Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-02
m!Qyhe Minhttatnr.
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 2. 1879.
Local
The Revival of Business Life.

The Revival of Business Life.
ITS EVIDENCES ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE
s. OHIO RAILwAY-NEw ENTERPRISES
AND THE SPREADING OF OLD ONES
STANTON MEN ALL ALONG THE LINE
A CHEERING PROSPECT FOR 1879,
&C., &C., &C.
In view of the general revival of bust
ness, and the renewed activity, especially
along The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway,
consequent upon the settlement Of tho
States financial question, our reporter
spent two or three days last week in in
specting the improvements in progress
along this great thoroughfare. In noting
these improvements Staunton man can
not but notice the part that Stanton
capital and Staunton labor and enterprise
perform in the new developments.
AT LowMooR,
Mr.. Geo. T. Wicks, late of this city, is the
business manager. He is pushing for
ward the work, in preparation for most
extensive operations. Five or six build
ings have been erected, and the superin-
tendent's house will soon be completed.
A force is also engaged in laying the foun-
dation for an immense furnace, $50 feet
from the track, which will have capacity
equal if not superior to any furnace in
America. Mr.. Wicks says the demand
and inquiry for iron ore is largely on the
increase, and their shipments for the
month of April will probably reach 1900
tons. This ore has been gotten out, too,
in only tunnelling and preparing for the
work, which is to be shortly so much ex-
tended. Messrs. Echols, Bell & Catlett.
of this city, are largely interested in Low
moor. 100000 has been expended here
and the capital stock recently largely in
creased.
MILLBORO.
The improvements here have added
much to the consequence as we'll as the
looks of the place. Mr.. j. W. Warren has
| completed the three cottages on the little
eminence near his hotel, the Millboro
House. The buildings are conveniently
arranged, well constructed, pretty and
tasteful. Mr.. W. D. Loyal, an expert
enced workman of the place, assisted by
his sons, did the carpenter work. The
plastering and painting was done by
Staunton men, Messrs u. W. Shot and
R. L. Hosey, and the banister railing and
ornamental work was furnished by the
Lushbaugh Bros. Mr.. Warren has also
erected a new store-house on the line OF
his building, and when the covered bridge.
connecting the cottages on the hill with
| the hotel, is completed it will be most
attractive place. G.. Il. Gooch, Esq, ID
also erecting neat dwelling on pretty
situation overlooking the depot, which
will he occupied by his mercantile partner,
Mr.. Mann, and adds no little to the
general make up of the thrifty village.
Mr.. A. F. Withrow, of Milboro, is an
active lumber dealer, and the big piles Of
hewn logs for bridges and other purposes
lying around. speak well for the enter
prise Of the man and the industry of his
employees. Summer will bring to Mill
boro busy season and crowd OF
strangers, or there is nothing in signs.
The NEW TOW NJ
A ride behind the engineer of little more
than an hour brings you to the. young but
ambitious city of W illiamson's, about 8
mile above the picturesque pass at Clifton
Forge. There is good site for q large
town here. The land has been laid off in
acre lots and sold at good prices, the first
so lots bringing an average Of $40 and at a
subsequent sale recently made by Mr.. w
M. McAllister so more of the lots averaged
$50 each. The long heavily ladened trainl
from the west, have, on account Of thu
heavy grades east Of this point, to be bro
ken up here, requiring two engines ant
two sets of hands to take through to Rich
mond what one engine and one force ha(
brought to this point. This constant shift
ing of cars and engines, &C., here makes
things quite Lively and requires goot
deal of elbow room. Thirteen separat,
tracks may be counted in the yard, turf
tables have been made and the digging il
preparation for the round house common
ced. There are two stores and a number
of boarding houses, while the work O
building new houses is going on rapidly
Three large two story tenement houses o.
ten rooms each will be completed by thu
1st OF May. These are excellent buildings
Of the kind, and will cost 81 800 each
Messrs Shomo & Irving, of Staunton, art
the contractors, W. E. Riley does the plas
terlng, Robert Bishop the painting and g
E. Gregory the tin-work, all from this city
Messrs Phillips & Bro, of Hinton do the
brick work; the mouldings are ordered
from the Staunton Wagon Factory. The
workmen. They mess in caboose, and
say they live like fighting cocks and are
happy with plenty to do. These house.
are much in demand by the railroad men
and are already engaged and three times
as many more would be occupied if ready
After the completion of the present work
it is expected that others will be construct.
ed. The whole work on the part of the
railway company here is under the direc.
ton and supervision Of the popular and
efficient engineer Of the company, Mr.. j
J.. Lyle. Messrs. Jas. A. McClung and A.
A. McAllister, of Covington, are also
about erecting three or four hodses on
their property. Mr.. W. IL. Corbin who
has force of workmen from Staunton and
Bath is putting up a new store room and
will do the building for Mr.. McClung.
Mr. r. P. Murray has just moved from
Staunton to Williamson s and is opening a
bank of valuable ore on the OPT osite side
of the river which he ships to Quinnemont.
The prospects for Williamson's becomAg
a place Of Importance are good and if the
Richmond & Allegheny road is built, a