Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-21

PLANT TO BE BUILT
AT SEVEN PINES


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Fort Lee Corporation Viii act AS agents
for the soyernment IN securing the
land This company. which is now
hcing organized. IS composed Of john
NJ Miller. j., president o; the First
National Bank president; Oliver }.
Sands. prc.ldeu, Il the American Ne
,lguu. Bank, vice president. and ]. NJ
I#rr!rGton, secretary ana treasurer,
These men also compose the d!rec,ora
OF tho company.
All real estate transactions will lie
conducted hy this corporation tor the
royorum"ur. and once the land is Sc
cured and al, requirements complied
win. the real estate wili be recon
vpycd TO the Federal government for
the War Department, Options on tho
Land uoc0el were secured by tho firms
Of J. Thompson Brown & Co. and Pol
lard y BaEby and numerous sites were
S,you Pines location was decided upon
as being the most desirable.
Efforts 20 secure tho location OF the
plant near Richmond have been ua-
der way for several wecks. The cham
hcr ot Commerce and the Retail A,cr-
chants Association. together with many
prOmiucn, business men. worked CON
stantly on the project, y special COM
mittec. headed by John VI. Miller and
Oliver j. Sands. has directed the WORT
and made several trips to Washington
for conferences with War Department,
officials Following these conferences
tn" various sites were viewed and The
iicnr.co County property finally So
lected
This committee spent some time in
WASHINGTON last week. and the mat
ter was generally understood scvcra,
days ago 10 be practically settled OF.
fetal notification that the acting chief
Of ordnance had authorized the par
chase OF the land, however. did not
come until yesterday. y special meet
Ing OF tho committee was called at
once and the details gone over.
COMMITTEE ISSUES
WRITTEN STATEMENT
Following this meeting, the follow.
Ing statement was issued:
The acting chief OF ordnance OF
the War Department has authorized
the purchase of approximately 1910
acres OF land located In the vicinity OF
Seven Pines. Henr!co County. abou, six
miles east Of the city Of Richmond.
The same to be used as site for =
powdcr-bas packing plant.
The Fort Lee Corporation. now in
process Of organization, is composed
Of John NJ. Miller. Jr., of tho FRS,
National Bank, as president: Oliver +.
Sands, Of the American National Bank
vice president. and T. NJ. Carr!ngton.
secretary treasurer. These gentlemen
also compose the board of directors Of
tho company. This company viii act
as agents for the government, i'm The
purchase of the property. ana Will i'm
mediatcly rcconvcy same 10 the gov
eminent when all the government re-
quircments have been complied with.
After weeks of labor by the real
estate firms Of j. Thompson Brown &.
Co and Pollard e Bgaby, and cxamj
nation or number OF sites through
out this section submitted 10 the gov
eminent this site was determined upon
as beng the most desirable
CORPORATION AUTHORIZED
TO PURCHASE PROPERTY
The corporation representing tho
government has been authorized 10
purchase such of these properties as
can he purchased at fair prices. bu.
If the prices arc not satisfactory 10
the corporation, the government Will
undoubtedly commander such Of tho
land as it may need upon which tn,
price cannot be agreed upon.
"Thc Chamber OF Commerce and tn.
Retail Merchants Association, through
It's president H. Carl Doschen, has
taken an active interest in this mat
ter.
ut Is generally believed and un-
dcrstood uat the government will be-
gin Immediately the erection OF large
plant upon this land for the purpose
OF assembling and packing powder for
export shipment. The plant will cost
approximately 100000. IT will re-
Guiro three to four months for the
construction work, employing force
of from 1900 to 1900 men. 1t Is con-
templated that Elephant will be opcr-