Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
HAMPTON ROADS PORT
QUEEN OF COMMERCE
Shipping Facilities Found Superior Those of It's Most
Famous Competitors the Atlantic Scaboard
1nsuring Future of City.

vessels simultaneously. rho loading
capacity OF these piers Is over so.
900 tons per day. complete electrical
operation assuring Nimum Of r.
hcicncy IN handling methods and dis
patch. Cargo and bunker coal can
be loaded simultaneously at the
same pier without extra cost or de-
lay to the vessels.
a coal exchange which scrv.S as
clearing hous" Tor all coal han
died through this port. Is maintained
! by IN" railway company. and IN. cn-
change ihspccts all the coal handled
thereby inS"rine only highcs, grades
are dumped into cargo and bunker
! vessels
The rapid advance in tn. us. Of
fuel oil as a fuel FOR modern vcsscIs
was recognized by this port in it's
carly ha!s. and ampi" facilities for
ia" hunkcr!ng "f any vessel with oil.
either from power bargcs IN IN.
stream 81 directly from pipe lines at
oil dolphiis, are TO be had and no
he'aF ~ experienced from this
/ source
But fuel is not tho only thing with
which vessels IL loaded At this place
Ihe Tact Is that everything known
to trad" and commerce. is lOad.d and
nnioaded AT tn" Newport Scws piers.
For instance. for the handling OF
grain this port has modern .Icva-
tor, OF i.00".ooO bushels capacity. that
, usually handles 6.ooo.OOO bushels per
month. with an average loading rate
az $4,000 bushels per hour owned
and operated by the ChcSapcak and
ONO Railway Company. this elevator
is equipped with all modern faciII
tics. Including dryers.
MI grading. inspection and weigh
inG of grain in and out Of the clcvn.
tors is by Federal licensed grain in
Spectors, under the supervision Of
the Newport Ecws Chamber OF Com
mcrcc and under rules aud r.yula-
tons formulated by the United states
government.
Freight Handling Facilities superb.
During the war period hundreds 81
thousands Of head Of livestock were
handled through this port with dis
patch and nj 1t COS, far below that
OF other ports Of the country. stock
p"nh. with capacity for more than
1000 animals, located within short
distances OF tho piers, and with
every possible facility for the care.
feeding and handling OF Tn. stock,
are SIN mere and insure The best re-
suits for shippers OF livestock
RchiiZinE that. in the course OF
ma n1!inE great amount OF freight
OF every description. II il often neccs-
sary TO load and unload bulky ar,i-
I clcs OF unusual size and weight am
I pie facilities are 10 be had here for
the prompt handling of such com
'noditic. An electric crane Of thirty
tons capacity and q steam-power
crane OF the same capacity. together
with floating derrickE Of yrcat ca
pacity. stand out prominently In
[ these arrangements.
Approximately $4,000 square feet
I OF is
covered merchandise piers. and AN
additional $1,000 square feet in the
"Tcrt"p piers. These piers will ac-
commodate $50 ears of freight. In
addition to space on tn. piers, the
Chesapeake and Ohio hallway has
an Immense warehouse. known as No
20, which Is directly connected to
their merchandise pier. No . by a
runway on which electric trucks are
us'd. This warehouse accommodates
lou cars OF freight having $1,000
square feet OF storage space. There
are also large number OF ware
houses on terminal track, built by
the government during the war pc
riod, and these are now available for
commercial uses. The long and short
OF II all Is that there is terminal
trackagc here sufficient to accomino-
date i.5oO cars OF import and EXPORT
freight.
ShipbnIIding and Ship R-pnirInE.
In any large port where many ship
lines converge the ability To secure.
prompt and efficient repairs and over
hauling at minimum expense is no
nn:nportant factor. The facilities
AFFORDED by Newport News in this re-
spect are superior to most ports and
are cNcclled by no port in America
having large shipyards Of world
VIDE reputation and many other
liz
ever experiences delay from lack of
ample repair and drydocking facili-
ties.
Nine ovcrtop repair piers. adjoin-
Ing the warriors ship and repair yards
provide for the prompt handling OF
an repairs on shore, well as for
the safety OF all vessels during Tho
period required for repairs. For re-
pair work necessary to he carried
out on vessels while laying at anchor
or at piers other than repair Yards
piers hoatinS repair shops are n,l-
mcrous and they are modern and
complete In every detail.
To write about this town and not
MI up great deal OF space with the
vast industry Of the Newport News
ShipbuiidinG and Dry Dock COMPANY
would seem strange. hut what is the
use! Every reader of this paper or
any other paper of this country
KNOWS about that immense establish
meht. This shipbuilding and shin
repairing plant ranks today as Vir-
Slhias greatest industry. the fame
OF which has gone all over the civ
iliZcd world. During the war times
something like 1900 men were en-
rloyed constantly at the yard. with
weekly payroll of about $4,000
Activity Continues in Pence Times.
Now not icss than 5000 people are
employed and the enormous pay-rou
Keeps various kinds OF business good
in the town all the year around
II is. and has for years. been con-
sidercd one of the greatest, hest
equipped and best-organiZcd shin
yards in all the world. IT has long
cNccllcd in the building of both ma
val and merchant vessels, and il
builds everything and anything. from
. the smallest freight and passenger
craft To the largest nan-of- war
afloat. all Of which craft. iu what
ever waters sailing or whatever use
put TO. turn out TO he Il credit to
the builders. to the country in which
they were built and Ia the owners.
This plant. community within it,
self. Is equipped for building any
Kind q! vessel from stem to stern,