The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-25

Whoever observes the ordinary rules
of health can be as nearly immune
from ailments as he could be any
where In the world. Visitors from the
South and from the North need not
fear having to spend q period In be-
coming acclimatized. They immedi-
ately fnd themselves comfortable and
ready to pursue their callings with
their accustomed energy.
The delight of living In Norfolk Is
enhanced BY the easy accessibility of
the most historic, interesting and pic
turesque seaside and other resorts. A
boat ride on Hampton Roads. one of
the worlds most capacious and inter
esting harbors, may be enjoyed at al
most any hour of the day or night the
year around, while Virginia Beach.
Ocean View. beautiful Old Point Com
fort and Fort Monroe and other sea-
side resorts are within an hours ride
The inland points OF interest within
easy reach OF Norfolk are not less in
teresting. including number OF the
most historic spots In the United
States. Suah are Williamsburg. the
second capitwi of Virginia. and the site
OF the ancient William and Mary Col
iege, where Patrick Henry. Thomas
Marshall and many other distinguish
cd Americans received their educa-
ton: Yorktown, the scene OF Corn
wallis surrender; Portsmouth, the
cite OF the governments navy yard
and marine hospital: Smithfield.
known 10 lovers of good living as the
nome of the celebrated Smithfeld
hams: Hampton, the site of ma
sionai soldiers home and normal
ful residential and business centers as
6uffulk. Franklin and others. Further.
splendid hunting and fishing facilities
make OF Norfolk a favorite render
vous for sportsmen from every quar-
ter OF the world.
In her public activities Norfolk has
kept well abreast OF all modern re-
qufr ennents. The Norfolk and vir-
gfnia Railway and Power Co. have
erected the mort completely equipped
electric power works. this company
c1al current for Norfolk ana Princess
Anne counties. Special rates are
made to consumers OF large fixed
quantities Gas fs sold to domestic
Consumers at the rate of 81 per
900 cubic feet. The eity's water
supply 10 secured from fresh water
lakes east Of the city and Is peculiarly
set and free from impurities The
'Nleokrto traction lines embrace about
two hundred miles.
l But the best way TO find out about
Norfolks advantage IL to investigate
Them personally. To every visitor.
whether on pleasure Or business bent.
10 extended perpetual invitation.
Surfolk's many excellent hotels and
apartment houses will afford him an
egrseable asylum ana make him wish
TO protrscf his stay. Further. At the
Ipf,ces Of tho Chamber Of Commerce
he win nnd carefully compiled infor-
nation on every phase OF Norfolka
activities. This information will be
placed at his disposal freely and every
facility for firss-hand investigation AZ
forded.
Great Food Market
No city in America was better
adapted by nature to become a great
food market than Norfolk, and no
city has made better use OF it's advan-
tages The natural food alone--oys-
ters. Ash. crabs, game etc.--afford the
source of considerable income and
their distribution to all parts of the
and growing industry.
Norfolk's sea-foods were highly
priced and widely known long before
the vegetable and other foods OF this
peculiarly bountifui district were
known beyond its own borders. The
enormous trucking interests of the re-
gion of which this city IL the metrop-
oils was a later development. but their
progress has been little less than phe-
nomenai. So far as truck Is con-
cerned Norfolk may almost be said to
feed New York and other of the larger
Northern and Eastern cities. millions
of packages being dispatched annu-
ally. This business gives employment
to thousands of we'll paid hands not
only those engaged in filling the FIELDS,
but also those engaged in handling the
valuable perishable cargoes.
Tho necessity for handling truck
quickly has given rise to the perfec-
ton OF method. including ample ware
house and cold storage facilities In
rail and water transit. Norfolk has
also become the most important GEN.
ter in Virginia for the manufacture
of vegetable crates and packages, as
would be inferred from the immense
trucking interests OF the district. Mil
lions Of crates and packages are made
In and around Norfolk annually. For
this industry the city Is peculiarly
favorably situated not only as regards
a large demand for the finished arti-
cles, but in regard to the unlimited
supply Of lumber from which the
crates are made.
Oysters and Trucking
The development of the oyster and
trucking interests have made OF Nor
folk one of the most important food
distributing centers in the country,
though their Importance to the city's
life has not ended there. They have
made this district known AZ an excep-
tionally delightful place to live in. the
abundance Of the sea and garden pro-
ducts making the daily menu. even
for the poorest. better than even the
rich can AFFORD in less favored places.
Norfolk's pubic market bears testi-
mony to this fact. Here one may see
every day In tho year the finest native
delicacies, being supplemented by the
importations from the farther South.