The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-11-20

on StauntOn, with some of the illustra
tions prepared for the pamphlet. The
article referred to and the pamphlet
were written by Hon. A. G. Gordon.
whose literary qualifications for the
work are probably not equalled by those
entertaining portion of the pamphlet is
devoted to the early history OF Staun-
ton.
The subscription books of the Devel-
opment Company will be closed on or
before December Goth. The drawing by
stockholders for lots will take place soon
afterwards. The small portion of the
stock that now remains to be disposed
of will doubtless be taken before that
date. About forty agents have been en-
gagged in selling the stock. Col E. L.
Edmondson has been in Boston for
several weeks representing the COM
pany in the northeast DR.. Carter
Berkeley and w. p. Gay are travelling
over Virginia and adjoining states super
wishing local agencies. The company has
opened an office in the Frederick Brown
building in Philadelphia, in charge of
D. u. Evans, jr., an efficient young bust
ness man of that city. His principal
work is to negotiate directly with manu-
facturers. In this he is rendering excel
lent service. Agents giving all their
time to the work of the company are
located in New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore. Cincinnati, Washington, Rich
mond, Roanoke, Lynchburg and Alexan-
dria. President NJ Erskine Miller and
Secretary w. J. Perry attend to the
home office here in Staunton, and do
considerable travelling for the company
besides. From ten to twenty letters per
day are received from manufacturers and
others. Hardly day passes without a
call at the home Office from some capt.
talist or manufacturer. All who come
are pleased with the city and its various
advantages for business. The policy of
the Development Company is to build
up the city ON basis as solid and per-
manent as it can be made. Its intention
is to encourage the use of brick as far as
practicable in the construction of facto
ries and other buildings, and to put the
best grades of work into street improve
ments. This policy is noticeable in
what is being done toward the hotel and
the plating or the land. Able manage
ment is prominent characteristic of the
company.
n,..a o{S
chiefly by the Development Company is
the average advance Of not less than leo
per cent. in the value of Staunton real
estate. Conspicuous Instances are the
P n. Powell farm, offered year ago
for $4,000 and sold lately to the Devel-
opment Company for $4,000. and the
Zirkle farm, bought by |. Witt several
years ago for $1,000 and Just sold by him
to P. N. Powell for SILL This ad-
vance is well-known, but many persons
neglect to look for its cause. It could
scarcely arise alone from the industrial
and speculative activity at other places
in the state. The establishment of in
dustries at other places, through induce
lliNito iiNio OdO ny lOSti SOili EeeiiiSr,
would result in positive harm to Staun
ton if it had nc extensive and strongly
organized movement for its own devel-
opment. People would leave the dull
city of the doubling and the unready
to flock where actual industries pro-
vided sure basis for business. 1t is easy
/ to remember the recent exodus of bust
ness men from Staunton to Alabama, and
how it was stopped by the VIRGINIAN' s
editorials that led on to the formation OF
the Staunton Development Company
Real estate owners in Staunton with
faith in its resources and the efforts to
develop them have already been vel
rewarded for their exercise of foresight
Some people of this city and county
could show not only public spirit but al
SO simple good sense by giving up theil
readiness to criticise men and methods
and by adopting in its place an active
good will toward every effort put forth
| for the general benefit of the communi
ty 1t is not to be expected that mer
will spend months in the present fever
ish competition between towns for in
dustries, exerting the highest degree o.
business capacity, without remembering
/ their own private interests as they &c
along. Ii they were to engage in this
for nothing, their work would have little
effect. Gratuitous service is not worth
much. Happily, however, the majority
of the people recognize the great value
of the present unprecedented opportu
nifty for building up Staunton, and are
giving their personal influence to help
forward the work while it's season lasts
| Roanoke, the chief manufacturing city
of Virginia, has been made what it is
not by superior resources, for in that re
spect tits not equal to Staunton, but by
the unanimous efforts of it's citizens
continued through the last ten years
Staunton people will not hold back and
allow the opportunity to pass. AS a
whole community and as individuals
they will double their efforts for the city
OF grand result for them there can be
no doubt
Rev. Dr. d. K Mcfarland is absent
from the city taking a vacation that is to
continue through about three weeks. On
his return he will give his answer to the
action taken last Sunday by his congre-
cation. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted by which he was urged to re
tain his present passionate with an abso
lutte rest through as many weeks as he
may deem necessary or advisable, and
with his labor lightened for at least one
| year afterward to one sermon per week
[ and nc iittlo fn,aoral soruion and met o,.o