Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-16
TRANSPORTATION MAKES
HOPEWELl POSSIBLE.
Railroad and River Facilities Keep
Prices From Going Sky
High.
ROOD SUPPLIES ABUNDANT
Old Rusty Spur Track From Peters
burg Is Now Double-Tracked Line,
Crowded With Freight and Pas
scngcr Business.

HONEYWELL is the municipal prodigy
OF that vast stretch of land between
the Atlantic seaboard and the Rocky
Mountains 1t may have been cqualed
"a the West, but never 81 the East, but
Net 1t has one feature that J!Tcrcntiates
ie from all other towns Of mushroom
Growth and that is in its values, aside
rom really. Food. clothing ana other
heces"ities are sold at about the aver
age price In any other Eastern city.
Ihat this is possible IS due TO one
firing Transportation
The transportation facilities or Hone
well have made that place possible.
Without good water and rail comInunI
cation with the outside world. the Hope
we'll oe today would not he possible.
ESorbitnnt prices would reign. where
moderation now is the platform upon
which 4 permanent city Will he founded.
The growth Of Iiopewell Will never
ceasc TO lie thing of amagement 10
those who have not seen the Western
mining camps or the Klondike a
town OF 10000 souls within brief
eighteen months covers the site OF
what was such short time ago n
cornfeld. valued at few dollars an
acre. Practically all az this wonder
houses, stores and the giant powder
plant. and lit,ic consideration Is given
10 the wonderful development Of trans
portation facilities.
OLD spun TRACK NOW
DOGRLI;-TRkCK LINE
When tho Du Pont Company started
operations in Hopewcll, the Norfoils
and Westcr7 Railroad had a single
track line, littlc better than 4 spur
track. running 10 City Point. II
handled few cars now and then and
fewer passengers. TO-DAY the road has
been doublctrackcd. Thousands Of
carloads OF material pass over the lines
each week. while tho passenger SER
vlca is said to bc the heaviest In the
entire state.
While the Norfolk and Western waa
making this wonderful development.
tho Petersburg and Apromattox Elcc
trio Railway was huslir engaged in
laying line nnd s,rng:ng the wires
which will carry the current necessary
TO operate "a fac, trolley service be
tween Hopewell and Petersburg. Tho
old Dominion and tho Virginia Navisa-
ton Company have more than ,ri2lcd.
i, IS said, their freight revenues. Barge
after barge has discharged cargoes at
Inc vharvcE. which are now teeminG
With liboring humanity.
These wharvcs. too. are n part or tho
transportation growth. Three docks
we're huilt by the Du pont Company
- cost OF $4,000, md are 80 ar
rans.d that cars can be run directly on
their The docks run out about 100
feet into the river and then extend al
~ angle for 900. feet. sea going yes
sells can easily reach them 10 discharge
their cargoes
RIVER FRONT PRESENTS
SCENE or ACTIVITY
The river front has become one Of
the busiest places III the vicinity OF the
powder plant. The Norfolk and West
crn has completed 900 fee; or now
wharfage and frc!rh, is piled high on
II continually. As fast as one ship
nert s cleared or. another takes liz
place. The crer-shifting mountain of
freight seldom varies In size
With all OF the transportation i'm
rrovements, the citizens of iiopewcll
look for more. They are eager for the
Norfolk and Western 10 give them bet
ter station facilities, but a.a NOT insist