Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-02-15

What Il. Means For Our Trucker,
and larmsr,.


and larmcrS.
The following was taken from tSe
Cincinnati Enquirer OF January
"A new shipbunoing company. th.
Norfolk shipbuldiag and Dry pocR
Company. has been formed WIN
4l.O0O.00O available cash on hand and
capitalization OF $4,000. 900 OF lo.a,
and Eastern people. The real estate
has been purchased and the enter.
prise VIII be pushed. The Virginia
delegation in Congress will endeavor
20 get the Government 60 cease build.
ing It's own ships upon the idea that
u will benefit al OF our people more
% have Il done by private enterprise
on competitive bids and be as chean
and perhaps less expensive 10 the
Government They viii ask that the
Government shlpyards only be us.d
Tor repair work.
The Newport News Drv NJ
Company. Just across the hsv -,
Norfolk. has contracts on it. h..>,.-
ior private and Governr,ert -
aggrogating S26. .0OO. COO The -
originally cost $4,000 600 so tb,t
ehelF present contracts are canal -
ABOUT twice their stock. Thst -,
pany Is finishing up two ocesn l.,.,-
thans for the Pacific Mail lie 80.
Sioeria and Korea. nearly GOO faet 49,
length aud OF lS.6OO tons each =, -. a.
between san Francisco and the Sanf
wich ISLANDS, Japanese and rtt--
ers Tor the Morgan Line Tb,f -
pany launched the battleshin 49,,
t.iy cay and Is building the battle
snip virginia, ls.50O tons. the coo,
$3.50 monitors, Arkansas and West
60 lhc company EMPLOYS
'..s' ',.eo Ineh' OF whom tie skilled arti
Us .,,, earn SJO a week. and no man of
s-u'laly work gets less than 81
Ia4. newport News needs enternrieae
Ia. NHl give employment 20 the
yves aad CHILDREN OF these shtnvar.l
pioyes' whose homes are North
tAd Wno send most OF their vares h,
-lSlF MONIES IA distant places. The
NtFes and children OF these emploves
are all producers. wage earners 49,
mere Is movement on foot 10 stsrr
up enterprises in Newport News ,hst
VII ofing them there. give them en-
pioyment AID K, Cd all the roonav =,
,.'S .alhily iaoor 'tere. Newport News
al. .eu IA lseo and has a solid growth
Up toSOsooO nov over a large area
The hrst once OF the Cbesan..,-, I.
ONO railway was opened in lSS9. The
DAy champion Roads, OF I6 miles
IaISule Is now girdlsc by electric
ines, al except four miles which is
:, .uue1 way Ine seaport section OF
southeastern Virginia is attracting
1ne attention or capitalists not oniv
~ ~ ms country. but OF Europe. Within
.ns 80, next tew years Il is bound 20 be
.nS sIea1eSt shipping point on the
49, .1S coast Nature has done won
1eIs Tor tnls section and capital mas
Seeothe convinced OF the fact. that
ri@mpeon Roads. the York and James
IteeIs VIII in the near future become
'AS Sn4pooilolng center or the world.
nc aDOVe needs no aTgume ent on
ous part, you have the plain facts
oSIO.S you. II Is only a sIarter. We
-iS JUST becoming known TO the out
sl1e wOti0- Ten years from now viii
'eo Ne~port News the largest city in
ne Stats. Each month ADDS new en-
'erpriseS. more capital Is being Ia.
'ested, more people are locating mere
ana is adyancing in price. and stilj !
Ne are daily In receipt OF letters
rom people ia the West, North ana
last asking what inducements there |
re ior people 10 locate on the Penfn-
.aia- Study the map, read up. follow
ne procession and you will make no
~
Williamsburg Is located twentv.
even miles from this busy saanort
t'toin year We shall have our elac-
re road. We viii have hourly cons-
,unlcatlon BY trolley wi1.l Newno-t
'ews, What fne local market fhis
ana VIII be. with cheap transpor-
alton by trolley. railroad and tha w.
vers-ths York and James. We fesl
1at toe man who invests now viii
ever regret 1t.
Capta'n pahn has some aus rivar
rms on his ust between here and
SSRoFs News that win be worth
1ue1e their present value inside ~ =
" years. Never before wee on~ :
aspects brighter. Capital and neo-
are coming TO us. Good. common
'Ise sense and american foressrhf 4.
'ins the work for us Don't put -
TOO long. II you are looking fox
can EoH0e In fna Qx,~- ~i