Smyrna times., 1866-12-05
The Norfolk Excursion,

Last week, owing to the ShOrtness Of time
we We're enabled to give but short account Of
the incidents OF the excursion from Whining.
son to Norfolk, necessarily omitiny the fact,
and conclusions gained with regard to the i'm.
portance Of this new route.
The advantages of the route to Delaware =. n
hardly be estimated. Our State has heroic.
fore been unknown because it has been unsaaD
Inc ROAD before 1t was made line for through
travel was mere local affair, and received
oniy local Importance Being now. bowever
in"ue great thoroughfare for the two great
sections OF the country, the State tbrouobor.
Aor "hole length is brought under the ovo
OF the shrewd business man from ever,, 49,.
0i the Union, who notes the ADVANTAGES md
Watches his chances. Already the saw-milI ;s
0eeu S' nearly every station in Sussex county.
ana the pine forest is giving way to the potato
PaCch' Ihe whole State has secured rho al
Vantages OF either Northern or Soutberr ,nn-
Ket-the former for her extensive agricultnra,
pfouuctS and the latter for her scarcelv loss
exclusive manufacturing products. Land tba.
was heretofore almost valueiess Is now il IL
@uu manufactures of certain kinds oro
under new impetus now that tb;, r,,-..
4-@Sc Oc the southern market 50 accessible
VI tue advantages Of the route 70 Norso,.
aH1 Tue oouth we judged from the sneecbo.
auu manifestations of he citizens thereof Tbov
A0u " tqe new airline to restore tbe;r :
crippled condition aud cement tbo honJ - !
union and fellowship which to-davs, noon;c, S
'1'lonS showed still existed" as Mr. Goodo d
La arkec' Every speaker talked in the n,o.. !;
ui a ana euloglstic manner of the en,or, n
Prise Norfolk is great commercial oa"sl. onss p
u 'ne Atlantic coast, and has great natn~aI y
Hu'antages. One Of the speakers s,o,oJ 80 .La y
of "' ARE are 4Co miles nearer Europe, on the arc
I great circle than New York and ret ON ~ tt
'soo Ia. .nap a days travel from New yort " "" tc
.dS;.; ues speaker (Mr. Goode) stated that in y y
Am. Ou 70 the canals communicative w;th n
.Taarie aia n Sound, and the Seaboard & Roan D
e. CAe "alroad, communicating with tho CrIe Il
80. norfolk was the terminus of great &C &C
+ra,; lime system OF railroads to Memphis nsUe "
0;on. s. e1s M grand agricultural and mineral re.
%oS ouS u virginia, adding that "or this troda D
1rl.'A r. 1't be the ultimate outlet" tl
folk "og great airline to Memphis is by the Nor "
80 I'A ana petersburg road, and thence br al g.
, 5','''.i" r,.i 70 Lynchburg and BY the VIZ % be
81. I,a,1 44a tennessee road to Knoxville and pr
-noao no0 % Memphis-the most direct routo ho az az
,so. ~ooa 'he East and the West, and NAV ba e e
S'TS' T, connecting link from ocean to ocean re
~, ap1 Instance from New York IN Noue.u- it
: otu miles by the airline route, and j. ~" wi
'.Sa 70 sixteen hours, thus leave New Wv" Wv En- en-
y ! IN Fqe evening, arrive at Oris6ed A. ei ~ tn
ne morning and at Norfolk at twelve Ttn - wa
l@e by the old route, as we have before at tno tin
SG, Is ~ hqprs. The distance from Norfo1t- tul tul
n ~ eldon Is 80; the distance from thence - no
! asnlngton is over 200 miles, SO thai !, ste
= ,;, mat the new route has the ADVANTAGE Eh
,binmsy bieaay we learn that large order Fl, tb. r.,
rumbsr = ?, cotton has been received and t tSs tw
Ts o. through travellers is day saa the
ug it into pubIo 'oa was the means of bring an