The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
Merchants and Miners Trans
portation COMPANY.

The Merchants and Miners Transpol
tat!nn Company has for third or Il
century borne such a part IN the com
mcrcc OF this port as entities it to a
foremost place In any account Of the
general transportation facilities OF Nor
FOLK It's headquarters are in BATH
more ana It's general offices arc Oca d
III that city a 2l6 and 21S Water street
The full service Of the company en-
| braces three regular steamship lines,
along which 1t owns such wharf prop
eriy, warehouses, etc. as are necessary
10 give 1t ample facilities for the i'm
mcnSe volume Of business 1t annually
transports. These three lines are the
Boston, Norfolk, Washington and Bal
timore Line. the Providence, Norfolk,
Newport News and Baltimore Line and
the Baltimore. Norfolk and Savannah
Line. Two Of these lines. (hc first two
namcO sail weekly and the latter BIZ
weekly. thus giving 10 this city the very
satisfactory and complete service
The connections made by the three OF
them are as follows: Al Boston and
providence with railroads and steamers
for all New England points ana with
all foreign lines out Of Boston for Great
Britain and continent points; at Nor
folk. with Norfolk and Washington Line
or Potomac river steamers for Wnshng-
ton. Alexandria and Potomac river
points: Norfolk and Western railroad
VIA the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Air Line; Atlantic Coast Line,
Scaboard Air Line: Southern Railway
Atlantic and Danville Air Line and Nor
folk and Southern railroad for all points
South and West; ut Newport News with
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway for all
points West and Northwest; at Savan-
nah with the Central Railroad Of Gcor-
gia, the Savannah, Florida and Western
railroad, and the Florida, Central and
Peninsula railroad; al Baltimore with
all lines for Great Britain and the con-
tncnt. and the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroads for all points
North and West
The cnmpany's feet at prcscn. CON
a!sts Of the following ships: Howard,
5000 tons; Cant. w. j. Bond. Glouces-
ter. 5000 tons; Capt. Frank NJ, IIowcs.
Fairfax, 2,200 tons: Capt. John S.
March Essex, $500 tons: Capt. John
Johnson. Dorchester, $500 tons: Capt.
D. p. ". Parker. Chatham. 1890 tons;
Cant. John a. Montclus. Berkshire,
1900 tons; Capt. j. w I<irwan. Ale
CLANCY, 23GO tons; Capt. Iiba Nickcr-
son. IT. Decatur II. Miller, 1900 tons;
Capt. G.. w. !sillups. Itasca, 1870 tons;
Capt. Charles James. VIM. Lawrence,
l.G50 tons; Capt. VIM. Peters. Juniata,
1900 tons: now building and which will
join the fleet about OCTOBER 1st 1897
These twelve ships. with the auxiliary
properties Of the company represent an
Investment Of over four millions Of dol
lars. II
All Of the vessels OF the company are
commanded by experienced officers,
most of them veterans in the company
service
The steamers Of this company are of
iron and steel, built after the most ap-
proved models, provided with every
safety appliance, lighted throughout
with electricity and arc commodlousand
!uxuriously furnished. The prominade
deck is protected with awnings the sa-
loon well lighted and ventilated and the
menu provided IS first class in every re-
spcct. The steamers for Boston leave
here Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri.
| days; those for Providence, Tuesdays