Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-16
THE NEWS OF NORFOLK PAGES T1IREE FIVE AND SIX

ments without the introduction of In
finite confusion in the management OF
the property. but that while all this
was true some means should be found
Vestigation and making prompter pay
ments. and that he was sure the intel
iiSence Of the attention OF such bodies
as this was being directed to some pro-
per solution Of this problem.
The speaker Indicated that 1t was in
the consideration of such questions as
this that such meetings as this would
find their highest usefulness. He al
luded to the position of the city of
Norfolk In the transportation world.
He showed how all the Virginia rail-
roads except the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg & Potomac. either directly or
through some member OF the system,
have made their terminus on this har-
Dor and how within his memory, in fact
within the last fifteen or twenty years.
the Norfolk and Southern, the Atlantic
and Danville. the Norfolk, Virginia
Beach and Southern, the n. Y, p &
N. the c. & o., the Atlantic Coast Line
and the Southern Railway Company
had all established their terminises
here or in this immediate vicinity. He
expressed his pleasure that this infiu-
entail body had an opportunity of OBJ
serving the great forces at work in
prophesied that 1t would in a few years
be a great pleasure to them to be able
to make Intelligent comparison between
the wealth and power to which we
would then have attained and our posi-
ton now. He alluded to the fact that
of all the places In the country, Nor
folk might justly be said to be the pro-
duct OF the transportation companies
and therefore it was that our people
opened wide their hearts to the repre-
natives OF these great forces, and
would follow them to their homes with
their grateful blessings.
TO OLD POINT AND NEWPORT
NEWS
After Mr. Thoms speech the conven-
ton transacted some business matters
coming before 1t, and then adjourned
TO enable the members to get lunch
before going on their trip to Newport
News, Hampton and Old Point.
The steamer Louise left the dock at
the foot of Jackson street at l 80 o'clock
with the members and the ladies on
board.
VISIT SHEPPARD.
Newport News was first visited and
the party went to the shipyard there
and made an inspection of the building
OF the big battleships. After an hour 8
stay there. where they were royalty
treated by the Newport News people,
they started to Old Point, many Of
them going by rail so as TO stop over at
the Soldiers Home at Hampton.
At Old Point the party remained for
three hours. going through Fortress
Monroe.
Tho ir'n hack to Norfolk was started
at about 1850 o'clock. reaching here at
$50.
WILL THANK NORFOLK.
A special meeting is called for this
morning a. $50 o'clock. to which the
public is invited. AT this meeting q
resolution will be offered thanking the
Local Fro '"ht Agents Association and
all the /, &c Of this section for the
courtesies shown to the members. Their
entertainment since coming here has
been such aA to make every one of
them fall in love with Norfolk The
ladies' are Invited to this meeting.
TO VISIT VIRGINIA BEACH.
To-day's program includes a visit to
Virginia Beach this afternoon, leaving
Norfolk al o'clock over the Norfolk,
Virginia Beach and Southern Railway.
The party will not return until 1890
tonight. A dinner will he rendered the
visiting freight men by the local trans
portation company at the Princess
Anne Hotel this evening at o'clock.