The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-16
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cupy Il part of this strip. but largo
amount romans for future use. Any in
dustries located there can have n track
put in without delay, and get to work ut
! once.
Provision has thus been made at the
start to give every facility to works of
any character, and it is very wise pro-
vision. Another very wise thing has
been done The streets have been laid
I OFF from seventy to ninety feet in width,
4 and lots run back to twenty foot alleys
In this way ample provision has been
made for strect-car lines. and for get
ting refuse from stores and buildings
out by the alley instead of being dump
ell i'll the front street. as is often done in
now towns. On the principal cross av-
enucs. such rs Chiswell and Clark. pro-
vision has been made for overhead
bridges. as the town grows, thus avoid
ing grade crossings. which arc danger
GUS and Objectionable.
Water works arr being established.
Will: 4 large reservoir on Ramsey Noun
tain. which will give Il pressure that
will shove water over any building in
the town. The water pipes are now he
ing delivered. Ultimate street grades
are being established. and "a can!prc-
hcnsivc sewerage plan adopted.
Fire limits have been established in
frame building can he erected.
Another feature is worthy of all
praise: On IL beautiful. high location
az The foot OF Ramsey mountain. 'front.'
ing Red Creek. and on the other side of
Millcrs Run. the colorcd settlement
has been laid out. Streets have been
graded. some thirty neat two-room
houses have been built. with twenty
moro building for respectable colored
men They will have their church and
schools there, and be separated
proximity to their work. Up Millcr's
Run there are broad. beautiful flats,
also reserved for manufacturing pur-
poses, and through which Il railroad
track will run. l have purposcly left
to the last the residence portion of the
town. North of the railroad the ground
gradually rises, until an undulating
plateau is reached, from 1870 to $50 feet
above the railroad.
y large modern hotel is we'll advanced
on spot commanding one Of the most
perfect views of Virginia. The noun
tains with their beautiful horizon lines
catch the eye everywhere. The view
westward up Reed creek, and embracing
the famous farms of the Misses Savers
and Mr. Joseph Kent, is one of the
most cNqisite pastoral scenes magma
bic. On quiet summer or autumnal
evening the view from every portion of
this plateau is simply enhancing. 1t
is on this plateau that the residence
lots have been laid out. and the view
from most of them is finer even than
from the hotel. Contour lines have
been awaited of To make long graceful
curves ard easy grades To the broad
avenues leading up to the plateau.
81 ~ # hi,ii Il
has been done. and il going on. On
Water street. running along Miilcrs
Kun. Il row OF attractive. coElfortabl
thrrc-roOm WUrkinGmcns. houses are
Just approaching completion. y num-
bcr of five and six-room houses are
under contract. Or. Crockett is hard at
work OF one Of thc most beautiful lous
on the place on S!.SO0 house. MIR.
blair OF Robinson X Blair. has bought
alongside of him. on Virginia avenue.
and is buildin9. Mr.. Ogloshcy is build
ing 4 large store house on THIRD street.
The old tobacco factory ON the corner
of 3rt! street anu Brock avenue has been
turned into 10 handsome Offices. the
lower floor for rC al estate ot.:coS and The
second foo. for the Land and Improve
ncnU COnpanyS accommodation. \
+ large livery stable is rapidly goin@ up
eli Bond street. AID twO handsome COT
tagcs nearly completed for offices also.
Tb" whole place il fairly alive with
wortmcn and teams. I'hr company has
/ given tic railroad cDmvan - ;.c.cS Of
land in front Of tie motel ON winch ii
stone passenger station. j.; TO be or, ctcC
surrounded hy grounds with sl;.bhary
and flowers. Wlth very great foresight
the Land Company has ,ono.cd to the
railroad company Il strip of land al iuin-
ing q RICH; OF WAY Ia feet vide and
go rect long for Size tr;.c..:; and yarG for
TIC future.
1T the corner Of Clar. avenue and
Bond street. the Land company is itself
building hr.cl thrcc-stury s.cond-
class hotel. 75xioo feet.
have dwclt this fully on what is go
ing on at Max Meadows for this reason
1t is about the cleanest. most l?,rit.mc
B town enterprise that have S,cn III ;hO
South.
My business requires me To travel all
through Virginia and further South.
/ have seen IL number Of booming towns
and great splurgcs. and big ADVERTISING
and lots cat out OF fields. sold at cnor-
rlous prices. on promises that industries
would be brought thnrc. bat at Max
I Meadows | find Industries brought there
/ before lots are even or, rcd for sale
/ The men who have laid out this place
( have quietly come i'll. taken hold. and
spent actually spent, or bound them
selves Tor at least Il half million OF
dollars.
No place can be sure of any value
unless the men are actually there who
can earn wages and spend them. This
gives IL foundation that cannot be
shaken. have had no opportunity of
I examining the prices that have been
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