Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-14
OUR EXPORTS
And IMPORTS
Move by Which They May Be
Largely Increased.
TRADE OF WEST INDIES
vtrginin obncco, Lumber nud In,por-
t"nt Western Products To BE Ex-
ported To tho west Indies From
Norfolk Neiurn Cnrgocs OF Trop-
Teal Fruitv For the Southern Frnft
Trade Via Norfolk.

"A visit made to Norfolk on Friday by
Mr.. Bulack, the manager of the Vir-
ginia and West India Trading Com
pany. will probably result in a very
large increase in the exports and i'm
ports of Norfolk.
Mr.. Buiack established the business
of his firm at Newport News about five
months ago, ana it has thus far con-
sisted Of the importation of tropical
fruits from jamaica and other West
Indian points. The business has al
ready grown 10 great proportions and
the large cargoes arc received at New
mort News and sent by train loads to
Western and Southern points. The
Western trade is already very large and
the Southern trade is growing rapidly.
The company has Il steamer to and
from icmaica each week. Its ships
touch at the following points in ia
maica: Port Maria. Annatto Bay.
Ocho Rios and Oracahcsso. The follow
ing points are reached by railroad from
ports above: Port Antonio. Kingston,
MontcSo-Bay, Luciar1 iIrd- t1.rir10utf1.-
TOBACCO EXPORTS.
Mr.. l}ulaclS intends now to build up
large export trade via Norfolk in the
famous Virginia bright tobacco raised
in the bright tobacco belt. which is in
II radius of sixty miles of Danville.
Danvi,ie is now the second in import
ancc OF The tobacco markets of the
United States. The sales of this to-
bacco at Danvi.e now amounts to
nearly 50.0Oo,000 pounds annually.
1t has been introduced into all the
European and Asiatc ports. and it is
"a ed ~ will ha int "A
into Janaica and other points in the
West Indies
This tobacco will all come through
Norfolk. MIR w. a. Douthatt. of the
Sutherln- Meade Tobacco Company. of
Danville VA. will leave shortly for
jamaica via Norfolk and the steamers
oi this fruit company to perfect trade
ARRANGEMENTS i'll the West Indies.
Prior to the last five months the West
indian honaras and other fruits from
chat section. used in Norfolk and points
tributary To this city by rail. came by
rail from New York. For the past five
months they have been coming direct
from Jamaica by water to Newport
News and shipped thence in car loads.
The establishment of the large to-
bacco exports that are expected To soon
result Will largely increase both the
imports and exports of the port of
Norfolk. The imports will be increased
w 'Ht iliuCH greatly increased volume
of tropical fruits handled from Norfoll,
tan entirely new industry for this porO,
ana the exports by bringing to this port
Tor foreign shipment not only large
quantities of tobacco. but also lumber
ana other forest products. and the pro-
ducts Of the great packing houses of
The West. While there is considerable
valuable hardwood timber in Jamaica
and other islands of the West Indies
there is no 9ine timber, and there now
exists IL considerable demand for our
southern pine. demand that is ex-
pected to rapidly increase when il is
cheaply furnished to those ports.
WHAT 1T SIGNIFIES.
The great significance to be CLEANED
from the foregoing facts is the pre-
eminent advantages Of Norfolk as n
poft ana as a great distributing noint
by reason of its railroad facilities. Mr.
liulack has carefully investigated tho
eNpediency of taking his steamships Il
Atlantic ports farther South. but all
were deficient in TRANSFORMATION facili-
Ties capable of distributing over n
large section quickly. None were So
well ADAPTED for line of this kind ms
me port of Norfolk. Owing to the per-
ishab!e nature of the fruits, to be sue.
ccssfully handled. they must be distrl.
buted quickly, and this distribution can
ne easily made here on account of Nor.
iolk unequalied railroad connections
with all points South. East and West
The same reasons will apply in the ex.
pedltious and economical assembling OF
freight OF all kinds here for foreign
shipment.