Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-17
WASHINGTON Point,
August l4th, 1869
Editor Norfolk "DAY BOOK "

Editor Norfolk "DAY BOOK
Dear Sir-Thinking you would like
to have line or go from our side of the
river, and having few leisure moments
/ will pen you word or two, although
there is nothing very important to write
about; but knowing your valuable jour
nal is taken by many persons on this side
of the river, will say something in re-
gard to our little village, which will be of
interest to your readers over here, if no
where else. Our place is still improy-
ing in regard to buildings. We now
have underway four or five houses, which
makes the place look much better. We
hope that it may continue to improve,
especially in that line, for the more
houses we have built the more people
we will have over here, and that is ex-
actly what we want. We have now
in full operation five grocery stores, one
drug store and barber shop, the latter
is what we have wanted for some time,
as the people here like to "patronize
home industry" but still there is plen-
ty room for other improvene nts. We
want Post Office, which would save us
much troube,-it could be atone o. tn.
stores, no better place for it could be
found than the drug store. The pro-
prietor of that establishment would do
his utmost to oblige the people, but ]
almost forgot to say that we also have
steam grist mill in full operation, which
10 very convenient for the surrounding
country. We have all these things, but
still there is something else we want, to
make these things pay, and that is a
steam ferrysto your city; we have a
but up to this time we have not seen
any steamer; the bridge was built last
fall, and we all thought that in little
while we would have steam line to
Norfolk. We begin to think now that
it will take them as long to get the
steamer on, as they were getting ready
TO have the bridge built; from ap-
pearances now it looks very
much like it. And who's fault is it that
we have not had one before
this, Nor the "Fe,ry Committee" I
hope, but it is evidently the faul1 Of
J some one. And if that person or per-
+! soma should see this article. for the sake
/ 81 the travelling pubic be should attend
| to ibis matter at once; the Charter gran
ted the ferry is that one boat shall stop
at the bridge, but by refusing to do so
| they have laid aside the charter entire-
| ly. And now is the time for some en-
terprising party to establish line of
steamers from Norfolk to Ferry Point
We are entitled to ii ard we will have
it in spite of the sold fogies" who are
at the head of affairs. So Mr.. Editor
we want your influence in this matter.
You are for reconstruction of the State
aud we are with you in that respect,
| and we want our ferry reconstructed
| also; we want to be united with. the
City by the Sea. And how we car be
| SO is more than we can find out at the
| present time. Our accommodations are
so very poor that we are actually asham-
| ed to pass over this way with a stran-
ger, especially one who has always had
4 good ferry 10 travel in, for this one
is very Indifferent. We have uly
two small foot BEATS, aud it is impossi-
| Bile for them 10 do the work steamer
is required to do. If we could have a
| good steau ferry hers it would help to
build rs up. rapidly; but SO long as these
parties have charge of it our prospects
look very dark and gloomy But
"where there's a viii there's u way"
and we will have steam ferry. Per-
haps the County Court could give us
some assistance if they could only take
| hold of it; the matter has been up be-
fore them on several occasions, $50 un-
derstand) but they have done nothing
with it. We have an interest in it, and
we intend to have all that belongs to US.
| If this party can't give it to us we will
TURN THEM OUT, and give it to those
that will do something for us. If the
PRESS would give US their assistance in
this matter think in very little
while we will have all we want. We
have never found out yet what they
went to the expense of building such an
Expensive bridge if they did. not intend
| to run q steamer there; so give them a
little of your advice and help us to get
the Steam Ferry established, and l am
sure you will receive the thanks of
~ h FERR Y POINT.