The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-25
FROM NORFOLK TOL|VERPOOL
A First-CIass and Fully Equipped
Line in Operation.
Another New Steamer. The Primers
Point. OF Norfolk and North
American Steam Shipping
Company Launched at
Sunderland, Eng.

The North American Transport
Company Gncorporated). agents OF the
Norfolk aud North American Steam
Shipping Company (Limited). has just
received particulars of the new steamer
Primers Point, which was launched ON
the 9th OF this monthat Sunderland,
Eng. This steamer will carry G,UO0
tons weight. or about Is, 90 o bales of
cotton. She ID 900 tons larger thau
the steamship Lamberts Point, pur.
tlcuisrs of which were given by The
VIRGINIAN at the time of her arrival
at Norfolk. She is AL up.to date curgo
ship, and will carry more TO her reg.
nilost Her measurement over nll is
35S feet, 40 foot beam and 2G feet
. inches depth of holds.
The company is now negotiating for
four more steamers for the Norfolk
trade, and before long Norfolk will
have fully equipped, first class line of
regular sIesmers from here to Livor-
pool, Hamburg aud Rotterdam. With
the advent of the Southern and its
immense foreign business Norfolk will
be the third cotton port, with n move
ment of nearly l,000,00 bnles of cot
ton season through its confines. in
addition to the very large movement
of general cargo, particularly grain,
Hour, wood and tobacco. AS business
begets business, in the course of very
few years Norfolk will rank among the
foremost ports Of America, being
second only to New York. sS3rs
Tho Norfolk aud North SAmericau
Steam Shipping Company, limited,
having foreseen the brilliant future OF
Norfolk. arc rapidly building q fleet of
steamers, especially adapted for the
trade conditions of tins port-Iarge
steamers, fitted with all the modern mp.
plinnces for the quick loading and dis
charge of cargo, particularly cotton,
The "Pinner's Point" the same rs
the "Lambert's Point has uermu.
nent cattle fittings, aud can tnke on
deck, after being fully loaded with cot.
ton apd other cargo, 800 head of cattle.
The company Is looking forward to.
ward dong large cattle business dur.
ing tho coming winter. Norfoik's
geographical position makes her pre-.
eminently the best cattle port III Amer
lea steamers being able to sail
promptly when loaded and not dc.
tanned by ice.
The company is now perfecting or
rangoments for the carrying of cargo
from Liverpool md Swansea to Nor.
| folk. The Pinner's Point will come to
us partly loaded with tin plate crock.
cry, etc.
With regular service from Norfolk
to the ports mentioned, u very iargo
! local export business could be built up
IN oysters and truck, nud 1t would pay
Some cf our progressive citizens to
turn their attention i'll this direction.
The North American Transport Com
pany Will be dIspatching the steam.
snip Massnpeqna for Hamburg aud Rot.
| terdam this coming week. Her cargo
VIII consist of wood, tobacco aud
starch. AS M object lesson as TO how
Noriolk has progressed III the last few
years AS general cargo port nothing
IL more forcibIe than The iact. that the
North American Transport Company
sailed the steamship Lumbert's. Point
ON the llth of this month loaded en-.
hrely with general cargo and not u
bale of cotton.
| DIN or seven years ago it was almost
on unhoard OF thing Tor steamer 10
ieaVe Norfolk with any general cargo
III all, Dht IN these progressive times,
tue people are not dependent upon
cotton entirely. but can load their
steamers with general cnrgu-a new
business for Norfolk. Last season the
North American Transport Company
loaded 30 steamers for Liverpool. 20
for Hamburg and Rotterdam, , for
London, for Leith, > for Glasgow,
and Tor Bremen. This wear they
Will have sailings for all tho ports
above mentioned, and expect to do IL
much urger business. They are al
ways IN ths market for Liverpool,
Hamburg. and Rotterdam, and have
arrangements Tor quoting rates on any
class of goods TO all ports OF the world.
and issue through bills OF lading at
Norfolk.
Hrss IL. KnphcI'. stock OF SHOES for
ShIc AT Retail at Cost aud I...S.
| Mt lI6 Church street. to Close
| m Qua the Business.
Inc shoes III this stock comprise all
quantities and grades for ladies. gem
tiemen and children. and, as the
public know, las III it as good
lines rs nre known to the art of
shoemaking, all manufactured
| with the view OF maintain
ing the confidence en-.
Joyed III this com.
mnnlty for tho past
| twenty years. For
| good aud suili-
| Gent reasons
| they must
| be sold