Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
IN SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

"STAUNTON-THE CITY OF sTAUNToN, AUGUSTA
TRY, THEIR CONDITION, RESOURCES AND AID
vANTAGEs, AND THE INDUCEMENTS THEY
OFFER TO THOSE SEEKING HOMES OR PLACES
FOR BUSINESS INVESTMENTS ETC, BY JED.
HoTcHKIss, CONSULTING ENGINEER. AUTHOR
OF THE STATE SUMMARY OF VIRGINIA, A
PREPARATORY AND A COMPLETE GEoGRA-
PLY OF VIRGINIA, Etc.,
is the title of forty eight page pamphlet just
published at this office. The map which is to
accompany it will be received from the Litho-
graphers in a day or two, when it will be ready
for general distribution, at the Clerh's Office OF
the Hastings Court of the City of Staunton, by
Mr.. 7. N. Argenbright, deputy clerk. The edi-
| ton published numbers 10000 copies, and the
amount of paper required for the whole edition
required to send copy of it to any part of the
United States is two cents.
| The following is letter OF endorsement from
the Hon. A. II. II. Stuart
MAJOh JEDs I1OICdhlSS-DEAR Slks-l nave
read, with much pleasure, your pamphlet CIV
| ing an exposition of the advantages which
Staunton presents to persons seeking pleas
ant and healthful place of residence, and also
to those who may desire to engage in business
pursuits Being native of Staunton, and
having spent my whole life Except when abb
| sent in public service) within its limits, feel
| competent to speak of the matters of which
T holt OF in orfl
| to the climate of Staunton and the many adj
vantages which 1t possesses in social, educa-
tional and business aspects to be strictly true.
| 1 know of no place in which people enjoy bet
| ter health and attain greater age. It is admi-
rably watered. and from its topography the
| surface drainage is excellent. The greater por-
ton of the town is situated hills, the soil of
which is clay, and the comparatively level Sec
| lions have porous, marty soil, with a gentle
inclination southwark to the rapid stream
| which flows through the town. Every shower
of iain, therefore, tends to cleanse the town
from all impurities which might otherwise
| accumulate. Stanton is thus rendered entirely
| exempt from all malarious diseases.
In my boyhood stanton was a village of
about l 500 inhabitants. In 1888, in consequence
of the construction of various roads, radiating
from the town in all directions, it began to in
crease in population, business and wealth, and
has now become one of the most active and
thriving towns in Virginia. The facts to which
you advert in your pamphlet, of its location in
the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, at the
point of intersection of the Chesl& Ohio. and
| Valley Railroads, in a region Astounding in iron
and timber in the centre Of fertile agricultu-
raj and grazing country, where provisions are
cheap, and fruits and vegetables of all kinds are
successfully cultivated, seem to give an assur-
ance OF its steady growth and prosperity. -
| have travelled great deal through the best
sections of our country, NORTH south and west,
and while have seen localities which, in some
particulars, surpassed the county OF Augusta,
yet have found none which possessed such a
| combination of advantages in regard to soil,
climate, water, health. adaptation to grass,
cereals and fruits. and facilities for social inter-
course. I, therefore, think that General Wash
| ington was correct when he characterized the
Valley Of Virginia as the garden of our conti-
nent.
Respectfully yours, &C.,
| ALEX. II, III, STUART.