Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-21
POINTS INCREASING
'0RCE At WILLIAMSBURG
20 Quantities Of Building Mate.
rial Arriving Daily for Con-
struction Work.
ECr HOMES FOR woRKNtEN
pGnters and Laborcrs In Great
'cmand-Brisk Transactions in
zeal Estate-Business Association
a1fdent OF City's Future.
oec,al to The rimes-Dispatch.1

special to The Times Dispatch.l
WILLIAMSBURG. VA. April 20
sc quantities OF building material
supplies of all kinds are daily ar
nero for the Du Pont NAV,
IL gradually Increasing it's force
hcn engaged I'm constructing hula :
r mo employees. Carpenters
aooIers are In great demand. the
,sr receiving s5.2s n day, the high.
n,iees ever paid in this section.
~ ma, as Queen City" an eighty
= 'sSs owned py well-known Rich
~ men, were brisk to-day. a MN
OF lots having been sold ar fair
es. This subdivision adjoins the
ION, m0nt property at its nearest po,nt
"iiiia m sburg. One new house. ia
ady under construction in this d.
on ana others will follow soon.
ing them hotel building.
ontractor Curtis said to-day that
hhai route OF the spur track to
man line had not been decided
II, but that work on the end toward
Du Pont plant was progressing
siactoriiy 4 large force of men
teams is engaged in this work.
railroad people are still making
tho Williamsburg station. II they
unsuccessful in this. the branch
VIII tap the main limo only a mile
or the station here. In this case.
Williamsburg station will also be
d. third track being laid from the
cuon to the Williamsburg depot.
VIII have the came effect upon
iiamsburg property as II Il came
'ct into the station along the route
first selected
he Williamsburg Business Associa-
/ is taking a deep interest in the
win or tho city. and has every con-
nee ia us future The association
assist In the development of the
: and surrounding properties. he
Ing that with the Du Pont plant
a nucleus the effort viii be SUCCESS
X. r. Scott. r. wealthy Balti-
rean, who. q few years ago, pur-
sed the Green Spring Farm, said
terday in public address that he
secured the country, North, East.
ith and West, for suitable loca
4 Tor the manufacture OF a new in
ition OF flis---n pea huller-and that
had found this by far the best. lie
now almost ready to begin the con-
uction of his plant. and has practi-
~ decided upon a site, which will
- ''N"' S'''c Wy II VIII not DC
&c to begin with. hut he expects Il
grow rapidly. until It will employ
ny men.
lore improvements are heing made
property I'm Williamsburg aud more
y buildings are going up than for
ny years. So far as known. there
no. vacant residence, and the de-
nd far exceeds tho supply Will
nsburE has no more houses than
! take care OF its normal popula
II. II Is practically certain. how
n. that houses will be erected III the
ractive new subdivisions, which viii
levc the congestion in the old part
the town. '.a--.- -, ,.4.,.. 81 Azis n
y. a. Boznrth fsSrtb6rSeu tS A,,Nre
II ten acres of land opposite the
.sapeake and Ohio depot 20 Mr..
ok, of West Virginia. the price paid
uS $1,000 an acre cash. Mr.. Cook
been here .wo weeks, and thor
,hiy investigated the situation be-
- closing the deal This property
! be suhdividcd. Il is said.