Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-04
VIRGINIA BEACH.
Large Force of Men is Effecting
Q Transformation There.
Many Changes Tint WIN Materially I'M
prove this occan-side Resort and In
crease Its Popularity Broad Minded
Plans That WIN be Good News For the
Public.

"A force OF over hundred men is at
work at Virginia Beach, and under
their hands a Transformation is be-
Ing effected that will be a revelation
when present plans are fully carried
out.
1t will be remembered that the Prin-
cess Anne and Atlantic hotels at Vir-
ginia Beach, together with some / 800
acres of land, We're recently acquired
by Il half million dollar syndicate
known as the Virginia Beach Develop
ment Company. OF which Mr.. James S.
Groves, of Norfolk, is the able general
manager.
The work now under way Is of such
general public interest that brief re-
View Of it will be read with pleasure.
The lease OF the princess Anne" ter
minated on November LIST, and the
house closed for alterations and i'm
provements. 1t will he reopen Febru-
AIRY LIST. under new management. ex-
perienced in the conduct of resort
hotel of the highest class.
The house is being gone over thor
ouShly from roof to foundation. Six
teen additional private bath and toilet
rooms are being installed and Mumer-
GUS suites of rooms with private baths
added. The entire plumbing and toilet
arrangements are being overhauled and
the elevator service improved. The
interior will be re-decorated and the
exterior stained and painted. The din
ingroom is being enlarged by throw
ing it open on the south end of the
building and the porches continued
around that end. necessitating the re-
arrangement of the Ordinary" dining
room.
The kitchen will be newly equipped
throughout with the most approved
utensils.
The large pavilion, restaurant and
bar on the south side of the hotel will
be removed to n point a little north of
the Atlantic hotel. This will carry the
excursion crowds to Il point beyond the
Princess Anne. Il feature that will be
appreciated by the guests of this hotel.
The bath house is being improved.
and will be equipped with the best
quality OF bathing suits, and it is pro-
posed to add n large swimming pool
for indoor salt water bathing
Water, sewerage and electric light
systems are being established and
many of the streets will be graded and
otherwise beautiiied, thereby adding
greatly TO the already existing natural
advantages OF Virginia Beach as n
place of residence.
Atlantic avenue. its present location,
back TO Holly avenue, and the inter
vening land will be laid off into squares
for residence sites. At every $50 feet
there Will be Il broad eighty-foot street
connecting the two avenues. with board
walks at either side OF the driveway.
The square opposite the Princess Anne
will be converted into a slightly little
park. The railroad will be extended to
Sea Tack life-saving station, hand
some depot will be built opposite the
Infant sanitarium. and n waiting room
will be built at Sea Tack station.
The ice factory at Virginia Beach,
now operating with capacity of 90
GOO pounds Il day, will be enlarged to
give Il daily output of $4,000 pounds.
Up-to-date resort attractions. such as
for the children. and shoot the -chutes
Will he inaugurated. The chutes will
lead into Lake Holly.
Parties interested in the new com
pany include a. NJ. Jordan, president
Of the Atlantic City, n. j.. Sewerage
Company, and Oliver II. Guttridge,
wealthy builder of Atlantic City, who
has built numerous hotels in that city,
representing an aggregate Investment
of several million dollars. both OF whom
have been important factors in the tre-
mcndous development OF Atlantic City:
~. y. Chandler and a. s. Chandler,
prominent and successful bankers Of
Philadelphia. representing themselves
and clients: j. S. Groves, n prominent
business man and real estate operator
of Norfolk; George A.LFrick, an at
tornev of Norfolk and counsel of the
company.
The plans of the new management
look 10 making Virginia Beach an all
the year round resort and place of res
idencc. No spot on the Atlantic coast
is more favored by nature or presents
more inviting or healthful natural con-
dtions. and. with ample capital, much
experience and an abundance of con-
lidence and enthusiasm on the part OF
Mr. Groves and his associates, success
would seem to be already assured.