Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-02

six miles below Petersburg and one mile
has been dredged out. At this rate,
i'll about month more Petersburg will
have vastly bettered river transporta
ton. n thing much needed now that il
is progressing so steadily. The new
channel will give nine to eleven feet of
water.
PETERSBURG'S LUMBER BUSI-
NESS.
y Mr.. Dix. of Baltimore, representing
Waters & Son. proprietors of the Surry
Lumber Company, was in Norfolk on
Wednesday and made deal that will
probably he closed to-day, by which
his company secured the right to lay
a railway track from the Atlantic and
Danvil.e track to wharf property on the
river front. owned BY Captain j. w.
PHILLIPS al Petersburg.
RMS gives them Il good outlet for
their heavy pine holdings along the
new Richmond. Petersburg and Caro-
lima railroad New saw mills have gone
up along this line and at Petersburg.
so that that place has become quite an
important lumber centre. and is ship
ping out large quantities OF rough and
dressed lumber.
NEW MAYNARD ENGINE.
The United States Government has
placed with II. X. Porter & Co., of
Pittsburg, an order for n heavy switch
ing locomotive that is destined for the
Norfolk Navy-yard. This will be of
great power and constructed with all of
the latest improvements.
RAILROAD MEN MEET
Among the prominent arrivals in Nor
folk yesterday were the members of the
Board OF Directors of the Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina Railroad Com
pany. These were Mr.. Dewitt Smith,
of New York, president: General James
5. Negley, of New York, vice-prcsi-
dent and general manager, and Messrs.
j. L. TripD, Of Baltimore: Charles
Johnston, of Raleigh, and w. X. Me
kenney. of Petersburg. directors.
The board held II meeting during the
afternoon al the Monticello Hotel to
consider matters connected with the
construction and equpping of that por-
ton OF the road not yet completed.
Everything is proceeding smoothly and
eXpeditiously on the new line. the Rich
mond depot matter is settled and work
! is being pushed by heavy forces of men
ana tcams under the sub constra
The road is already doing n heavy
business. as is Shown by the one item
OF lumber shipments alone. The road
is now hauling ont forty to fifty car
loads OF lumber Il week, and General
NcGley states that these figures will be
The new line will be u great factor
in the development of the rich section
that it Will traverse. This Is the great
eXpanse of fertile land between the
Norfolk and Western and Atlantic
Coast Line.
There is in this section an immense
aggregate of choice pine and near the
Roanoke river valuable tracts of oak
timber These lands arc largely adapt-
ca 10 peanuts and yield large crops of
choice nuts. The lands along the Koa-
hoke are claimed to be especially
adapted for the raising Of choice bright
tobacco. General Noslcy states that
many North Carolina planters expert
III raising the choicer grades of bright
tobacco are settling in tins section and
meeting with great success. 1t is
stated that last year the bright to-
pacoo OF this section brought Tie high
est prices of any raised in Virginia
General Ncglcy also stated that This
section will become Il great small fruit
region. and that its products Will soon
De placed quickly and cheaply OH the
markets of the LAS, and North
IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVE
MENTS
President Negley. when Questioned rs
10 railroad matters in general. Informed
the representative of the Nirginian.
fIlot that some very important rail
Vsih movements are on foot. ANA that
the contamination of these euterDris.a
means q great deal FOR Norfolk. H.
would not go into details but from his
conversation ii is understood that SOM.
OF the great lines OF the West ar.
looking oceanwards and their eaz..
strikes the Atlantic just about at this
| port.
a GLORIOUS FUTURE.
General Negley was enthusiastic when
speaking of Norfoik's future. lie said
that years ago he had predicted Thar
Norfolk would one day become ono OF
the most important ports on the Al
!hntic coast. This port lac SAID is fav.
ored by geographical and climatic oen
dit!ons and also by many other facts
prominent among which are our mnsur-
passed railway connections winch win
other connections that Will he made
VIII insure connection with Tho Mis-,
sissirpi Valley and It's vast exports ana
imports. Our harbOr also was dwell On
by General Negley in his remarks
General Nesley and President Smith
LEFT .: o'clock for New York via the
new YORK Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad. and their colleagues also lefI
for their homes last night
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
The completion OF the Richmond. Pc
tersburg and Carolina railroad viii IL.
OF considerable Importance to Norfolk
As Norfolk is the peanut centre OF IN.
world, this crop in the newly opened
section VIII naturally seek this mar
ket' Besides this much of the other
product OF FOREST and ::eld viii come
here. TO be sent North or for sh,nroa,,
10 foreign ports. President Smith q
eral Nesley and their associates in this
railway ENTERPRISE will probably hold
another meeting in Norfolk in the near
future.