The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-07
Surprised at Her Development in
ShipbuiIding.
HER POSSIBILITIES ARE GREAT.
Nature Has Given Her All the EIe-
ments Necessary for Gp~at Man
ufacturing Ccntrc-The Trigg
Shipyard Was Highly Com
plimcntcd by Both
Gentlemen.

with a fall ~ water high enough to
il a dock and river low enough to empty
r. Richmond is unique among the cities
OF America" said Mr. Irving NJ. Scott.
a the Commonwealth club last evening.
Continuing. he said. Richmond should
take front rank as manufacturing cen
trr not only OF ships but OF everything
else"
Mr. Scott is president Of the Union Iron
Works of san Francisco. the builders OF
the Oregon and other lighting ships that
have ast0unded the naval world by their
fcats He came 90 Richmond yester-
day and with Resr-Admlral George
W. Melville. CHIEF Of the Engineer Blu
reau OF the United states Navy and a
famous Arctic explorer was the guest
of Alr VIM. r.. Trigg.
ROYAL RECEPTION.
LAST evening Messrs. Melville and Scots
were rendered a right royal reception by
the Commonwealth club The West
morelaud and Aibcmarle Clubs were IN
v.teI t1 participate in welcoming the dis
tinsu.~hel guests
In Introducing Admiral Melville 10 the
Club the president. Mr. Wm. K. Trigg
sl.l Doc felt that for amy one present not
% know the Admiral was 60 argue him-
SELF unknown and Dee consequently merely
introduced him as friend.
Do a. very pleasant manner ana with
flcuIar reference to the extent OF tfe
hospitality he always enjoyed In RlHh-
m0ud. Admiral Melville began brief
talk. De expressed himself as more than
pleased with the Trigg shipyau and the
vessels which he had eccn during the dal.
tie referred to the difficulty he once had
about thirty-odd years ago setting into
Richmond via Drewrys Bluff.
RIcnMOND's POSSIBILITIES.
Mr. Tres ,hen introduced Mr. Irving
Scott who expressed hl4 grauhcluon AZ
having witnessed the fulnllment oi
matter which he and Mr.. Irigg had
talked over tcu years ago. lie ''"Ne
of The great possibilities or Mchmohl
u the natural advantages are uuh<ea'
Coat. steam. iron. water are all conVeh-
icut. he stti.
You have AN the elements nature has
gathered together" De- said. and need
only The skill and energy OF man 70
utilize them lie was especially struck
with fne wonderful. possibilities OF ihe
development of the water power of the
James. which ho said bad "a fan high
enough to 900 dock and the river l. low
cuou-h io empty it making Richmond
unique. ana being an enormous adFan'
tage ln doing away with The necessity
or using steam to operate lOcks.'
Th. mnF rImaUr suli rn-' rt Nfinr
ana splendid farming population Should
not only operate to place f.chmo'f a,
tha forefront ~ ship manufacturing
cities 6lt also I'm the mluuiactrre OK
au things needed ly man.
He urged unon fho citizens the duty
they owed fl themselves ard the city to
aid in pushing forward the good work
already begun
PROVED HIS CASE.
Brief speeches NJ welcome We're m'fe
br Mo-srs James y Hoyd. Wyndham
Meredith and W. T. RoyaN
Nr Rnvau hr0uenf DDS welI known
lecal talents q, play in proving 10 the
irv thrt Mr scott WAS "a virginia
scott" We reasoned that nobody but
q Virginia Scott could have huii' shi9
which could make re- run of roo miles
without cooling aui then ho ready %
sink 70 fleet" Tne Jury brought In
verdict ~ guilty. arf 80 1'f VS.
claimed ne SON of the Oh Dominion,
although Maryland also claims his ALE
eienoe.
Mr Rovall brought down the house by
describing how he and "a few other cav
alrymop scared the Federal gunboats
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