Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-05
mo PESS|M|ST|C VIEWS
ARE FOUND IN HOPEWELL
bankers. Real Estate Dealers and
Business Men Generally Are Pull
ing Together i'm City'S Behalf.
iOUT AFTER NEW INDUSTRIES
Believed Enough Plants Will Be Sc
cured TO Offset Any Curtailment
That May BE Made i'm Du POnt
Force at End Of European War.
Especial to Tie Times Dispatch.

iSbcCij! 10 Inc IlmpS- Dl-pHtr a..
HOPEWELl. VA. April ia vast
majority of the influential business
men OF Hopcwcll-baukers. real estate
dealers, merchants and professional
ncn--and members NJ tho Adinnietra-
tive Board who looked upon tho an
nouncemcnt OF Vice president Fletcher
IL. Brown. of the Du pDnt COMPANY,
mad" public yesterday concerning tile
operation of the lfopcwcll plant NJ the
term nation of the present great E.u-
ropcan conflict with alarm. now OK
press the most optimistic view Of Hope
wells future. Not only ~ this true
in iiopewell but in Petersburg. as we'll
Tn" uet-togcth"r meeting at pctcrs-
burg last night has served To prove
tht, levcl-h"adcd business mon with a
determined purpose and with cool de
liberation can drive away the most
pessiiniEtic view of any business ST, =
uation.
Captain Tarlton +. Heath president
OF the National hank Of petersburc.
who was called 10 tho chair at tho
business meeting, held in the Stratford
Hotel last night. in rs few words As
possible poured oil upon tire temper
1rily disturbed iiopcwell wit. the use
of the following brief statement:
We are not here to criticiz,, but 10
take diGnitied action with rcfcrenc. TO
Hopewell's future
lust those few words drove awav
erect which the statement of the Du
lont Company would hav. upon tho
business interests OF Hopencn. and
Immediately one speaker after another
expressed his vision OF "A great future
for the Wizard city.
Many prominent and influential ci,i
"ens OF Ilopeweli and PETERSBURG. have
occn interviewed and without 4 single,
exception they express the opinion that
instead of the statement having bad
cHect IL VIII have good effect
Before the close Of last nights meet
ing. numerous manufacturing indus
tries were suggested to Offset any re-
auction that might occur in III. oDcra-
tN"s at the Du pout plant. The prir-
cIr"i industry undcr consideration at
ms tnc - a gigantic steel plant.
when VIII employ when ~ operation
about 1000 wasc-egrncrs at an aver
az" wage figured down 10 :. minimum
OF $3.50 per DAY
specia! committee, composed of
captain /. Heath Walter Sachs.
James T.. tnthoert, r. II Mann, Rich
ara Eppes and W. l.. Lambcrdin. was
appointed 10 look further into the mat
ter with the w. u. Miller Co. OF pttts-
hureh. and Will meet a the earliest
possible time and make report to a
ca He'd meeting of the Two Hundred
Thousand League"
Captain Heath stated to-day that II
was practically assured that the plant
would he located at IiopcweIl Ills
statement was based upon Interview
which he had had with numerous pub
!ic-spirited citizens Of Hopewcll and
Petersburg since last night
Other industries are being widely
discussed. and iher. is a general i'm =
preston here TIA; should the Euro
pean war end within the next six
months. sufficient manufacturing indus
tries Will have been located at Hone
we'll TO take care OF all operatives
who are thrown out Of employment
bv reduction in tho force Of tho Di