Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-11
RICHMOND NEWS


Trinkle. accompanied by Mrs.
I,rinkle and by h. Lee Trinkle, Jr.,
guests of the Old Dominion Trans,
portation Line, recently returned
from a round trip by water between
New York and Norfolk on the
Steamship jefferson" which mas
been sumptuously refitted for pas.
senger service. The initial cruise OF
the Jefferson" under her new name
and management, opens up a pas,
senger service between Norfolk and
the metropolis which had been sus-
pended since the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company took its boats OIL pc
tween these two cities. Resumption
of service over this route, which is
being conduted under entirely new
management and engineered abso>
lutely by local Virginia capital, is
regarded as really a momentouS
event at Norfolk and adjacent and
surrounding sections, and is an en-
terprise which Governor Trinkle be-
lieves merits and will receive hearty
public support. Service was aban-
doned more than two years ago by
the Old Dominion Steamship Com.
.pany, after it had been maintained
for nearly a half century. Suspen-
sion of traffic was a severe blow to
large part of the travelling and
shipping public On reaching his
office in Richmond after his return
trip TO New York by water the
Governor was very high in praise OF
the accommodations on the "Jetfer'
son" and of that business initiative
and push on the part OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth capitalists which made q
resumption of such ocean travel pos
sible. On landing at New York q
/ banquet was served in the saloon OF
the ship, at which I. S. Southgate
acted as POSTMASTER and Governor
Trinkle delivered a brief address,
Commissioner Delaney, of New York
who was a guest, assured officers OF
the company that New York wei
coined the arrival of the Jefferson,
with the Governor and First Lady OF
Virginia aboard, and promised that
the Old Dominion Transportation
Line should receive every possible
consideration at New York in the
matter of docking and terminal IA
cilities. In his remarks Governor
Trinke emphasized the fact that
the new shipping company was a
community enterprise, oper-
ated by home capital, to which the
whole State of Virginia wished
success. Several bankers and bust,
nes men of New York and Norfolk
were present and encored the address
delivered by tn Governor of Virginia
Among passengers to return on the
Jefferson" from New York were
DR.. j. Leighton Stuart, president
of the University of Pekin, who was
a guest of the Governar; Hugh NJ
Kerr, president of the Trust Co., at
Norfork, and w. A Goodwin, presi-
dent of the Norfolk National Bank.
The two last named passengers were
on a return trip from Europe.
Harry B. Smith, state commission
er of prohibition, this week completed
his staff of directing field agents,
which is composed of four. These
are: Hal c Tyler, of East Radford,
who represents his county in the
House of Delegates: j. T. Finch, of
Hurt, PittSylvania county; j NJ.
Bauserman, of Woodstock, Shenan-
doah county, and R. C. Coleman, of
Smell, Spotsylvania county. An
nouncement was recently made by
Commissioner Smith of the appoint
ment Of Thomas Whitehead, of AM
herst, and Major B. II Gibson, of
Culpeper, as special attorneys for the
State Prohibition Department. The
principal cities of the four directing
field agents will be to enforce the
custer law and to enlist the co-opera-
ton of local officials in the enforce
ment of the prohibition statutes
Commissioner Smith is of opinion
that conditions in regard to the en-
forcement of prohibition laws in
Virginia are gradually improving.