The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-26
MARlON's OPPORTUNITY.
Talk Of Removing to thar Place Zig
Woolen Miils-Now is the Chance.

Talk OF Removing to thar Place Zig
Woolen Miils-Now is the Chance.
MARION. Va. Feb. -. Special. This
section was yesterday shrouded i'm man
tle of white. heavy snow having fallen.
a. proposition was received few days
ago from the owners Of the HOistcin W00len
mills. a factory now situated boz this county.
seven miles from this town. on the South
fork of the Holsiein river. 90 remove the
same here ON conditions That our citizens
would take certain amount of stock.
thus enabling The company tO increase The
capacity of the mills tO point that VIII Ie-
qure from 300 tO 600 operatives. LETS are
being circulated. and it is houed that our
mOnied men VIII subscribe literally, and
thus secure tO Marion an enterprise that
will pay % handsome dividend Co the stock
holders. and result in general hcnehtto all
our citizens of both town and county.
Marion has now an opportunity to start
substantial boom.
Marion has many natural advantages,
having Tine water power healthy location,
great mountains of iron ore. of hnc quality
standing no her feet. awaiting and inviting
Development and as fine 90 grazing and ag-
ricultural country surrounding her 10 can
Dee found in Virginia. To al ihie may De
added excellent educational facilities. nne
clurchps-With population of 1900 moral
and industrious. $40 town in Virginia can
boast better system 0l water works. and
"a Uurcr and greater water supply
than can Marion. and if the people own
mg lands suitable for laying out in lots
would shake oil the heavy prices attached
tO them. so that mechanics could buy them.
and then throw in few acres now and
then for factory and furnace sites. and
would show "a spirit of enterprise something
Ike chat shown by the prosperous oWncis oi
the wagon and plow factory uere. Marion
would soon take the ir0ntrauk in the indus
trial enterprises now sweeping through
southwest Virginia.
The people around Atkins Tank. q vile
lage six miles OF this place have recently
given options on their lands at reasonable
figures. and If our people don't lool well TO-
their laures that point viii get the FUR
uaces and the factories.
The Automatic Danger Signal Company
of this place commenced last Thursday,
under the supervision of Captain b. j. stan
lev. tO place one of their signals ON the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, at crossing
lust east of the town, but, owing 90 tine biz
zard that has been raging since Friday
morning. hayenOt completed it. As soon as
the weather gets better the work viii Doe rec
sumcd, and. when finished, viii Doe put to
test hy passing traius Dy the railroad com-
pauy. with view t0 its adoption ON their
lines The parts now in place have been
set for trains and work beautifully, ana
there seems 10 be no apparent reason why
the whole apparatus, when placed
should not prove grand success. II SO,
and Marion shows any disposition TO help
herself. a plant will bee pat here for the puf-
pose of manufacturing this life ana law
suit saving device.
Mrs. Z. y. Sprinkle, the excellent and
widely-known hostess of the Marion
House. bad a stroke 0f paralysis last week,
and is yet considered dangerously lu by nei
physicians.
Emmit Haulsie (white), OF Grayson, was
arraigned and tried for assault with intent
% Kin. upon William Bundl (colored), oi
this county. and the jury found him guilty
and fixed his term at one year IN the penn
tentidry.
TAe Building and loan Association
agents. struck our town last week ana dlo
some business.
A negro man from the south somewhere
stoned In Marion sometime ago. ana
while here begged his colored brethren Tor
money. stating that he had letter from
President Harrison informing him thal
nlace worth 500 "a month was awaiting
him af Washington and 10 come on al
once. and thatIhe had worked bis way thus
far and was out of means to go further. lie
pr0mised 90 pay back the amounisany one
would De Kind enough tO advance him as
soon as ho made his draw for the iirsi 1lov.