Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-12
NEW STEAMER 10 BE BUILT
Will. PLY BETWEEN NEweOKr NEWS
AND NOKEOLK.
Plans Of President Ingalls,. Visit OF the
MagnAte Sunday. What II,
Saw and Did.

! President Melville +. ingalls,. Of .hc
chesapeake and Ohio railroad. accom-
| PANIED by his private secretary Mr.
johnson. and General superintendent c.
r.. Doyle. arrived in this city Sunday
! morning in his private car. which was
attached to the regular train getting
| in FROM Richmond at II o'clock. The
party left at 4:3O O'Clock, after, making
an inspection of the terminal property
and taking u short glimpse of the city
and the extensive improvements under
way.
The president and general supern-
tendent We're met at the depot by Mr.
n. -. Parker. terminal superintendent:
| ouptain w. n. Cooksey. superintendent
OF Heating property; Mr.. Waiter S. Up
shur, agent at the elevator; Council
mftn = !. Ford. general EarGmas.ar:
| piers. and Mr.. ". Nv. Scarborough
Chief engineer in charge of the improve
ments being made to the terminal prop
| crty
Mr. Ingalls,, as usual, was in splendid
hUnnr. and rad a hearty hand shake
| fGi' each OF mis- lieutenantS here The
! PARTY first 1':s,de Il thorough inspection
eli the Chesapeake and Ohio properly
| here. The PIERS. the elevator The rail
road yard. The sites of the new elevate:
and the Pliers We're visited in turn and
as each department was reached the
head OF IL escorted the rresidon.
around Mir ingalls, took lively in
'
ways does when he comes here
| me PARTY. after making 4 tour of the
YARD. went up on the new bridges to
take Il glimpse Of chs: City. Mn ingalls,
was very We'll pleased with lFe work
on these structures and congratulate
tine city on getting them. He inquired
as tn cost, the extra expense over thu.
olNgl1!ai price. the prospects for getting
the | Wenty-eisthth street bridge and
asked 4 tnousarii and one other cues
ii.1,,H 1,-,arr,
and operations i'll the building line
Which We're promptly answered by the
gentlemen in the eseolting party.
1t RS getting 50 nov. that whenever
MI. ingalls, comes TO the city the pes
pie look for something in the way ii
good news. For several years past
there hav" been interesting develop
lnents following each of Mr.. Ingalls,
VISITS. On the occasion of his last visit
Mi. Ingalls, gave out the welcome news
ln connection With the building of ih,.
new elevator and the new piers and ex-
ten;ilnS several OF the standing PIERS
ine:e was Somc dcuitt expressed by
persons who did not know Mr.. Ingalls,
and Thought the news too good to be-
EeNe. hut it was not Very long before
the actual work of investing about 81
OO0,Goo in terminal Improvements was
commenced and today that work is ad
Nanccd so far as make it possible i,
forecast the probable date OF compile
ton.
sundays visit TO the president vas
no exception TO the rule and there is
more good news to be given out II is
stated on good authority that the Chas-
apeake and Ohio Will now build the
steamer which has been talked Of for,
several Years to go on the route be-
tween Newport News and Norfolk
1T is understood that the decision to
build The steamer at once was reached,
several days ago and Sunday Mr.. IN
gals made final arrangements to 80
ahead with the work.
The new steamer. it is unlersto ~
Will make the trip across Hampton
ltoads TO Norfolk in net more than for ty
minutes. 1T viii be handsomely fitted
UP for the comfort and convenience Of
passengers and Will have abundant
space for freight
1t is not THE idea. OF THE company to
displace the steamer Louise. which has
seen such long service on tl1is route
The steamer Mill ply between Newport
News ana Norfolk and. from What is
learned, they Will ply across Hampton
Roads cities and 1T Will be more conven-
stated intervals. This Will enable tbs.
company ito give an admirable ferry
Servlee between the TWO Hampton
Reads cities and it will be more conve-
lent for the public. making it possible
TO so to and fro between the TWO places
almost any hour OF the day