Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-12
SIGHT WORTH SEEING
THE LAUNCHING OF e. NoRTE At
NEWPORT NEWS TUESDAY.
An Occasion for Pleasure and Profit
The Assertion OF Great
Thinker.

NEWPORT News, juno 11.--n the
launching OF IL Sud wac success, the
launching Of FL Norte, which takes place
next Tuesday the 14th at l o'clock,
promises to be doubly so. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company will
sell round-trip tickets from Richmond
for 1925; the rates will be low from
other points also, and it is confidently
expected that there will DO lo,oOo
strangers here to witness the great event.
It will be o sight worth seeing. No
thing is mora inspiring than to watch a
great ship glide off the ways, and this
rapid following Of III Norte OF its sister
ship FL Sud more than confirms the EVIL
dence Of the great progress OF the place.
NOT ALTOGETHER PLEASURE.
But all those who come here will not
be altogether bent on sightseeing and
pleasure. To many it can be made
visit OF profit, and not a few will take
advantage Of the cheap rates to that end.
The launching of FL sud put money IN
the pockets of a number OF visitors.
They came, saw, and were convinced
that all that had been said about New
port News and Its prospects, and its value
as o field of investment, and more, was was
true. That the present occasion Will
repeat the experience OF the first launch
ing have not the least doubt. and IL
would be well for small capitalists to
remember the fact.
THE CENTRE OF POPULATION.
A celebrated German thinker and
ethnographer some twenty years age,
took map of the United States ana
placing his finger on Virginia said,
Here is the future centre OF population,
wealth, and civilization. Let any one
take drive from Newport News over
the beautiful plateau to Hampton, and
thence to Old Point, ard compare the
conditions that exist now with those thai
existed here only little over decade
back, and he will not fail to be convinced
that this section has done her part 10
wards making that assertion q verify
and is destined to do still more.
THE CONNECTING LINK.
The plateau refer to is the connecting
link between Newport News and Hamp
ton, and here it is conceded the creates
immediate development is to take place
Here lots are being sold every day al
most and here will be the demand To-
the best class of houses.
The activity in real estate. business
and in stocks of companies here has In
creased with the warm weather. ant
there is no danger of anything like
summer stagnation. The absolute an'
crying necessity for houses preclude
any let up III the matter OF improve
ments of all sorts. Values hold RICH
straight along. One Of the best sign
of the times, and one OF the most con
elusive evidences Of the substantial
situation at Newport News, is that a few
days ago q new land company. com
posed altogether OF Washington an
New York capitalists, WAS organize
here. l present the question to all prac
teal businessmen if this does not cor
stitute indisputable evidence that tn
stock OF old companies and lots here ar
investments of unquestioned safety
When shrewd businessmen organize
land company at any point after the sa
experience with land companies In
many other parts of the State does
need argument to prove that there
big money and absolute security IN re-
estate investments at that point
think not.
KEEP THEIR EYES OPEN.
It would be we'll for Richmonders an
allothers who come here to the launchin