Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-15
A NEW METROPOLIS
New England Newspaper Lea
CUES Write-Up Of This City.
ITS DOCKS AND SHlPYARD
Wonderful lacrosse in the Shipping of til o
Port. Millions Invested in Manufac.
turing und Commercial Interests.
The Special Edition.

The industrial edition of the New
England Newspaper League. whose
Representatives paid this city such 4
Well remembered visit some time ago,
is noly out and Il copy of the paper has
reached this office
1T is 4 sixteen page affair. which, ut
5000 per. must have netted the promo
tels of the scheme quite 4 little profit,
all things considered
The various southern CITIES visited
are written up in proportion to the
amount of space they chose ITO pay for.
The league. having given the people
here to understand that the representa-
tivcs thereof We're on the jaunt in Il
ciaA capacity only. did not gather in
many sheckels in this berg. and the
writeup lis therefore Shol>t-leSS than 4
column. i'm fact and half of that is
taken up with L description OF the op-
crations and features of one Of New
port News foremost business institu-
tons. the Ccttrcll Real ESTATE. Loan
and Insurance Company. The other
half is herewith reproduced:
The history Of the site on Which this
thriving City stands dates back 200
years. but Newport News Of today is
practically without history. The
now living and in their prime The
men who made the city now control its
affairs. and are just as potent in enter
prise and the work of advancing the
city as they ever We're. 1t was about
twenty-five Years ago that the atten-
tion of Coils =. Huntington was at
tracted to the advantages OF Newport
News as a seaport. When he gained
control off the Chesapeake and Ohio the
advantages of the port We're utilized,
and Newport News at once began to
grow. Population Increased slowly at
first. being only a few thousand at the
rity'S first municipal election in 1892
When the city charter was granted, in
January, 1896, the population was about
5000. 4 year later it was $4,000, and
now it is 10000 wonderful ratio Of
growth.
THE s1000o.000 plant of the Newport
News Shipbuilling and DRY Dock
Company lis the best equipped Of it's
kind in the world and forms the back
bone of the Newport News manufac-
turing interests, in which over $1,000
600 are invested. The shipbuding
plant has done more to establish and
maintain the prosperity of Newport
News uhan any other interest or inter
1850
hands, enough with their dependents.
to form the population of city Of
themselves. The plant covers 100 acres
and disburses $4,000 each week in
wages. The shipyard now has con-
tracts on hand for nearly 5000, 900
Worth OF construction. Four battle
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Kentucky Illinois
ana Mlssouri-are under construction
The monitor Arkansas is also under
construction. as are eight ocean liners
"f q combined tonnage of II 400 tons.
The other large industries include q
big brass foundry, a large electric light
and power works and ice factory ana
storage house combined, and the gas
company. The value of these with AM
the smaller ones, aggregates s.. 900 600.
q Very good showing for q city who's.
industrial growth is only beginnin.
investments Which may bring 50 900 900
or $40 .o00, 900 of new capital to Newport
News are under cons;d era ton. One is
an addition to the slripbuilding plant.
Which will enable it to make ordnance
and armor plates and thus turn out a
warshlp complete on the premises.
The building activity of Newport
News is reflected i'm the showing of the
last six moENhs of 1898, when 500 build
completed. The city is well eouipne,,
With electric car lines. and additions,
work is under construction. Another
private enterprise is the erection Of a
$6o,ooo theatre building. Other con-
struction to cost more than 500 600 ia
planned.
The retail stores Of Newport News
Furnish everything that cam be found
IN larger cities. and the Wholesale
srade of the city is Very large A ma
Honal bank, a State bank, a trust com
pany and private banking firm do
business in Newport News. Their com
blned capital is ample for the needs of
the city.
Newport News is a healthy CITY and
ought to 'be With its situation, at the
side of the James river and Hanpnton
Roads, and With its splendid sewera 90
system and pure water. Severe Writer
weather is never experienced, nor is en-
efVatins heat in summer"
HOUsEBREAKING CHARGED.