Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
WATER BELT LINE
IS THE LATEST
SOMETHING NEW PLANNED AT
JAMESTOWN
Big Steamer VIII Convey Visitort to
and From All Points of Interest
Near Exposition
Grounds
sneclal to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 23.-Somethinl
new under the sun is the water Bel
Line" that has Just been projected al
a means Of transportation between tn,
Jamestown exposition grounds and tht
several cities and points of Interest
around Hampton Roads and tidewatei
Virginia.
The belt line" on land, by steam oi
trolley cars, is q familiar institution
in many cities, but here for the first
time has been organized a water belt
line, boats instead of cars being used
H. f. McGarvie, now of New York. Is
at the head of the company. Mr.. Nc
Garvle. we'll known at former exposi-
tions as an originator Of novel conces-
sion ideas, on q recent visit to the ex-
position cities conceived 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 he perceived the possibilities of
such a belt line and acted promptly
upon the suggestion.
Splendid observation steamers will
be run on this novel route. Each
steamer will carry about 1900 passen-
gers without crowdng. 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- route, and
completing the one-way trip at fine
pier to be built out into the waters of
Hampton Roads directly in front of
the exposition site. Boats will run
every half hour.
One Unique Feature
A unique and valuable feature of the
plan is to issue coupon tickets on these
trips, giving the passenger the privilege
of dsembarking at any or all of the
stopping places mentioned, and taking
the next boat or any boat later in the
day. This will give opportunity for see
ing all the sights. The round trip to
the exposition in this manner will be
full of incident
These water belt line trips are to
be in no sense on the order of the aver
age cheap excursion" where the riff
raft and bobtail of humanity usually
take possession of the boat; on the con-
trary, they will appeal to the best class
of people. no liquors being sold aboard
and no rowdyism being permitted.
The water belt line Is so named be-
cause of the fact that the steamers
leaving the company's wharf on their
1dlly SChSdule, CNcly nOdis WIZ hldNS
a 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 ex-
,ursions to such places as jamestown
Island, yorktown and other points of
historic interest il and around tide
water Virginia.
At Yorktown, where Lord Cornwallis
to George Washington, is
beautiful monument erected by the
government to commemorate the great
victory. There stands the first custom
house ever opened in the United States.
rhe ruins of the old church built in
$3.50 are still to be seen.
OF equal interest is the trip up the
lanes river; on the way to Richmond, |
o jamestown island, where the first |
settlement was made Here
AN be seen the ruined church tower
md the old graveyard with its historic
ombs and inscriptions. The peninsula
the James and the York rivers
las been the scene of more bloody con-
licts than have occurred on any terri
ory of similar size in the new world.