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 J " r~l O the student of history, or the casual reader who tlnds delight in that peculiar 
 I romance which intertwines itself among the more hardy realities of colonial life and. 
 times, the vine-covered hills and sunny valleys of Virginia will always be a region 
 of unalloyed interest. Its early struggles, its resplendent achievements, its blood- 
 fol fji stained and hallowed memories form a most striking background upon and into- 
 f V»-5?<v^^'-^ which has been interwoven a wealth of romance and legendary lore, which, taken 
 . ■' as a whole, lends a charm unknown and impossible to any other section of the Union. 
 It is now nearly 300 years since that hardy band of Englishmen sailed slowly^' 
 up Chesapeake Bay and began the building of American history and 
 Jamestown at tiie same time; and yet, for every one of all those years, 
 there are landmarks, and relics, and interesting legends, and tales of love and war, to entertain 
 the curious and to interest the student. There is record enough, in letters and pictures, and 
 chronicles of the times, and the ruins of towns and churches, to enable us to follow the eventful 
 life of those early colonists with comparative completeness. 
 
 Here was the scene of many an encounter in the old colonial days between the new- 
 comers and the savage ; between the Briton and the French ; between the red-coated soldiers 
 and rebellious colonists; and, finally, between the great Northern and Southern armies. 
 
 Surely no land in this western hemisphere has been so hallowed and rendered so dear to 
 its people as has Virginia by the life-blood of her sons so freely given, by her struggles, her 
 wars, her disasters, her victories. What a glorious roll-call: Captain John Smith, Lord Delaware, Lord Berkeley, 
 Nathaniel Bacon, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and down the years to Stonewall Jackson 
 and Robert E. Lee. 
 
 The home of the first aristocratic families in America; the birthplace and cradle of statesmen; the home of 
 
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 gentlehood; the school of chivalry; the richest field for historical 
 phere; the land of romance and wai , as tair a land as has been 
 man ; such was, is, 
 And in tiiese modern 
 commercial turmoil and 
 the clash of arms, this 
 been brought almost 
 the fast -flying vestibule 
 road — the Chesapeake 
 of tiie times in which 
 a striking contrast with 
 travel in those early 
 Then the great natural 
 Mountains, deadened, 
 bitions of the hardiest 
 Now the traveller, 
 in a Pullman, soars over 
 wings of steam. The 
 Railway is one of the 
 ed systems in the United 
 
 [ " The Blue Ridge and Allesfhany mountains are wooded to their tops and 
 look as green as the hillsides around Lake Maggiore."'] 
 
 research in the western hemis- 
 bequeathed by the Creator to 
 and will be, Virginia, 
 d lys — these days when 
 ■strife have supplanted 
 land of romance has 
 to our very doors by 
 tiains of a great rail- 
 & Ohio, a fitting symbol 
 we live — and furnishing 
 the primitive modes of 
 days of colonial life, 
 barriers, the Alleghany 
 if not defeated, the am- 
 e.xplorers. 
 
 luxuriantly ensconced 
 them in a night on the 
 Chesapeake & Ohio 
 most perfectly appoint- 
 States. It stretciies in 
 
 unbroken length from Washington and Old Point Comfort on the East, to Cincinnati on the West, and, in connec- 
 tion with the "Big Four "and Pennsylvania Railroad, runs solid trains through from New York to Chicago and 
 St. Louis (which latter point is reached several hours quicker from New York than by any other line), and withal 
 gives the traveller a wider view of historical places and more lovely mountain scenes than is obtainable by 
 
 any other route. 
 
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 None of the various crossings of tlie Allegiianies and their neighboring ranges compare in extent of bold 
 mountain scenery with that traversed by the Chesapeake & Ohio. All are striking, but on tiiis line the trains 
 whirl the tourist for hours through wonderful scenes such as on other lines are confined to much narrower limits, 
 even v/iiere they are presented at all. As an example, along the New River and the Greenbrier there are many 
 miles of views which rival or surpass the widely noted Delaware Water Gap. The secret of this lies in the fact that 
 this line encounters the greatest number of parallel ranges, wiiile the altitudes increase as the mountains run 
 
 soutiiward toward tiie crowning summits, 
 the highest east of the Rockies. 
 
 in the beauty of tiie plain country 
 which it traverses, the Cliesapeake & Ohio 
 is also fortunate. The territory east of 
 and skirting the Blue Ridge, the far-famed 
 valleys of the Shenandoah, the Kanawha, 
 and the Ohio, the Blue Grass Region of 
 Kentucky, the charming surroundings of 
 Richmond, and the many beauties of the 
 Lower Peninsula and the approaches to the 
 sea afford the traveller increasing deliglit. 
 These are the general features. The 
 details which fill in the remarkable pano- 
 
 rama are equally interesting, and richly 
 repay attention. The Great Natural Bridge, 
 the Grottoes of the Shenandoah, such 
 well-known mountain resorts as the Vir- 
 ginia Hot, Warm, and Healing Springs ; 
 Rockbridge Alum, Greenbrier White Sul- 
 phur, Red Sulphur, Salt Sulphur, Old Sweet 
 and Sweet Chalybeate Springs, "The 
 Alleghany " at Goshen, and the Gladys Inn 
 at Clifton Forge, the "New intermont" 
 at Covington, the Falls of the Kanawha, 
 the renowned battle-fields of the Revolution 
 and the Rebellion, the ciiarm and interest 
 of Richmond and its vicinity, the beginnings 
 of American history on the James, and the 
 
 On the I in 
 and romanti 
 
 
 ii T tliL-rc arcj many mllL■^ ul \ic\vs whicli surpass in wild 
 scenery the widely nuted JJclawaic Water Gap. 'J 
 
 beautiful waters of Hampton Roads, may be mentioned as ciiief among the many attractions which the line presents. 
 He who can travel by it ullmoved ought to be placed on the Jersey Flats, and forbidden the sight of 
 anytliing more picturesque tiian a machine shop. There is a famous road in Italy which attracts 
 by its rapid alternations of dark tunnel and picturesque valley, but it is no exaggeration to say 
 tJiat as much could be abstracted from tiie Virginia line without being missed. Every one who 
 ever crossed the Alps into Italy remembers the zig-zags from which he looks down on the valley he 
 is reaching. But tiie liiils around are bare and hard. Tiie generous Alleghanies and the Blue 
 , Ridge are richly wooded to their tops, and look as soft and green as the hillsides around Lake 
 Maggiore. All travellers by the Pennsylvania remember that attractive piece of fancy engineering 
 known as the " Horseshoe," and nobody has gone to California without recalling the doubling o^ 
 \ Cape Horn — where your train winds up and around the high brow of a mountain 
 as if to give you a look at the valley below. The traveller across the 
 Virginias oy tiie Chesapeake & Ohio can have delights like these again and 
 again repeated. Tlie Riiine owes no little of its attractiveness to tiie 
 battlements on its steeps. The New River is not, indeed, like the Rhine 
 in breadth and deptii, but it has features of its own. Now it is a broad 
 stream, leisurely chattering to the woods that overhang it ; anon it is 
 ill a narrower bed scolding tiie rocks, as large as houses, tliat have intruded 
 themselves upon it from the hillsides, of wliich they grew weary. But 
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for giant cliffs, eagles' nests, lovers' leaps, Drachenfels, and mountain fastnesses in ruins, the New River can compete 
 with any stream in travelled lands, and with this difference in its favor: that no cunning count or baron bold piled 
 up these frowning battlements. Geological forces, in an omnipotent hand, and with an unlimited time in which 
 to work, placed these precipitous, castle-like crowns on the wooded hills, and gave them a peculiarity not seen 
 elsewhere, namely, that behind tiiem corn and wine abound ; for the Alleghanies are fertile to their summits. As 
 one is whirled along, it is difficult to say which challenges most admiration — the river below, the cliffs above, the 
 graceful lines of the hills, the moving shadows over the green slopes of the mountain-sides, or the sublime audacity 
 that dared to run a railroad through such a region. 
 
 The main line of the road is built upon the trail of the aborigines and the early settlers who penetrated the 
 Alleghany Mountains. The Sandusky Indians came down from Ohio on their annual hunt, leaving tiieir old and 
 rheumatic at the springs to be cured of their ills. The stage coaches between Virginia and the Ohio River later 
 Tollowed the same route. The James River division is laid upon the line of the old James River and Kanawha 
 Canal, which, in turn, was a development of the James River Canal, of which George Washington was the first 
 president. So, it is not strange that we find ourselves riding in a vestibuled car over the road wiiich Patrick Henry 
 
 [" No other line spanning the territory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Central States can 
 compare with it in the wealth of scenic attractions."] 
 
 travelled on horseback when he went from Hanover Court House to Williamsburg, or that we stop for a few hours 
 in Richmond and visit the church where he raised his mighty shout for liberty or death. From the train we see 
 Monticello, the home of Jefferson, and the University of Virginia, which he founded and nurtured. 
 
 No other line spanning the territory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Central States can compare with the 
 Chesapeake & Ohio in the wealth of scenic attractions, as it is undoubtedly the most beautiful line, of equal length, 
 in America. Every portion of the route possesses its peculiar and individual charms. One, because the traveller 
 views a land historic as the place where the hardy colonists first strove to gain a foothold in the new world, where 
 the primeval savage was first overcome, where the life and manners of the mother country found their closest 
 counterpart, and where the great leaders of the greatest movement for freedom the world has ever known were born 
 and raised the cry of liberty. Another, because it has been the theatre of two wars, the meeting-place between 
 great armies, the memory of whose conflicts will last as long as history itself, and a third, because it gives the 
 traveller glimpses and broad views of mountain scenery unsurpassed anywhere on the American continent for 
 picturesque loveliness and startling grandeur. 
 
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[" The mountains about the Hot Springs arc rich in romantic scenery, and graceful water-falls abound by the score.' J 
 
 The train service of tiie line is famous. The " F. F. V." is one of the most perfect and popular trains in the 
 world, as well as the only vestibuled, electric-lighted train with through dining-car running between New York, 
 Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington in the East, and Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, and St. Louis in the West, 
 
 Leaving New York at 5 P. M. , 
 Philadelphia 7.40 P. M., Baltimore 9.55 
 P. M., and Washington 11.10 P. M., 
 it passes through the glorious mountain 
 scenery of the Alleghanies and reaches 
 the celebrated Springs region of the 
 Virginias next morning, and Cincinnati 
 at 5.45 P. M. The entire equipment 
 is brand-new and furnished with every 
 appliance for safety, comfort, and lux- 
 ury. The train is painted a bright 
 
 orange — the company's standard color 
 — from front to rear, and presents a 
 strikingly handsome appearance. A 
 special feature this season, and one 
 which all lovers of the beautiful in 
 nature will appreciate, is the observa- 
 tion car which is attached to the 
 F. F. V. between Hinton and Cincin- 
 nati, a daylight ride of -joo miles, 
 affording unobstructed views of the 
 matchless scenery through the New 
 River canons and along the banks of 
 
 ["The equipment of the C he^apeake A; ( Hiio is |m rh , i , [li, , 
 ated on the block system, and laid with tlie heaviest rail: 
 
 11 ire line beuiK < 
 , rock ballasted. 
 
 the Kanawha and Ohio, streams famous for tiieir picturesque and romantic scenery tiiroughout the entire world. 
 
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 Among the many resorts on the Chesapeake & Ohio is the famous Hot Springs, of which more will be heard 
 and said during the next generation than any other in America. It is in the beautiful Warm Springs Valley 
 reached by a branch from Covington, is surrounded on all sides by rugged mountain peaks and ranges, and seems all 
 the brighter and fresher for tiiis proximity. Nowhere in this country has Nature revealed iierself in fairer form or 
 
 bestowed her blessings more bountifully, and, it may be added, nowhere 
 
 - ^-^M^.. ■ '^^^ "^^" ^^y^^n advantage more fully of the bounties thus bestowed. 
 
 ^^fe?^^^-- — ^ ~ 'n the very heart of tlie Appalachian Mountains, this valley has long 
 
 been a noted resort for health and pleasure seekers. Since the time of 
 the Sandusky Indian, who was accustomed to bring here his aged and 
 rheumatic, the wonderful healing springs, the invigorating air, and the 
 
 marvellous beauty of the spot iiave proven attractions irresistible to multitudes. Until recently only accessible by 
 
 stage, and with crude and unsatisfactory arrangements for the comfort and convenience of the visitor, the region 
 
 has been known to, and visited by but a small 
 
 portion of the constantly growing army of 
 
 American tourists and pleasure seekers. 
 
 To-day all is changed. Taken in hand 
 
 by a number of far-sighted, liberal-minded 
 
 men who have spent lavishly time, tliought, 
 
 and money, the valley has been brought within 
 
 twelve hours of New York and Cincinnati and 
 
 less than eight 
 
 hours from 
 
 Washmgton, 
 
 with through, 
 
 Pullman Car] 
 
 connections 
 The old 
 
 been largely 
 
 a n ew a n d 
 
 which is all 
 
 having large, f!! 
 
 electric lights, 
 
 manager of 
 
 wood, N. J , 
 
 the hotels at 
 
 tion to 
 
 1 c c o m m o d a 1 1 o n s have 
 
 iiiLi eased by the addition of 
 
 iLitial hotel, " The Virginia," 
 
 that the term modern implies, 
 
 \\ airy rooms, steam heat, 
 
 vators, etc. Mr. Fred Sterry, 
 
 The Lakewood," at Lake- 
 
 -1 now has entire charge of 
 
 Hot Springs, which, in addi- 
 
 I he be lutifnl hotel, ' The ^ ii ^ini i 
 world are recently complt ttd t 
 
 The Virginia," include the "Homestead," one ot the most delightlul specimens of the true colonial 
 hostelries, large, roomy, cheerful, and homelike. Above all, howevei', the crowning glory of the valley, beyond 
 
 what Nature herself has given, is the new bath-Iiouse, which cost over a quarter of 
 dollars, and is said to be the finest and most complete in the world. Built 
 only after the most careful planning and consultation, including visits to the 
 most famous spas of Europe and the investigation of all the methods of treat- 
 ment in vogue, every desirable appliance known has been added to make the 
 equipment perfect. It is said that no other establishment of tiie kind in the 
 world combines within itself so much that is efficient in the treatment of the 
 ills flesh is heir to. Douches, plunge baths, Turkish baths, Russian, vapor, 
 needle, massage, and sun baths, electric, medicated, and mud baths, all are 
 arranged for, and may be enjoyed under most agreeable conditions. 
 
 These are for the invalid, the semi-invalid, and the man who is " out ot 
 sorts" and wants to be "braced up." For those seeking recreation the 
 valley has much to offer. "With miles of romantic and beautiful drives over 
 perfect roads, smooth boulevards, mountain roads, fascinating walks, forests 
 and meadows, cliffs and caverns, cascades and brooks," there is something to 
 meet the wishes of every one. 
 
 Sparkling streams filled with trout; the surrounding mountains abounding 
 in deer, as well as an occasional bear; with good horses and dogs, and tennis 
 courts and bowling alleys, the jaded man and woman can find every variety 
 of healthful rest and recreation to suit all inclinations. 
 
 million 
 
L" liu 
 
 ilot bpnn.,^ has the most charming and carefully restricted 
 cottage life of any similar resort in the world."] 
 
 The altitude of the valley (2,500 feet), and its protection by the surrounding mountains from wind storms and 
 sudden changes, combine to produce a temperature safe in winter and delightful all tiie rest of the year. The 
 humidity so often experienced in mountain regions is here unknown, fogs and mists are rarely seen, and the clear 
 dry air is laden with invigorating ozone. 
 
 With perfect hotels, admirably conducted, 
 and the most charming and carefully restricted 
 cottage life of any similar resort in the world, 
 the time is at hand when to admit unfamiliarity 
 with the Hot Springs of Virginia is to proclaim 
 one's ignorance of tiiat which is most note- 
 worthy among American resorts. 
 
 They can be reached by the Chesapeake 
 & Ohio in 14 hours from New York, 12 hours 
 from Philadelphia, 9 hours from Baltimore, 8 
 hours from Washington and Richmond, 10 
 hours from Norfolk, and 1 2 hours from Cincin- 
 nati, and it is worthy of note that the un- 
 equaled medicinal waters of this famous valle\ 
 are so accessible to the populous regions of the 
 country, and that no other region offers similar attractions or equal facilities in the matter of convenience, climate, 
 baths, hotel accommodations, and healthful recreations. The Virginia Hot Springs Co. is expending upward of 
 
 one million dollars in improvements, and will 
 soon have, if indeed it has not already, the 
 grandest sanitarium and pleasure resort in the 
 United States. 
 
 The same company which owns and has 
 developed the Hot Springs also owns the 
 famous old Warm Springs, just five miles 
 distant, and reached by a beautiful, well- 
 graded boulevard, which follows the entire 
 distance one of the most fertile and romantic 
 valleys in America. At tiie Warm Springs 
 there are two great pools — one for ladies and 
 one for gentlemen — supplied from separate 
 springs, and each supplying more than 1,000 
 r„ ,p, ,, ,^ J. -—. gallons a minute of crystal water at a tempera- 
 
 L Ine valley, protected by surroundmg mountams trom wmd storms 
 
 and sudden changes, has a delightful climate all the year."] turC of 96 F. The hotel at the Warm Springs 
 
 is of the pure old Virginian style of architecture, large, cool and inviting, and admirably kept. 
 
 For three generations these springs have been visited by people from all parts of the United States and foreign 
 countries, and even when it involved a long and tiresome journey in primitive stage coaches they were a fnvorite 
 resort of the wealth and fashion of Virginia and the South. The bail room ■ V , /'.connected 
 
 with the hotel — a peculiarly Southern institution — is one of the finest in ? ^"Si^ /. the State 
 
 and has been the scene of many joyous occasions, and 
 of many conquests. 
 
 Three miles from the Hot Springs in the opposite 
 direction from the Warm Springs are the Healing 
 Springs, which for more than a century have been the 
 Mecca for the ill, the waters being in thermal analysis 
 almost identical with the German Schlagenbad and 
 Ems. A visit to this beautiful valley will always be 
 remembered with joy and pleasure. It is doubtful 
 any single territory offers greater opportunities 
 healthful recreation, or is more easily accessible from 
 the populous centres. Visitors from New England 
 or New York may make a considerable portion of 
 the journey to or from the Hot Springs valley or 
 other resorts on the line of tiie C. & O. by ocean 
 
 ioubtless 
 
 rhc mountains aliound in game, some of 
 which is by no means small."] 
 
liiSSS^ 
 
 on the commodious and beautiful steamers of the Old Dominion Line, which leave New 
 York at three o'clock in the afternoon and reach Newport News, Norfolk, and Old Point 
 Comfort early the next forenoon. 
 
 How much is contained in this bare statement! To the traveller it means a delio-htful 
 sea-voyage of eighteen hours— then direct connection with through trains for the West or 
 South. To the tourist it means, after the ocean trip, many delightful days spent amid peaceful, 
 and restful, and intensely interesting surroundings. To tiie antiquarian, the historian, the 
 lover of the old days of colonial life long gone, it means the tracing of the foot-prints ol 
 the early English settlers struggling to gain a foothold in a strange and hostile land. To 
 the tired and careworn business man, weary of the incessant bustle, and worry, and turmoil 
 
 of city life, it 
 means days of 
 quiet where the 
 air, fresh and ex 
 hilarating, comes 
 bearing to him a 
 quickened pulse 
 a brightened eye, 
 a new lease of 
 vigorous life. 
 How potent the 
 attraction of a 
 summer voyage to 
 the average man! 
 What comfort to 
 get away from the 
 heated and crowd- 
 ed city, and after 
 an invigorating 
 day and night on - - 
 
 , J , f , [" The steamships of the Old Dominion Line are tlun'ouKlily modern, patterned npun the best models 
 
 Ola ocean, unci of the day, strong and handsome as any 'ocean greyhound.' "J 
 
 one's self lazily lounging or strolling on one of the finest beaches in the wodd; where the water and air for 3,000 
 miles straight away are untainted by contact with city life; where there is neither work, nor worry, nor noises; 
 where the charlatans and tricksters do not make the very air, and sea, and sky hideous with their noises and money- 
 making contrivances; where the turmoil and crowding of the great resorts, popular with the multitude, are not found, 
 and where the tired body and mind may, in peace and quietude, gain renewed strength and health. What calm 
 happiness to stroll through quiet, old towns and sleepy churchyards; to drowsily watch the centenarian negro 
 and the ragged pickaninny engage in noisy competition " foh de gen'man's luggage, sah "; or to drive lazily from 
 point of interest to point 
 house or the Soldiers' Home 
 quaint and all but forgotten 
 What restfulness to float 
 in the world ; to follow the 
 tile first English settlers, 
 and thence to Jamestown ; 
 English church and there to 
 marking the final resting- 
 missioner Blair, wife of the 
 Mary College, and there to 
 vast throng of gallant men 
 have made so brave a 
 of the Old Dominion State, 
 have just been added to 
 already large fleet — the 
 
 of beauty, from substantial old colonial manor- 
 or Government Indian school, to the ruins of a 
 town! 
 
 tor hours together on one of the loveliest bays 
 path traced by the three little barks, bearing 
 , from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to Hampton, 
 to stand in the shadow of the ruins of the first 
 read the half-obliterated names on the fiat stones, 
 places of Lady Frances Berkeley and Mrs. Com- 
 founder of William and 
 rest and idly dream of the 
 and handsome women who 
 showing in the Vanity Fair 
 The two new boats which 
 the Old Dominion Line's 
 "Jamestown" and the 
 Yorktown," so appropriately named after these two famous historic points— are thoroughly modern vessels in 
 
 
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every respect, patterned upon the best models of to-day, strong and handsome as any 
 " ocean greyhound," luxuriously furnished, with large and airy staterooms, electric lights, 
 best of service, and excellent cuisine, and every possible arrangement for the comfort 
 and safety of their passengers. Going on board either of the vessels for the first 
 
 time, the passenger is surprised by the 
 immensity of the boat first, then by its 
 beauty of shape and finish, and finally by 
 lis cleanliness. To the worried man or 
 woman getting away from the city for a 
 lew happy days or hours, the interest of 
 the trip begins with the putting of foot on 
 the gang-plank. The busy scenes, ever 
 recurring as a boat is about to sail, are 
 always of intense interest to one making 
 a first trip, and never wearisome even to 
 the most "hardened" sailor. Leaving 
 desk, or office, or home at two or half-past, 
 the busy dock is reached at three; by 
 
 [" The interior finish of these beautiful steamships is as rich in woodwork 
 and luxurious in upholstery as that of a palace."] 
 
 three-thirty you find yourself steaming 
 
 past ferry-boats, freighters, emigrant 
 
 boats, ocean-liners — all manner of 
 
 quaint, and curious, and interesting 
 
 floating craft ; by four, you have left the 
 
 Goddess of Liberty far behind and are | 
 
 fairly started on your anticipated trip. 
 
 As the city fades from view the vessel 
 
 calls for your attention. From deck to 
 
 stateroom and parlor, from parlor to 
 
 dining-room, from dining-room to 
 
 smoking-room, from bow to stern, and 
 
 from tlie upper deck to the steerage 
 
 you make your investigating way, to 
 
 find everything clean, handsome, and strong. By the time your investigation is over and you are satisfied that 
 
 the arrangements are complete for a comfortable night, you are called to dinner. 
 
 After dinner, it is a gamd^bf whist, a cigar, a book, or a c]uiet chat on deck, where one is tempted 
 
 by the brilliant, moonlit beauty of the scene to spend the night. The hours slip away unheeded, 
 
 and when at last you prepare to go below, you are surprised to find how late it has become. You 
 
 feel already that work and worry are left far behind; a strange contentment with your surroundings 
 
 steals over you, and you wish the night and the ride might continue indefinitely — forever. And/'li 
 
 when you do reach your comfortable bed, such sleep is yours as you have not known for years. 
 
 It is curious to note the change produced in a few short hours by the siiilting of tiie scenes, the 
 release from tiie grind of every-day life, tiie getting away from the heated 
 city, the breatiiing of tiie soft salt air, pure, and fresh, and cool. The next morning you 
 are up early, refreshed by your sound sleep, and, al"ter a substantial and well-served 
 breakfast, ready to get out on deck where you may enjoy to the full the early morning on 
 tile sea. In all nature there are but few scenes to compare witii tiiis. Everywhere, as far 
 as the eye can reach, you see nothing but the boundless ocean — but soon you discover far to 
 tlie southwest the dim outlines of the low shores about Capes Henry and Charles. Tiie 
 fleet vessel bears you speedily within their lines, and into tiie ix\icctui and beautiful 
 waters of lower Chesapeake Bay, wiiere the landing is made at fiinous cMd Point 
 Comfort. All is life and gayety about the pier; groups of pretty girls — you wonder 
 where they all could have come from — handsome army officers from the fort in 
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dazzling uniforms, and hordes of darkies and wiiarf roustabouts. 
 
 After a brief stop at Old Point Comfort, the steamer proceeds t 
 Norfolk, which is directly across the bay. This is one of those 
 Southern cities in which the old has long struggled with and been 
 finally overcome by the new order of things. With the new 
 life vigorously pushing out and obliterating the old, there are 
 yet many of the landmarks of generations gone to attract and 
 ■entertain the chance visitor, the antiquarian, or the historian. 
 There are some handsome old homes, a number of delightfu] 
 ■drives, and many a point of interest in and around the city, 
 about some of which are related most romantic stories of the late 
 Avar. Chief among the attractions here, however, as at most of 
 the first settlements made by the early English colonists, is the 
 picturesque moss-grown church. In St. Paul's may be seen 
 5ome of those curious old epitaphs in which so many of oui 
 forefathers seemed to delight. Among the stones intact are 
 those marking the graves of the wife of Nathaniel Bacon and 
 William Cowper's two wives. 
 
 From Norfolk a ride of about thirty-five minutes carries 
 the tourist to that world-wide famous 
 
 [," Monuments perpetuating deeds which have 
 gone down to history."] 
 
 spot, Virginia Beach, and there are few prettier 
 places on the Atlantic coast. But one or two 
 beaches in the world can compare with it. 
 Smooth as any floor, sloping gently from the land 
 level, without undertow or quicksands, and with 
 water warm, and clean, and pleasant, the bathing 
 is une.xcelled anywhere. Facing the water, and 
 not a hundred feet away, is the substantially built 
 and modernly equipped hotel, The Princess Anne, 
 ri, ,,..„, , , o . .-,_,■, one of the best seaside hotels to be found anv- 
 
 L 1 here are many pomes ol interest m Richmond, including the 
 
 old Washington headquarters." ] where SOUth of Atlantic City. 
 
 From Norfolk it is also but a short sail to Newport News, the connecting-point between the Old Dominion 
 Steamship Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Here the C. & O.'s passengers from the West are trans- 
 ferred without de- 
 lay to the Old 
 Dominion steam- 
 ers, to continue 
 their trip to New 
 York by water. 
 Here also the Old 
 Dominion steam- 
 ers, stop on the 
 way to Richmond 
 and Washington, 
 these trips being ^ 
 amongthe delight- J 
 ful possibilities for ' 
 those who have 
 time to prolong 
 their trip or who 
 are westward- 
 bound. 
 
 Connection for 
 Cincinnati, St. 
 Louis, Louisville, 
 
 ["The Capitol Square in Richmond is a !■■ 
 buildings — one famous as the 
 
 : i '.' ■ ' ■ ,L,raccful monuments and stately public 
 cat ut the Confederate Government."' 
 
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Chicago, the West and South 
 at Richmond or Washington, 
 heart of Virginia, or, even bet- 
 That such a trip from New 
 
 ■4W*fJWwrr 
 
 generally, may be made either at Newport Kews, as already stated, or 
 
 thus giving the tourist the option of going by rail or water through the very 
 
 ter, of going one way by water and returning by rail. 
 
 York t" ' >i f i'"int Comfort, Norfolk, and Newport News, or from there to 
 Richmond or Washington and return by boat or 
 rail, can be made comfortably, without hurry, in 
 ifrom eight to twelve days, and at an expense for 
 the entire trip for transportation not exceeding 
 tiiteen to twenty dollars, seems impossible, but, 
 owing to tile liberal management of tlie Old 
 Dominion Steamship Co., is true. It is expected, 
 however, that the shorter trip, from New York to 
 Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach and return, 
 
 al Soldiers' Homo, at Hampton, 
 ; well worth visiting. "] 
 
 w wen worm vismui;. j " 
 
 will appeal more largely to the man whose business demands that he shall be absent but a few days at a time trom 
 
 f -t r-t r^ -r^ ^^f 
 
 his desk. Special trip tickets are sold for about Sio.oo, covering three 
 one-half at the Hygeia Hotel, at Old Point Comfort, or at the Princess Ann, 
 every expense forthe entire trip— transportation, meals and bertlis <;/ roiiU; 
 are fond of the sea, and wish to enjoy a longer outing 
 upon the water, will find the trips to Richmond by the 
 Old Dominion line very inviting. They occupy four 
 or five days, and can be made most comfortably in tlie 
 beautiful boats in regular service, giving, in addition, nn 
 opportunity of visiting Richmond, than which no 
 city in the country has had a more stirring history. 
 It has within its limits and immediate surround- 
 ings many points of intense interest to the tourist. 
 These are, without question, the most attractive | 
 trips out of New York City, the appreciation of 
 which fact is daily attested by the increasing 
 
 days, one-half on the water and 
 Virginia Beach. This price covers 
 hotel charo-es, etc. Those wiio 
 
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 [" The Indian School, at Hampton, which stands as a monument to 
 wiiiLU ULi IS uaii_y ..n^^i^v. ^. j ...- o the late General Armstrong."] 
 
 demand for rooms on the steamers of the Old Dominion Line. The company has arranged a complete series of 
 '— — ~~ ' tours of greater or shorter length ^^nm^ 
 
 Some 
 nclude only the journey by water to 
 Norfolk and its surrounding resorts; 
 otiiers, and to many the most enjoy- 
 able, give the traveller an opportunity 
 of exploring many of the picturesque 
 f Southern rivers, which are navigable far 
 inland from the coast line, and present 
 unique and novel features 
 both of scenery and of 
 people. During the summer 
 months, application should 
 be made as early as pos- 
 sible for rooms, in order 
 that no disappointments may 
 result. The Old Dominion 
 Steamship Company will 
 be glad to furnish furtiier 
 information or to give an 
 order for inspection of the 
 new vessels to any one 
 making application for same 
 at their general offices. Pier 
 20 N. R., foot of Beach 
 Street. New York City. Any 
 one who is undecided just where to go 
 for a spring or summer outing cannot get better suggestions 
 than by sending for the printed matter of this popular line.. 
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It is doubtful if there is any one resort in America about which more romances or tender memories cling than 
 Old Point Comfort. For many years there has been gathered under the hospitable roof of the great Hygeia Hotel— 
 wliose accommodations are so ample that a thousand guests may be comfortably cared for at a time— a gay con- 
 course of the representatives of the world of politics, literature, and fashion. Here liave come the liappy brides and 
 grooms of two generations. Here have -^, gathered for rest and relaxation gray-haired statesmen, 
 
 worried with problems of 
 perous business men and 
 daughters, all ^^t" W"^*^' | blending in one happy 
 
 throng— ^ ,mF^ ' "" ^^™"^ ^'^''^'^ 
 
 with \^ ^^^ I .'■ common accord 
 
 /\„ ^ to have for 
 
 state. 
 
 Here, too, have come the pros- 
 mciers, with their wives and 
 
 gotten care, and 
 
 over to a full 
 
 of dolce far niente, so 
 
 spots — the Riviera of fair . 
 
 so much alike in all that go to make a 
 
 lias been built so close to the water's edge that 
 
 of higii tide, is surrounded by broad porches o1 
 
 has given itself 
 enjoyment of the spirit 
 characteristic of two 
 Italy and of Old Point Comfort — 
 climate perfect. The hotel, which 
 it seems almost to be marking the limit 
 almost interminable length, which by day 
 
 or night provide ample opportunity for out-of-door promenades or rest; while the beautiful and spacious ball- 
 room, in which so many gay and happy tiirongs of fair women and handsome men have danced the hours away, 
 has been crowded out over tlie very sea itself, whicli sends greetings in its invigorating and bracing breezes tlirough 
 the hundred windows. 
 
 The popularity of the Hygeia does not, however, rest alone upon its superb location. For years it has been 
 known as a model hostlery, and its genial manager, Mr. F. N. Pike, is ever on the alert to keep its cuisine, service, 
 and appointments up to tiie Iiigli standard which has made it famous. Every attention has been given to the 
 sanitary arrangements, tire plumbing and 
 drainage being as perfect as can be found in 
 any hotel or public building in the country. 
 Careful attention is also paid to the water 
 used for drinking purposes, notliing but pure 
 rain water carefully filtered through Pasteur's 
 germ-proof filter being used. The hotel is 
 
 ^^ [ substantially built, luxuriously furnished, 
 
 \ with many of the rooms en suite, and fitted 
 
 with all modern improvements, such as 
 
 elevators, gas, electric lights, electric bells, 
 
 oral annunciators, Turkisli and Russian 
 
 . - - baths. There are also bath-rooms, furnish- 
 
 [" During the bathing '^"^^^'-j^'^'he beach in^front of the Hygeia is gay .^^^ j^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^. ^,,,^,^5 
 
 on nearly every floor. Just a few hundred yards up the quaint and romantic old thoroughfare of Old Point, the 
 tourist enters Fort Monroe, a grim old caricature of war— impregnable in appearance, but in reality what 
 would be the veriest eggshell to the modern men-of-war should they turn their guns upon it. The moat, so 
 sLiggestive of days of chivalry, is crossed by an ancient drawbridge, as in days of yore ; but once througii 
 the tunnel, under the casements, the visitor finds himself upon the beautiful parade-ground, witii its skirting 
 of huge 'live-oak trees, which shed a welcome shade, and under which there gathers every evening a 
 gay and happy assemblage to view the manoeuvres of tlie troops on their daily dress parade. There 
 
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is about the old fortress an never-ending charm 
 Its history, both of war and peace, its beauty, its 
 romance, all tend to fascination. One may idle hours 
 away upon the soft green turf of the ramparts watch- 
 ing the white-winged messengers of commerce pass 
 to and fro upon the deep-blue waters of tlie bay, 
 which stretch out before the eye in beautiful pan- 
 orama. The very breezes at 
 the sea are tempered so as 
 not to break the charm. 
 There is about the spot an 
 indescribable yet potent 
 makes one loath to leave. 
 Old Point Comfort is partic- 
 3. complete absence of tlie 
 undertow so noticeable on 
 beaches. Children particu- 
 in the surf, and during the 
 beach directly in front of the 
 brilliant throng of bathers. 
 
 liich 
 Tile bathing at 
 iilarly fine, as there is 
 strong and treacherous 
 tlie more northern 
 1 irly revel by the hour 
 bathing hours, the 
 Hygeia is gay with a 
 Those who enjoy fish- 
 
 ing will find the waters of Hampton Roads an ideal spot for the enjoyment of the sport, and every morning scores 
 
 of craft, great and small, leave the Hygeia filled witii iiappy anglers. One 
 of the favorite spots for the followers of Izaak Walton is at the Rip Raps, 
 Y *CS>^ almost directly in front of the hotel, and about two miles distant. This 
 
 famous old fort has cost the Government millions of money, and was 
 •ntended as a defence for Hampton Roads against the incursions of 
 hostile navies, but is now a ruin, whose only occupants are the few watch- 
 men in charge, and whose granite walls are crumbling away. Nor is 
 the Fortress the only point of interest to the visitor at Old Point Comfort. 
 Hamilton, which is easily reached by boat, carriage, or electric cars, 
 claims attention as being the point where the English first landed. They 
 ,„..,,, , , , , didn't remain long — tradition savs "their departure was not made in 
 
 L Listlessly they wiitcli the slowly . ^ ■ ' 
 
 ebbing tide."] Seemingly nor orderly manner, but men think little of these things when 
 
 flying from savages with murtherous poisoned [ 
 arrows and dreadful yells." Hampton is now the 
 seat of the Hampton Indian School, a lasting monu- 
 ment to the late General Armstrong, where about 
 one hundred Indian boys and girls and three hun- 
 dred negroes are being educated ; and the Old 
 Soldiers' Home, one of the le?rgest in the country. 
 Both institutions are admirably managed, and with 
 
 ^,,y^ rnrnni 
 
 tlicir bcaiililul buikling^ .iiul yioLUuls well worthy 
 the visitor's time. Last, though first of all in 
 beauty and interest, is the quaint little English 
 church of St. John, the second oldest now in use 
 
 in tliis country. Erected in 1030, 
 St. John's has never been without a 
 pastor and a congregation. There 
 are many other interesting excur- 
 sions which may be made either 
 by water, or by carriage over most 
 excellent shell roads, all of which 
 will repay the visitor. 
 
 [ " iJne may idle hours away upon the soft green turf of the ramparts, 
 wati hing the white-winged messengers of commerce." ] 
 
All excursion tickets issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad may include stop-over privileges at Goshen 
 when desired. Thus the road has anticipated the desire of a large proportion of their tourists to break their journey 
 and to rest at so charming a spot. Goshen is on the main line of the C. & O., about one night's ride from 
 Cincinnati; about five hours from Washington, and is the station where tourists take the narrow-gauge Railroad for 
 Rockbridge Alum Springs. 
 
 At this point, high among the mountains on a commanding elevation, affording entrancing views of the sur- 
 rounding country the Alleghany has been recently completed. Striking in its 
 architecture, with its open fireplaces, its electric lights and elevators, its luxurious 
 furnishings, its extensive piazzas, and its varied and perfect baths, it is unsurpassed 
 by any hotel in the South. Built at an expense exceeding $200,000, nothing has 
 been omitted calculated to add to the comfort and w ell-being of its visitors. Sucii 
 the hotel and such the management that 
 within one short yeai the Alleghany has come 
 to be the beau ideal nf a summei home to 
 hundreds. 
 
 Amusement^ 
 of all kinds have 
 been provided, 
 and among the 
 features not often 
 found in Southern 
 resorts may be 
 mentioned th< 
 excellent orche- 
 
 . . , , . - - - 11^ the ninuntains. on a comiiianciini; ele\ation, artordin., tntraiuiiiL, \ u u > .it iht. 
 
 tra, which durillg surrounding country, the Alleghany has been recently completed."] 
 
 the entire season contributes to the enjoyment of the guests. The air is pure and invigorating, the drainage 
 natural and perfect, and the baths, medicinal, hot and cold, are calculated to make the invalid and the well alike 
 stronger and healthier. The well-known Mr. J. Watkins Lee is proprietor of the Alleghany, and also of the Rawley 
 Springs, Rockingham County, Va., a place full of varied and interesting attractions. 
 
 Few visitors to the great Springs region of Virginia fail to become acquainted with Covington, first 
 because of its location, being the junction point of the main line of the Chesapeake & Ohio, and the new short 
 line direct to the Hot Springs Valley ; second, because the attractive features of the country immediately adjacent 
 to the town compel attention. Here tourists to and from the Springs, as a rule, plan to remain over-night, that 
 
 they may rest, and resume their journey bv 
 delights awaiting them — but, alas for 
 temptation to prolong the stay 
 Situated in the very heait 
 country," Covington 
 to be found at no 
 South, and is beside 
 of as charming a 
 world boasts, 
 tion of the con- 
 number of visitor? 
 has recently beei 
 which, towering 
 them as the \ 
 "F. F. v.," dis- 
 to the fare await- r 
 
 on a knoll overlooking 
 Intermont " is a striking ex- 
 
 4^ 
 
 daylight, refreshed and ready to more fully enjoy the 
 
 the stability of human plans ! the- 
 
 indefinitely usually proves irresistible. 
 
 of the great "iron 
 
 has features of interest. 
 
 other point in the 
 
 the central spot 
 
 country as the 
 
 For accommoda- 
 
 stantly increasing 
 
 a beautiful hotel 
 
 c onstructed, 
 
 palace-like before 
 
 • alight from the 
 
 pels all doubts as 
 
 ing them. Built up- 
 
 thetown, the "New 
 
 ample of modern hotel 
 
 ped with every device necessary 
 
 inclined tourist of this comfort 
 
 " New Intermont " is beautiful and 
 
 ,^isas,jafca^ 
 
 architecture and is fully equip- 
 to the well being of the luxuriously 
 
 l^,,;,,^ .,™„ TU„ ,.:^... f „ *i, [" The view from the ' New Interment' 
 
 loving age. The view from the Covington is beautiful and inspiring."] 
 
 inspiring. The mountains near at hand are filled with game, not always "small," and the huntsman cannot do 
 better than to spend some time in this vicinity. The hotel is under the management of Mr. H. W. Snyder, who 
 knows the country intimately, and under whose guidance every visitor may rest assured of a good time. 
 
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No tourist to Virginia should lose the opportunity of visiting the 
 great Natural Bridge, which is so easily accessible and so strangely 
 and marvellously made. Accounted one of the " seven wonders " of 
 the new world, there is perhaps no one freak of nature so mysterious, 
 so unaccountable, and, at tiie same time, so attractive in its beauty as 
 tiiis majestic Natural Bridge. 
 
 Not the pen of the writer, the canvas of the painter, or the platr 
 of the photographer can reproduce the imposing and majestic grace ol 
 this most exquisite example of Nature's architecture. One stands 
 spell-bound as he gazes on that glorious arch, wiiich spans one of the 
 most romantic glens in tiie world. There is something mysterious 
 and awe-inspiring in the superb proportions of this most famous nataral 
 curiosity. The place is classic, too, for they tell unbelievable stories 
 about how Washington carved his name in the rock a couple ot ; 
 hundred feet high, and tlirew stones over the bridge itself. Tlie i 
 bridge is 21s feet high, and has a span of 100 feet. Its width is 90' 
 feet. 
 
 The admirable care that has been taken to preserve the natural 
 wild and picturesque beauty of the glen wiiich the bridge spans, the 
 splendid mountain views on all iiands, the beautiful waterfall and river , 
 above the bridge, these and other attractions make the place 
 charming, and tempt the sojourner to tarry tor days. 
 
 Ample accommodations for the constantly increasing number of 
 visitors will be found at the Natural Bridge Hotel, a comfortable and | 
 admirably conducted place under the management of Mr. Ciiarles H. 
 Nair. The bridge is reached by the James River division of the Chesa- 
 peake & Ohio from Clifton Forge, where the lovely Gladys Inn affords! 
 comfortable accommodations for tourists who desire to break their 
 journey, and one should as soon think of being for the first time in the 
 vicinity of Niagara Falls and not viewing them, as to pass through tiiis 
 country without spending a day at least at the Natural Bridge. 
 
 A short distance west of Covington on tiie main line of tiie Chesapeake & Ohio is Alleglieny, which derives its 
 importance from the fact that it is the point at which all tourists visiting the Sweet Chalybeate Springs or the 
 Old Sweet Springs, leave the train. The latter place. Sweet Springs, has had its pleasures sung and its glories 
 recited for generations. There is perhaps no one place among the great number of resorts along the route ot the 
 Chesapeake & Ohio so dear to the hearts of so many, so loved by those who, season after season, in youth and old 
 age, have steadily returned to " dear old Sweet Springs." 
 
 Located, as it is, in a more open country tiian most mountain resorts, it is yet within easy reach of as rugged 
 and wild a region as this country affords. This location enables the x'isitur to i;o In Sweet Springs to enjoy all the 
 """^-^^v '-' ' " ' .. ^ mountain liome and, at 
 
 [" No canvas can reproduce the majestic yracc of 
 this example of Nature's architecture." ] 
 
 advantages of the usual 
 the same time, gives him 
 walks, and places before 
 cession of beautiful bits o 
 tained at any place more 
 towering mountains, 
 flow from a valley of 
 rounded by mountain scen- 
 and grandeur. The water 
 feature at the Sweet 
 ally powerful tonic, and in 
 affections, in diseases of 
 cuius affections it stands 
 The Sweet Springs Ho- 
 
 more lovely drives and 
 
 - iiim a more charming suc- 
 
 ^ scenery than can be at- 
 
 '• closely surrounded by 
 
 The Springs tliemselves 
 
 ,^ lUi.ictive loveliness sur- 
 
 ery of wondrous beauty 
 
 jjip is an especially attractive 
 
 g|pa Springs, as it is an unusu- 
 
 rheumatic and neuralgic 
 
 tlie kidneys, and in cal- 
 
 probably without a rival. 
 
 tel, whicii comfortably ac- 
 
 one of the finest dining and 
 
 commodates more than 800 persons, is substantially built of brick, and contains 
 ball-rooms in the State, which has been the scene of many brilliant gatherings. 
 
 The place is under the personal supervision of Mr. W. B. Bishop, and year after year the charming old house 
 is the rendezvous of hundreds of the best representatives of the elite of both North and South, whose very presence 
 attests the unwavering popularity of both hostlery and proprietor. 
 
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iil 
 
 I ill -^ ^ ai.*-.. 
 
 ^ii&i^i^^yr^fc^B.^is^^ 
 
 [ " rile plant covers an area of seventy-five acres, and has a water frontage of 
 one-half mile."] 
 
 In tlie foregoing pages, 
 several places of interest have 
 been referred to wiiich deserve 
 more complete description. 
 
 Most noteworthy among 
 them is Newport News, Va . , 
 the Eastern deep-water ter- 
 minus of the Chesapeake & 
 Ohio Railway, and the point 
 where connection is made 
 with the Old Dominion Steamers for New York, and with the boats of the Merchants & Miners' Steamship Line 
 for Providence and Boston. Here, by foresight and enterprise, a city has been made to spring up which has 
 already attracted much attention, and is rapidly coming to the front as a manufacturing and commercial seaport. 
 Nature has blessed this new Virginia city with one of the finest and most commodious harbors in the world, a 
 condition which man has not forgotten to take advantage of, as is evidenced by the constantly increasing export 
 business, which aggregated upwards of $10,000,000 in iSp;. The feature of Newport News which has 
 probably attracted widest attention is the great shipbuilding plant which Mr. C. P. Huntington, of railway renown, 
 has caused to be erected there; it is known as the Newport News Shipbuilding Dry-Dock Company, and covers 
 seventy-five acres of land, with a water frontage of a half-mile. In the centre of these works a mammoth dry dock 
 lias been constructed, capable of taking in the largest vessels afloat. American and European experts in marine and 
 
 naval construction unite in declaring this great 
 shipbuilding establishment, with its modern 
 equipment, and appliances for handling material, 
 the substantial character and convenient arrange- 
 ment of its buildings, the finest and most com- 
 plete in the world. 
 
 Tile accompanying illustrations will give 
 Slime idea of the magnitude and character of this 
 ■-I lip-yard, which has a capacity for building ten 
 huge vessels at one time, and has already 
 acquired an international reputation for doing 
 e.xcellent repair work on quick time, and at 
 reasonable charges. 
 
 During the past three years, scores of vessels 
 of large size have dry-docked and repaired at 
 Newport News, among them the American 
 1 ine Steamship " New York," on which a vast 
 amount of work was done in a short space 
 of time. 
 
 As an illustration of the rapidity with 
 which vessels can be constructed at this yard, it 
 may be stated that recently a 5,000-ton steel 
 steamship, 406 feet long and 48 feet beam, was 
 built in seven months' time. 
 
 This steamship, which proved to be a 
 speedy craft, was subsequently sold by her own- 
 ers to the Brazilian Government, and is known 
 as dynamite cruiser "Nictheroy." Among other contracts recently made by the Newport News Shipbuilding 
 & Dry-Dock Company is one with the United States Government for three gunboats known as 7, 8 and 9, 
 which will be marvels of naval architecture in design, material, and workmanship. 
 
 The rapid growth of Newport News from a well nigh barren plateau to a city of some 8,000 people, 
 is the result of the wise management of the Old Dominion Land Company, which owns many thousand acres of 
 land, comprising the town site and farm lands on the lower Virginia Peninsula. The policy of the company 
 has been a conservative one, designed to encourage steady and substantial growth. The beneficial results of 
 this policy are now apparent in the healthy business condition prevailing, and, as a result, many capitalists are 
 now looking to Newport News for profitable investments, realizing that when the general improvement in 
 business throughout the country takes place, Newport News will respond at once and make farther progress in 
 population and business enterprise. 
 
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 [ " 'I'he magnitude of these works is such that ten large vessels may 
 be built at one time."] 
 
More complete infer- 
 mation about this growing 
 city may be had of C. B. 
 Orcutt, No. I Broadway, 
 New York, the President of 
 the several Newport News 
 corporations referred to. 
 
 Farmers in the North- 
 western States who are tiring 
 of the meagre results ob- 
 
 
 [" This great shipbuilding establishment with its substantial and conveniently arranged 
 buildings is the finest in the world."] 
 
 tained from their labor are now looking with longing eyes to the South, where they may escape the long 
 
 and rigorous winters and 
 secure advantages obtainable 
 in a more genial climate. 
 Newport News and vicinity 
 offer unusual attractions in 
 this particular, and will not 
 be overlooked in the coming 
 exodus. One of the needed 
 accessories to a prosperous 
 town is an ample water 
 supply ; tiiis lias been pro- 
 vided at Newport News, 
 water works costing over 
 SsoOjOOO have been con- 
 structed, and over ten miles 
 3f street mains have been 
 laid, through whicii an 
 abundance of good water is 
 furnished at fair rates. 
 
 The tourist should not 
 pass by Newport News, for 
 heie he can be comfortably 
 cared for in Hotel Warwick, 
 which is built of brick, and 
 
 Atlantic 
 
 handsomely furnished. 
 
 11 I 111 i.t-iuer uf ihe works was the only one this side of ihe 
 is piissible to repair the great steamship ' New York.' " ] 
 
 Many things of interest will be found around Newport News by the traveller, seek as 
 
 [ " At these works the dynamite cruiser ' Nictheroy,' a s.oooton steel steamship, 406 feet long and 48 feet beam, afterwards 
 prominent in the Brazilian Rebellion, was built in seven months."] 
 
 he may to dwell in the past historic reverie, or get in touch with the throbbing industry of the present day. 
 
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