The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-10
ATRIP TO NORFOLK.
Prsy CITY HosPITABLE. PEoPLE-
GREAT PRosPERIT VA %ooD
PLACE GENERALLY.


Norfolk.
The Norfolk and Carolina is one
o,tbe best and easiest roads in the
state. We have Only one objection
TO it-snd in these day OF accumulat'
ed accidents we think 1t d serious
one-and that Is they make too fast
time. A mile a minute is about tie
schedule time with the Shoo-fly
train: and we are told that not un-
frequently the regular passenger
train makes a mile minute.
However, Capt. Hart was very
courteous and polite to bis passed
gers and kept them from feeling 30
very uneasy, after all. He said he
was making 60 miles an hour On part
Of the run to Norfolk, and We are
quite sure that where be struck grade
he made more.
Capt. Hart is quite young man,
looking about FL years old, and is up
with his business and takes much
interest in it.
The trains on the n & C. road no
longer run into Portsmouth, but stop
at Primers Point II miles from Nor
folk. There a handsome barge be.
longing to the company takes You
over to Norfolk, very pleasant ride
Of about ten minutes which is almost
worth trip Of itself.
There one has the opportunity OF
viewing the various ships and steam
ers. and of seeing the opportunities
offered by Norfolk harbor. which ia
one of tie very finest in the country.
The very best ships float in this bar.
Dor and they may be seen every day,
NORFOLK AS A CITY.
We spent two days in the city,
and although most of our time was
devoted TO business, we had an op'
porlunlty to see that Norfolk is rap.
idly growing in its Importance as 9
city. Its natural advantages are not
disregraded by its people, and the
business Of the city shows that those
who are pushing its Interests are en-.
joying the advantages the have and
are making the most Of them possible
The administration of the city
government seemed to be all that
could be desired, and the people one
meets IN Norfolk are clever and o.
bliging as we'll as business-llke in
all their department. To be sure
one can have all that is needed fol
the satisfying of his stomach in the
way OF furnishings from the deep, as
we'll as from the vast and varied
track and fruit gardens around the
city.
The city limits are beng extended
In almost every direction, in some
places even in to the water. We took
ride into Brambleton, an annex
east of the city proper, which hat
grown within the last few years frou
few hundred Inhabitants to five
thousand, and from a few Thousand
tdollars' worth of property to more
than million. Here many busines:
men live and go down into the city
to attend to their business. Con
venient street-car lines thread almost
every part Of the city making it quite
convenient to pass to any place in z.
very short time
The Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION is one of the most attl activ,
features Of the city for the young
men. There are bath rooms Will
almost every kind Of bath known ex
cept Turkish bath handsome read
ing rooms, a we'll furnished librar,
Of several thousand volumes, frs
class gymnasium with a first elias
instructor all the time, a hall for di
vine worship and an audience roou
that will seat four hundred.
in this building the members o
the association eLjoy from time t
time fine lectures by distinguishe,
men from various parts Of the courlr
TIE BUSINESS MEN.
THE DEMOCRAT has more thai
i, once had pleasant relations wit
5 the business men of Norfolk, an
: we renewed with some Of them an
e formed business acquaintance wit
! many others.
A number of advertisements b
8 some of the bushes houses in No
g folk appear in this Issue of Til
5 DEMOCRAT, to which we call after
ton of our readers.
Mess. Alexander, Morgan & Co.
handle all kinds of produce, an
shippers Will do we'll to read the