The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

Tabb. This building Will cost $4,000
and win be. built by J. w. Davis.
Hospital Extension
Work Is now progressing on ten
thousand dollar addition to the Eliza
beth Buxton hospital. the beautiful
location of which. fronting directly on
Hampton Roads, Is giving this insti-
tuition a commanding position in
Eastern Virginia. Inc main building
and the addition will have front
age of about one hundred feet on
Hampton Roads. The structure Is OF
pressed brick and Is four stories htgh.
The institution Is equipped through
out by all OF the most modern CON
veniences and hospital paraphernata-
One Great Need.
Newport News Is intensely interest
ed in the project looking to the con-
struction of a small boat Ia Dor 1t
has for years been recognize as one
of the great reeds Of thu situation
here. With a magnificent water front
the people of Newport News receive
a minimum benefit therefrom IN hand
ing the heavy commodities. At pres
ent there is not . coal or woodward
in the city that does not rehandle its
stock at an increased cost to the con-
sumner. All heavy commodities. net
brought In by the Chesapeake an
Ohio Railway. are at present unload
ed at the pier belonging to the I'd
Dominion Land Company at wharf
age and rehandIing expense. Fur
thermore. hundreds OF small craft.
the trade OF which would prove a
| boon to Newport News merchants,
now 20 to other harbors. where there
h more adequate protection for small
craft The construction OF the small
prixcx. an business concerns handling
heavy commodities. an opportunity TO
procure conveniently located wafer
| front for legitimate business purposes.
| besides having the effect Of bringing
| trade here that now goes elsewhere.
| CONGRESSMAN w. a. Jones has hae
provision made in the rivers and har-
bors bill for survey here looking -
| government aid to tho proposition
Municipal improvements.
During the asst year Newport News
| hos completed one hundred Thousand
dollars worth OF new street paving.
| and a new public school building a. d
cost Of fifteen thousand dollars. The
| dun times prevailing the past two
years, on account OF the effect upon
I the shfpbuifdiug industry CAUSED Ey
1 the panic, are passing away. and q
i
employed In the shipyArd and with
the chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company would not fall short Of eight
thousand.
IN the shipyard all u busy. Nine
more ships are to 80 overheard this
yoar, and there are rum0rs thar con-
tracts are about to be atgned Ter sew
erAl more. There II now rather more
1 than the usual amount Of repaf: work
N progress in the yard.
An Improvement Of permanent In
! portAnce and comfort to the public Il
/ the new stone road between Newpor,
News and Hampton. This gives this
! section one OF the most beautiful
drives In Virginia. The road u close
enough to the waters OF Hampton
/ Roads e large OF the route 10 give q
/ good view OF that beAAtis1l body o1
/ water. There Is now = moe on foe,
| looking to the construction Of a more
| Point. The present road Ia narrow. Ii
! practically monopoltsed for a large
part N6f the way nv tbs. tra1fs OF the
I trolley line, and y very crooked. a
route through the grounds 6s the Nor
irnal School would shorten tho distance
lconsiderably and aSctd the street cal
i To Dpul,os Cnuacitr.
The shinyafd No. keEun work on Z
IfIrreo extension 70 IN foundry. and
Iwnl double IL caDacity rcr foundrl
work. % M II
There - report IA me effect thal
'tthe spipy4rd = nnfeu1p latfng tIss
1 N y apt thssSs