The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-28
TRAVELLERS HEAR GOOD
CHEER FROM HOPtWtlL
Magic City TO Become Second City in
Virginia Within Few
Years.
DEFER STATION DISCUSSION
Post 4 Prepares For Annual Conscn-
ton OF Association at Newport News
Next Friday and Saturday.

Commerce or Hopewell, is an indica-
ton of the general optimism repo@ns
In the breasts and brains of the
other people Of that city, Hopewell
is bound 10 be one of the most sub
stantial and prosperous cities In the
country.
Mr. Morris addressed Post y, T. F.
A., last night. lie bubbled over with
exuberance and worked up enthusi-
asiR among the Travellers present.
He drew vivid picture of the pres
ent condition Of the Magic City. He
referred graphically to its past and
spoke in most hopeful terms of its
future. According TO Mr.. Morris, the
new city will within very few years
be close to Richmond in population
and in business and manufacturing in
terests. Plans are now on foot for
the establishment Of paper mills.
knitting mills. dye works. acid fac
tories and various other plants.
The outlook for the establishment
Of the steel works is brilliant It is
to cost 100000, a large part OF
which has already been contributed,
Land has been given for the location
OF the plant, the Norfolk and Western
Railroad is to extend tracks to this
plant. and capitalists or Richmond.
Petersburg aud Hopewell have lib
orally subscribed.
Real estate men Of HopeweN hav~
come forward TO help any proposed
industry which desires to locate Tiers.
Compared TO Petersburg.
WHY said Mr.. Morris IF the
number of employees continued after
the war is maintained at Just 1000.
that will be more than the number of
paid mechanics employed now In Pc
tersburg, Il city Of 80 600 population.
The latest statistics places the num-
Der In Petersburg at 1900. Two thou
sand mechanics employed in any city
will maintain 4 population Of from
fifteen TO twenty thousand people
but we expect more. The steel
plant will employ several thousand.
There are q number OF other indus
tries already established. A number
OF ice-creana factories, bakeries, bot
Ting establishments, cigar and cigar
cite factories are already in existence.
Scores Of earnest inquiries are pour
ing in aud the real estate men are
showing their patriotism by Offering
sites for factories and plants"
Mr., Morris said it was rumored
around HopeweU that the Du Fonts
We're about n erect a finishing plant
for their products al WilliamsburE
II is reported that the finishing plant
IN New Jersey cannot handle the vast
amount Of business. ard that an adj
ditional one will he located at vii
liamsburg
The On Fonts will undoubtedly re-
main at Hopevell More than $50.
600 600 has been spent by The com
pany in machinery and other things in
Hopewell This will not ne taken
vav. Streets have been laid, houses
OIL nj hI41f n 4
ed IN the property Of the Du Fonts
ali Of which means that the big plant
will he one of the great industries %
the future Hopewell.
Banks and churches are heinS built
on every hand. The Catholics are
building a sac. 600 church other do.
nominations are building, Four banks
are now IN existence. representing
more than half million dollars in
deposits
All these things we're told hy Mr..
Morris in a spirit OF hope and, con-
fdence The applause given him dur
Ing his talk was most earnest and
emphatic
Not Ready on Union Station.
State President George ". Rogers
chairman Of the BOARD Of Strategy,
on union station. reported that his
committee had not met, but would
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