Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-11-21
SALEM, VIRGINIA.
Great Sale of Lots, Dec. 18th and 18th.

The Salem Improvement Company, the
most successful organization of the kind
IN Virginia, had its first sale of lots Dec
18th, 1889, Since that time the growth Of
Salem has been marvellous: 31S houses
have been built, about 81 900, 900 spent in
buildings and improvements, the popula-
ton nearly doubled, and the business of
the postoffice ard telegraph office in
creased five hundred per cent. The iron
furnace about to 90 into blast, the fac
tories in operation, and actually secured
will employ several thousand hands and
insure the doubling Of the present popu-
lation of 1000 in another year. Negoti-
ations are nearly closed for additional
plants to employ several thousand hands.
A cotton factory and wooden mill (near-
~ completely that will manufacture its
goods into clothing, Will employ large
number of females. The early extension
OF the Baltimore and Ohio and the Roam
oke and Southern to Salem will make 1t
an important railway center, and hasten
its growth into a large iron, steel and
general manufacturing and commercial
city. Salem and Roanoke, now rapidly
growing together, are destined to be the
great industrial center Of Virginia.
Salem is the most attractive town In
Virginia; and it may we'll be proud of its
surprisingly beautiful location, It's health
ful climate, Its refined society, It's hne
churches, its excellent schools, and OF
Roanoke College, one of the leading IN
situations IN Virginia. Attractive as a
place of residence, it now offers unusual
advantages for manufacturing and gen.
eral business. No other town in virginia
has ever equaled Salem's record OF prog
ress for the last twelve months. The
stage of experiment is passed, and Salem
is now firmly established on a solid in
dustrial basis.
The Improvement Company proposes to
celebrate the anniversary of its first great
sale OF lots by offering on Dec. 18th and
18th, at reasonable prices, some of the
most valuable lots in that growing city.
This property adjoins the old town and is
surrounded by the lands of other strong
companies. Being inside property, it
will continue to increase in value. The
Norfolk and Western and the Dummy
Line to Roanoke run through it and have
their passenger stations on it. The streets
have been graded and the town system Of
water works extended through them
Lots will be offered on College Avenue
and other business streets and on
the Boulvard Roanoke and other
residence avenues. On College Avenue,
which has been we'll macadamized,
only brick or stone buildings may
be erected. On it, the Hotel Salem, cost
ing nearly 100000, is under roof, the In
provement Company's band and Office
building is nearly ready for occupancy,
and a number of large business houses
are in course of erection. This avenue is
sure to become one of the finest business
thoroughfares in Virginia.
The lots 20 be offered on December 18th
and 18th, will be sold for one-third cash
and the balance in one and two years, and
the Company will adhere to its policy Of
placing It's lots at such prices as will in
sure investors large and quick profits
For maps, pamphlet of thirty two pages
and further il Information those interested
should address Mr.. j. W. +. Allemong
President, Salem, Va.