The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-11

the president OF the board. Hon. w. i.
Mayo.
In opening the report states that the
board, appointed III July. 1896, did not
organize until October Of that year,
when Captain w. r. Mayo was chosen
president, and r. Il. Thompson secre-
tary. \ list OF applications granted
follows. and then n list OF receipts OF
cotton, and u resume of the ports eX-
poNts, after which comes several pages
Of general information from which the
following is cullcd:
INCREASE OF SHIPPING.
During this season POI foreign steam
ships nsErcSatinS S&i.?lO tons, have eli
tered and cleared this harDcr carrying
rrc!Shts from here, and sixteen foreign
sailing vessels. asgrcGatimE 1925 tons,
have entered and cleared, carrying ful!
frc!ghts.
BESIDES these there have also entered
THIS port for coaling purposes ti3 steam
ships, large Increase over the two pre-
ceding years
Eesiles the foreign vessels entering
ana clearing this port there have been
also coaStwise steamships and sailing
and other craft arriving and departing.
aESrcEa ting the enormous tonnage O:
o5O0,020 ronS, these bringing TO and car
ryinE away fun carsocs.
Two hundred ana twcnty-onc foreign
steamships have cr.ercd and cleared
this port during this season. othey than
those for coal. Twenty-Five foreign
steamships have done likewise, carrying
iu!l cargocs 10 foreign ports.
-Four hundred and thirty foreign
steamships have entered here for bunker
coal during the same period. ana thir-
teen c1as;wiSc steamers
ltguliyinC the and ncti,-ity lie.
played by our citizens, and the readiness
with which they have awaited them
serves OF The advantages conferred, the
general government has concl Gtcd n pro
ject for the steady improvement of our
hnrbor in Il most liberal spirit and as a
result we have a channel from deep
water in Hampton IH1ads to the navy
yard OF twenty seven fec: ut high tide
varying in width from 500 to 700 feet,
and up the Eastern Branch of twenty
i've feet depth To the Norfolk and West
crn dcpit prOperty'S eastern limit
Appropriation has also been made for
widening and deepening the Western
Branch to the property OF the Atlantic
ana Danv!llH railroad to twenty feet
| ms work having since been completed
RecoSnl2inG OH our part what we be-
licvc to be true, that no public money
for harb0r improvements has been spent
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turns 10 the wholc people OF the country
IN me shar2 OF increased trade and fac.l-
.'!SS LOT trade as lhat spent upon the
improvement Of th.:; harbOr. our people
have felt justified in going before Con-
Efcss 20 ask that an additional apppro-
priainh or S"oO0uO be made for still fur
..ier "SeitnlhE our channel, 50 that
mere VIII De 'h'iiy ieti OF wafer from
',thiltNh ltoadS 10 the navy yard. In
M. ms EFFORT me BOARD mas taken an active
hF'c'eS'. ana should he ready to send It's
representative to Washington TO help
secure Such appropriation 1T the proper
TINE furiher. the board, recognizing
me Vi'ai Importance OF having our har-
. n"t M.uS'iru ~ / ,9Sli!ni fnint ana along
'nt Sou'hWeSt si'c OIL me river from said
ppiHt 20 NnTin street WharveS, Ports
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