Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-12
President Stevens Says Coo
Will Help Newport News
Get Them.
ANNUAL SMOKER JF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Prominent Guests Enjoy informal A.
fair and Sreak Of Newport News In
Optimistic Vein-lieut.-Go Governor j.
Taylor ElIyson Says City Must
Have Faith in Itself.

There are two things to which
YOU should address your attention and
we will help you in every way. one
is steamship line TO South Ameri-
can PORTS and the other is a steer
plant. We thing that by importing
the Cuban ores and mixing them with
the natural Virginia ores high grade
of steel can be produced here at less
Govt than anywhere in the world. we
are pursuing investigation along the
ne at this time"
This cheering message was deliv-
cred to the Chamber of Commerce
last night. during it's annual soclai
session at the Warwick Hotel, by
President George w. stevens, of the
Chesapeake & ohio Railway Company.
The message WAS received with
vigorous applause and was generally
discussed by the members of the
chamber during the evening. Presl-
dent stevens remarks led many OF
his hearers TO believe that the new
ONHtIN VI TUG AHtodptahN n
arc contemplating the establishment
of both the steel plant and the line TO
South America.
Mr.. stevens will remain over IN
this city today and the matter VIII
be taken up with him by the local
business men and the chamber will
20 to work at once on the two pro-
jects.
c. & o. Improvements.
President Stevens made most in-
.eresting and optomistic address at
the social session. He announced
amid vigorous applause that plans for
the charging of tne local car repair
shops and plans for freight and
passenger depot in North End are
| now being made He also declared
that the company is ready to Increase
| IL; terminal facilities here just as soon
as the traffic will justify it.
In opening his address. Mr.. Stevens
declared that during the last ten
months the railway company has
dumped 1000 goo tons Of coal at this
! mort. an increase. of 80 per cent over
the amount Of the dumpings in the
same period of the preceding year.
During the ten months 100000 cars
were received here. or 1000 cars
every working day. The passenger
traffic Is equally satisfactory, he said.
He pointed out that the company has
| lust put on two through trains out
of this section, the one going to New
York and the other TO Chicago.
Speaking of the car shops. Mt.
stevens said that $4,000 cars. or the
entire equipment of the road, were
repaired here during the last ten
months. The shops employ about $50
men. The total payroll of the rail-
wav company and the 'longshoremen
| and stevedores and coal trimmers at
this mort amounts to 100000 annual
Is. He also said that the company
has a contract for 400 cars of grain
TO come TO this port for shipment
abroad in the immediate future.
| Smoker a Great Success.
| Although 1t was an entirely in
formal affair. the social session OF
the chamber proved to be thorough
success. More THAI 100 guests crowd
ed the pariors OF the hotel. in which
the session was held. The floor was
| canvassed In white and the tables
were decorated with yellow chrySan
themnms and msrlc leaves. while pot
| ted pIanis. palms and chry santhe-
NUNS were used In decorating the
rooms.
MANY prominent visitors were pres
| ent. These included President stew
| ems. Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor
F1lyscn. Col. John r. Branch. prom
/ inent banker and capitalist OF Rich
n,ond: p. u. Hub T.. gcnersl agent
of the new Chesapeake e. Potomac
steamship COMPANY: Captain r. 5
Alternately. OF Fort Monroe: PROT
George 7. Phoenix. vice principal 81
! the Hampton Normal and Agricultural
institute. Major John A Johnston.
chief surgeon: Major John 7. Hume.
treasurer: Captain T.. n. Parker. com
misary. Captain Lewis \. Thompson.
assistant chief surgeon. and Chaplain
T Martin Nicfcri. III of the Hampton
branch cf the soldiers Home. Cap
tain ]. II THford. agsrtermssfer 81
the UnHed States army transport ser
vice. W. W. Vicksr. OF Norfolk: W.
v Morgan. editor Of the North Neck
News.
Congressman yores Not Present.
Congressman William A Jones. ~
the FIRST district. Who vas 20 have
respondcd 20 the toast. Commercial
Assets q the First District was IN
shie 70 hc present Attorney r. c.
B'ckf-rd. of this riiy. Who was sch o.
uIcd 10 sp~ak on The Merchant