The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
VIRGINIA PENINSULAR.
A RARELY FAvOEED sPOT ON HAMf-
TON ROADS.
Already Possessing Great Amount o.
Wealth and Improvemeut-it IL the
Site of Great CITY In the Future

NEWPORT NEWS. May 19.-The VIZ
ginia peninsular, on which TINS cry lint
pies the most important stfa&elc Po't
from a commercial and business view az
waking up To its summer acust.J -
butterfly season-when the heditt 80 g.
fun lovers gather along the bns,enlne
shore and leave their glltterihg uoliat !,
a great many Of them-as mementves u
the comfort, fun, and health they re-
ceived. ., l.
The Virginia Peninsular is renla-K-
able and peculiarly favored SPOT
Many chapters have been written OF lls
history ia the colonial period, IN times VI
war. and among it's scenes OF peace;
Many prophecies have been mace ny
great men. who study the economy OF
the future and no spot in America is
better known % the world ~ laISe' DuI
1t Is just now that Neptune. the goa OF tne
sea. has raised his HAY head IN TINS
land-locked bay, and. shaking his tangled
locks. has decreed that maritime acuFlIy
shall make these prophecies true.
WEALTH AND coMsoaI.
From point 10 point, only a few miles
across, this peninsuldr mas more OF
wealth and Improvement ana siSn5 Oh
prosperity than any territory OF equal
size In Virginia, and the whole Atlantic
Seaboard. as for that matter; and where
a few years ago We're abandoned lands
there Is an almost continuous village
connecting Newport News, Hampton, ana
iilu Itiut-dll some time III tue future ~
he cemented by stronger ties into the
great seabOard metropolis OF the Chesa-
peake.
The area, which now seems large, covers
not as much space as some Of the larger
cities Of this country occupy.
The Government reservation, with its
old and new hotels and handsome settle,
ment, is elegantly improved, the United
States Soldiers Home and the Hampton
Normal Institute with their broad and
d
ing towns, occupy the two miles ar space
10 Hampton, one of the oldest as Wen as
one Of the most thriving or virginia
places.
Here are beautiful Old homesteads, and
wealth and comfort abound.
The hord OF visitors yearly 10 Old Iolhl
tdll IN love With these SURROUNDINGS anu
some OF those who have Invested ln inc
gre at enterprise al Newport News were
chance visitors, who sa~ tle mighty pros
pect that presents itself 10 every Hlhd
who views the scene.
The surroundings OF Hampton are heau-
tiful. ana the example ol the enterprise
Of its sister CITY Newport News. mas
infected the older town. and much build
ing has started in The march FOR the
j0inture Of the two cities, that must
come in the future.
whFHE CITY Will uR MUTT.
It Is the several miles of soil between
the two cities uuhamurIot hF any cir
cumscrbed limits or uI-ishtiy Obstruc-
tons. upon which the great city of the
future viii rise.
Boldly fronting ON the deep waters OF
Hampton Roads. the finest harbor ol
the world. 20 lies iu Ga curve that viii
rival the Bay OF Naples 300 its sweep,
and is the very ideal spot for grand
city OF regular proportions, high level,
and healthy.
An electric line uaverses this beauu-
ful ground. and is bringing life and hustle
along its track. and tine visitor from
Newport News TO ola Point is never out
OF sight Of the clust-rius hahitauons,
which are the pioneers 0t greater set
tement. II Is here that the southern
metropolis, which viii Doe the focal point
Of western and southern export and Inn
port trade. Will stand. and as a location
for safe and sure investment, is unrivaIed
anywhere.
COMPLETE PICTURE
To complete the picture there stands
AT the other end. az The mouth Of the
James. this young David Of city, which
is marching forth u battle. aud is already
causing the Goliaths of trade 20 tremblc
Tor their supremacy.
Here are the largest business enter
prses OF the "oun .y, busy Tith great
affairs.
The Newport News Shp-Runllne Yard.
which is competing successfully with
"the Cramps and "the Clyde" the
Chesapeake and Ohio steamship lire taxi
ing Chicago freight to Liverpool and
London, and the great Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway system, which is now %
Newport News what the Baltimore ana
ohio was u Baltimore, ana the PENN
Sylvania Central TO Philad .lUhi1 when
they were smaller towns, pouring iut1
tn.s CITY an ever increasing volume Of
West Virginia coal, western grain ami
cattle, and general coleaur for which
the present shin lines are inadequate.
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