Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-31
CHESAPEAKE 4 OHIO GOING
AFTER MORE BUSINESS
Edwin Hswiey Proposes to Make
Newport News One Of the Greatest
Ports on Atlantic Coast ihree
Steamship Companies and Kama
VIVA Dispatch Represented.

Omcials Of tine Chesapeake a ONO
Railway Company, the kanawha his
patch. the Merchants & Miners
transportation Company. the Old Do
minion Steamship Company and the
Clyde Line held an important confer
encc Yesterday in the Office of Super
intendent of Terminals +. l. Ford The
conference lasted the greater part OF
the entire day. the cOastwisc freight
situation at this port being the princi-
pal topic for discussion.
After the conference ended late in
the afternoon. the officials said that
there WAS nothing to give out for pun
lication. However. they said that the
matter of the handling of the freight
brought to and carried from this port
by the three coastwise steamship
companies was gone over carefully
the object being to improve. If pos
sible. the traffic service.
Coastwise Business Increasing.
During the past three or four years
the tOaS lNiSf lINlAHt UNNittNN 81 Ahfsf
port has been constantly on the in
crease and the prospects for the com
ing year are brighter than ever be-
fore. The Chesapeake & Ohio. under
the new management, is going in for
Increased coastwise as well as for
eign business. il being the intention
of Edwin Hawley to make Newport
News one Of the greatest ports on
the Atlantic seaboard. Already this
port has taken rank over all other
American ports in the shipment of
coal. ranking second only to Cardiff,
the leading coal port OF the world.
BESIDES building up and increasing
the coal trade. the officials of the
read are now going in 10 build up
both the coastwise and foreign trades
and the prediction already has been
made that in "A few years this port
will have an even greater commerce
than IL enjoyed ten years ago.
Conference Was Unheralded.
Yesterdays conference was I'M
heralded and it created considerable
discussion in shipping circles. Until
the conference ended. no one except
those participating. seemed 10 know
what IL was all about. The officials
OF the steamship companies arrived
here early yesterday morning and
spent OF more after breakfast look
ing over the property Of their com
panies al this port. The Chesapeake
& Ohio and kanawha Dispatch Of
ficials arrived al 10 81 o'clock on The
fast train from the West They were
met AZ the depot by the steamship Of
ficisls and the party Immediately re
tired to the office II Superintendent
Ford.
Om.i'Is b'teni,rg Conference.
Those attending the conference
were. - VI whitaker. ~ Richmond.
general traffic manager vt the Chcsa-
peake 4 Ohio. n c. Hathaway. % ST
Louis. general agent o. the KsuaN IA
Dispatch. : y Becklcy. Of New York.
general Eastern agent ~ the ka-
nawha DisTstch. Thornton lewis 81
Cincinnati. general western aRcnt 81 the
Kanawhs Dispatch. z s r. Wake. ~
Boston. general New England ag-u.
Of the Kgnawha dispatch p = JET
ers. 81 chicago. agent Of the Kauswha
Dispatch. Claim Agent s. udard ~
the Chesapeake 4 ohio. Trafic Man
aver WcodrCc. of the Oid Dominion
Steamship Company. John Nichei. Of
New Tork. freight ria m agent ~ fhn
Oid Dominion steamship Company
W ~ l.andon. lo, al a-cni ~ the Oid
Dominion steamship Comp ny. Gen
erai Manager Raymond. nf Tho CIV A.
Steamship Company Tram Mana.
gcr Maynard 1T me Cftfo Steam nm
Company james McCarick general
southern agent Of ihc Cirdr steam
ship Company. William q rrit, hard
local agent e. the Clvdo steam I.
Company. e y Hopk NJ. freight fraf
e. manager 90 She Merchants a Mn
crs Transportation Company. T "
smith. general agent ~ The Merchants
a Minors Trausp0rfaf'0u Cumrany
J. =. Cora. superintendent OF agen
cies Of the Ncrt hsrfs A. Miners
Transporiatior Company. anf PRANK
BraEr. local agent 80 fhe Merchants
a Miners Transportation company
and 7 =. Harrison. general foreman
~ piers f~r fho Chcsarr1tr A unir
Railway COMPANY