The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
Ne EXPORT NEWS
TAKES GOOD LEAP
No Longer to Stand on One Leg.
as She Has Hereto
fore Done.
HUSTLING FOR NEW BUSINESS
Big Hosiery Mill Soon to Be i'll
Observation-Disclosures
Harbor.

Newspaper correspondents and otn-
or visitors TO Newpor, News have been
in the habit OF commenting a great
deal on the fac, that that sood town
stood too much on one les. CONNER
oially speaking. The newspaper cor
irospondents and the otsle. .lsltors
were right in the main. bu, it may be
that they put little too much stress
on the deplorable fact that the people
OF the town were prone to pin too
much OF ;hei- faith on 4 one big -
dustry that OF sh!pbuNding. There
have al along been some industries ia
Newport News other than the great
shipbuId.nE plant. but they were very
small and some OF them were SO
completely ove.shadowod by the nigh
tier industry that they l.ickered out
and quit.
The fac; IS that early i'm its h!stors
eui Tor long time afterwards New
por; News was spoiled in way i;
cot in the habt OF 4ookiNg at the
big shipbuildlng plant. and anyth.ns
smaller than that d.G not strike the
average eye down there, ana SO. II
the Truth must te told. the earlier
Newport News hooraa~s save buzz 1T
tie encoura gemea; to anything small
a. than q sh.Qyard or milion-dal-
lar coal pier. or an immense harbor
that could hold nothins snort OF a
mighty batuieshN. O. an ocean grey
hound OF immense Size.
smnll-Boat Harbor Assured.
Newport News has changed lis ideas.
and IN the past four years. maybe
longer. new element HIS sprung up
T., r.. it,sf~.ee -g-r'es w..
bef Of Commerce has been doing some
hustling FOR smaller things. smaller
harbors and smaller industries and
several other smaller things
Newport News. as : nave hcrcto-
fore told in this Industrial Section
is going TO have small boat har-
hor, a kind OF inland A.. sog in which
the little craft can hnd safety and
comfort while bringing to the town
all kinds OF truck and country pro-
duce 10 be dealt in by the w.te-awake
commission merchants and reshipped
to other points on board OF bigger
boats and on the railway cars Wny
the town is going TO vote "a bond is
sue OF S25Oo00 10 provide the money
"a mako this .nnall boat harbor inde-
pendent or the big Hamptsn Roads
ha!bor and when it docs il Nowporc
News is going 10 De ono or the hig
gest shipping points for tdewater
products OF all kinds. along the whole
Atlantic coast. When this happens.
and happen it Will. the banks Will no
longer complain, as have heard some
OF them recently complain. 81 mold
ing more money than they cav nnd
profitable use for. There will be
dealers and traders and shippers ga
lore to use the idle money in the
hanks, and pay good interest on It.
and a the same limo make good
money for themselves.
Hosiery MIL Secured
The Chamber of Commerce and the
business men generally and the wide
awake newspapers are reaching out
ior new industries. ana they arc not
calling IN vain They have landed
some. among them a hosiery mill that
is 10 employ not less than three hum
drcd workmon and work women. 1t
was no small job landing this hosiery
mill but it safely landed and 10 two
months "a Will be IN active operation
last week The hosiery mill people.
Messls Stewart and Lacony closed The
deal with the officers OF the Cham Ger
Of Commerce. and the WORK Of putting
the big shop is now going on Tie
MIL Is to be located at 34th Street ana
virginia Avenue. and small regiment
OF carpentos.s- and. other mechanics arr
pushing -oi s-4sd The work OF getting
tine buildings IN shape fnr the recep-
tion Of the machinery which has al
ready beer contracted for and some OF
Ii Is on the way. The Chesapeake &
Ohio railway. ever ready 10 encourage
any new industry on its line. has ar
ranged for the side trackage to put
the shop right or the line
Operatives Provided For.
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