Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
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ON WAITER OF THREE. MILES

liNMPTcN. w. December ls-O.-
6cai announcement was made mere to-
DAY Of the purchase by tho United
states government Of l.IGt acrcs Of
land within mil. Of Hampton for the
establishment, Of the United states
7. Amy aviation school rho purchase
p-lcc of tho land ,"as 100000. ana tho
report has It that tho Government will
spend $50 oooCUr 81 building the fly
ing school and its equipment,
The property lies bctwccu the south.
cas-; and northeast pr"ugs 81 Back
river, and has water frontage Of
three mules uGuuiu2 into chesapeake
Bay. Tho iarms included 10 the deai
"rc tn" historic l.dinuiuetou. owned by
john T.. kimbcrl, old Booker hoin,.
sherwood owned 10y ruptuin Frank W
Darling; Pool farm. owned hy &. &.
Curtis. and Tie iiudgius farm. owned
b. Captain t. ;. itudgiug. ~. Francis
~. Causey .uh Robert : !ludgius. Jr.
tuder the terms or tho deal The
rroper,y is 10 he turned over 10 the
army Within ten days, and worh Is to
be started on the construction OF the
big plant immcdiHtclS.
Franchises already have been grant
eli for street railway from Hampton
To Sack River. which viii cross the
liver sat - point near Tudd's farm on
:, ,rcs;lc lo"Q feet long iutu sherwood
farm !, ferry lime wiil he run across
the river In roquoson district, thus
Opening up that section OF Yorktown
Tho railway inc wIli cost $4,000 and
tho trestlc bridge >ic.Vo0. Contracts
for these have been practically award
ed. ana the building will be under
way within a few weeks.
The indications are that Elizabeth
city county. Hampton and Phoehus
arc going to b. TO the AVIATION wor,d
VIVA, Detroit j. TO tho automobile bust
ness as the location Of The biE army
lying school IL expected 10 rosui, IN
bringing TO Hampton - large plant for
manufacturing the ma"h'nsa
Hunter H. Booker. Colonel Nelson :
Groonc and Harry II. Holt Negotiate"
the transactions with the government;
for the sale OF the properties. and the
negotiations have been in progress for
several months.
Colonel George o. Squicr. Captain
Richard COX" Marshall. Captain Nc
Milan and Captain clarke compose the
army aviation committee, and thcir
recommendation Mat tho site in fliz-
abcth City County hc accepted has been
confirmed and ratified by Secretary Of
war Newton L. Baker. Tho money
for the purchase Of the land to day
was placed with Major Ncstal quar-
,crmasjcr At For; Mor"oc. United
states District Attorney Mann IS en-
pc.,cU To com" Ia Hamilton either on
Monday or Tuesday TO c&amiuc The
titles TO the property. and. !p"m his ac-
ceptance. the money viii he turned
Over to TN. landowners.
Recently the army awarded contracts
for s3,0cO. 600 worth Of Tying machines.
aud these will hc used in tine school
hers. Nh branches Of flying Will h"
taught. ranging from tho smallest
pianc 10 the most diicult iydroacro-
plane.
It is said that tho army will have
about 3.ln0 officers ana enlisted men
stationed on tho big dying reservation
as soon as tho proper buildings for
housing them can bc erected.
There is rumor that the United
states Navy HAY join with the army
aud have the flying school here used
jointly bv the army and navy.