was destined to be tho scat
oi numerous villas and summer resi-
dences. That prediction still holds good.
as certain signs in the real estate market
and certain projected improvements show.
IMPROVING DAILY.
Ihe coal movement Is improving daily
as Is also the export trade. Indeed the
arrival ana departure OF the Chesapeake
and ohio steamships are So regular thar
no more notice is taken II them than
or the arrival and departure Of rho
. chesapeake and Ohio trains They are a
! part Of the steady business OF the nor,
Newport News will be well represented
al the unyeiling OF the Soldiers ana
sailors monument in Richmond on tho
I S9th. as the people here are alive To all
such occasions. The old residents of ttt,
section are web-fOoted. and many of
! them served in both the Conf,d,roto
army and Tho Confederate navy. Van,p-
ton, which Is fast being drawn into i'm.
mediate touch with Newport News by
i the electric line and the Lpbwldiuls Of
| The shore stretch of country between tho
! two places, was especially prolific IN this
| respect.