Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-05

schedule OF Editorial ExeursIons TO Take
Place the Present Spring.

The Norfolk Steamship Company, through
its soliciting agent at Boston, Mr.. c. p.
Gather, has generously extended invitations
to many New England newspapers to avail
themselves of the facilities of It's lines and
connections to visit certain sections of the
Southern States in the course of the coming
spring. In the circular of invitation the
company say:
We believe the time has come when the
tide of emigration from New England should
turn southwark, and to that end invoke the
aid Of the press. In cooperation the Man.
agement of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Cos. Boston. Norfolk, Baltimore
and Washington S. S. Line; and Providence,
Norfolk. Newport News, West Point and
Baltimore s. S. Line, and their connections
the Seaboard Air Line. Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad, Virginia, Tennessee and
Georgia Air Line, and Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad--have arranged to run four editorial
excursions to the South. The South of to-
day offers greater inducements to immigrants
and capitalists than any other section Of this
broad country. We do not ask you to accept
our statement, but beg you will 90 see for
yourself.
The list of excursions is as follows, and
the parties will go ih body to the farthest
limit of the trips. but on returning will have
ample opportunity to look over the country
and inspect its industries and Institutions.
The first party will start from Boston,
Wednesday, April %, by steamship ID. II.
Miller, reaching Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday
and thence the route is by the Seaboard Air
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to Raleigh and Shelby, North Carolina. Par
ties can return by the same route or by way
Of Salisbury, Danville, Richmond, and Balti-
more, thence by steamer to Boston.
The second party will set out from Provi-
dence, Saturday, April 26. by steamship
George Appold, reaching West Point, Va,
on Monday. Thence the route is by Rich
mond and Danville X r., to Richmond and
through Virginia to Salisbury, Charlotte and
Asheville, North Carolina. Parties will have
option to return via. Charlotte, Raleigh,
! Portsmouth, Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, Bal
timore and steamer to Boston.
| The next party will leave Boston, Wednes-
day, Nav I, by steamship Berkshire and
reach Norfolk, Va on Friday, and then pro
ceed by Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Air
Line, to Petersburg, Lynchburg, Roanoke,
Knoxville, and Nashville, Tennesse, and
thence to Rome and Atlanta, Georgia. The
return VIII be the same route as the outward
trip, or from Roanoke via Shenandoah Valley
K. r., to Natural Bridge, the wonderful cav
erns of Lursy, Hagerstown, Md, thence via
Western Maryland X. r., passing Pen-Mar,
the grandest scenery of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains and the richest farming lands in the
State of Maryland. At Baltimore take the
steamer for Boston.
The last party will take steamship ID. II.
Miller from Boston, Wednesday, May IA,
for Newport News, Va, and then on to
Richmond, where Sunday will be spent.
The trip will then continue through White
Sulphur Springs and Lexington, Ky, to
Cincinnati, raversing the renowned blue
grass region of Kentucky. The return will
be. by the way of Washington, ID. c., to
Baltimore, where steamer will be taken to
Boston.