Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
By II. II. Thomas.

Bc!Orc The world war Newport News
was known 10 all the world. but the
activities OF that war. even before
tn" United states commenced TO take
part in IL, emphasized its Importance
as a port and gave the world :, new
Idea of the qualities or its people.
The war did something else for
Newport N.wA. IL caused it's oyyn
people 10 see many things in a new
I!Sht 1t is undoubtedly true that
many Of the people OF the town we're
't one time. and for - long time
prone to let well enough alone in
The matter of commercial and indus
trla! Development. having gotten the
iG"a INTO their heads that Il big shin
yard. building all kinds Of rhipy for
inc government and for men and
agencies other than the Government,
anu employing thousands of work
men, was enough in AN industrial
way for them.
but the war came, and in an in
cFedibly short time all Newport News
bccain" Il vcritablc beehive Aliuos,
every industry on the calendar wns
Hut mt" operation in aud about In.
Town many ~ them by tn. United
states government itself. and as
many NOR" by contractors to Furnish
all manner OF goods to all OF In.
countries arraycd against GERMANY
Mhdc Zig Rrcord In Wnr Times.
All OF this brought Ncwpor, News
nhhcr the "yc OF the world az an
ihehi location Tor wcll-nigh any in
dusiry that could be mentioned !,
Also loft in ami about Ncwpor, S.ys
many valuable plants that nigh, be
utilized 'ani some have been u;iI-
l%"db as manufacturing establish
incntS THIS also brought those pco-
~" "' ia" town who had been will
ine !" let we'll enough alone. 10
(. u
20 ana propose To 80. all Of those
pants hllcd with wUrkfucn and the
'LHH$ir!hI tee buZZiug an over this
chn "i the Peninsula ia the same
way j, ala in stirring war times
Nc"port News has the location; !,
mas IA" transportation facilities: IL
mas the deep water. IT has tho hanIt-
ms facilities. 1t has TIA. climate Tor
All ihc year round work OF amy
. Kind II has tn" residential adyur-
'hs"S. II has the nigh moral tone.
the church and school facilities. tn.
pure water. the gas and electricity.
the paved streets. the entertainments
facilities and. in short. everything
To attract the business man. the
capitalist, the home lover and the
good citizen.
Newport News, with a population
OF over $4,000. Is situated at the
mouth Of James River UHampton
"
ocean by nnvigable channel 100 feet
Wide with Il depth Of thirty-hvc feet
AT mean low tide, the normal range
OF tide being two and scven-tcnths
i"ci. There are no climatic disturb
"hceS To impede navigation, and cy-
comes ana ice are unknown. Veg
Scis OF the largest draught dock
"iohIsiic vast piers, where freight is
discharged direct from cars To yes
He'a ana vice versa. no extra handl-
inI by lighter being necessary.
L"rnti"n Ideal for Grcnt CITY.
FROM Newport News To Cape Henry
ana the ocean tn. distance Is only
iwcHty-four nautical miles Offering
quick outlet To the highways OF the
sea. In addition. the port ENJOYS
INC advantage Of being in close prox-
unity 10 the large consuming pro-
ducins and manufacturing areas of
the country. Richmond il but scv-
"hty-two miles away. Cincinnati ESQ
indianapolis 7G5. Louisville. $50. Chi
cago $40 and ST. Louis $50. Frcirh,
schedules from the leading Industrial
cchlcrS Of the great Middle West
are; from Louisville and Lexington
hH.' ana Cincinnati ana Columbus.
ono" three days: from IndianapoIis,
Io!edo Hnd Chicago. -four. DAYS. from
81. Louis hEc days. and from kansas
city and Minneapolis. six DAYS
ne port Is served by the Chcsa-
pcakc and Ohio hallway and lis
hrahch lines. and boasts the largest
single railroad terminal in the conn
Try consisting of more than 100 miles
OF railway trackapc Close cnnncr
ton is maintained with seven .d
ditiunal trunk lines radiatinr from
Nori"lh. Just across Hampton Roads
ana only fifteen miles away In All
sections of the country The rate
basis 10 Newport News from the cen
trail Freight Association and Vcst
ern territory is the same as Balti
more being the usual dinerentiaI
under Boston. New York and pbiia
delphia. Thus shipments to and frnn,
Newport News compare fayorahlv
with any other ports of the South
Atlantic Coast and greater djspatch
. is obtained
Steamers to md From All Ports.
The port has at its command more
than thirty stcamship-line services
operating steamers to all Of the i'm
portant foreign ports. while annie
coastwiSe sailings, regularly trading
between this port and the PRINCIPAL
ports OF the Atlantic and Pacific
c"aStS' provide for the most econom-
lchl handling OF all commodities of
irciSht To domestic points These
overseas and coastwise saiijncs. TO-
Eether with tramp steamer scrvic.
arriving bulk cargocs OF coal. grain
an" miscellaneous commodities. serve
l" create here one OF the busiest
ports on the coast
purinS the period 1901 To 1919
something like $1,000. 600 tons. of
me value Of S7,OO0.Ooo. 900. passed
through thiS lAJrt, while the stalls
Tics or 1870 showed a substantial
increase over previous years. coal
shipments alone during 1929 ap,,ro.
gated more than 7.25O.OO0 tons The
heures Tor 1921, not yet available
VIII show an Increase over those ~
the previous year. '' va
Newport News has direct sorvico 70
Havana and Mexican ports. win pa
cihc Coast ports, with Brazilian AMI
other South American boris Win
Baltic and Scandinavian ports wi,h
Australian and Far Eastern nnr,.
and direct lines to Belfast DuLIir
> Liverpool. Manchester, Ayonmom,h
London, Glasgow. Bristol. Hambrr~
Bremen. Amsterdam Hotterd.n,
Barcelona. Antwerp, Naples and
Genoa. 1919
Cont Husinesa liz Simply Immense.
The facilities afforded by This uort
for handling coal are second 10 No
other In the country, and superinr
40 those Of the most OF them. piers