Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-24
DOaft Of Visitors Announces lis
DgelsIsl 10 Accept Offer From
Chamber Of Commerce.
lsIERsBuse EXPECTED 70 WIN
Jehn L. Williams, Who Warmly Ad'
voeated Claims Of the Cockade CITY,
rendered His Resignation When
5 Local Delegation Convinced the
Other Members.

II Elated and gratifrd over tn ir VIC
tory. DIR. Clrcncr Porter Jones. pres
ident OF the Chamber %! Commerce.
and the delegation Of Citiz MS VINO
went to Richmond yesterday to as >
sist in presenting Newport New"
claims for the new state srhooi lot
negro deaf. dumb and blind childr'h'
returned home last night. bringing the
news that the work of erecting
twenty-five thousand dollar building
On the site presented by the chamber
win begin at once. The board OF Wis
itors of the new institution met yes
terday at noon and decided to locate
the school here.
Petersburg made hard fight for
the school. and at one time the in
dications were that all OF the work
Of the local people would be in vain
Mr. John l.. Williams, of III" board.
stood out for Petersburg to the last.
and when the other members voted
him down he rendered his resignation.
The resignation was not accepted,
however.
Although Petersburg made no pub
lie offer of a free site. the hoard OF
visitors had been assured that II
the Dunlop farm should be purchased
at shout $4,000. Petersburg would
pay half OF the price. Against this
proposition the Chamber OF Com
raerce offered free OF charge seventy
i've acres Of valuable land. located
inst north Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railways Old Point track.
The following. from the Richmond
News Leader. tells the story OF yes
terday's proceedings:
1.-THE city of Newport News has
NNeen selected ~ the site for the pro,
posed state School for Colored Dear
and Blind Children. This decision
was reached by the hoard OF visitors
shortly before two o'clock this after
noon after a session more or less
heated, which was called to order at
twelve o'clock In the private office
Of John l.. Williams.
1.-TWO cities competed for the school.
Newport News and Petersburg. Roth
Of these cities had large delegations,
who submitted their claims before the
board. Edwin L. Quarlcs. secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce OF Pet
ersburg. was the principal speaker
for the Cockade City. and presented
the advantages offered by the cont en-
plated site on the old Dunlop estate.
s.He was followed bv Mr.. Cuthbert.
. prominent real estate man Of Pet
ersburg. DR.. Clarence Porter Jones.
president OF the Chamber Of Com
merce. Of the Shipbuiiding City. was
the first speaker in behalf Of the op-
posing Site While Petersburg made
no free offer at all but depended en-
tirely upon what IL conceived to be
the merits Of the location, DR.. Jones
came forward with an offer OF free
site Of seven'v-fvc -crcs Of valuable
land lying just out e line Of the city
In the direction of the city Of Hamp-
ton. Or. Jones was followed by
Louis c. Phillips. a wellknown at
torney Of Newport News. who went
over the advantage Of the site at
onme length and presented thu claims
or, this location in very a.se and
Interesting manner.
He was followed nv Mr. Powell.
engaged In the real estate business
b Newport News who spoke Of the
vS1ue Of the land He stated tina:
IL land In this ueishborhood and
- better than this land was selling
Tor $500 an acre W S Copeland.
EDITOR o! the Times Herald. also
.epcke In behalf Of the propoS d 10
catioa and stated that beside being a
free site. II had every physical adv
outage and in his mind /. was to IN.
best tatcres, q the stat" 10 I"cate
there. He has hcrn friend NJ the
school from its inception
The board then wont into rxrcu'-
I've session. when resolution was
noopted accepting the Offer Of New.
prTt News NcSSrS Rrvan. EurTiit.
WaIker and Houston voted in tho NJ.
nsDativs and John l.. Williams voted
N the negative
D. Jones and special committee
q tAe chamber have been At work
1De weeks cndcavorinE to hrius the
NV iastitution hcrc Thrv wore as
oessed BY various prominent ctIiz"ns.
mi Hon Harry Y HouEton Hamp-
ton's Representative in iho Irgisiat.
~. VINO IL a mcmbcr 81 tho hoard
q visitors. len; AL tho support pos
G11Se. The Old Dominion Land Com
10y made b possibic FOR tho cham
bpr 10 oRer a free site. Nv agreeing
- sei; the land At nominal figure.