The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-29
oAnNEeIE cIrYs rurrnE.
Pitisburg Development Company WAKING
Up Big Spring.

Pittsburg Development Company Waking
Up Big Spring.
4 dispatch from Carnegie city last Mon
day said: The Pitisburg Development Comp
any. organized and chartered by the Legs
lature of Virginia. have purchased 1000
acres Oftherchest mineral land I'M the state.
At Big Spring. Montgomery county. this
company is capitalized at 100000, in shares
OF SlOeaeh. The officers of the company are.
Judge George b. McLain, OF Roanoke, presi-
dent: Hon. ID. y. Turner, of Norfolk, vice
president: Hon. W. III. Barley, pension
agent. Pittsburg, Pa, second yice-president;
j. y. Levy, president of the CITIZENS Bank,
Roanoke. Va, secretary and treasurer.
W. H. Barkioy. of PlttsDurg. Pa. Hon. Rush
L. Derr Of Roanoke. United states Senator
John W. Daniel. of Lynchburg, Lieut. Gov
ernOr j. Il0ge Tyler, Of Pulaski, and State
senator J. Il. Johnson, OF Cnristlansbnrg,
are of the board OF directors, with Judge
George ). Junkin. Of tArlstiansburg. att0r-
ney. Big spring has long been famed as
summer resort, and is crowded beyond lis
capacity. The hotels there We're owned by
Captain John l.. ,umpter, Of the Railroad
Commissioner Office. In your city. and Mr.
4. j. Deyerle, both Of whom have for "a LONG
time endeayOrcd 90 induce capital tO invest
there. which. with the material assistance
Of Judge MCLQln, was accomplished bY
the purchase named above, and Biz Spring
changes her old maiden naue and as
sumes The more pretentious one OF Carne-
gie Ci,y, after the iron King OF pittsburg
because there is no reason why this site.
formerly known as ." Big SPRING" should
not in five years be- the iron mart of the
state. These mountains are full of alum.
sulphur. and arsenic springs. hence this
place is a proper site for Hotel Carnegie
which will be erected boy the company at a
cost OF $4,000. and Will De "a grand SUMMER
resort. An electric plant will Doe erected at
once. A large college is also in cOntempia-
ton. Natures Watcr-wOrks will supply
the city with water from the crown Of the
high mountain, and will be thrown by the
strong arms of nature over a hundred feet
high, needing no waterwOrks save a rescr-
yOir in which to keep ii; the number Of gall
Ions available would supply Richmond.
Water-pOWer sufficient for manufacturing
purposes can be secured from Roanoke
river which will run through the city.
The Development Company will use all
capital, not necessary 10 pay for their pur-
chase. in laying ont the city OF Carnegie.
grading and identifying the streets. encOur-
aging various industries. and ii necessary.
establishing them.
Large machine shops and a foundry are
now in contemplation, the ground having
been laid out, and the foundation begun.
sash, door and blind factory. a hard wood
manufacturing company, and large brick
works and a stove aud barrel works.
Limestone, marble, zinc and iron are
found in large quantities, hence there is no
better site for "A furnace, as the limestone
is No. for fuxing, and in unlimited sup
ply. The marble quarry Is immense and OF
beautiful quality, the property Of the IT. G..
Massie Marble Quarry Company" Of Roa-
nOke, who are working II with great sue
cess, the product being Used for tOmbstOnes,
mantels, furniture and biilding purposes,
being susceptible to high polish. and OF
fine texture or grain.
other vast deposits belonging to New
York syndicate join Carnegie City; 4. ;.
Blair Il Co. Join the New York people. Then
comes the Ellis tract. Of which Hon. W. NJ
Ellis Is manager containing 2,ioO acres o
very ricL ore. hoontz Brothers, OF Phila.
delphia, aud j. +, slaughter, Of Ly nchburg