Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-11

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| MANUFACTURING CITY
OfNOrth Alabama0
Piedmontis located N Calhoun coun-
ty, Alabama, at the Junction at the
East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia
railway, and the East and West rail-
road of Alabama.
PIEDMONT OFFERS TO-DAY,
Through the Piedmont Land and I'm
provement company, special lrGuter
ments, in The nature OF Land Grants.
and other substantial assistance to suth
worthy manufactures as may Ioc'le
within its borders.
Piedmont also Offers TO investors
golden opportunity for a good aud sale
iuvcstmeutiu
CITY PROPERTY,
which can now be bought unreasonable
prices and on easy terms, anu from
| which the investor is sure 10 realize NJ
abundant harvest in the near future.
Piedmont is in the
CENTRE OF MINERAL REGION
of Northern Alabama, and is surroupd-
ed By iuexhaustible deposits OF the best
Brown Hematite and Manganese Iron
Ores, and is less than % miles from th'
great Coosa Valley Coal Fields. viii
which it has direct railroad connec
ton. Located at the foot of the l>u'
Ridge mountains, surrounded BY a.
excellent
AGRICULTURAL REGION.
suitable for corn, cotton and lruit-raS
ing; it has the advantages Ola oaantiiea
location, the most salubliouS climate
an abundance OF pure water suficieil
for city supply aud all manutac'urIn-
purposes, the best OF natural drainage
and an elevation of about LOCO feet.
which makes it most desirable plac'
for home, 1t is surrounded by lar
natural forests Of the finest
SOFT AND HARD TlMBERS,
suitable for charcoal and lumber manu
featuring of all kinds. 1t also has !ar.,
deposits ola good quality Of Brick an'
Fire Clay and an abundance o. lime
stone for fluXing and building purposes
Piedmont already has au exec ls'
system of Public Schools, several
churches and the best Of society.
Preston Lea, president OF The Uuio
National Bank, Wilmington. De! lec
better 81 Co., Land and Loan Assnchi
ton, Admission Ala; Jno. Z. Caihou
director in the Richmond TermIua
abroad. n Y; James Swami. OF tIi'
great New y ork house of Inman Swat
& Co.; George a. Vanderbilt, capltu
ist, Trenton, y. j.; G. z. Ball. receive
East and West railroad Of Ala; Hea,'
& Co., bankers, Wilmington. Dei..ai'
W. NJ. Draper, the who esaie boot att
shoe man OF Atlanta Ca. are all si.ch
holders. and are personally interest
in the success OF this city. With u
well-known men back OF this euiei
prise, it gives TO the investor a>sur NC
that there will be no lack vi mca'is ant
enterprise, brajrs and skill, as well "a
able management, towards pueiir-
Piedmont in the front rank among II"
manufacturing cities Of the New souih
The lowest estimate on It's tuiuc
growth, as computed by conservali''
men of both North and South. place
It's population at not less than l0.UOc
within the next eighteen months.
The following enterprises AID ncu-
tries are guaranteed by the Piedmoa
Land and Improvement Company, a
of which are now well under way:
a 5O-ton Charcoal Iron Furnace,
A large Iron Rolling Mill,
A Car Wheel Works,
Three Saw Mills,
| An excellent system of Water Work
The best system of Electric Lights,
Graded and Macadamized Streets,
A $4,000 Hotel Building.
A Bank Building (for Bank of Pied
mont, the finest in Northern Al"
bama.
The Piedmont Land and Improve
! ment Company have also closed coz
| tracts with two eastern capitalists.
! who will at once erect forty dwelling
houses, to cost not less than sl,4UV
each, which will represent when con-
pleted, together with the ground COY
cred, an investment of over $]0o,0uU
These will be followed in the neal
future by the following, negotiations
for several of which are now nearly
completed
Two 1OO-ton Coke Iron Furnaces,
A Basic Steel Plant,
A large Planning Mill,
A Carriage and Wagon Factory,
A Passenger Car W orks,
A Sewer Pipe Works,
A Brick Works, and several 9th
Industries.
Such are few of the many advan
tages that Piedmont offers TO rhe man-
ufacturer and to the investor, who are
cordially invited to come and e1ainil'
| for themselves.
The Piedmont Land and Improve
ment company will put a partial pai
of this town on sale at their office III
Piedmont on February 18th. Speciai
trains will run from Knoxville and
other points commencing February
10th, and when excursion tickets cab
be obtained at reduced rates.
For further information. prices,
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