The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-23
Permanent Structures Are
Rapidly Taking Place of
Those Which Went Up
In Smoke.
AMAZING GROWTH OF
STATES NEWEST CITY
Population Most Cosmopolitan
In Character, But Condl-
tions Are Being Rapidly
Bettered As Conditions Be
come Settled.

As rspidIy as thousands of work
men can handle their tools and as
RAPIDLY as architects and builders can
draw plans and mobilize material. the
new city of Hopewell is rising 1roW
its ashes
The temporary buildings which mad
been constructed by energetic business
men to meet the demands OF tnoo
sands of people. and which were wiped
am hv the flames few weeks ago,
are giving place to permanent struc-
tures. and In many instances freproof
buildings.
More rapidly is the new city arising
Assan the ashes than did the oaoy
town grow Where boards mad oeeh
thrown together to meet the increas-
inp demands permanent buildings are
naw being erected on the debris winch
marked the site of the wonder CITY
The town 81 Hopeweil, past and
game gives away to the real city, ana
on every hand are indications OF prog
ress. energy AMI perseverance.
No one having seen the old Hope
we'll. no one who wandered am4d the
ashes of the burned town ana pom
dered over the losses OF those VINO
had pu. their confidence and hope in
,he building up OF the old town: no
one who stood in the mfjst OF the
srnouIderirg emf ers and the smoke
would recognize the place today
HopewelI is now a city. a city OF
the first class. city that has grown
because nature SO determined, CITY
with everything In its favor--wa.er
and railroad facilities, climate and IN
dustrial resources.
-ffrhr7prfc and PETERSBURG aFa-'a
easy reach Of Hopewell, Washington
the capital Of the nation. is within
fnur hours of Hopewell Richmond
the CAPITAL of Virginia AMI the lead :
ing city In The South, pride 10 ali
Virginia is within an hours run or
Hopewcll. Petersburg. one OF the
states great cities, is within touch.
Following the destruction OF Hope
well. the men who made the town
n possibility lost no time In its recon-
struction. There was a demand for
the city. and the demand has been
HOPEWEI4L ARISES PHoENlA-
LIKE FROM ITS ASHES
Visit Hopewell. and YOU will be
amazed to see what has been accom-
nlished in the dead of winter. scores
Of brick buildings of a substantial ma
ture are under construction, ana
scores more would be IL material could
~ secured. With all of the transpor-
tation facilities at hand. building ma
teriaI cannot be secured as fast as
nne6ed No such demand was antici-
mated. and consequently It was not
supplied. But. In spite OF this hanoi-
CAP. the progress has been marvellous.
Permanently 10 the keynote OF the
new construction. OF course. many
small frame buildings have been
erected and are now under constTuc-
tion. This had to be. but It ts note
worthy that practically ali OF these
smaller structures are OF temporary
nature, and will doubtlessly be pulled
down TO make way for substantial
buildings when other arrangements
can be made by the owners who were
compelled to resort to makeshirts 10
carry on the business interrupted by
the fire.
Before the fire there was tendency
toward permanent construction. but
the present widespread belief IN the
permanency of Hopewell was not then
entertained There was hesitancy on
the part of those with money to put
1t into brick and stone. but that time
has passed. and within the next year
construction will be permitted. or de-
sired. in the new municipality.
PERNIANENCY is NOW
GENERALLY BELIEVED IN
Permanency Is generally believed In,
ana II is founded upon solid facts.
No longer do those In touch with
the situation believe that the great
r,,n-cotton factory Is thing that viii
nass with the war. Rather. they are
firmly convinced that it will continue.
II not as a munition plant, as a manu-
factory of one of the many other
products controlled by the DUPONT
Company. This is strengthened by
the numerous improvements of a solid
and permanent nature made within
the reservation.
The Dupont Company has done con-
adorable work within the past two
months, which is totally unnecessary
il the plant is temporary one.
For instance. a concrete road mile
in length has BEEN laid within the
kaRrounds. 1t was not necessary unless
the company intends tc use the plant
for many years. Other concrete work.
also not absolutely necessary. is being
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