The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
BELT Line
By WATER

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NORFOLK. va Aug. - Something
new under the sun $ the Water Belt
Line that has lust been prot cted as a
means OF transportation between the
Jamestown Exposttion grounds and the
several cities and points of interest
around Hampton Roads and Ttdewa-
ter Virginia. The 'sBelt Line on land,
BY ateam or trolley cars. is a familiar
institution in many cities, but here
for the first time has been organized q.
water belt line, boats instead of cars
being used. Mr.. II. FiMcGaryie, now
OF New York, is at The head Of the
company. Mr.. McGarFte. well known
at former expositions as an originator
of novel concession IDEAS, on a re-
cent visit to the exposition cities con.
ceiyed the idea OF establishing the
Water Belt Line. The picturesque
and historic interest Of a water trip
to the Exposition grounds appealed to
him, and after a survey Of the terri
tory he perceived the possibilities Of
such belt line and acted promptly
upon the suggestion.
Splendid observation steamers will
be run on this novel route. Each
steamer will carry about 1900 pas
sengers without crowdlng. "A regular
schedule of trips will be made, the
boats starting from Campbell's wharf
In Norfolk, touching at Portsmouth,
the Norfolk Navy Yard, Newport
News, Old Point Comfort, Fortress
Monroe and other historic points en-
r6ute, and completing the one-way
trip at fine pier to be built out into
the waters of Hampton Roads direct
tIy In front of the Exposition site
Boats will run every. half hour. "A
unique and valuable feature of the
plan is to issue coupon tickets on
these trips. giving the passenger the
privilege. of Disseminating at any or
all Of the stopping places mentioned
and taking the next boat or any boat
later in the day. This will give OPP
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portunity for seeing all the sights.
The round trip to the Exposition in
this manner will be full of incident
These Water Belt Ltne-trips are to be
In no sense on the order of the aver.
age t'cheap excursion" where the riff
lraff and the bobtafn of humanity usual
Iy take possession OF the boat; on the
contrary, they will appeal to the best
class of people, no liquors being solo
aboarl and no rowdyism being per-
mftted.
The "Water Belt Line" Is so named
because of the fact that the steamers
leaving the company's wharf on THEN
daily schedule, every hour, will make
complete Circuit of the points of in.
terest In and about Hampton Roads.
Besides the regular trips, the com,
pany is planning to have numerous
excursions to such places as James
town Island, yorktown and other
points of historic interest in and
around Tidewater Virginia.
At Yorktown, where Lord Cornwall
lis surrendered to George Washing
ton, is a beautiful monument erecteu
by the government to commemorate
the great history. There stands the
first Custom House ever opened in the
United states. The ruins of the old
church built In 1890 are still to be
seen.
OF equal interest is the trip up the
James river, on the way TO Richmond
to jamestown Island, where the first
permanent English settlement was
made. Here can be seen the ruined
church tower and the old graveyard
with Its historic tombs and inscrip.
lions. The peninsula between the
James and the York rivers has been
the scene Of more bloody conflicts
than have occurred on any territory of
similar size in the New World,