Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
WEST POINT SPREADING
new SUBURB OVER RIVER
Plum Point, Across Pamunkcy River,
Changed to Manhattan-To BE
Factory Town.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO, TOO
With Two Railways and Steamship
Lines, Transportation Facilities
Will he Unsurpassct-Entcr
to Come Home for Operatives.

WEST POINT. VA. February Cone
OF the strongest clements in tho sue
| cess OF the great development now GO
ing on 1t West Point is the compre-
hensivc plan and foresight of the men
VINO are - the head OF the undertaking.
/ Now/'re on hej Atlantic Coast. ex-
cept at New York. does the arrange
ment OF land and water seem so well
made Tor the development of great
city as at the head OF York River
West Point covers the lower point OF
King William County. as old New York
| covers Manhattan Island. The builders
OF Greater West Point. drawing a les
son from the history OF the growth of
| mat oid Dutch settlement ut the mouth
OF the Hudson, have already laiN out
and allotted tie territory around the
present town so that future growth
shall he along proper and economical
lines.
On the high bluffs Of the Pamunkey
/ River To the northwest the beautiful
residence suburb Of Euclid Heights is
buiilinS up. To the north and east
along the Mattaponi, there stretches Il
big belt Of excellent sandy loan soil
and here the small truck farms of five
ana ten acres are being taken up by
thrifty Swedish and Austrian families
Across the Mattaponi into King and
queen County n great bridge has been
built ut the cost OF 100000 and more.
little farms are being prepared
\ New suburb for I'nctory Sites.
AMI now that many new people have
come. and labor and all other condi-
lions are ripe for industrial develops
meat, new suburb is being prepared
which shall he the busy. throbbing CEN
ire II the manufacturing district Part
OF Tn" old Ethan tract, in later years
known as "Rrick House" and plum
n IL
future. rs we'll rs present needs
Tho diversified interests of the Old
dominion Industrial Corporation which
owns large part of tho real estate
around West Point. have made II ncces-
! sarF to form special organization to
haniic this new suburb. For this pur-
pose the West Point Development Cor
poraTion has been formed and the sery-
ices C a specialist In this class of do
Nclormcnt has beer secured Francis
~. Spraguc Of Baltimore. will be vice.
president and manager OF the new com
pany..
Tho docks OF the new town arc ,us,
across the river In New Kent County.
and only 1000 feet from the Southern
RAILWAY and Chesapeake Steamship
Comlany docks on the West Point side
me new town, or suburb IL called
Manhattan. and inducements will be
| oHefti the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
| way TO extend branch from Tonno
! INTO Manhattan, which would not he
/ over ten miles. This would insure thn
service OF two railroads and tbre.
! steamship lines. or course. there vii,
be busy ferry line between Manhat
| tan and West Point
| u" dccp water gives West Point tho
advantage OF the Very lowest freiCh.
rates. ana with the addition OF q bir
! coal road like tho Chcsapcako oud obio
there should he no limit TO tho rrowtr
ana Importance OF this place.
E'eh Inc needs OF the colored popu.
iaioh nave been foreseen. and very.
"es,Fanie tract, called Mil Creek. set
aside for their exclusive use.
| With it's pure ar,esi,n ,, a.,
splendid schools. its many churches II. :,
wac awak" Chamber OF Commerce. and
its boosters. there is no reason WIN.
| west Point should not have 100 900
| population by 1929