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CITY AND PORT ,,trf are in Newport News three In addition to construction work, the
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yard is kept busy clay and night on re-
port News and Old Point Railway and pair
jobs, the largest of which is tilt
]ileo "ic Company, the Citizens' Rall- rebuilding of the North German Lloyd
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--- way, Light and Power Co., and the liner \lain, destroyed at Hoboken. The
vamp,, Roads Railway and Electric cost
of this job, without trimmings, is
What Newport News has Accorn• Company. The line of the last named, $600,000. The
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whole job will come to
it ],sling constructed as fast as iron can an even million before the finishing Is
in a Single Decade. :8
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plished laid, and it will be operation within done.
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a few months. The other two have "een The other factor In the life of New-
— u,,.ng a profitable business here
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some years. port News Is the Chesapeake & Ohio.Z�—
HER REMARKABLE GROWTH. There are two competing electric Railway Company, which has estab-
light fished here the largest
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companies .n the c`.Cp, and light single railroad
is terminal system in the world,
— cheap. A gas company also does a rePre-
: good business. There are several four- senting an investment of $7,[100.000, of
Story of Her Progress Told in the Manu. I dIlea that are prosperous. The city also which $2,500,000 was spent within the
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eighteen months buildinga second
facturers' Record Great Record of the ooasta a knitting mill anu a shirt fee- elevator and two new
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tory, the latter just completed. piers.
Shipyard Increase in Export and fill• There i in eighteenent With the growth of r
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ehurchesalthree oPe I-
Wvhirh ase news w, coat- l railroad'sr business the hipping bus
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nests of the port has grown until it is
ing $150,000. Another new church, to
_ cost $50,000, will be erected within a now one of the most important Ports
year. in the United States, though still far
1'h, last issue of the Manufacturers' ; In 1890 the census gave Newport behind some of its larger sisters. The
published In Baltimore, con-; Now" a population of 4,446. Ten year. flour export business here ranks with
Record, t later that of New York
the census gave the c•lty a point 'a- and Baltimore. The
tains an article describing the growth thin of 19,635, considerably less than `s'eek's total often leads the country.
of :Newport News as n port, a ship- the actual population, by the way, is frequently second, and Is rarely less
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than fourth. Exports of grain and
building center and a city. The article though these figures show an Increase
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other stuffs are large, and the ex -4i
is the result of considerable research of 350 Per cent. The present popula- g
and labor, as is evidenced by the flg- 'tion is undeniably not less than 25,-! Port of coal to foreign countries has
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ares that are quoted, and it will serve !
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to help advertise this city The city ha, a land assessment of During the ten years ending June 30.
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admirably
and Its advantages in quarters where $10,00Q00u, personality being assessed 1901, the port exported goods to theC_
does the most at nearly $1,000,000. The assessment on value of $212,885,855, as follows:
ouch advertising good.
Industries
Seventeen years ago the peninsula ! es is hardly more than nominal. 1 Year ending Juno 3o, value.
1892
which is washed by the James river on The city's bonded indebtedness is less ' ]S93 •"'.... ............ $14,121,71.
8,105,70w
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.fall $500,000. ..
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[Ile north and the Hampton Roads on 1394 ....... .....�...... 14,455,211
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There are flue banks here and four
south was in all essentials axil- ; daily 189, • •• .........• I3Ab'9,6;r,
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g: ........... 14,847,5-1;
derness. Today it is the site oP a Y Papers significant Indications of 189, .........
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,•Ity within whose corporate limits are the thrift and Intelligence of the peo-, 1897 ..................... 22,070,,.0
25.000 people. Nearby, within the range pleme and the enterprise of the business . 1393 •.••••............... 20253065
-: men. 1397 ....... ............ 1320318.,
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of vision, but without the municipal
folitis a population of 50,000 more,some i So much for the city of Newport ] 1900 ..... • ........... 34,736a&,
I p 1901 72,551.&0.
dap to become citizens of a metropolis :News. �. ......... .. .. ..
that will extend from what is now ! Newport News owes her existence to � Total ....... ......
two
vast enterprises—the Newport
known as North Newport News to the It is only during recent years that
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co..
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Government reservation at Old Point, the imports at this port have amounted
nine miles away. Between the city and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway'
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pro-! to anything worth sneaking of, but
per and Old Point is a section alread Company. [luring the past two years, especially.
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! The shipyard employs 6.900 men, and
closely built up, embracing the towns. there has been a marvelous increase in
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of Hampton and Phoebus, and a will increase the force as rapidly as this important respect. The duties
Possible. The weekly pay roll Is $65,000.
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stretch of flue miles between the form- - here now invariably go over $10v,000
invested in
or and Newport News traversed by two I ' •ie capital the plant a month, and the cost of collection has
electric lines and a steam railroad, and amounts to nearly $13,000,000, some rapidly decreased until it Is now less
i .,...000,000 of which is re resented by
building up with marvelous rapidity. p than live cents for the dollar.
Improvements pmade during the Past
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Where erstwhile was a w(]derness, imThe Port, of course, gets credit only
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today is a city as modern and as enter- year. These 'improvements include the for the "consumption entry" imports.
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Prising as any in the country. It has a vast new dry dock, the largest on the upon which duties are paid here. The
handsome court house the American continent, just completed at "immediate transportation" imports—-�-
and jail
former built In Mcl, two years before a cost of $1,000,000. This dock will ac- the goods that go through to interior
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the clty was incorporated; the latter eommodate three ships of oramary cities, where duty is collected—furnlsb
size, its has been taxed
in 1898. Across the Chesapeake & Ohio and capacity a very important feature of the import-
terminals are three viaducts, one just since its completion, while the smaller, Ing business here, however.
completed costing $121,989, the other dry dock has also been kept busy. The During the past ten years the total
two slightly less than $50,000 apiece. new dock Is 827 feet lo -g, top measur-, value of consumption entry" Imports�«�-
Two of the principal streets of the city, merit, 806 feet Inside caisson, 162 feet was $12,953,330. The amount of duty
grossing broad on top. 80 feet on bottom. The here these imports was
each other at right angles and collected on
basin 24,000,000 is:
extending to the limits of the corpora- holds gallons, and $3,067,84u.54.
tion, north. east, south, supplied by an electrical pumping Sys-. The total value of "immediate trans-
and west, are
Paved with sheet asphalt, of which tem with a capacity of 200,000 gal-, portatlon" imports for the same time
about three miles are down. Bids are ions a minute. The old dock is 610''. was $20,439.836, the estimated duty on
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now being asked for nearly four miles feet long on top and 130 feet wide on which was $8,810,108.75.
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'note of modern paving. The material top, its width on the bottom being 50 This makes the total value of im-
to be selected will probably be"ither feet. The company has also installed : ports for the decade $33,393.166; the
site et asphalt or asphalt block. This two new electrical cranes over two total amount of duties, $11,877,955.29%
winter the Legislature will be asked to new ways. Other improvements in- The following tables showthe
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permit the city to issue bonds for an elude added equipment, dredging, etc.. growth In imports during the ten years
amount sufficient to complete the The yard is supplied with the largest) ending June 30, 1901:
paving of the principal business streets electrical lifting erane fit the world, I ]ht \tED1A TE TRANSPORTATION 1\I -
and to macadamize the cross streets having a capacity of 150 tons. In other PORTS.
upon which are only residences. respects It is perfectly equipped for )'car June 30. Value Duty.
ending
The city has flue large brick school Its enormous business, which is twice; rs92 E 144.954 E 39,411.09
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buil..,ngs, two of which are just being' as much annually as that of any other 1393 .............. ^-49.1',6 1w.iSl.;4
vmpleted. There are also several shipyard in the United States. _ ;,--1
1,r94 .. :; 711576.iso.^,.•
:,matter city schools, lin addition to aI The yard has now under construction 189; .. 113 5.6,174.1:
number of Private educational Institu- work amounting to $23,033,000, with a tsps ............ 1,060,699 640,340.17
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Ikons for boys and girls, including a I tonnage of 116,850. Add to this work ln'77 ............ 1,390,406 43&801.33
kindergarten. In spite of the Pact that just completed the bafEleship Illinois Ism ... ....., 1,902.873 919,71.30
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1599 947 119 1,441,597.7E
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[hie is a w'orkin
Working population, the acnool and the :Morgan liners El Alba and EI 1900 ... ....... 45-3919 1,881,639.5.,
attendance is hncrensed to
here Is unusually large, I Dia and the amount sol .. ..... 1115 •._r,l• 3. +.,Q,
$26,833.1100, with a tonnage of 140,375. I
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broporbionately, and great dllHculty'
naa been experienced In getting build- The following table shows the naval i T,Mlo ..... 520.139,&;6 49,810,103.7;
ingo erected rapidly enough to accom- and merchant ships now under con-';
.,gotile, demand for room. The lu- &traction at this yard: CONSUMPTION ENTRY IMPORTS.
ai school system has just been reor- Names na'l Claes. Tonnage. Cost. Y"-ar 11—June 30, Value. Duty.
;anized and put into a tnuch more sat- Pattivshdl Virginia ...... 15,000 $ 3.593,600_ 1592 ... ........ $ 190,314 $ 37.666..,
lsfactory footing fill"ever ],,Pore. The .s rm. cru. W -t Virginia.. 13.800 3985,000; 1813 ..... ....... 36.524 30,985.50
high school e),I rKn has been made four 'l—'d Craft- Maryland.. 13.800 3.775.060 1394 ...... ...... 307,200
Yeats lnatea:l. of three. 1 ttl-fill, Mlesnnrl .. 1'3,500 88i,001) Iht5 .... .... 1,33$743 29"5,6+7..
Th J< has been eolaf,d wlfhlp t m'a crus,. Charleston. 9,700 2,710.(0') 1996 ...... ...... 1,133,406 191117.3,
n P1,16'",768 194,916.7s
c lgltLr rn months Monitor Arkansas ........ 3.230 900.M 1997. ....
Monitora magnlfl,,ent san0- steamer, filbert............. 1S,400 2,00k00o im ...... wai,029 228743.0
1Ary Sewer syat,[n, which Is being au-� steamer ICnreo. ......... -,.(1[1.000: 1699 ..... ..... �. 1.30;,697 331.477.96
"c•d to ra iidl •. ... 19.400 "I
i ) IL tlaa Et Llbr9 6,000 000.000 19N 2.845, 96 710.711.9.
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rust of cunnoodon is but' Smamer PI SlgHo 6.0011 600.00 1901 ..... _..... 4.0-2145:u
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Thr Cpn Yernrn<'n t. will Cl'4'ei: a loth-.' Tot.l .......11f.,R:A1 $23,0:18,tVi Totals ...... $12.9.-,$69, &'1.067,Ni0.L.
iiq building
note that will cost about! Vessels just turned out at the yard i The rapid Increase in the Imports Is
$2d 1,
The xite bas seen purchased' are the battlesbtp Illlnols. Willi a ton- I tint• to the fact that connections in for-
M41d raid frit,
and the appropriation has nage displacement of 11,625 and a cost I elga countries are Just being establish -
TWO made. ibis building to badly 1 of $259fi TbO, and twu Morgan b',am, EI n l so that v....Is that formerly not
• noih toy AOMt afflee and diatom I Alba and EI Dia, with a Conn go dia- b ^k Here "Ilgh t" naw hriug ratgoas.
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ba out upamD14e91u1e¢t of 84100 eaeb, and ..cost of ',ho establishing of new Thus has alsu
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- .yO}$t1* ¢dOQrgQQ Ognb. '♦`b0 IBlunts is et'U hireI tad mu.h to do with It,and tho bust-
, � ?tS tQlo:afa'aam. 'Rae marebantmen[cave n,ea in ba ..peted tt ont11f 11t• 1„
--36 i0ua 99to tbo NOW York and I dw Or- glow unto a normal proportion I„
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