The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

miles from clifton Forge, the immense &C,
cOmmOdations necessary for The tern, VI
three divisions OF this road VIII De ,ul VII,
Town lots covering many acres Of ianu ~
be laid out. houses Will b. butt anu =
town created, or adjacent 10. aud IN 'ne ~,
terest Of the railroad. \ large ho'eI VII,
be built by the company. fresideh. -, r.
seems 70 be In earnest IN making 49, ~. ~.
declaration that .CliftOn Forge VIII DC W
Altoona of the SOUTH The removal OF the
r0und-hOuse. tracks, &c. from tne P. ',...,
location. right IN the centre OF tne ,vnn'
will Give a great Impetus TO 1hitoh r"'6o
and greatly improve II. -. r;,er
division. Chesapeake and ONO h'lilo''"'
(Richmond and Allegheny, one pas,
through the Narrow Gap, where lne H'. n.y..
master hand Of nature has rOileu p", ~, ~,
mountain range. 20 make passage loi ihe
,,'st.s M Jackson river and its tributaries.
~, only has grand and beautiful picture
I'm here made and framed around by the
",ornsl hills. but these hills have by wise
economy been arranged for the use OF man,
a. was the whole earth. in the original
creation. ON the bottom lands and The
plateaus Of the mountains just here. the
original "IrOn Gate" Of which Hon. Jacob
lOst Is manager and Fice-president, -
planted Its success has been phenomena,
and all has been based on sound business
priuciples. This Success has led 10 West
/ Iron Gate, and last Wednesday
night. i'm the parl0r Of the McCurdy House,
al Clifton Forge. the West lren Gate Land
Improvement Company was permanently
Organized. with J. J.. HOuck. Of Harrison
burg president: W. 4. McCue, stanton.
yice-president and general manager; a..
| Hickman. secretary and treasurer. seventy
| thousand shares Of stock bad been placed,
and the money paid in. The board sub
scribed $4,000 10 a steel plant, and $1,000 20
a curry-cOmb factory. In addition % this,
/ 81 900 was subscribed by individuals in
about ten minutes. West Iron Gate is
around Iron Gate, and il its overflow. on
the mountain plateau, which mnr on into
/ beautiful farming lands, and from which
/ commanding views can be- had as far as the
eve can reach. The streets of West Iron
/ Gate run no % the new location Of the thcs-
apeake and Ohio Railroad. and beyond the
railroad location and north OF Clifton Forge.
one reaches the land Of the Cliff
ton Forge Company, another town site in
c0rporated by the legislature. lncorpors-
tors. ID. CrOWle. :. VI. Ost. :. b. Allen,
=. II. Trout. Charles Curry. j. G. ,cheier
and - Duncan. stanton; ). \. ira
sier, Rockbridge; J.. NJ. Netteton and ".
Bowler. JoyingtOn. Thus within radius
Of two miles from the centre Of Clifton
Forge. vast projects are forging which Will
make this one Of the great industrial ccn-
tres Of the future. sixty miles west we have
the above described schemes, and twelve
miles east Waynesboro, Basic City. R0so-
land Iron Company, the Naynesboro Com
pany, West Waynosboroy Compan. and the
Baker Spring addition, where the sale Of
lots swept like "a cyclone and opened tho
eyes Of the inhabitants of the old burg %
j ful I4.funaa If her TUAAINIIffID.
stauntOn men. brains and capital have
done very much 20 frame and forward all
these projects. and now attention has been
turned tO own Advancement The West
>taunton Land Company HIS been organ
led with the following officers. President
W. II. Weller; Nice-President. 4. L. Berry
General Manager. VI. NJ. Robertson. all OF
>tauntOn. Directors: :. ID. Undertake, b.
Frank Hughes, Charles /. Cooke, DR.. A. VI.
henkel, j. =. Rice. Of stanton; =. II.
llarnsbrOugh, Winchester; Micajah Woods,
& Charlottesville. and j. Il. Lupt0n, iar-
ris0nburg, Capitol stock, $4,000. Six
~ acres OF the beautiful "Steephlll
estate. belonging 90 Colonel j. Lewis
PeytOn, lying west of >tauntOn, has been
purchased. and will bee laid of into ab.
: lots and sold. The company was organized
Tuesday night, and already $4,000 Of it,
stock has been laid.
The ladies auxiliary Of the >taunion
Young Mems Christian Association at it-
ANNUAL meeting showed S2,ssL29 paid the
association during the past year. The new
building was fitted up entirely by the au'
Hillary. Mrs. Or. A, VI. Herkel was re.
elected president,
HMr. 4. J., Cooke, the pioneer OF Life lnsur-
ance IA ,taunton. has retired from the bust.
ness 10 follow more active outdoor life.
Re was valued high as an expert insurance
man.
Mr.. W. C.. Hedrick. night Waterman at
the Western Lunatic Asylum, has been APP
pointed observer Of weather signals. which
will Dee h0istcd hereafter ON the cupOla O
the main building at the asylum.
Mr.. James A. Pugh. OF the Roanoke Her
aid, is In town. lie is taking preliminary
survey. looking 10 the location Of routes ioi
the visiting Press Association In May
stanton Will be a stopping point IN tho
line.
The Nindicator OF this morning says.
Exc Bargamin is 40 work i
the state " Washington at his trade of
plumbing" Mr.. Bargamin surprised th'
town this afternoon by coming IN on the i.
NJ. chesapeake and Ohio train. 10 viii he
remembered that be took French leave OF u'
about a month since. and now the enquiry
is-"Why is IT. SOP
By the death OF Mrs. Caroline Donovan
Of Baltimore. our tOWnsmau. John ID. lrQwle
ESD, proprietor Of the Virginia House
comes into the possession OF the snug sun
OF S2UO.lO).
Mrs. Arthur Wilson formerly Miss katl
McGriiiin), one Of our most distinguished
yOcali,ts, j. very DO it at her home on mar
ket street, and is not expected To recover.