The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-27
THE Primers POINT
Concluded from First page.)

leased about ten acres to chemical
and fertilizer company
The Norfolk and Carolina being the
Norfolk terminus OF the Atlantic Coast
Line system, hus granted the joint use
Of It's main track to the Southern Rail-
way Company, ana hereafter these two
great systems. comprising together
more than seven thousand miles OF rail-
roads, extending through all the States
east of the Mississippi and south OF the
Potomac and Ohio. and touching every
principal city and town In most Of those
States, will make their principal Allan
tic terminal at Primers Point.
Although the facilities there now
used by the Norfolk ana Carolina are
quite extensive the additional improve
the business are very large.
The railroad yards Will begin about
mile from the shore, OIL this high
ground The main tracks and sidings
will be about twelve or fifteen miles
of rails. already laid.
On the river shore there will be five
enormous warehouses. which when all
completed will have floor space under
shelter of nearly fourteen acres in area
five long slips or docks for deep YES
sells and two car float transfers
The wharf line, including all In front
and along the docks OH each side will
be about two miles In length. the piers
being filled solid, AMI the warehouses
resting on piles. The material cXca-
waited for the docks will be used to MI
up the flats between the shore and the
Iarbor line The cost Of these str,ic-
lures Will hardly be less than Il million
Of dollars. This Is not vague promise
OF what may be expected The con-
tracts have been made and the con-
struction Is being carried on as rapidly
as possible.
From the preparation being made
ifl Ia 90. of ln
volume of tonnage of the products of
the South and manufacturers of the
east and Of foreign countries. that will
be handled at Primers Point. and 1t
will be handled mainly by men from
car to ship and ship TO cor.
Local frcights TO and from Norfolk,
Berkeley und Portsmouth will be trans
ferred by barges and tugs. and passen-
gers carried by railroad ferry.
The railrond track connects by
branch with the Senboard Air Line at
Suffolk with the Norfolk and Western
Dunville railroad twice ut grade. max
ing connection ,"..r that road also
practicable.
It would seem that In n few years.
wherever the fine new steamship Pin
ners Point" may float and show her
colors. no Intelligent merchant VIII be
ignorant OF the place for which she is
nuined. The pretty truck farms OF
clgh, years ago are wonderfully trans
formed into the busy places of COM
mercc
Colonel st. John and Colonel Owens
responded to toasts TO their respective
roads and then Mr.. Amin paid high
honor to Norfolk as n port for the ship
ment Of grain. He said he was In Nor
folk fer the first time and was purtic-
ulnrly impressed with her facilities.
which could not be equalled by New
York: that for grain shipments he
considered Norfolk second to no port
In the United States
Several other toasts were offered and
ut 5 o'clock the party returned TO the
city. after giving three hearty cheers
for Captain Jenkins and the Primers
Point.
The following is n full description of
The vessel which has been built to the
order of the Norfolk and North Amcri-
can Steam Shipping Company. Lin
lied. for whom Messrs. Simpson. Spen-
Ger and Young. of Newcastle. London.
Liverpool. West llartlerool and New
YORK. are the general managers:
The vessel has been constructed to
run, III conjunction with the Lambert y
FONT, for the apose Of further devul-
opillg the ocean traffic between Norfolk
and the chief English. Scottish and
Continental ports, in cooperation with
pany The vessel has been constructed
under the spar-deck rules. under
LloSd's special survey. for their high
est class. and Is about 81 feet long by IL
feet beam by ~ feet inches, moulded
To the spar-deck height She has II
long fun poop art and Il s,iprrStructurc
from the fore end of the after hatch to
the stem. taking In the bridge and
lorocastle. This Superstructurc and
the poop are specially arranged for the
carriage Of light carGoes and cattle
ON top of these crections is placed the
whole of the accommodation for can
tain. officers. and Il limited number of
spare berths, with a large handsome
saloon. ana the usual pantry and Suni-
titrH accommodate ton. Above the saloon
u the chartloom and stccring-house.
surmountcd by /: large flying bridge.
The accommodation for seamrI. tire
men. petty officers. and cattIcmcu Is
IN The forccastle forward. and the after
END OF the poop is also fitted for the
accommodation Of cattlemen. The ves-
sci carries u deadwtGht cargo of about
a,ouo tons. on Il limited draft OF water.
To suit the American ports. and has an
exceptionally large cubic measure
meht capacity compared with her regis
Ter tonnage. She is built of Siemcns-
Martin steel. the spar deck being of
!ran. the main deck of steel and Il por-
non or the lower deck laid with wood
She Is fitted throughout with wood
sh!itinE boards in the holds. The YES
SCI Is rugged as a two-masted fore
"no-hit schooner, Il prominent feature
ON the foremost being the crows y est
Tor The lookout man. Special atten-
ION mas been paid to the facilities for
II. rapid loading and discharging 'o1
| the NcssciS cargo, double dcrricks be-