The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

rose. Il suburban addition 70 the town
known as Euclid Heights. has be,
laid of and is being built up. bridge
100 feet long. with a l.7G0 foot ap-
proach across MattapOni River and
connecting King William and King
and Queen Counties is nearing com
pIetlon Esh; miles of good roads
through yhs various prop rites ac-
ouired by the Industrial Corporation
have been built and work is being
pushed on seventeen miles more, away
out IN thc country. three hundred
thousand dollar new industry that viii
employ several hundred hands has
been located here, several other in
dustries Of 4 smaller calibre having
heard Of the advantages offered are
seeking location here. something like
two hundred people have come in TO
take pot luck with the good citizens
OF West Point and TO find profitable
employment N the work that is go
ing on.
Again. West Point used TO have an
electric plant. but. when the town got
the black eye some fourteen years
ago. il went out Of commission it
has now been revived. new company
having taken IL IN hand made ii new
and up 10 date. and 1t is furnishing
light and power and is paying the
stockholders dividend
Transportation Comes I'm the swim.
This awakening came al very Op-
perfume time As IS known Of all men
the transportation companies Of the
south have become IN the past three
or four wears mighty industrial de-
velopers. The awakening OF West
Point and through its good example
that OF the York River country, gen
orally was brougbt TO the attention
of the southern Railway and the
Chesapeake Bay and York River
steamship people. They saw what was
coming and they commenced at once
to prepare for the Inevitable. and not
only that. but 10 help to bring things
no pass II has already been annOunc-
I'd in The Times Dispatch that the
steamship company is building Nv
magnificent steamers to add 70 their
facilities. and next October when these
ships will be completed and put on the
run. West Point viii have a daily line
10 and from Baltimore
The Southern Railway meets the sit
uation and this week work win DC
commenced on large scale in the
Improvement of the line from Rich
mond II this town. \ round million
ing the road practically new and
strictly up-to-date. The tw" new
steamers to be put on the York and
the Chesapeake Bay TO meet tho West
Point deyeiopmnt VIII cost a million
d,llars
Other Vast improvements.
The Industrial department If the
Southern Railway is working hand in
hs- I'd with the West pointers to oring
things to pass. In fact. il WAS this
department that first learned that the
Ohio pulp and papr makers were seek
ing q location in Tidewater Virginia
FOR q big plant. They put Thompson
,nto il and h got busy. The result
II this work was the location here OF
the Chesapeake Pulp and Paper Mills.
AN adjunct Of the great Fox Paper
Manufacturing Companv. of ohio Ire
company mas acquired lands here ana
have ALREADY commenced work IN their
$500 200 plant but all u that was told
about in last sundays Industrial Sc
tiOn.
Many houses ar, TO TO- nlu; .n West
Point this summer 10 acc olnlnc'-'tt"
The worI.u-n and maua< ers II the new
industries that are coming IN
The West Point and Gloueestel Rail
road is surely going To oe nuilt
ssn. 900 Post-Oftice ana uSl'ili- no Use -
20 be built b. Unol~ sam Tie town
* 70 spend s5oo0e in IMPROVING
streets building sewers etc. Soon"
viii be spent this year in ~" build
,ur 81 new docks. railwav s-dings
.tc. and all of these things ADD % I"
III. s pou0on th- railroad .ud the
steamship, people are - eypend AID
IL So oGo The Gresham Bridge is 10
c,s-. make the money that is neinS
-rt DOWN this yea. to max West
point greater aou.unt 60 5000. "r'
IN object Lesson
VOW what has brought All O. tnis
about and what IS going 20 BRING
.aS-I. more than tins {, pass iu a."
near future WaI. - IS. N.caois. Poo
s.e.larnt 81 ~. 'resap"ak" y .ir Ard
Paper rnrurart. rhe man who is laf-
Tx down 100000" here. explains % In
% letf.. Do wrot. - th" pres lent 90
;n. sha..1e- 81 commerce. Es4" .-