Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-11
ASSEMBLING MATERIAL
FOR YORK RIVER PLANT
Teams and Men Sent From CITY
Point 4" Scene Of Operations
Near Williamsburg.
RUSHING SPUR-THACK WORK
Contractor Curtis Begins Week With
Scvcnfy-Fiyc Teams and Several
Hundred Mcn-EinaI Route Not
Yet Definitely Decided.


WihiiAMSEtEI. Va. April To-
Tho pu ron' Powder Company is as
s"mhltng material for the erection OF
houses at it's plant preparatory TO
construction work. which is to bccIu
thcr" 81 iu carl> date Teams and
mon have been sent from City Point.
ard arc engaged in transporting tho
building material - the scene of opcr-
atoms
Contractor Simon T. Curtis is en-
'argiu: his construction force on tn"
pm FONT enrr track, ana he began the
week with about seventy five teams,
and several hundred men. Tn" work
- pr"c"c'liu. from tho main road TO
Yorktown /" tho Du pOnt plant. aud
this section viii h" completed FIRST.
- = holicv"d that by the tim. ,his
stretch of roadb"d is built tho gucs
tiou Of right "f way will have been
settled While il is believed certain
HAT tho spur 'racil Will II" built direct
90 ihc Williamsburg 'i"pot. !; has not
been confirmed There ar. two routes
FROM Springfield under cousidcva ton.
Tho frs, Will tap the main line east Of
E"a1e's Crossing and the other at ia"
regular Chesapeake and OHIO station
here. Tic latter route Is the choice OF
tho railroad p"opl" rs we'll the On
Points hu' III" right OF way has not
been sccUrcd Vet. although every in
dlcatiou is faVcrarlc 10 tho Williams
hu:G route. Only one or two property
owners haV. refused 20 dedicate The
ground. but II is believed that they
Will come around within the next fow
days.
Tho williamsburg business Associa-
ton viii meet tomorrow afternoon To
arrange details for w publicity cam
of Importance 10 tho development OF
Tho resources Or tho city and sur
rounding country. Tho association de
srcs 10 put tho real facts before tho
public IN an onicicl way.
Quite n number or Investors from
other places were active in Williams
burg to-day, and srent much time IN
looking over the situation. The Crock
cit ana Lutman farms were sold on
Saturday. the cash involved being $40
600 These farms lie at Springfield.
and arc very convenient to the Du
I'ont powder plant
Worl, is being rushed on the grad :
ing Of several subdivisions near Will
ijamsburg. and as soon as the wealth
~ is settled number OF big auction
sales Of desirable property VIII be held.
AZ least two subdivisions have been
sold out some % those who bought
having already resold at an advance.
Investors are not III n hurry to un-
load. believing that the real boom has
not begun here vet. As soon as the
railroad is completed and worknen
begin to assemble Al the dynamite
plant. IL is expected property will
AXE on a value heretofore unhcard of
Men who have made money in other
places say they have no idea of selling
until tho plant begins operations and
the permanent. nov population beg ms
to arrive.
Prepnrations are being mad. for
building in various parts Of the city.
OWN" 10 tn" scarcity OF houses. Three
or four GOOD up-to-date restaurants
are now open ana doing a good bust
ness. with on" ~ Two more in sight
The hotels and boarding houses keep
fun. and private families are accom-
modatirS some ot the overflow popu-
laton in their homes y number OF
large boarding houses are preparing
|" open in time 10 care for the con-
SirUction force, most OF which viii
have 20 no maintained here. II is re-
ported that several thousand men will
"e employed in construction work be-
for" the employees OF the plant are
taken on. With the return Of good
weather. real estate men expect TO
handl" The biggest crowds ever seen
here. some OF the best subdivisions NOT
having hcrn as yet PAT on the market
extensively.