Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-11
Concerns Manufacturing Auto.
matte Guns and Ammunition
Want to Secure Sites.
EMP OYLARGE NUMBEROF MEh
schoveiIine G. Wells, Of New York.
Ask for Free Site and s. M. CARING,
OF Philadelphia, Seeks lnformatio
Chamber Of Commerce Hears Ship
masters-Ranquct April 7.

Two large manufacturing concerns
want sites upon which to establish
plants in this city and have written
letters TO the Chamber of Commerce
in regard to the matter. The
communications were read at tho rc5u-
lar meeting Of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc last night the body directed it's
committee on new enterprises to take
them under consideration at once and
do everything in their power to bring
the plants to The city.
One Of the letters was from f. NJ
Garland. o.! Philadelphia. who stated
that he represented a concern which
wished to establish plant here for
tic manufacture Of automatic guns
He pointed out the Tact that this site
would be to his advantage as well as
TO the advantage OF the City, and said
that tho proposed plant would employ
largo number Of men. The writer
asked for information concerning a
suitable site
lhc other communication was from
". S. Wcllcs Of the firm Of Schovcil
inS and Wcllcs, Of New York manu-
facturcrs OF ammunition and gun car
trIuECS. asking for a free site for the
establishment OF Il plan, here. Mr..
Wrllcs stated that when first put in
operation the plant would employ about
IS mon. but in a few years about four
times that number would BE employed
Harbor Of Refuge.
y number CT masters Of schooncrs
now IN tho harbnr were present when
the chamber met last night and several
OF them spoke on the question OF
a al sI ;,o y
ice hero. Captain Stevens, master of
the schooner Rachael. ". Stevens.
headed the party and made q long talk,
lie told how other harbors had been
furnished with places Of rcfngc from
lca by the government aud suggested
the best plan to be carried ont here.
III declared that the master AMI own
cfrs-ol.. every vessel. employed in the
coastwise trade would sign petition
asking for such a harbor here if the
Chamber Of Commerce would only
bring it to their attention.
FURTHER Captain Stevens said that
INC Atlantic Carriers Association
would push the matter forward if it
was brought to its attention.
At the conclusion CT Captain Strv.
ems speech. Mr.. Barrett offered the fol-
lowing resolution in regard to the mat.
ter. which was adopted:
DC 1t resolved: II is the sense Of
The Chamber of Commerce of Newport
News. Va. that the plan of tho mast.
CTS OF coastwisc vessels trading out of
This port and Hampton Roads, that a
harbor OF refuge from ice to BE erected
nero. is not only a mcritiuus one.
nit one that cOmmends itself to this
body
Resolved H. That We request our
representatives in Congress to use
.tnc'r pest efforts to secure from the
united States government an adequate.
appropriation for the purpose"
= rising vot" of thanks was extend
eh ny the chamber to the shippers for
their suggestions and plans for the
harbur
The entire matter was turned over
transportation and ira hc. to act Joint.
~ in the matter
The Annual Banquet.
The entertainment committee re-
commended that the chamber hold its
annual banquet on The night Of April
Z, the night before the launching Of
the battlcship Minnesota The report
was accepted and tho place at which
the banquet is to be held will be Sc
ltctcd at laicr date
Mr.. Powell Honored
On behalf Of tho members Of The
chJ!hcr. Nh. l.. c. Phillips presented
4 handsome gold watch fob to EN-
president a. J.. Powell, as Il token Of
the chambers gratitude for his cx-
crl!cnt wplk while president OF the
body.
Mr.. Powell gracefully responded to
the presentation speech Of Mr. Phil!
lips heartily thanking The members Of
~" chamber for the token OF their
esteem.
Upon motion by Mr. Barrett, the
legislative and taxation committee was
Instructed 10 furnish he chamber with
hIia on the ways and means or OK
h'h'lnS lhe corporate limits Of the
city. motion hy Mr.. Phillips. that
ne sum Of 50 be appropriated for the
''st: Of III" committee in securing the
data was adopted