Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-05
IRON GATE.
,aplo DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT
IRON CENTRE.
A Mountain Town at the Headwatcrs Of the
James spriDging Up as IL By
Magic.
correspondence o, tho Richmond DlsDatcn.l
Iaos GATE. VA. March 3. 1890.


IRos GATE. Va. March 3. 1890.
The progress IN development here IS
moving along faster than was anticipated.
The Iron Gate Land and Improvement
Company, of which Hon. Jacob Yost, of
Stanton. is yice-president and general
manager, aud the West Iron Gate Land
Company, Of which Dir. William 7. McCue.
also of Stanton. Is vice-president and
General manager. are the largest of the de-
velopment enterprises in lands and the
building interests. Mr.. James +. Thropp,
III Philadelphia. is president Of Mr. Yostis
company and Governor James u. Campbell,
of Ohio, is president OF Mr.. McCue's COM
many, and both Of them are largely in
iercsted, but these two young men are
practically at the head of affairs, as the two
companies shall move on in the accomplish
ment of great interests they have in hand.
THE RoLL1"G-AuLL.
Within n radius Of FIVE miles around Iron
Gate are the Low Moor. the LOngdale, and
the Glen wilton furnaces. turning out i'm
mense quantities Of iron, and the material
for the rolling-mill at Iron Gate, now near
IL ready for work. is abundant and con-
venient In addition TO that advantage
this rolling-mill possesses in the start,
gCnO acres of lrOn-ore lands were pur-
chased q few days since near to Iron Gate
with view of adding to Its many al
yartagcs more of the resources III raw ma
terlal so abundant in all this country.
OTHER INDUSTRIES AND BUILDING.
Planing-mills and establishments for
manufacturing wood building materials
are already well established and have con-
slant employment in local work and forty
or more new buildings are up and already
occupied with small industries or
residences, &C., and the several building
companies in addition to the Iron Gate
Company, which mapped out the enter
Prise. are building and laying out plans for
additional buildings on the grounds which
have been beautifully laid out into streets
and lots. go,
The Iron Gate Inn is hotel which will
have over one hundred rooms and will be
ready for occupancy by the 1st OF May;
Here lithia. chalybeate. and other IMMORAL
waters are near the hotel and long since
appreciated for their curative powers. 1he
yestibule trains on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway Will in the future toe supplied
with theselithIa waters for the use OF pas
sengers on these trains.
A Harrison building company, OF winch
Mr.. J. J.. HOuck, of that place, IS presl-
dent. have acquired one hundred lots IN
the plan OF the town for building purposes.
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also president. in addition to the West
Iron Cato Land Company, have secured
one hundred and twenty-five lots Tor
building purposes. Ia the plans OF the
latter is a large brick block three stories
HIGH designed for busness-houses. Adam
vile syndicate, Of which Mr.. W. j. Dance,
of that CITY. q large real estate operator,
will build several houses this year on land
facing the river and railroad at the south
ern end and outside of the plan OF the
town. Extensive brick-yards are IN opera
ton here and the product sent abroad as
well as near here.
PAST AND PRESENT.
This locality $50 long conspicuous as
the IRON industry was conducted IN
tho past) is now rapidly reaching
the realization which the men Of re-
search in geology and the old IRON
masters in their practical experience
predicted for it. One hundred and fifty
thousand tons, Of iron are now annually
produced within a radius of five miles
around IRON Gate, and the iron from the
Princess furnace at Glen Wilton, within
that line was awarded the contract for ma
terial for the armed cruisers ut Il bld ngheI
than Others Of competitors, which the
Navy Department is constructing, brings
forcibly 10 mind the writings of Professor
Campbell. Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. when he made geological report
on tue resources here shortly before his
death. Speaking OF the extent and rich
ness of the ores Of the section he said:
"As Virginia Is destined soon TO become
the great centre iron-producing state OF
the Union. so this chain is 10 be one of the
several great iron centres OF Virginia"