The Washington herald., 1910-04-06
COMPANIES BOOST
POTOMAC TRAFFIC
Two Steamboat Corporations
Form Working Plan.
SEEK TO DEVELOP BUSINESS
Norfolk and Washington Line VIII
Devote Attention to Through Serv-
ice-Chesapeake and Potomac VIII
Look After Local Interests--TVvO
VIII Build Transfer Landing.

Prospects are bright for an immediate
and notable advance in the development
Of traffic on the Potomac River and its
tributaries.
Announcement was made yesterday by
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company and the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company that COM
prehensive and permanent plan has been
| agreed upon for the cheap transportation
of the products Of the Potomac Valley,
Cooperative traffic relations have been
established whereby the two companies
viii work together in the section of
country heretofore served by the latter
company alone.
Through freight and passenger rates
will be established and operated jointly
by the two companies between Norfolk,
Portsmouth. and Old Point, and all the
landings on the Potomac River and trib-
utaries will be served by the local steam
ers OF the Potomac and Chesapeake line.
Will Construct Terminal.
The Joint business Will be interchanged
at point on the Potomac where ample
wharf and transfer facilities viii be
constructed. At that point the through
steamers Of the Norfolk and Washington
Line will make daily stops. as viii the
local steamers Of the Potomac and Ches-
apeake Line, making close connection
for the interchange Of business, both
passenger and freight.
The location Of the transfer or inter
change point has not been finally de-
cided upon. but it Is understood that
Colonial Beach or some point in that vi
clnity will be selected. Until decision is
reached as to the location OF this per
manent interchange point down the Po-
tomac and facilities constructed. the in
terchange will be made at the wharf of
the Norfolk and Washington Line in
Alexandria.
The Potomac and Chesapeake Company
will devote its energies 10 building up
the traffic Of the local river territory,
and through the cooperation OF the Nor
folk and Washington line the entire ter
ritory served by the Potomac and Chesa-
peake line is put in close touch with
Norfolk and the outside world, including
Philadelphia, New k, and Boston. on
through rates g.. with transportation
facilities seldom enjoyed by territory
similarly situated.
VIII Advance Agriculture.
With this cooperative traffic operation
out of Washington and Alexandria, and
the local service of the Potomac and
Chesapeake line between Washington
and Alexandria, and its local territory.
and with the through rates applying
through Washington to all the principal
coast and inland cities, this whole terri
tory is ven a daily outlet for its prod
Ucts which it has never had before, and
on such rates and with such facilities
as to make it profitable for the farms
along the river to increase their pro-
ductiveness.
Along the river are thousands OF acres
of agricultural lands which will compare
favorably with any In Virginia and Mary
land. and which have for years been
practically without any quick and rea-
sonable outlet to market, and the pres
ent arrangement would seem TO offer the
traffic salvation of the whole territory.
The Potomac and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company will discontinue its
steamer service between Washington and
Alexandria and Old Point and Norfolk
with the trip leaving Norfolk at D. m.
to-day