The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01

at present situated. DanvilIe is the
largest bright tobacco market in the
world, and one of the most prosper
Gus cities in Virginia. The tobacco
sales at Danville for the present is.
cal year were $4,000. 900. pounds, q
large portion of which the Atlantic Il
Danvlllo has handled via Norfolk,
feeding the various rail and steam
ship lines here. Prior to its con-
structlon this traffic was handled via
other routes and did not pass
through Norfolk. The road runs
almost due west. trsversing section
OF Virginia which produces lumber,
truck, peanuts, tobacco and other
commodities.
AT Danville connection is made
with the Southern Railway, the
largest and most powerful railway
system in the South. aud by traffic
arrangement with that company the
Atlantic and Danvile Railway has
been made the preferential connec.
tion for Norfolk business aud export
business via Norfolk from both its
eastern and western systems, bring.
ing to Norfolk thousands of bales of
cotton and other export business
formerly handled through other
ports, and by reason of it's geograph-
| lcal position and close utilization
with the Southern Railway it enables
the Norfolk shippers to reach points
In that system with greater facility
than ever before.
The passenger service of the Allan.
tic and Danville Hallway, in con
nection with that of the Southern
Railway, affords to the travelling
public splendid facilities for reaoh-
ing all points in the South and
Southwest, and operates through
Pullman and buffet cars between
Dnnyllle, Jacksonville, Augusta,
Asheville. Atlanta, New Orleans, Biz,
mingham and Memphis. With its
steadily increasing local and through
| business Is All important factor IN
the commerce of the city Of Norfolk.
aud enjoys liberal patronage from
the Norfolk merchants. 1t is the
purpose OF the present property
holders to extend the road through
to the coal and iron fields, aud
to effect an important connection
with some Of the western lines. The
president of the Atlantic and Dan.
VILE hallway is Mr.. Is. Newgass,
senior member of the firm OF Il.
Nowgnss Y Co. (limited), bankers,
England; Adam Tredwell, secretary
and treasurer; G. NJ. Hughes, gen
eral manager, and VIM. Fl. Taylor,
general freight and passenger agent.
Norfolk aud Southern railroad.
The Norfolk and Southern Rail
road was constructed in 1881, from
Berkeley to Edenton, n. @. The
company prospered opening mp a
rich agricultural and timber coun.
try. Ia 1891 the line was extended
to Bellhaven by absorbing the Albe
marie and Pantigo Railroad. The
company established steamboat nav.
lgatlon on the various rivers and
sounds in eastern North Carolina as
feeders to its main line, and at this
writing its rail aud river routes az.
| gregate 529 miles.
| Recently extensive improvements
have been made along the road, new
and attractive buildings being provi-
ded at the principal stations.
At a large expense the company
ls building new depot in this city
for receiving and delivering local
freight. This handsome building is
on the property recently acquired
by the company on Water Street.
and will soon be ready for use. 1t
10 admirably located for business
and shipping generally. This road
Is ore OF Norfolk's most valuable
feeders. Its policy has been to en-
encourage aud develop local traffic
between Norfolk and the section the
road traverses. Facilities in the
way OF reliable and quick transpor.
| tatlon has stimulated and increased
the production of truck and early
vegetables Tor the market and mar.
kets further North. The staple pro.
ducts OF the country along the Nor.
loik and Southern are corn, cotton.
peanuts and rice. Manufactured
lumber Is an important element
OF traffic. there being large plants
IN operation at Elizabeth CITY.
Hertiord, Edenton. Ropers and sew.
eral other stations. A line of pass
enger and freight steamers, opera
ted by the Norfolk and Southern
railroad and the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, between Eliza
beth CITY, Roanoke Island and New
bern, oilers to passengers aud ship.
Rers reliable route through to