Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-28
WILL LEAVE TODAY
c. P, Huntington Starts for
New York This Morning.
DID NOT DONATE LOTS
re Declines to Givca Site for lhe Contra,
School Huiiiins, Eut OfTers to Sci,
the Land. Many requests
for Contributions.

Mr.. Coils 2. Huntingdon who has
been in the city since Monday night on
business connected with the shipyard.
OF which he is the principal owner, will
leave this morning for New York
MT. HuntlnS'ton'S magnificent palace
cars-NOneato No. T. and '1OneatO No
2-will be ATTACHED to the west bound
Chesapeake & Ohio train which leaves
here at O'Clock and taken as far as
Richmond. From there he will 20 to
New York ON a special train made I'D
OF his cars.
During his stay in the city Mr. Hunt
1nSton has spent the greater part of
his time at the shipyard inspecting the
plant and making &lrran Sements for the
future. The railway magnate's infre-
quent visits to Newport News are gen
orally significant, and this one was not
an exception. for it means a great deal
fcrithe city. The much-talked- OF MAN.
moth dry dock will DE built, and in the
near future, too. Other improvements
Wiil also be made to MIR. Huntington's
property in Newport News.
Yesterday Mr.. Huntington gave his
answer to the special committee rep
Fss@ssj! ng the Board OF Trustees of the
sas~%ssEsbiic schools, who waited on him
Tuesday ni2ht and requested that he
donate twelve lots as a site for the cen
tra! school building which the city pro-
poses to erect. He viii not make the
donation. The lots asked for are To-
Gated just back of the Huntington
school. between Washington and West
avenues and Thirty-tifth and Thirty
sixth streets. The tract of land would
make an ideal site for a school building
as it overlooks the James River. But
it is valuable land. Mr. Huntington
said he did not care TO dispose of it.
However he was willing to sell the lots
ITO be used for school purposes at $40
0o0 The land is valued at $4,000. At
ter considering the matter Mr.. Hunting
ton said he did not feel justified in do
mating the land. He felt an interest in
Newport News and intended to do a
great deal in promoting the city's in
'terestS. He intended TO maintain his
school near the shipyard for the benefit
OF his employees, and that was q help
tg'the public schools of the city.
%Sfnce he has been in the city Mr..
Huntin g;ton has been besieged by peo-
s'ole asking for contributions for instItu-
lions of various kinds. and if the mil
liona;re had responded to all of them
he would be out of pocket many ithous-
-nnds of dollars. as the sums asked for
We're not at all small Mr.. Huntington
is not a communicate of any church.
sane shsEeesa1t 5enanaiu tienssG not hess
Il sstea go to him for financlar aid. One
0fslfhe churches that requested Ga--dona-
ton was the First baptist (colorei),
and Air. Huntington sig'nified his fnten-
ton of contributin G-to X at some future
time. Mr.. Huntington visited that
church yesterday. The edihce is nearly
ceI,. ,ietsd, ana although he is II years
old Mr.. Huntington climbed up the long
stairway in the steeple and took 4 view
of the city.
Last night Mr.. Huntington entertain
cd Naval Constructor J. j. Woodward
al dinner on his private car, "Oneato
No. L.