The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
cHESI[RF|tLD'S MANY
NATURAL ADVANTAGES
UcMpIction of Chester Hopewoii Rail.
way 10 Mark Beginning cs De-
velcpmcnt.
FINE MANUFACTURING SITES.
western Fart OF County VIII Prcvide
Fuel from Fitch Goal Iandsfssw
Materials are Plentiful.

Fuel from Rich Goal Iands-fssw
MAtertals are Plentiful.
Eha completion Of ths new Chsstsr-
3ooswsll Railway. on which SURVEY
~ss begun during the latter days Of
che week, VIII isad TO the devslop-
ment OF the eastern portion OF Ches-
tsr1isid County ~ great manufao-
tnring center. and probably renew
festivities IN the coal nelds Of the
syvNetern part Of the county. Through
cut the county impetus viii Be gtvsn
% the larger development OF nch
ratnrAi AGRICULTURAL possibilities. and
M county ~ whole will Be iarssy
b4nefted.
The work Of grading roadbed, OF
constructing the necessary trestler
and. OF tho railway bridge across the
Appomattox, whore the new road viii
crOss that river near what 10 known
a. Point OF Rocks, and the actual
laasin9 OF the rails win follow olose-
" the completion Of the survey. which
il being pushed rapidly by . corps
u engineers under the supervision OF
n w. simpson. chisf engineer OF the
veuxhAn Construction Company.
Puta Ntchm0Od Nearer.
when the road II completed. thu
city N Nichmond with have oeen put
acme twelve miles nearer Hopeweu.
e0ane OF the mammoth guncotton
plant of the Du Points, around which
4 city OF more than $4,000 has rapid
y grown. The shortest distance DO
tween Richmond ana Hopewsu - now
about thtrty-thres miles - twenty
- RICHMOND
and Petersburg. the point II which
junction 10 made ON the road to Hope
we'll, about ten miles dtstant rom
Petersburg.
The route over which the tracks OF
the new Chaaer-to-Hop Rail-
way will run covers dlstancs OF
about nine miles. Chester Ia about
fwNive miles from Richmond 30 the
building a the new road with con-
nsctions With tbs A. G. T.. the y. q
w. and the 8. A. /. railways. and the
electric nns Of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company at Chester puts
Hopawsil but twenty-one miles from
Riohnsuna.
Ens ihs new road in addition to
meaning much to Richmond And the
business interests OF this city. meats
more % the wealth and future vel
FARE Of the county Of Chesserfsld ana
It's pe0pae. Ans Lnu1SsA 49, 49, .s
cultural axent OF the new 1872.
Frank b. Fuller. formerly aErtcut-
turaf and immigration agent Of the
Union Paeinc Railway, is planning
for the promotion Of Chesterfield
lands along the James Rivsr - man
SfA0turinG AteA -.
HAs Was@.RI0nn $780,
d on the front of the Jamess betwssn
Bermuda AunAred ana nopers ~.
intsres1 reDrsssnfsd ~ ~; mos
have enaene on seve ss,,
acreA On TIM m xsIrst
having fdvAntA9a q 800 49,. erss
same points - Ox4at - tnafu-IoON
dopth-waA - eoaStxuc1e0 SI -. ~. -. -,
u1ncf111ne eesa oaasnmsn 1. -.
turn ont 1eF pEo0ncss S,A.~-
rAeey. = y DAHsu css 49, ~.
teg3ooe y RON - . - $500 -
JAme1 1ave! 9 n,
wood 1nnedta1aaU ~. ~ -. -,
yeaso = oemA 81 ~ - nss s1.
seavessA4 INTO xur
werxang cskaolsnn a1 ..r. IN
Ens rtcn nAoS. coun M '~rr.tAs rss-
ssr6 e veeetAoIs 49, gss ss..-sr@ a
tsx1Al FER foodssnn1 manuL - ~. =.
lAs9s variety. 49, ~ w. -. A..
oatsaaen propo,1Vons s,,~,,.,, : ort
velopmsnS OF sn1ah - -. ~ ~. sss
the sover1 oTops ~ sses al,
climate Of Cneseern eM p1. 80
ssppN q AL seas0na s.u 49, 80. :.
maternal g ksen 1872 ,.sn 80
itahmentD ouey. Ene Iou so s1....s
ceunty q sucn manuA.o &1s.Ls 800.
viii. In turn, 1rovsde 49, go
~ hand Tor tos pulA o1 ~ = j.
produOea. There axe epp sssN...aa
dn1ry~producA planea ana
also, Il = asssree1
0roes Goal DeRo
TAs piantD e ~ aev0ops@ ~
divsreinsd nAturs. VIII provs q ..sr
" value 70 the ssctioa I'LL 1919 .
: anSle rlaat turning ont e 1rsss
yolurne = dn1Ss producI ne -
Snamenoy q the communislss - ~. -
up In ohe1eeEnsaA are assureo. lncae
wiM ~ etner Inducements 70 ~
fAotureE1 than deep water enu ~
bensdt snsh brings IN the ~-s
c0mpetattve fraight rates. !.
0ne o. these other inaucemenM =
70 ~ FOUND ~ tns WcsteH A.
of Chestsrnsad. where gTeat coai u
Dos1te IL awaiting ths coming q .ns
miners and the machinery necos
Tor taking out tha wealth. q !ues y
near To Atlantic coast tnat nas'
ier yeAxa Deen Aimoes snurc.y oss