The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21
ures in Deal.

Richmond is To have a nvyrnt~
tons plant IL VIII be located
near Seven Pines. A 1000 600
corporation has been organized
with President John Nj. Miller.
Jr.. OF the First National hank.
as president: Oliver j. Sands Of
the American National bank. vice.
president, and r. NJ Darlington,
secretary-tssasurer These gen.
tiefncn Will form the board of
directors OF. the concern, which
has been named the Fort Lee
corporation. Ii Is understood.
however. that 1.-THE concern win be
operated by the DuPonts~
The plant will be n reharaffling,
or powder packing concern IL
win employ from $500 to 3 800
operatives, men and women. the
formal statement Of the enter
prise announces, win be within
easy distance of both the Cslesa-
peake and Ohio and the Southern
railways. The former win con-
nerx the plant with Newport
News and the Southern with West
Point. Aside from this. il is said.
a deal has been made whereby
the government takes over the
Richmond and Rappahannock
railway.
III is stated unosficiaIly THAT the
government agreed upon tho site
selected, provided that persons
couId be found who would take
over the management OF the Rich
mond and Rappaisannock. in
which Colonel Joseph Willard
was interested. The books OF the
railway company wrrc hooked
over and those interested decided
that the proposition was ssatisfac-
tory.
No official notice that tho Rich
niond and Rappahannock has
been taken over by the govern
mcnt has been received as yet
from John SHELTON Williams. di-
rector of tho divisions OF rail-
ways under Director General Me
Adoo. but 1t Is understood that
the formal announcement Will
soon be made.
The statement concerning the
new munitions plsnt given out
yesterday afternoon follows:
The acting chief OF ordnance
of the war department has au-
thorizcd the purchase OF approx
inlatcly LAO acres OF land To-
Gated In the vicinity OF Seven
Pines, Hcnrico county. about SIX
miles cast Of the city OF Rich
mond, the same to he used as "a
site for powder bag packing
plant
THE Fort Lee corporation now
In process of organization is com
posed of Jno. NJ. Miller. Dr.. OF the
First National hank, as president;
Oliver j. Sands. of the American
National bank, vicc-prcsident. and
i. Nj. Darlington, secretary treas
urer. These gentlemen also COM
pose the board OF directors of the
company. This company will act
ms agents for the government i'm
the purchase of the property and
win immediately res,Onvcy same
to the government when all the
government requirements have
been complied with.
After weeks OF labor by the
real estate firms OF j. Thompson
Brown and company and Pollard
& Ragby, and examination of a
number of sites throughout this
section submitted to the govern.
ment, this site was determined
upon as being the most desirable.
'sThe corporation representing
the government has been author
lied to purchase such OF these
properties as can he purchased at
fair prices, but II the prices are
not satisfactory to the corpora
ton. tho government win un-
doubtedly commanders such
amount OF the land ms they may
need upon which the price cam
not be agreed upon
THE Retail Merchnnts' aseo-
citation, through its prcsidcnt. Mr..
III. Carl Boschcn. has taken m