Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-04-13
YORK TO HAVE EH BOAT LINE.
Small Steamer 10 TOBeA IMk asa
elOgeester lsatiHgs.

mace 10 estaoiish steamer line on
York Tiver and the movement nov
seems to DC q success. The pro
posed hne VIII open up a new ave
nue Of trade with the lower end cf |
the Peninsula and viii enable truck !
ers 70 get their produce TO scne
other than the Baltimore markets.
last Sundays Newport News Press
says:
The steamer line 70 York and Po-
quoson rivers now seems 70 be as
,ured. During the past week Allan
,. Jones and Hugh Nornent attend
ID the opening OF the April term Of
the Circuit Court for York. where
Saey laid tie proposition before the
c'tzeas Of that county. All OF the
IMPRESSIONS Of those attending ihe
neeung were favorable 20 the pro-
| ct. and they promised 70 aid in
every way in establishing the line.
The engineering company nov
constructing the cement works and
acid plant for the YORKTOWN Cement
Work gave liberal support. and as
the cement company was 90 that
day holding rs annual meeting. the
matter was laid before Il. Judge
/ Howard Ferris. the president OF this
latter company. was much pleasec
10 learn Of the project. and assurrc
the representatives Of the line that
his company was quite ANXIOUS to
get in touch with Newport News anc
that as soon as the hne is running il
would DC patrOnized freely by his
company. last what is 20 ng to be
done az Yorktown cannot be definite
y ascertained. but il IS apparent
from work that is going on daily
that something Of magnitude is BE-
ag planned.
People attending court from Glou-
-esser told Of the crying need FOR
; oerter facilities for reaching this city
, and the northern makets. The mer
D chant is limited almost exclusively }
G 20 the wholesale dealer Of Baltimore
b while the producer and oyster plant
er must take what the commission
! men Of Baltimore care 70 pay.
r More than 90 per cent. Of th'
o stock in the company has been takei
s oy local people. the subscription
S general. and all Of the larger whole
sale and retail firms are interested
The proposed schedule should prov
attractive 70 parties desiring 10 Wis
historic Yorktown and have an en-
. Ioyable water tTip. Leaving New
port News az Z a. n. the boat wi
F., 90 to Old Point from there. a. 8: 50
il viii proceed 70 Hunts and Vain
: ~right's Wharves on the Poquosc
river. arriving there at 11:50 and I
Yorktown al ! clock. From theT
70 Gloucester and on 20 Clemsnt'
wharf. a distance Of four miles
Returning to Gloucester Point an
, Yorktown. leaving the latter point
about $50. the boat VIII prooes
> directly 70 Old Point. arriving thes
= at from $50 to 7 o'clock. and reach
ing Newport News at about 7:3O.
- Application viii be made for
= charter the hrst Of this week. II
officers named in the charter. an
who viii act until the organiEato
OF the company. are: J. E. Wakin,
: president; Allan D. Jones. vice. pre,
: ident, Abe Horwitz. treasurer; T. I
Norment. secretary. These vii
. II. B. Walker. &. 5. Blanton. z.
:, Graft. Saxor w. Holt. J. w. Dn,
. sr and l. A. Meyers. vii coast
tHte the board Of directors.
AS soon as the organizahon of Il
: company IS completed the Gbov
schedule VIII be tzken.up. Il Is no
thought that the first TIP VIII 1
made about April Is.