The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-08
Confirmation of Great Develop
ments on York River Near
Williamsburg
FEMALE SEMINARY
SOLD AT HIGH FIGURES
Yesterday Real Estate Opera
lions in Virginia's Ancient
Capital in Neighborhood of
100000

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
Williamsburg. Va, March THAT
Williamsburg will soon be the near
est town to one of the largest dynn-
mite manufacturing plants In the world
In now practically certainty.
Ths former city OF quiet and historic
charm. 10 now bustling with busin ess
and real estate 10 changing hands fast
Today's transfers amounted TO colse
to 100000. The most important news
In connection with the proposed Du-
Pont plant to be located on the York
River Came TODAY. w. II. Coaffield
who 10 said to be the representative
In williamsburg. OF the DUPONT de Ne.
mours Powder Company. was in VIII
liamEnurg all day today. II 10 under
ssood on excellent authority that he
has practically made arrangements for
the building of huge plant on the pro-
POSED tract of land, directly on the
York River
Must Have Papers NY March n.
n. W. Wright. who is the son of
land, which contains about 800 acres
selected as the site for the plant, said
tonight that Mr.. Coaffield had told him
that he wanted all deeds and papers
connected with the real estate ready
for transfer on March IS. Mr.. Coaniels
was positive I'm his statements that the
property would then be taken over by
the Duponts. Mr.. Wright would not
go into details about the proposition.
A. IL La understood that this DUPONT
offcfmia aid not want the deal known
unfit after II had been contaminated.
However, the news spread through will
Harrisburg like Are tonight. and. along
with other real estate activities, keen
interest ts being displayed In the
prospects Of william ssarg becoming n
metropolis within the course OF few
months. The proposed site is but four
and one-half miles from WILLIAMSBURG,
Talk OF building an electric line to
the plant IS soon as II Is built has
already begun.
It 10 said that group of wealthy
business men OF williamsburg are will
ing TO build an electric line TO the plant
when IL Is really established.
Female Institute soid.
Other interesting real estate trans
fers In williamsburg today was the
sale of the williamsburg Female In
stitute, about 400 yards from the Ches-
apeaks and Ohio Railway station. for
$685. 900 A local corporation bought
the property. The papers have NOT
been hled yet.
The same corporation that bought the
Institute property bought property or
II. w. warburton. located In William
burg Mr.. warhurton has other pro-
perty a short distance from the town.
hut Ia reserving this. The price paid
for His property. which is not far from
the depot. is said to have been $4,000,
II covers about 400 acres.
The Sommerville Trust Company. OF
Newport News obtained an option OF
the property OF W. A. Roisseau. located
at the railroad station. The property
In said to have been optioned at $so.-
GOO. Mr.. Boisseau auctioned off the
property and there were several bid
ders.
Henry Graves, a telegraph operator
who lives In williamsburg. but who
works at Norge. Va, short distance
away, said tonight that some com
pany. which he thinks is the Dupont
Company, In brin ging q large number
of mules down the shores of the YORK
River. He says that he saw the ami
mails, escorted by large gang OF
men. There were wagons and carts
too.
It%was learned late tonight that Mr..
left $4,000 in the Bank OF
Williamsburg to pay for the property
belonging to the Wrights
He left at noon today for Newport
News where he 10 said to have PAID
for the land owned by the Old Domin-
ion Land Company In this neighhor-
hood.