The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-22
VAST IMPROVEMENTS
Made by The Atlantic and DanvIIle Rail-.
way at West Norfolk.
new PIERS, WAREHOUSES; AND DOCKS
Newspapers Mon visit the Thriving
Little Town Upon Invitation of
the Railway officials and inspect
tho Work OF Development Going
on There.

That West Norfolk will become q
| iiourishing city III few years their is
little doubt. judging by the develop
ineht Oh the place during the past year
| NUMBER or newspaper men, upon in
ritation of Mr.. j. A. c. Groner, General
forwarding Agent OF the Atlantic and
DanHille hallway, yesterday visited the
thriving little town and made q
thorough Inspection of these improve
mentS.
The tug Thomas a. Balm. under com
manu of Capt. Williams. left the At.
! iantic and Danville wharf. In this city
AZ LAB o'clock. the party being In
ci:lrSe OF MIR. ]. l.. Lane. yard clerk at
west Norfolk. The trip was soon made
and at the dock the party was met by
General Superintendent Charles O.
iialnes and Mr.. Groncr and shown the
development OF what was n short while
ago only valuable truck farms. The At
iahtfc and Danville railway owns seven
ty.nre acres OF land at West Norfolk,
,hlriy-three acres of which is occupied
by the yards. Twenty acres of this Is,
| made land 10
Four immense piers and. five docks
front the river, with l6 feet Of water.
ne plsrs range from 3S5x60 down TO
isaN3o feet. The warehouses are built
to stand. apparently, for all time. The
WhitinS-rcOms. offices and general store
houses are all built In first class man
ner. AN artesian well 1,40O feet deep
furnishes most excellent water. and an
ample supply for all PURPOSES
The clerical department consists of
80 men. and the lWboring gangs num-
Der 40 to so. The amount of wages
p;tiu out monthly runs in the neIghbor-
hood of 81, O0O
me company has constructed a num-
Der OF very neat cottages wh1ch arc
rented To he employees of the road from
Sio 10 SD per month. and u large row
vi 'ehefnentS, occupied by the colol>ed
employees. rent for from 81 to So each
nus the management of the road
otinSS the employees within the shortest
possible range of the works.
me switch yard spreads out in tho
Niape OIL Il ran toward the docks, and
comprises eight miles of switch ira cks
fhere al'@ three shifting engines kept
constantly at work, and there are at
present IN the yards 400 loaded cars OF
lumber. logs, cotton. cattle and general
merchandise. One C.f the reysscls load
ing al the dock is just finished her cargo
of $50, 600 feet of lumber
at the end of one of the piers is the
float used for running cars on harpcs
and said TO he the best In this section
IT is made of iron on the CONFERENCE.-THE
principle. and can be adjusted i'm a very
few minutes
y hotel has just been completed by
the company. but Is not yet rented. 1t
is the purpose of the company to instnlI
an electric light plant very soon.
Mr.. Groner says that the road has
brought into Norfolk during the present
season over 10000 bales of cotton. The
lumber business of the road Is especial
~ heavy.
After the inspection the party boarded
car so which is the Superintendent
private car. and We're drawn about
four miles up the road, while an elegant
collation. was served.
The road. under the present manage
l.....,
promises to be a great factor in the
development OF the Greater Norfolk =