Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
COAL GIVEN CONSPICUOUS PLACE
Principal Idea Has Been to Show Mag.
nificent Opportunity for Profitable
Investment Along Various Lines Of
the Great Road Which Has Its Ter.
minal Here.

position. ANA certainly the one In
which Newport News people arc
most interested. is that of the Chcsa
peake and Ohio Railway. Thousands
! Of dollars haze been spent by this
company in presenting the vast possi.
bilities for Development along its
various lines and in displaying the
material progress which has already
been made. The exhibit Is housed
in three buildings and has already at
tracted the attention of thousands of
visitors
II has been the idea OF the manage.
inent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio In
preparing its exhibit AT this Exposi-
ton to show first of all that there are
along its lines magnificent opportuni-
ties Tor Investment. both for the cap
italist and for the man OF moderate
means, who may be looking for new
site for Il home. The COMPANY has
shown in scores of ways that the I'M
developed resources OF the territory
through which its lines extend are
abundant, and arc only awaiting
money and labor TO make them pro
luctive.
Naturally coal is given conspicu-
| Gus place In the Chesapeake and Ohio
exhibit. Minerals generally are feat.
urod for The mineral value OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio territory is be
yond estimate. In the building for
Virginlas minerals the progressive
| GIGS apeake and Ohio has lust com
pleted the installation of its fine min
eral display 1t is the most diversi-
fled and one OF the most attractive
~ ~ 81, VI ne cNiilpi's IN TINS building
l'csldes, it is the product of the rail.
,' o,,u i.'.'",iseh'ent aionc' no private
,nmard ''',n'ns contributed one cent
',1 u'ap1a!.
,rhoro use ooa' Columns.
ma I,n,',I. "use ooai Columns from
ae,ds ans n' nmu New niver coal
coke n,hich -! ,"i.'u vi ol,uiliihons
M un, Exnnsi,,,'.. "O.i. SUI passeu
corno,',,a r,' '',',' ny an! interest
tho confer ~, 80, ',aius III
bnsis ro. ~ '"c "oo'h ana forms me
orni disn,,v ,rh" VI 'he MN
from nm,,,,;,. 'ncic Is STATE
! from Io,,isa ' o',,, No"ii'! ana p!ra.cS
e.., ou,Ilt,. ,,,n,'I -" vi INC M
The pat Gr".,. ,. r,'.'c, .ch 49,
yha,,. ,', i'oh rom Alic-
lion If i, ~ ~ u''uH'"i ".tch-
ana ~ oyhi,i, -, ''tec"'asr
occunyipp nimos, 20 ,','s''' ~ ~
tho hno,h nc ,i,n o',, , l'''.GH space III
ous forms of s,.sIa ne var,
shown ho.;,,,,,,,'' cement nrel
and nossin" ,i,ro NAH Nv '"M oie
charoan ,,,,7, G';' ,'s various
presented Samnlns ~ a rp1"o1 -
moneoneso and ashos,nc sU n p'v'
from Buckinrhom co,n,, Wv. Wv. , n,'.
played consnicmo,,s,,, "'' "'S
Tho mineral waters along ,,o limo
of tho Chesancolso mn nhia 'e ,nu
snocc and tho W.. ,,,,,, no n.u sinen
vet uudevelonod ara iii. riol, ,., 'ae'
The feature of the ,;r,ho,. oMp,D,.eu u.
tho fact tho, tho varinms ,,;n n"' 20
lumber arc shown in '1 tnoi,, N, nn,S, o'
ciaI form ana mol in n bighi,. nohishod
state MS is ~ tba raca 80 po,, r n.y.
lumber exhih;ts ~ IN. rM ,n"st ~ Wv
In states, Exhih,. e,,ii.,in
In The States Evhihi, hN;ia,r,,
which hos hnrn rrono,non, ~. s. us
err Director General I,uchonon ~
the pnu.Amor,con ma g, n,,I ~,
positions us thu nnc,, .o,,orni IN
plav ever made NJ INV ,.vno",,,"n ~
Chcsapcakc and Ohio nonocmn,. smt
has made its most attractive 1isnla :,
ana has given tho world an -,
tunity n Soc in n cnmnact ~ So wPr M
oXceDtional advantogee which NAL
territory Il nenetrntcs co, orc for
investment. Surrounded On ali sidos
by handsome and costly Stata md
Industrial exhibits The Chaconoal,a
and Ohio booth is NOT surnoseaS ~,
any and is eomalled in exton, by nona
of tho othor r,iiu.o, d,snia,. ~ "V''0
The finishing touches have irst
been nut on the booth ana !, &C. now
open TO inspection nv the thousands
of daily Exposition visitors Thel
booth stands near the center of the