The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-23

oO'lncn CHARCOAL Doller, ZU-IOOt range,
100 square foot baking surface, porta-
bic range, and the steam tnble Is 20
feet long, with porcelain jars aud pans.
The %storehouse is 2512O feet. aud -
presided over by MIR. c.. Il. Simpson.
The kitchen proper Is S0x3i feet. On
the ground one will find an abundant
supply of ice water. q thing OF no little
Importance to eXcnrsionists. III you
want soda water or ice cream there Is
nn elegant slittlc retreat where these
young gentleman, who seems to know
his business.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
1t has not been a greut while since
the new company became the owners
of the OconD View railroad, and hotel
property, yet it il only those who have
made nu examination who can begin to
tell what los been done within the
short time the property has been IN
tho new hands.
Immediately upon getting possession
OF the property the new owuern ut once
proceeded to convert the road into un
electric plant, and whom completed 1t
will he one OF the finest in
the country. 1t is no exagger-
alton to say that i'll all respects
it will compare with my similar road
in America. Nothing hut tirst-ciass
material is being used. The new track
is standard eunge and the iron used is
seventy pounds.
Something over seven miles of track
is already Ibid, and i'll n few days the
road will be thrown open to the public.
The new cars have already arrived and
GRO of three classes, VIZ: Closed, open
and Pullman. The seating capacity Of
the first named is ninety persons. the
second sixty aud the Pullman thirty.
10 those using tho Pullman n small Of
price will be charged over the others.
wILLoUGIBY SPIT.
Since purchasing the property here
described the company has purchased
the WIlloughby Spit tract, and
now own over 700 acr, of rs valuable
land as there is in tho South. 1t is
tho intention OF the company to con.
tinue the road through their new pos.
sessions down to the end or quiet near
the end OF the Spit, where connections
will be made by
FERRY TO OLD POINT.
The pier Mt tho Spit for the ferry
VII abOhb i,Opp ltCt, bHu tuG Work
of building the same Is being pushed
with vigor. When tho road to the Spit
ls completed it Will bring that poin,
within eleven miles of Norfolk and Old
Point Comfort thirteen aud onc-hall
miles. The proposition is to mako fire.
quent and rapid trips over his route to
the city. The electric cars Will he put
on to Ocean View July LIST, fifteen cars
going on at TINT time.
The power house. which ia one OF
large capacity, Is inst approaching com
pletion, and the first fires were lighted
there Friday afternoon by MIR. ii. l..
Page. the secretary md treasurer OF
the now company. 1t would be out OF
place to attempt IL description of this
work Mt this time, as 1T is not yet com
ple:ed. 1t 10 proper to say however TINT
the work il iirst-class in every par.
ticular.
The machinery is the best that money
conld buy md is put up in the best
manner under the supervision of Mr..
j. Is. Dntes, who is an expert in his
line. The stack is 100 feet from the
ground.
II 7 SUPPLY.
Tho water to supply tho power
house, which, by the way, Is situated
hall WY between the city ana the
View. ut Oaiwood, is furnished ky
twenty drive wells built by Mr.. a.
Spandour, of this city. The company
VIII erect at this point car houses aud
repair shops. When the electric cars
so on there will be three automatic
switches along the line-one at the
power house and the others ut end of
each quarter, which will enable the
cars to make quarter hour trips TO and
from the city.
The entire amount invested in the
enterprise Is 800, 900, aud in order to
give some idea of the benefits derived
Dy the community in q moneyed way
The NtRGlNIAS Is Informed that tho
company has already paid ont S53, 600
III labor alone. The officers of the com.
pauy are Charles II. Burritt, OF PhIla.
deiphia, president: VIM. a. Bsrritt,
Jr., OF Philadelphia, vice president and
general manager; II. l.. Poge, o. Nor.
folk, secretary aud treasurer.
At present MIR. :Authur Page is on.
ductor, but there will be several more
when the new cars are put on. MIR.
Wm. Neith Is the ticket agent; Chief
Engineer, Capt. Colonna. The hotel stall
Is composed Of Il. Worthy Smith, mana
ger chief clerk,J, II. Anderson; assist
ant, W. 9. Wilcox. MIR. Thomas Nine
DO has charge OF the restaurant
and Mr.. g. Il. Simpson is the store
keeper. Tho electric lights are ex.
pected to be turned on Mt the hotel
and grounds tonight.
The contractor rebuilding the hotel
ia AIR Frank Nav md ~ o,on~ IT.