The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-05
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ness that will be ours in time if we work
for It intelligently.
The increase IN the cotton business
Tor ooth coastwise and foreign ship
ment, 1 attribute largely to the coming
OF the Southern railway. Whatever
caused 1t; however, the staple is here,
anu the thing for us to consider Is how
pest 10 go about making this Increase
the means Of regaining our old position
as the second cotton port of America.
we need a large cotton depot with
hre proof warehouses, compresses, ETC.,
anu TINS hope TO see constructed at an
cary cate. We must have this in order
to be considered competitor with New
orleans Mr.. +. j. Kimball suggested
this plan some years ago and / wish 1t
had been adopted then.
one thing about the grain exports l
am pretty sure they will force the Nor
,oik and Western Company to erect a
large grain elevator at Lambert's Point.
iheir present facilities are inadequate
Tor handling the large amount Of grain
now being shipped via. this port and
they Will be compelled to adopt the
course mention.
REASONS FOR THE INCREASE.
MT. M. b. Crowell. general agent of
the Old Dominion Steamship company,
ana whose position places him in ac-
tive hourly contact with all classes of
shipping interests, expressed his graft
hcation at the showing. "The figures
are said he, surprising, but they are
not unexpected. l have seen for some
tlme that the port was forging ahead
In the matter of foreign exports"
what do you think the figures indi-
cate?"
why, simply two things. First, that
here has been this year a tremendous
increase In the exports from all Amer-
can ports. and that Norfolk is getting
something like her share of the business,
The same thing is true of Newport
News, although. of course, in less de-
gree.
"Then the second indication is that
the Southern railroad is here The ire
mendous volume of traffic brought here
by that line has done much toward in
creasing our foreign exports
of course the growth of this branch
or trade points to the commercial great
ness which this port is bound to attain
very soon. am glad to see it."
GRAIN LOADED FROM COAL PIERS
why. so great did the tax on their IA
cilities become that a short time since
they had to run grain cars up on their
coal piers at Lambert's Point, and load
ships with the cereal from that eleya-
ton. OF course the coal chutes were re-
placed by modern troughs, and they say
mat the grain so loaded was in lust n
good condition when 1t reached its desti-
nation as that'run through the elevator
Yes SIR" concluded the Colonel en-
Enthusiastically, the increase in our for
eign exports is doubly gratifying, be-
cause 1t is healthy growth, and likely
not only to be permanent but TO in
crease still more. II means much for
the port, and indicates that even the
most roseate prophecies regarding Its fu-
lure are about to be realized"
"a r
Captain NJ. N. Osborne, general agent
OF the Norfolk and Western railway
company at this place, said: ~ don't
know when I have been so gratlfied as
when read the Virginian's great arti-
Gle on the recent phenomenal develop
ment of our export trade. II is simply
wonderful. and will attract world wide
attention. The port has already attracts
cd that. however. and is now going
forward al very rapid rate toward that
goal which must ultimately be hers, the
position of the metropolis of our Eastern
seaooaId. To that grand place among
The cities of the earth she is stridins
with unprecedented rapidity.
II believe that our import trade will
soon catch up and keep step with the
exports, and then we will have achieved
what we all so much wish for, COM
merc!al supremacy"
SOUTHERN MILLS EXPORTS.
Mr.. Thomas j. Anderson. general pas
senger agent Of the Seaboard Air Line,
thought the Virsnian's story one of the
verY best things that has gone out con-
reEn'ng the importance of this port
Said he. "Of course all lines have con-
tributed from their traffic to swell the
big exports.
The Sea board Air Line has brought
into this port thousands upon thousands
Of bales of cotton, much of Which has
previously been going 20 other ports
We have also hauled hundreds of tons o
manufactured products being shipped
abroad by Southern factories.
II am indeed happy to note the in
creased foreign trade. The SerginIan's
article, think, VIII he revelation to
most people. II was a good thing and
am glad YOU printed IT,
A ROSEATE FUTURE.
"A notable fact about this great in
crea:e in all departments of our export
trade" said Judge Allan r. Hanckel. of
the Corporation Court. i" Is that it has
been achieved in time of general bust
ness depression. OF course the center
ing here Of the vast Southern railway
system and the active competition be-
tween all lines running into this port
OF course all the business they work up
in the territory to the South and West of
us Is our gain. so far as the volume OF
traffic handled through this harbor Is
concerned.