The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
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Npt News 1886 1884 80:
Totals ....5.555,IG3 S796. 722 / ,7a9 ,O3l
TIE, LUMBER INDUSTRY.
Norfolk IS easily the leading lumber
port OF the South Atlantic coast, ana
This one product leads the list Of ali
other articles manufactured here. This
is largely due 10 the fact that the CITY
Is directly contiguous to the great
shorl-leaf' OF North Carolina pine lum-
Der region which extends from the
Atlantic coast TO the James river ana
embraces the section southwest Of these
untll the sturdy onkc of the Piedmont
region replaces the pines. The territory
comprises forty counties in North Caro-
ma ana thirteen counties III Virginia.
1t embraces al area OF 1860 square
miles.
In this region there are about 800 saw
mills, and at least one-half OF these
are equipped with dry kilns and all
modern apparatus These mills turn
out every year some 500. 900, 900 fee, OF
boards and bill stuff and or this vas,
output 1T least 80 per cent, finds Il mar.
ket in this city. The claim that Norfolk
Is the great center for the handling Of
or the North Carolina pine product Is
substantiated by the fact that every
year She handles 5O0.OOO,OOO feet, much
! OF which is manufactured there, while
| the balance passes through in transit to
Northern markets.
The splendid transportation facilities
enjoyed by the port has operated very
strongly IN securing for Norfolk this ire
mendous lumber trade. Eight railroads
| ana the Albcmarlc and Chesapeake ca
4, nal all pour their consgnlnents of lum-
| Der into the port, In rough sawed boards
or logs, which are manufactured here.
From 1855 till 1925 there had been re-
ceived at this port 2o96,olS,695 feet OF
lumber and Si9,44S,277 feet of logs In
| 1896 the lumber received amounted ia
24,SG9,26 feet. while 1l5,o2G, 63l feet of
logs were received. From 1883 TO 1895
there were exported from this port to
foreign countries 4,l90, 1856 worth of lum-
Der
MOVEMENT OF COAL.
When Il benciicent Providence stored
/ the mountains Of this country with fuel
| supplies for a thousand and more gene
rations TO come, that fuel was placed
by Cmn'scient design IN localities best
ADAPTED by nature TO the mining and
distribution Thereon. Particularly is
this true OF Virginia and West Virginia
coal, which is TO be found beneath the
rugged ridges Of the Aileghanies Sc
close 10 the SeabOald that it can be
transported ththcr within twenty-fou1
hours after it is mined. The price OF
coal is largely regulated, almost entirel,
.oS' ~ isttL, ny Tie Instance over which
IL must be hauled, and therefore, those
points closest to the mining fields have
the advantage OF cheaper fuel tina.
points more remote.
The Norfolk and Western, tapping. as
1t does. the richest coalflelds In the
world, furnishes most Of the fuel used IN
Norioik. or this. the Pocahontas GOA
IS UNNECESSARILY the greatest part. The
1oiloWinS comparison Of the annual dc.
llvcries OF 'ocahontas coal at Lambert's
Polnt and local at Norfolk, through VIII.
nam Lamb Il Co. for Cashier & Currar II
In 1890 and 1896 viii give good idea OF
the coal movement here during that pc.
riod:
Kind Of 1890. 1896. Total in
Delivery. Tons. Tons. Years
Eorcign .1A0,47S 1il.4G7ls 1,0l9393
Goastwiso ..o41ola 1,433,oeSl2 9.744.S24hs
Local -. 400 9G,92Saa 65A 34Oh
From 1890 to 1894 there was a, steady
increase, the unusual increase IN the laI.
ter year being largely due to the in.
1lucnce Of the strike in The Chcaapeakc
and Ohio coal fields, that line being una.
Die for a time to fill all orders. add
tional shipping coming here for fuel in
| consequence
! The coal distributed here. III addition
10 that included in the above table. viii
hardly exceed 10000 tons This csti.
MAZE IL BASED on actual figures. as Wei
aS EXPERT oplni and calcula ion on The
OASIS Of Nopu.a:ion. About 10000 OF This
IS ahthfacit:; the rest IS soft coal Of var
lous grades and CLASSES /; goes 10 The
families OF Norfolk Portsmouth anG
Berk!ey. rs Well as surrounding counties
ana Northeastern North Carolina. and
ior buppiyins harbor and cana! shin
j qiAS. according y this estimate. then
inc entire local distribution OF Goa
would amount 70 ahaut 2ao.0 600 tons. ana
inc entire distribution OF coal ,vo,jlG
amount 20 about 100000 tons. thn ar.
.nal figures :hus ob.a!rcd being ! 024. 4G,
CENTRE FOR MANUFACTJ-HES
NcrlCi!: has q great future as 4 mann.
tac:G!.ng City. lis uropinquitv ~ for.
d c!Gn port: accessibility 10 SUPPLIES Of ~
Kinds and nea!ncsa 10 Tie source, y,
trade. splendid Ea.3c", large, depp. shcl
4 tGEcf,, safe, tee from Ice the yea. rol,rf
! ana jealousy guarded f-oin n,urrl an(
EeiGncSt, .cluSt attract attention I, II,
s Importance in this respect Gen tcrine
here are railroads and staamsil!p lines
@hich reach to every part Of the world
|. ; lSaw materials are e be found only !
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