The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
Port on the York River Arising
in Night in Every Line Of
Endeavor. Great Shipments
of Oysters.
New Structures Taking Place
Of Old Ones, Demand For
Store Buildings. Real Estate
Actively Engaged in Building
Up the Town

WEST POINT. VA, Jan 24.-Con-
TRACTORS In West Point are very busy.
and the reports have been recently
Of the erecting Of buildings, but now
II has come to the pulling down" OF
some buildings and erecting better
ones on the site. ". r. Broaddus Is
having erected a two-story concrete
block building tthe blocks made right
In the town, on the south side of p
street, between Eighth and Ninth
UtreetA
The ground floor of the new building
will contain two stores. one OF which
will be occupied by r. Benton Barker.
y commercial photographer. OF Bur-
1inRton. Vermont. while the other
store is wanted by both out of-town
and home concerns 4 portion of the
has been leased by the The Bell Tele-
Exchange. The second floor over the
uther store will be converted into a
flat with all modern conveniences.
There are several applications fer the
HAT
air. A. r. Hosge. OF wicomtco.
Gloucester county. who is represent
Ing the Peoples Mutual Benefit In
Hurance company. OF Washington, ID.
G.. In this territory. has leased the
Ware cottage. on Eleventh. and moved
n with his family.
There liz dearth OF stores In town
Every available one In rented and sew
erai under construction ere already
taken. One real estate firm states
store rooms II the Same were to be
had. Every dwelling house in town
b filled and almost all under con-
ktrucfion are either leased or spoken
Tor.
The Wonderland. Yves; Points pho
play house. is about finished and Ia
nightly furnishing innocent amuse-
ment to large crowds. A fine class
be pictures Is shown and splendid
music of local talent lends greatly
10 the evenings pleasure. The new
building will shortly he Furnished
with opera chairs. The stage liz large
Enough to accommodate any amateur
Performance.
1t probably has not been stated tina.
1000 cases OF the famous York River
pysters were shipped during Christ
mas week from West Point alone.
These cases averaged five gallons to
The case. making 5000 gallon. that
we're shipped To various parts of the
South and West
The Tug Castle" OF the United
St4AtS Np6atNSA ite NP1i NftEtiAt 81 Nv
here few days ago. having in tow a
biz dredge and a snag boat. They will
nv up here until spring. when they
viii proceed to clean out the channels
BIZ the Mattapony and. Pamunkay
rfvers. 100000 has been appropriate
Nv the government for this work.
The postoffice inspector has been
here In the last few days locking after
he site for the new post office build
ng, for which 100000 has already
been appropriated. So far as Is known
HE site has not hsrn selected. thougt I,
many have been offered. Ono site
that the people had selected, pretty
EenerAlly. has not enough land by
twenty feet. another is not on a cor
MGR. Another IL too far from the
present center Of the town. and go
Dn. Haste is required in the matter.
Nor the present quarters are already
loo small. tho postofiice business hav-
Inc grown so. In short time the
congress will be beseiged for an APP
Preparation for the new building. In
March the new postmaster will go
n under the present administration.