Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-29

and 1t has long been famous ils slul-
mer and health resort. A few miles
distant are the celebrated Peaks of
Otter and the mountain streams
around abound in trout.
hat.brown hematite iron ore is
found in Bedford county is already nc
knowledged and more recent discover
les of outcrogaip OF zinc, mica, kaos
lin manganese and other minerals
would seem to indicate that the
wealth OF the section in minerals is
more than has ever been dreamed.
Bedford City already has $500 in
habitnnts. and is the home of Il Guilt
waited people. Its mansions present
an air of solidity and comfort. Many
of them are surrounded with beauti-
full grounds and command superb
views. The town has a number
OF excellent schools and in addition to
the Randolph Macon academy already
mentioned, the Presbyterians have
under contract n large college for
young ladies, and the Baptists will
build the Letter Female Institute.
Bedford City is one of the largest
tobacco manufacturing towns in the
State. Berry Bros plug factory, as
stated, is the best equipped III the
State and has the largest output OF
any factory in the Sixth district. Boil
ling Wright IL Co.'S smoking tobacco
factory is also the largest of its kind
in the Sixth district. The city also
has a number of other successful to-
bacco factories, II patent roller mill, II
steam Touring mill, n large leaf tobac-
CO warehouse, one foundry and pillow
works, two planning mills, one box fac
tory. three cigar factories aud n large
wooden mill.
The wooden mill is also n big con
Germ and supplies all the blue cloth for
making the clothes worn by Uncle
.5ar's men in the navy. The cloth is
notable among other things for the
durability OF its dye, supposed "to he
due 10 the chemical quality OF the
wafer used in its manufacture. This
water (as thar for the entire city,
comes from the Peaks of Otter, and IS
absolutely pure.
Bedford City will soon he lighted
by electricity, the City Council hay
ing perfected arrangements with the
electric light company of the place.
and tie machinery has been ordered
for an ice factory Tor the manufacture
of artiIici ice.
The city az present has only one
railroad, the Norfolk y Western trunk
line, but the railroad 70 be constructed
from Pittshurg tn Glasgow, OF which
ex Governor Lee is President, is TO be
extended southwark TO Atlanta, and
will pass through Bedford City.
$500 900 worth of the Bedford City
Land and Improvement Company
stock is on the market. The stock
is divided into shares OF 80 each.
y cash payment OF ~ per share
must be made 1T the time OF subscrlp-
ton. one dollar more in thirty days
and the residue in payments OF one
dollar each in sixty aud ninety days
from date OF subscription,
The amount OF payments on
stock sold is paid into the
company'S treasury and set apart
AS the workin" capital of the
company. II vii! only be used to
build mp the values Of The company's
lands, by aiding and furthering by
jndicious business Methods. manufac-
tnrug inGustriesanl such investments
as the company approves. Every
dollar subscribed by this plan be longs
to the stockholders. and every dollar
Of increased value inures directly TO
tie benefit of each stakeholder.
Lotsy so feet front and 100
deep offered in the market
brought 5000 per front foot be-
fore the Norfolk and Western Rail
road management agreed to build
new depot, to cost about S30,00o on
the conpany's lands.
The company OWLS about 3,o0O lots
of this size, available for business ana
residence sites. in tie western part OF
the city; indeed, all the suitable lands
north AMI west Of the academy build
inc described in another part OF this
paper
With all the advantages possessed
by Bedford City, aud the enterprise
and Iiberality of the men at the back
oil its development, there is every
reason To believe that it will make
remarkable growth in the next few