The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-26

to figures given me by man in a
position to know whereof he speaks.
Historic Fortress Monroe and Old
Point Comfort, situated on Hampton
Roads; Virginia Beach, located i'm
mediately on the Atlantic ocean;
Ocean View, the choicest spot on
Chesapeake Bay with the ocean in dis
tant view; and Cape Henry, the most
interesting of the two boundaries of
the entrance to this famous harbor,
offer inducements to the pleasure
seeker that cannot be equalled any
where else in this country, when one
calculates the many attractions that
may be visited within one days time.
1t is undoubtedly a fact that from
the point of view of the tranSporta-
tion man no city in the entire south
equals Norfolk. 1t is unfortunate
that one cannot always refer to this
section as Norfolk proper and it is
entirely probable that this progress
sive Community of interest" will not
be long about joining together SO that
one corporation may represent the
whole. Within a radius of a few miles
there are more varieties of trans
portation facilities, more trips offered
to places of interest, better accom-
modationS for the travelling public
than are to be found in any other
city of this size in the entire United
States.
There are seven railway systems
entering this port, half a dozen i'm
portant steamship lines to distant
ports, a dozen or more smaller steam
ship service lines to nearby towns
and these are linked together in such
way by the superior street railway
and suburban service of the Norfolk
Railway and Light Company that
Norfolk is made the ideal resort GEN.
tre for the summer tourist. There is
not an important point within a
goodly distance of this city which is
not afforded rapid transit by the en-
terpriSing local electric company.
For such a condition there should
be a reason and the nearby points to
Norfolk give satisfactory explanation
to the visitor. There is something
worth seeing. and the conditions un-
der which the visitor views this Sec
tion are the most auspicious.
Old Point and Fortress Monroe.
Old Point Comfort has the magnifi-
cent Hotel Chamberlin and several
smaller and less expensive hostelries
TO entertain guests whose pocket
books are of varied dimensions. Fort
ress Monroe offers attractions to
every visitor and there is no cost at
tending the visit. Fortress Monroe is
one of the most picturesque of the
forts established by this government
for the protection of the entrances to
the most important harborS of the
nation. Stationed here are some of
the armys best trained men and the
daily drills at the fort are worth see
ing at all times The army uses this
point as one of its greatest oppor-
tunities to show the people of the
nation what sturdy men comprise the
land fighting force and the detach-
ments stationed at Fortress Monroe
do full credit to that arm of Uncle
Sans fighting force.
The scene from Old Point Com
fort is rarely equalled on the Atlantic
Coast. The historic "Ripraps" re-
main as a monument to those who
fought there just on the border of
Hampton Roads proper, and fleet of
steamers of the foreign and coast
wise commerce are constantly pass
ing Here and there may be seen
some battieship or cruiser of this or
some foreign nations navy and may
be boat crew, with launch or shell,
practicing or racing in some daily