Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
ANOTHER SH|PYARD,
GROUND BROKEN Fol, a MAMMOTH
PLANT AT sEWELL,s POINT.
WILL START IN ABOUT A YEAR.
Eighteen Acres of Land Facing
Berkeley Bring s13,ooo-A Dig Fac
tory for Norfoll>-A Schooner Ii
bclIed by the Pilots.

NORFOLK, VA, December 3.-(SpeciaL
Ground has been broken for the estao-
lishment of the mammoth new ship-yard
of the Norfolk-Hampton I}oads Ship
Building and Dry-Dock Company at
Sewells Point. A large force OF men
is at work, and this will be steadily IN
creased. All the plans and specifications
for the various shops and sheds have
been drawn, and everything is in readi-
ness to push the work to an early com
pletion. The promoters expect to have
the yard in operation in about a year
THE ARKANSAS ON A CRUISE.
The new monitor Arkanas left the navy
yard. In this city. this morning on her
maiden cruise. The Arkansas was built
at Newport News, but before she could
be placed in commission it was necessary
to bring her to the navy-yard In TINS
city for alterations that would insure her
sea worthincss. These alterations nave
been completed. and the ship will join
the gunnery training fleet, in all proba-
Eility. should she not be attached to the
North Atlantic Squadron Her present
orders are for Hampton Roads only. ano
she will there await the further plea
sure of the department as to her ultl-
mate destination.
DIDN'T TURN HIS WAY.
The report here to the effect that Mr..
Floyd Hughes is slated for the assist
ant district attorneyship is not confirmed
by Mr. Hughes. II have no application
on file" he said tonight but of course
we cannot tell what turn events may
take"
The incumbent. Hugh Gordon Miller
still declines to talk on the subject. He
is much pleased at Judge Lewis's selec-
ton.
The fight over the Norfolk post-office
now lies between the incumbent. Colonel
J. r. Waddy, and Assistant Postmas-
ter S. B. Carney. The latter will likely
win.
Major r. G. Banks will be endorsed
by Republican National Committeeman
Bowden for the colectorship.
Valuable water-f I property on the
Elizabeth river wa !veyed to-day from
Horace w. Carp to Samuel Ferre-
bee and Samuel III for $4,000. To
what use it will It is not stated.
A BIG I'D SALE.
James G. Wilson. of New York. to-day
purchased eighteen acres of land on the
Belt Line railway. and facing on the
river front back of Berkeley. The price
paid for the land was $4,000 cash. The
New Yorker will build on this site one
of the largest factories in the country
for the manufacture of iireproof steel
shutters and venet 4 blinds.
Architect Peebl rs completed plans
for the factory lgs which will be
erected here. Bio. we're opened yester-
day for their construction. and contrac-
tors are working on them now. 1t is
estimated that the buildings and equip
mcnt will. when completed. cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Captain II. Z. Reed, of the Virginia
Pilots Association, has lihelled the
schooner Oakley c. Curtis :o- $112 COM
pulsory pilotage claimed by the Pilots
Association, and which, it is alleged. the
master of the schooner Curtis refused
to pay. The schooner contends that 1t
does not have to employ a Virginia
pilot in coming in the Capes, unless it
wants to. while the Virginia pilots say
all vessels must be brought in by them
or must pay the required pilotage fee.
whether they have "a harbor pilot or not.