The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-07
TR|GG YARDS MAY
co into COMBINATION
Report Current That 0eaIis Being
Closed ia New York.
CONFERENCE WITH NIXON
Many Believe That the New Workers.
Visit 10 Richmond Few Weeks
Ago Was Significant Will

There is strong belief here that deal
Is now being consummatsd in New York
by which the William r. Trigg Ship
building Company will be taken into the
shipyard combination or trust.
The fact that several OF the officials
and stockholders are in New York taken
in connection with the recent visit and
inspection OF the yards by Mr. Lewis
Nixon. the president OF the combination.
lends color to the report that such deal
is now on. and the announcement of It's
consummation will not come as a sur
prise.
MIR. MYERS IN NEW YORK
When inquiry was made yesterday at
ternoon at the office of the superlnten-
dent of the company as TO the truth OF
the rulnor absolutely no information
could be had throwing. light on the sub
Iect further than the fact that President
Myers was out8of the city on business.
Mr. Myers is said to be in New York In
conference with Mr.. Nixon as to the. de-
tails Of the sale. which will in all prooa-.
bilty be closed before he returns TO the.
city.
4 number of the stockholders OF the
company were. seen last night, but not
one of them would discuss the matter IN
any phase. Not one of them denied ehat
the report was we'll grounded, but as Il
rule simply declined to talk
COULD NOT DISCUSS IT
Mr. r. s. Bosher said he could not
discuss the company's affairs. but avoided
saying that there was no truth IN the
rumor.
Mr.. virginius Newton said. Il have abb
solutely nothing to-day.
Colonel Wiliam H. Palmer. knew no.
thing whatever of the deal, if there
was one
The visit of Mr.. Lewis Nixon. to Rich
mond two weeks ago gave rise at the
time to talk about the possibility#of the
Trigg yards going into the combination.
and shc,rl. such be- the case it will have
been anticipated by many. Mr.. Nixon.
after inspecting the yards here, express
ed himself as highly pleased with the
plant in every detail. and considered it
one of the best in the country.
WOULD BE ENLARGED.
Should the yards be taken into the COM
hination. it will not injure. but rather
benefit the city. as no doubt the plant
would be enlarged. and more ships con-.
structed here than ever before. The
sihp-yard combination now owns and
controls many of the greatest plants in
the country. and has enlarged each it
has acquired since its formation.
AS the mammoth Industrial plant stands
to-day the Trige Shiprard is a monu-
rnent5 TO Ie pluck and determination OF
the men at the head of the business It
is said off Richmond that it is the only
city on eartn where they have railroads
down the river and build ships in the
center of the town and this is very near
" true.
Persons hooted at the idea of building
on the James. where the yards are locat-#
ed, such great ocean-goinE vessels as
Fave in numbers been constructed here.
hut this did not deter the gentlemen who.
had taken hold of the undertaking. and
to-day thej yards are among the first in
the country. For the. government the
zTrsg Company has constructed number
of boats and now holds orders for others.
not Yet on the ways The next govern
nlent boat to be launched at the yards is
the Sunboat Galveston.