The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01
THE CITY OF NORFOLK
Concluded From, First Pagc

nectcd by tho AIhemnrle and Chcsa.
peake. and tue Dismal Swamp
canals aud the Norfolk and South
ern rnnd with Curr,tuck, Aihemarle
and PamlIco sounds. aud their irib
uiariea IN North Carolina, aggre
gazing 1000 miles Of nnvigable
waters. glance Mt The trnde area
map VIII show that nature has endow.
ea our city richly with her rondwnys
anu opened to us the avenues To
commercial prosperity with an un.
stlnled hand, She has given us
",Uuu miles OF water highways over
which the products of the couutrv
they ponetrute should seek Norfolk
us their nearest und best mark ct and
over which in return shonld pass
iii merchandise required for con.
sumption by tho inhabitants Of that
territory. The States oil Indiana,
Illinois aud Nebraska ure ucuter,
geographically. to Norfolk than to
New York. aud the dcmuuds of this
immonse region, the g,a'ucry of the
world, viii III few years avail of
air l,ne communication with our
city as tho most advantageous port
Tor export az their produce.
NO CITY in America. except New
YORK, Is SO directly connected with
The trade centres Of tbie country and
Europe by Steamship nud steamer
lines than Norfolk. Her connection
with South America via Newport
News from which Norfolk IL only
d'T!ded Ivy !orry) is exceptionally
good. Then, too, arc the d,iect Zines
to Europe-the Furneas Inns of
Newport News. with lis six spien
did freight steamers. and The Nor
FOLK aud North America Steamship
Company whose steamships load at
Lamberts Point. These great freight
steamships carry cotton, tobacco.
gram, lumber, cattle and other
rrodncts.to Europe. Besides Nor.
folk has American built and Ameti.
can owned steam vessels, of oil
classes, connecting her directly with
the capitals of our State and coun.
Try (Hicbmond and Washirgton),
with Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
lo.k CITY. Providence, Boston aud
nil points East, whilst connecting
Iiues o! steamboats, and steamshirs
controlled ny the same parties who
own and operate lines of railroad
from Norfolk, connect her with all
cities and towns on the Southern
coast of The United Stutes. These
water lines not only serve as auxjl
lnrles 20 the different rail lines.
which put Norfolk an touch" with
the came points, but furnish
healthy competition.
The future OF Norfolk was never
brighter thnn now. Our commerca
is larger than ever before, pni our
great natural advantages nre now
being appreciated by the CONNER
cial world. In making known these
advantages The NIRuISIAS has had
much to do. Its compilation OF the
business statistics OF the port, by it
first attempted, and it's circulation
OF special issues of thousands OF
copies, oil through this country and
through the old world, first conferred
general attention TO our city. Since
1873, the date of our first trade
Issue, We have witnessed the greatest
impetus to our growth aud pros
perity; oil branches,of trade hnye
! PiOSpCICts
The first systematic compilation
of tho trade Of Norfolk, was pre-
scented by The VIRGINIAN IN its cele
brnted trade itsue of Monday, Octo
Der 18th, 1850. II was paper TINT
comprised a vast amount of bust
ness statistics. In our special issue
OF August 9th, 1879, very complete
statement was furnished. Both these
Issues commanded conspicuous at
teniion. not only throughout the
United States, but abroad. We il
sued elltionssof 10000 copies and
Norfolk was never better or more
thoroughly advertised. Since the
issue OF these papers, our city has
been more spoken Of, and u greater
prosperity has been witnessed than
ever before recorded III Its history.
In 1889 our trade exh' Mt pre-
sented business of S3S, 100, 436. .
that OF 1882 business of SjJ,UlI,-
Gj6, an increase of nearly $1,000.
900. The exhibit of the business, Of
1888, was $lS, 007, 800, which was
due to the amount OF cotton hun.
died, which was lessened In every
port OF the country, because Of
shortage of the Crop. In 1880 the
volume of trade reached sol ,G5l.
$50. IN 1898 il reached the splendid
showing of S73. 900, 24G; while the
exhibit for 1874 showed business
of S9l, l9S, 3iS.
The exhibit and growth aud de
veiopmens of Norfolk, lii aten, popn.
iation and business, appears i'll
detail in other columns of HE VIR.
GILMAN of this issue. The showing
Is one that oil can be proud Of, and
1t demonstrates to the world the
wonderful possibilities of the future
OF this great port.