Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-01
STATE AT LARGE.
ALONG THE cHHsArssKE AND OHIO
RAILROAD.
iron Operations az Various Points-fur-
naoss, Mines. and General Pre-
grsss-Tbe 0atlook.
,oerr,spona.ncc of tho Richmond DI.ps'ch-i

rorrespondencc OF tho Richmond Dispasch.i
CLIFTON FoRoE, VA. Jan. 81. lsSe.
The general advance movements ~ tue
,ron interest. which with the opening OF tue
new wear seems 10 be felt over virgins ana
the other iron states OF the south, " pro.
nl.ing 70 be very active IN this portion OF
The state slso. II has been stated that new
comnany hiss leased tue Victoria furnace,
Near Goshen, for ooe year with the privilege
OF five.
Victoria furnace, ne IA well known. Il one OF
The largest aud most complete pIahts OF 'Io
Kind In the south, and has been. from aeon.
.plica,ion Of circumstances. out OF Dnss' ahu
-s1sie for about four years. During tnis ''ne
Js1Xr. Usskins. long connected with the oid
management, has resided on the properly ~
the furnsce. and Captain John Carpenter
the gallant commander Of Carpenters con-
federate battery during the late war, mas 70
sided on the property Of the Mines ma the
valuable improvements have. Tor unoccuo'eu
property. been kept In remarkable good con-
duion. The les.ees are a firm ofOhio gentle
men Doing commission business al 'olutD-
hus end consist ~ Messrp. Lee CHAMBERLAIN,
J.F. Wheeler, and A. -. Turney. Mt Iurney
Is also an IRON man Of experience and P,esl-
dent of the IIOcking-Nalley Coal ana IRON
Comnsnv. Mr.. Csamberlsin il IT. secre-
fafy. IDfl lCtlEtUt GtUti Al - 90
A. Mag.op. from Logan. o., who ran ana
for years engaged In the furnace business IN
the famous Hooking Valley region. ~ " N
that these gentlemen. who for some years
perhaps will act an important part In Inc
materis interest Of this section OF NIrglnia,
NAV be presumed 10 know something about
the business tbcv have undertaken. lbey
will cerisiulv be received and welcomed WIN
best wishes for their success by every one in
this locality.
Ii Is stated on good authority that The
Iessecs OF this valuable property will soon be
on the ground and propose to organize
Joint stock company for the purpose OF
carrying ont their plans. GENERALLY Manager
Msgoon Is already at bis post at the furnace
and is preparing 10 get % work room on the
rensirs He ba. visited Low Moor and
Lopsdale snd critically examined their mode
of operations and Investigated their system
Of labor, posting himself a. to any difference
IN the manner OF operations In Virginia IRON
works and those with which he ms been
familiar He says be Will employ
the same kind Of labor that was formerly
employed on the works. and that he bnns
there is not great deal 10 do TO put the iur-
mace in blast. The principal work 10 be done
is 10 put in anew hearth and bosh, bell
and hopper, and some incoAiderable repairs
about the boilers and stoves. The furnace
will not require refining. Tne CONTRACT
calls for commencement OF irop.making bV
the last OF April. but Mr.. Maeoon thinks he
can be ready 10y the 18TH OF April. He
thinks that the work, when under full head
way, will give employment to about $50 men
OF the mines, 100 at the furnace, 40 on the
railroad, and 40 At the stone qusrries.
The resum ption OF work ri the place will
be most welcome TO the people OF this sec.
ton, and the manager has been already Du-
merously waited on by parties wanting
places. Goshen. for the time being. ~ some.
Thing on the order OF Indianapolis, and
Manager Magoon might almost Imagine him
self q benjamin Harrison on reduced scale.
The new work, the new management. ana
the new manager are all the talk from here
10 Marion. and everybody expects to be IN
some way benefited. 4" so mote 1t be-
A new mining company called the Clifton
Ir0n.C ompsny is just getting under way.
The members OF 1t are Messrs. Frederick
Colburn and J. W. c. Bryant, OF Clifton
Forge, and A. l.. Robertson, OF Lynchburg.
They are mining rich seam OF brown hens
tite ore in The mountains "A mile west of Cliff
ton Forge, and the Chesapeake and Ohio
company are now laying a track from their
line 10 the dump Of The iron company,
which will be shipping ore In a few days.
This place continues to improve steadily
and the population is now estinated at
about $500. In the last few months the ap-
pcarance Of the town has been much iu-
proved by the erection OF number 81 pretty
residences and slightly business houses,
among which are The residences OF DR.. X ;.
Wiley. Messrs. T.. +. Powell, ;. NJ. Butler,
EN-. Net,eton, r. Il. Trlbbett, Captain J.
r. smith. Dr. J. =. Hughes, and the stores
Of Messrs. Wills, T. Il. BOwles, and Mrs.
NJ. j. Wilson.
The town y also soon 20 have It's water
works IN operation. The dam In Smiths
creek has been constructed and arrangements
are on foot for constructing reservoir on
the hill north Of the place at an elevation OF
$50 feet above The town. Real estate has IN
the last six months advanced In many IN
stances 100 per cert. and investors have
found here an inviting field for their opera
tions. The operations at Low Moor. the
largest iron-wcrks now running III Wiz
GINA. are on On extensive scale. and for
weeks past the output has averaged over SOC
tons per week. Captain Henry Merry, an
experienced Michigan iron-msn. who Is gene
raj msnager, Is constantly making improve
meu,s In this fine property. aud Mr. JOSEPH
4. Shedding, the f0undrymsn, a nephew OF
his predecessor, the late James Shedding, Is
maintaining the high record OF this we'll
known furnace.
The Dolly Ann, Iron Mountain. and Stack
iron-mines, In the vicinity 81 CoyingtOn
under the management OF Colonel liaw, are
all IN successful operation and doing then
part towards maintaining the reputation and
activity OF the iron interest in this favored
section OF Virginia. NoX.