Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-02
JAMESTOWN SITE
ORDERED VACATED
All Persons Residing on Exposi-
ton Grounds Must Move
Before August l..
WORK WILL START AT ONCE
Secretary Daniels Outlines What
Will Be One of Worlds
Greatest Naval Bases.
tBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. July 1.-Secretary
Daniels announced tonight that all
persons residing on the old James
town Exposition site mus: vacate be-
fore August l, in line with the plan
TO create en- Hampton Roads one of
Work on naval training station to
accommodate 10000 recruits Is to be-
gin Immediately. and development Of
the great naval base is to he steadily
prosecuted.
Discussing the development plans.
Secretary Daniels said:
THE requirement of this property
makes possible the development on
Hampton Roads. the normal anchorage
OF the North Atlantic Fleet. Of one OF
the greatest naval bases in the world.
WORK ON THE TRAINING
STATION TO SIAItT AT ONCE
Work on the training station will
be begun at once. The present build
ings that are available will be pre-
pared for occupancy. Barracks. hos
pital pavilions and other necessary
structures will be erected as rapidly
as possible, and provision will be made
for 10000 recruits. We expect to have
quarters for several thousand com
pleted baforc ,hc end Of August, and
to have accommodations for the en-
tire 10000 In few months.
The creation of the naval base will
require time. but this WORK will be
steadily prosecuted. 1t involves the
nf
dredging operations and a development
eNtcriing over a period OF years. The
various uses to which the property will
be put include the following:
"A training station for 10000 men.
Submarine base.
"Av.Stion operating base for 4 double
coastal unit.
storage for fuel and lu5ricatinE oil
and gasoline with piers piped for dis
charging cargo for fuel.ng battleships,
destroyere. subma rines and barges.
Fleet storehouses to accommodate
all feet stores ready for delivery.
avoiding the unnecessary rehandling
OF feet stores and delay in their de-
livery to the fleet.
Mine and net storehouses. whero
piers. cars, tracks and men will he
available for handling this bulky ma
terial
Torpedo storehouscs for reserve tor
pedoes.
Medical storehouse capable of stor-
Ing enough equipment and stores to
equip an advance base hospital. at
least one hospital transport and store
reserve supplies for the fleet and hos
pital ships.
The fleet recreation and drill ground
VIII provide athletic fields. drill
grounds for training and use in case of
mobilization of any marine expedition
ary force.
FAMOUS LEE FIELD TO
BE USED FOR TRAINING
Another section on the water front
will embrace the officers quarters,N a
boat basin for the training station, avi-
alton launching slips. etc. The Admin
istration Building and Historical Build
ing of the jamestown Exposition will
be remodeled and used as administra-
tion buildings. The large parade
ground known as Lee Field will be
utilized as part of the training sta
ton. which will embrace total Of
about 800 acres. 1t is planned TO de-
velop the water frontage on Bousch
Creek into a large basin for small
craft belonging TO the stations
The area set aside as an aviation
field is bounded on the east by Bousch
Creek and on the north by WillouGhby
Bay, giving what experts consider ono
of the best sites for aviation training
on the Atlantic coast.
The property acquired embraces 44o
acres OF land above high-water mark,
and 1t is estimated that in it's develop
ment there will be sufficient dredged
material to increase the area to be-
tween 1000 and 1900 acres with
frontage Of at least mile on the deep
water channel leading to Norfolk. The
Pine Beach property. which consists of
about liz acres with $500 feet Of
water front. gives us the only deep
water available on Hampton Roads,
enabling the largest battleships to
come direct to the piers"