The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-03
Thought He May Seek TO Acquire
the Trigg Yards.
A WORLD WIDE REPUTATION.
The German Emperor Has Pretty Accurate
knowledge of the Shipbullding Plant In
This City-The Federal Goverament
Will Probably Establish q Naval
Station Here Where Vessels
Will Come for Repairs.

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It is probable l4at Richmond will be
made one OF the greatest shipbuilding
cities in the country.
There is a very interesting runlor cur
rent that Sir Christopher Furness, OF
England, may seek to acquire an inter-
est in the Trigg Company with a view
F to increasing the capital and +enlarging
the scope of the operations of the con-
cern.
Sir Christopher was here recently, but
ne said nothing about seeking to- acquire
an interest in the plant. he had been
all over the country travelling ina pri-
vate car. With him were his private sec
retary and his ''man of anairs.''When
here Sir Christopher visited the Trigg
shipyards He was amazedisand aston
ished that such a. splendid plant should
have been built up in so few years. He
was elated over the tsitua ton for a plant:
1t has all the natural advantages, and
then the fact that there is electric power
available from plant only 1;l0o yards
away greatly impressed the sErglism--an. n.
VISITED MR.. TRIGG.F
Sir Christopher mad rentertaine6i Mr.. w.
r. Trigg in England, and the head of the
shipbulding plant here had. <.Ag Christie
pher at 4.Is residence to dinner. Nothing
was said about the Englishman king
any stock in the concern.
Whent.mpp jhrdl mfwya fws:p WEp pppp
He (, was delighted withxS Richmond.
When he rode up Franklin Street4h he be-
came enthusiastic, saying he could well
imagine himself in half q hundred Eng
.lish cities. - 2]ss s5g.z
Now it is important thafssth reader
may know who Sir Christopher Is, he
not only "rubs up against royalty IN
Britain, but builds more vessels than all
the shipyards of the United States COM
bined. The aggregate tonnage,of thieves
sells built in England last year was 1,6GO.-
600; in the States, 10000. The Furness
plants built vessels of 153,0O0 tonnage and
placed at plants other than those con-
trolled by Mr.. Furness vessels OF the ag-
gregate tonnage Of 69,ooJ.
Thus it will be seen that Mr.. furness'
plants in England are not equal TO the
demands upon them. He has said that.
the United States is going to be the great
shipbuilding country. This statement he
authorized to be printed by The Ne"
York Journal of Commerce. be says
shipbulding is overdone in his country.
He authorized the Journal of commerce
to say he would establish a shipbuilding
>'A-S
he refers to only one plant he saw.
PRAISE OF TRIGG'S.
In arguing against governmental boun-s
ty he said: .'Why is it necessary to pass
a bounty bill? Among other shipbuildins
plants saw was that of the Trlgg Ship
building Yard at Richmond, Va. It is
only three years since they commenced
there. Richmond was not shipping CEN
ter. but 1 found it crowded with work,
building not only passenger boats but,
torpedo boats and other government ves-
sells. And all this has been done in the
space OF. three years. If all this can be
done without bounty. why is 1t neces-
sary TO give bounty at all?
1t will be seen, therefore, that Sir ChrlS-s
topher is not only greatly impressed with
this plant, but with Richmond as place
for even greater shipyards Ihen. loo. II
should be remembered that Sir Chrlsto-.
pher owns outright sixty per cent. OF the
stock of the steamship hne from New
port News to England.
Considering all these things. it is not
to think he may, at the
least, think OF launching his big ship
building enterprise here in Richmond
The Trigg Shipyards have already a
Worldwide reputa ton. Inc German
sent here two naval ofrcers
to inspect the works. Their report was
most favorable. On an occasion OF
of vessel in Germany the
F,mneror was present. The American
naval attache was in his company When
the Kaiser made some remark about the
vessels Of his own government, the Amer
lean replied: "Yes. but perhaps the most
instance of the wonderful
onerry- of the American people is when
The ,Trige Company secured at Washing
tor, a contract to build a number Of war
sbins and at the same time established
and built the vessels to the sat-
isfaction of the government
The Emperor was familiar with this
from the report of his officers. and re-.
marked that he was rather surprised that
the 1Fedeal Government should have YES
sells built so far south as Richmond or
something to that effect.
1t, is within the range of possibilities,
not to say probabilities, that the govern
ment will establish here a naval station,
where vessels will be regularly brought
for repair
MR.. BRANDT is. RELEASED.