The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-15
WILL BID ON WARsHIPS
Coils P. Huntington Says the Newport News
Yard VIII Submit Estimates.
A BIG PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
May he Constructed. Therc-Nr. Hunt.
inEton Denies tho Reported Con.
tcmpi"tcd Sale Of the ship.ynrd
-Dtsttnguishcd Visitors iu Now.
port News Inspecting the I'iant.


NscWpOrt News Press, Sent. 10Y
MI. Coils L. IIuntingt ton arrived In the
city yesterday morning and is now ston.
ping ut the Hotel Warwick. lie is accom-
and MIR. a.. Mackay. of Dundee. Scotland.
ton of vessels OF every description. a nd il
quite prominent in naval circles on tn.
other sid. Mr.; Mackay Is one of Sir.
iiuhtihStons intimate ac1unintnnUrS and
IT was principally through linn that the
meeting between the great ra iroad mag
When 1t was learned yesterday that MIR
Huntington was In the city I'm company
|tth two Two influential foreigners. the gossip
themselves talk. got IN Their work /, was
.,mt short while before there was II rumur
anoat 10 the effect that lie shipyard would
be sold outright To foreign capitalists
,AnnNthing that concerns tho ch:pyards Is
o. the greatest intcIrts 10 the rc8idcnts of
Newport News. and In order to learn tho
true status of affairs, n representative OF
and sent his card up TO MIR unntineton
Tho father of our city shortly made HIS
appcarance In the waiting room. and the
ana hearty appearance y round silk can
crowned his white locks. and in his hand
equally us healthy AZ ON the occasion OF
nus previous Visit several months since
pleasant, genial smile.
When the reporter introduced himself
Mr; liuntinston graspcd his hand cordially
ma waved him 10 Il chair. The scribe
looked at Mr.. Huntington and Mr.. Hunt
inEton looked at the scribe. The latter saw
M That jovinl coMntcnance IL look which
plainly said. Fire Away" ana he
str1!ghtway proceeded to do so.
:, II Is rmnored about the city tonight,
MT. Huntington, that you are contcmpIn-
ting the sale Of the ship-yard. or course.
cannot expect you to confirm this report,
there Is no foundation for II. | would he
pleased pleased, to publish IA denial from YOU ~
the report Whatever Win Is sn NO h ,ph in
mat there Is possibility of other gentle
men bcins associated with me in the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Will Sir Edward Read be identlned in
n nny why with the future interests OF the
:, "IIis visit to this country may have soma
S ~ am,, III ' IN mat respect Mr. Mackay
across with Sir Edward" - ~
shin w h Tar about ,ha the proposed new steam
built here" "
"Is the contract under consid.r,,,on -,
prcscnt?" "
Yes; yes. The time is not very distant
when All preliminarics viii be conlplsted.''
Nv, w III ne company submit bids for the
construction OF the new battlcslips?'
Yes We have untH the 18th instant to
hand in our bids. cannot say positively
that We will bid on the three vessels We
Will however, bid on one or two of them
Ing portion OF the work
can you tell me whether or not the r.
oS,t H.sit to the sllrSnrd OF tho two naval
with any possible contract that may come
In this dirccticn?" N0'e
- can. They are to build twelve n.w
'hips over there IN n short while and II is
very lik'.IN that some of that work may
ne done III Newport News. Asonu who il
looking about with view Of placing tiios"
contracts. has been at my ONO. In New
YORK for The past week and LEFT To-day for
London: Oh. IL will be but "A short While
now before there will he an abundun"n nf
work NJ the yard and employment for
many more hands, "
Have any steps been taken to locate
near our city the sugar refinery To which
you MAI" reference OH your last visit -
Now, as to that cannot saw I snoka IA
TWO OF my hcqnaintances who are Interest,"
cd III tn" manufacture OF sugar and poInt-
- out 10 them the superior IocntIon OF
newport News for such an Industry 'rhnv
cam" here and looked around and | nm
hrrStand mat they We're very much i'm
pressed with the city but I hay, bcard
nothing from them since Surnr yo6n
cry should be located here: there T. 20
doubt that IL would thrive as toli vnE
when was here before. What Won noel
10 make Newport News the CITY ihot r.
can ana should be Is indu5try-the invest
mont Of foreign capital
MI, Huntington then brouph: the cou
Vel ShIiun To close in his iiSiiuciiy.I,,
dGfctailc manner and turned To "A friend
VINO had entered In the meantime
Mr.. Huntington devoted The nornir,,
hours OF yesterday To SHOWING his ,,,,,.,.
Lhont IA" Snpyard, and in the Afternoon
they visited I'll" Normal School nj Hmm
TON. 10 IN" support of which that centl,.