The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-20

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Already some handsome profits are being
realized hN those whose foresight led them
Go invest in real estate
Both Norfolk city and county have agreed
io exempt manufacturing plants from taxa
ton. and persons seeking invest ncnts here
are receiving "a cordial welcome. and find
/ clulons ready tu join them and take stock
With Them boa manufacturing enterprises
GENERAL ". q. cRONER.
General y. ID. Groncr is tho president Of
the Consolidated '0mnre-. Company which |
owns every cotton press in Norfolk and
/ Portsmouth, and also general agent of ihe |
/ Merchants and Miners Transportation |
Company. .~pcakugof the outlook for Nor |
iolk ana Virginia This morning. Doe related |
some Information which is interesting:
"Noriolks growth and enlargement" Doe |
said care as thoroughly assured a- anything |
100 The Future can possibly De-. Taking from /
10 business standpoint 30 ha- been an old
axiom that when very large number OF
railroads concentrate un amy One point on |
The -oahoard 10 must tend iO build 10 up. /
! particularly when these r0ads will develop /
large manufacturing interests. which viii /
he The case no Norfolk and Portsmouth and /
ihc surrounding country, hy Our ability tO |
] deliver ai u- cheap. Or cheaper rates fOcNHrp /
I point loo The interior North. south. East and |
/ W c-i THAN cam 1e dome from amy other point. |
! which. Do seems i0 mo. and ii proves beyond /
any question that Norfolk future must Doc
I ID grand one
look. for instance. mo- the uoW roads and /
/ their extent That win he opened fo ihis JIM |
mediate locality within the next fifteen or
| eighteen months. and uO one Who Studies |
their extent and umfcati0us can for "a
minute doubt Chat nay views will he borne
/ uui. rake. Tor instance. ihe Norfolk and |
western hnilfoad. That company has been
/ exceedingly energetic. and has eyinccd 81
/ broad policy in not only huildmgup ifs lime
of road which viii eco large trade with
Norfolk. hui ilc' are doing everything o-
wards building uu ihcir terminus. ihi- city.
| ~ present thr only connection they have !,
ii Bristol with the East Itnnc -en. Virginia
and Georgia Railroad. and although the
| connection 900 That point l- iu'mical 200 the |
| Norfolk and Western Railroad t0 certain |
/ extent. inel have continued NOT only io hold |
/ up their business. hut t0 increase DO t0 the
southwest and interior.
ROLLING MILLS.
"1her increase OF rolling mills has been
| something enormous. The amount of coal
/ fh.l bring her. and tao number of Vessels
/ fhat visit our harh0r. 90 number OF which
remain here several days and spend large
amounts of money. i9 something beyond tAo
ordinary conception of our people. hut
have mot These statistics. and presume you
viii -Nt them from Colonel Lamb. un-
ier-fIud thnt There urc i've rolling mills un-
dor construction ou the lime OF the Norfolk
ud Western Railroad. and know. in ad-
dtiOu fl This. there are two about 90 De-
erected in Bristol. which IFS the terminus 0i
fhe Norfolk and Western and the policy d..
This road is much broader and -rand.i
than most people imagine. They nON |
nave under construction "a lime from llh
Horn. which i- an extension of their New
River division. t0 thltlraWah. atthe mouth
.N D.. g !
tufileiienur-. just opposite lrOniOu. d.. cone
Meeting with the -ciot1 Valley road and
West Nirg.uia kanaWha. and iuiar-ectiu-
fue Chesapeake and Ohio $40 Catileit-burg.
which will give this road complete North
west connection. The road from FIR Horn
lu lroni1n. 90 distance of One hundred aud
ninety -ntc miles. Del NOW under cOu.iruC.
tiOn. and viii Doe completed ln less than two
years. From ilueheld their Clinch \aleN !
extension i- being rapidly pushed to Nor
tom. near ihe Kentucky line distance oi
OuN hundred and fifteen miles. Whiclf viii
Doe accomplished next September COZ Octn
her This viii give the Norfolk and West
lu thorough connection with the Louis
willie and Nashville Railroad. and viii reach
that point Deg the Cumberland Gap. ID Will
connect 400 that point al-0with the Knoxville
and cumberland Gap and 10 is supposed also
Chat g.. q. &. Will probably .nier-cct their
.ine Hi about Norton. cripple Creek extern
sion VIII require 0n ihe part Oi fle Norfolk /
and Western probably only forty miles cOn-
-fruction of road. when they viii meet ihD
Cape Fear and lndkm Valley road li
Mount Airy. n. g.. and it wall only require
l'iH iiii'- eH ,c"-.'h ,n lh' lall OBJ lh'
'Hl,e rear "hu ""Nih N1li ih' ,e cone
i'rt.nH- Ml.h tnhili'.ti' VIII make il'
Norfolk and Western. with ii- present cone
nerii0n ai BRISTOL equal iD four Trunk
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"lhe completion of the Norfolk and Caro-
/ .ua EOllroHd. which Was opened 0n ihe l~l
of April last iNr lncal business ami Which
VII nc thoroughly opened tNi- lHI iNt Hi
through nu-ihN -. being constructed Nf iht
Atlantic 'ol-i Lime Jointly with ihe lach-
m0ud und DmfhlN hulruld and connect
ing. a- d do.-. with point. m ihe e'uIA-
''uiu 't-i ANA 0NIiuNr7l, must lnci'd-. oui
iereilH-. pai .I'ui"iIN BOD cotton. 2" feit
-ItiI fAlDul over IIrlIIN years.
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j pushing I' llnt ol ROAD Atlanta le'l-
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r'ach Atlanta ih eighteen months. Doe iiu-
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people nt ah increased receipt 0i cotton
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