The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-25
REMARKABLE GROWTH
OF Salem, "The Queen City of tho South
west"

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization OF its
kind in Virginia, had its first sale OF lots
December II, 1880. Since chat time the
growth OF Salem has becn-marvelous.
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
mcnts; the population nearly doubled,
and the business OF the postof1ice and
telegraph office Increased 500 per cent.
The iron furnace about TO go into blast,
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure the doubling of tina
present population of 1000 in another
year.
Negotiations are nearly closed for ad-
ditional plants to employ several thou
sand hands, and tho land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of ST.
900, 900, have voted liberal sums for new
industries. A cotton factory and a
WOODEN mill (ncarly ompleted) that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
will employ a large number of females
The early extension Of the Baltimore
and Ohio and tho Roanoke and Southern
to Salem will make it an important rail
way confer. and hasten its growth into
large iron. steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial CITY. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
arc destined TO be the great ind ustrial
center Of Virginia.
Salem is tho most attractive town in
Virginia: and it may we'll be proud OF
its SUI passingly beautiful location. it's
hcalthful climate, its refined society, its
| fine churches, its excellent schools and
OF Roanoke College. one OF the leading
! insti buttons in Virginia. Attractive as
place OF residence, it now offers un-
usual advantages for manu- facturing and
general business. No other town in
! Virginia has ever equalled Salcm's
record OF progress for the last twelve
months. The stage Of experiment is
| passed, and Salem is now firmly estab-
| lished on solid industrial basis.
! The Improvement Company proposes
! 20 celebrate the anniversary OF its first
| great sale OF lots by Offering on Deem
her tn and 18th, at reasonable prices,
| some Of tho most valuable lots in our
| growing city. This property adioins the
old town and is surrounded by tho 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
| St6Nco Gnu IlS LoNn system or wafer
| works extended through them. Lots will
be offered on College avenue and other
business streets and on she boulevard
| Roanoke and other residence avenues.
On College avenue. which has been we'll
! graded and macadamixed at q cost OF
$4,000, only brick or stone buildings may
( be erected.
| On it, the Hotel Salem, costing $685.
600, exclusive OF the land or furniture,
is under roof, the Improvement Com
pany's bank and Office buildmg-5o by
80 feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and number OF largo
| business houses sre in course OF cree
ton. This avenue is sure to become
ono OF tho finest business th0roughfarcs
in Virginia
The lotsto be offered on December
nth and 18th, will he sold for one third
cash aid the balance in ono and two
years, and the company will adhere to
to lbs policy of placing its lots at such
pieces as will insure investors large and
J quick profits. For beautiful new man,
pamphlet OF thrty-two pages, and
further information, thoso Interested
| should address Mr.. j. w. +. AILEMoSG.
| president, Salem, Va.
| A. Il. c. Rcmcdics.arc lie tier indorsed
! than any on the market. They mort