Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24

way, reaching from st. Paul, minneapolis,
Milwaukee, Omaha and Kansas City, con-
meets at Chicago with the Big Four and the
Pennsylvania lines for Norfolk and the ex-
position.
The Big Four lines from Chicago, st.
Louis and the west connect with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western
at Cincinnati for Norfolk.
Ocean Vessels and Other Steamers.
Owing to the fact that the Jamestown
ter-centennial is the first exposition to be
held on deep water in this country, the
steamship lines will form an attractive and
important factor in the transportation IA
cilities of the celebration, besides making
possible a grand naval pageantry, which
will be participated in by the representa-
tive nations Of the world, who have accept
ed the invitation of the President of the
United States to attend the celebration in
Hampton roads.
AS to steamer facilities, they are declared
to be also ample and varied.
The Merchants and Miners Transports
ton Company, running steamers from Nor
folk to Boston and Providence, will bring a
large percentage of the exposition visitors
from the northern seaports, as will the Old
Dominion Steamship Company, operating q
line to Richmond in connection with the
Virginia Navigation Company, that runs a
day schedule to that city.
The Clyde Line Steamship Company, ply
ing between Norfolk and Philadelphia, is
also one Of the important water routes con-
Meeting with Norfolk, and is sure to bring
thousands of visitors to the exposition from
the keystone state.
Realizing that a majority of the visitors to
the jamestown ter-centennial will make g.
point Of seeing Washington, either coming
to or returning from the exposition, the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, operating a palatial line of steamers
down the historic Potomac, Is making every
effort to be ready for the crowds, and has
arranged for day service for the period
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company
and the Chesapeake Company, both running
a night service from Norfolk to Baltimore,
are two of the most popular and efficient
transportation lines that enter Norfolk har-
Dor.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company.
with its fifteen steamers, represents a total
tween Norfolk and New York. Richmond.
Old Point, Hampton, Newport News and
other points.
The chesapeake Steamship Line steamers
sail daily except Sunday between Norfolk
and Baltimore.
The foreign steamship lines have sailings
from Norfolk for Liverpool, London, Ham
burg, Rotterdam, Glasgow and all Euro
pean ports.
The Ericsson route has inaugurated a
double daily service between Philadelphia
and Norfolk via the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal. This trip is said to furnish
the pleasures of a sail on the river and
bay, with its extended views and salty air,
also the novelty, to most people, Of trip
through one of the most beautiful deep
water canals, with it's attending interest
of passing through the locks.
Foreign Lines.
These water routes. in connection with
the foreign steamship lines to Liverpool,
Glasgow, Hamburg, Belfast, Cuba, Mexico.
ETC., give every assurance that visitors
from all parts of the world will be enabled
to book their trip to the exposition directly
to the scene Of the celebration.
Approaching the value and importance
of the water features of the Jamestown ex-
position, a corporation has been organized
under the title of the Water Belt Line"
that will operate excursions to the many
points of historic interest on the shores Of
Hampton roads and tidewater, Virginia.
Quick ferry service will connect New
port News, Portsmouth, Hampton and Old
Point Comfort with the exposition grounds,
and together with the numerous regular
steamers will put off and take on passengers
at the commercial piers Of the exposition.
This, in addition to the railroad connec-
tons from Norfolk and the surrounding
Cities consisting of three electric and one
steam road, promises to make the local
transportation facilities adequate for the
strain that will be put upon them.
And so, when the sons and daughters OF
the state Of Virginia turn their steps home
ward in answer to the call Of the Old
Dominion, together with the thousands
from other states who have made known
their intentions of coming to Join in the
celebration of the three hundredth ami
yersary of the birth of the nation. there
will be wecome, hospitality and accommo-
dations for ALL