The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-01
YHEClqIRS AND THE TOWNS.
Tier Have All Wsaihsrsd the.Stofm Ct
Business Depression.
'lHs OUTLOOK FOR The EEW YEAR.
Nav Enterprises Arc spflntIng Up and
There Has Been Large Growth OF
wealth and I'epuiationln sonc
Quarters -Betier Times

NORFOLK, VA, Dec. 1.-Soccial.-
Alinougn norfolk, an common wan every
otter Csty an the land, has been ahecteu
bS the prevailing business 1cpfrssio"'
afaVertneicss, during ;ho past Twelve
months her trade, popClatiOtls ana I'M
poftance. nave increased Ia most pne-
no,ucnal manner, ana the new year
hrings no indication That there Will De
any change ia this conoHion OF CROWN
and development.
A BELT LINE.
Real estate ana transportation men
aro very hopeful, ana he merchants
hook for paying increase Ia their Dusi-
ness. One OF the m0si important opera
lions the next twelve months VIII prop
abiy witness. will be the CONSTRUCTION
OF the mucn-dlscusscd belt L1ho rom ron,
11nntrs POINT around Portsmouth anu
Eerkley. entering Norfolk somewhere
ia the neichborhoOd of the present Nor
folk and Western railroad. me loea
oil this line Is TO connect ali tiss IaiilDdoS
scattering IN the three cities mentioned
~ sucn a manner as TO ena0a, them 10
un their freight and passenger trains
l1lfo the city OF Norfolk without nav
ing 20 resort 10 the SLOW and inaoecuate
methods OF ferrying ana barging now IN
Noei.e ynt lines which Will be most
largely benefited BY this nrrang ement,
are the n. 4. 4. and N; >. a. u, a.
aud b.. n. and c.. y. and s., Southern
and N. and ".
a UNlON itEIOis
The construction OF a Belt Line Will
necessarily lead 10 the erection OF
Union depot. an accommodation I'M"
mensely needed ~ Will probably pe 10
Gated near the present Nortoh ana
Western depot. though the site mas not
yet been decided on
The Monticello Hotel will be completed
In 1897. and will be one OF the most
notable enterprises In the city IL VIII
cost $4,000. and viii be built on the
most modern plans. Work on the touh-
daticns IS prOce ding rapidly. when mn
fshedt the new iotei which is on Granny
street near the Atlantic. VIII be one
OF the finest In the South and a oredit
4 NEW SECTION.
The opening OF CRANKY street has led
70 the Improvement OF a large TRACT OF
land lying there along, and In the next
ten months real estate men expect 10
sec In this section another beautiiui SUI
curb along the same lines as Ihent. me
entire tract has been severed. streets
are being laid off and paved, and the
electric railway Is under contract 10
have is line out to the new suburb with
IN twelve months.
A similar state of affairs exists on
Church street EXTENDED east or the
city PARK. In fact, the growth or the
city Is normally IN this direction ana
real estate in its path IS increasing III
value every week.
AT Primers POINT. the JOnnSOh AiSbei
Is going up rapidly and will be complet-
! ed by March list. The Port Norfolk
Electric railway Will by that time, nave
ibecn extended 10 Primers Point ana
West Norfolk.
THE WIIsLOUGHBY SPIT LINE.
: The Norfolk WiiOugncy spit and old
yPOint railroad will begin operations IN
few weeks and a ferry Will be run al
regular Intervals daily between OLD Point
and the Spit connecting with NoTfolk
via Ocean View railroad. This will afford
an immense convenience to many.
A ferry-boat will be put on in few
weeks between Norfolk and Pinner's
Point.
A very handsome church. TO cost $4,000,
Will bo erected in Client early in tae
year.
Several large importing and exporting
houses are in correspondence with local
promoters and Will possibly be brought
! here during the year
m SEEKING AN OUTLET.
|W The Western papers have noted the
F. sct that the Illinois Central, which now
be deep-water terminus AT New or
Yars. Is seeking better facilities, and has
|EySorfoih under favorable consideration,
HE the proper place for deep-water ter
|tminus, because OF her steamship connec-
n tons splendid harbor and other ad-
1IEantages over the Southern port. Just
18what connections the Illinois would make
Mo reach here is not stated. but in the
|Hevent 81 its coming. the export trade OF
3khe port void probably be increased
one third.