Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-07

Through The Piedmont Land and I'm
provement company, special induce
ments, in The nature OF Land Grants.
and other substantial assistance TO such
worthy manufactures as may locate
within It's borders.
Piedmont $50 oilers to investors q
golden opportunity !or COOL and sale
invcstmenlin
CITY PROPERTY,
which can now be bought atreas enable
prices and Oil easy term, ard from
which the investor is sure to realize al
abundant harvest III the rear future.
Piedmont is in the
CENTRE OF MINERAL REGION
OF Northern Alabama, and is urroun,!-
ed by inexhaustible deposits OF the bes,
Brown Hematitc aud Manganese Iron
Ores, and is less than &c miles from the
great Cooea Valley Coal Fields. with
which it has direct railroad conncc-
ton. Located at the foot OF tic blue
Ridge mountains, surrounded hy an
excellent
AGRICULTURAL REGION,
suilanle Tor corn, cotton and irult-rais-
in; it has tee advantages OF a Beautiful
location, the most saIuhgious climate
"n Abundance OF pure water sufficient
for city supply aud all manufacturing
purposes, tie best Of natural drainage
and on elevation OF about LOCO feet,
which makes it a most desirable place
for home, II is surrounded b. large
natural forests ut the finest
SOFT AND HARD TIMBERS,
suitable for charcoal and Ium1er manu-
featuring OF all kinds. 1t also has large
deposits Oft good quality Of Brlci; aud
Fire Clay and an abundance OF lime
stone for huxing and bui!ciug purposes.
Piedmont already has an exccilcut
System OF Public Schools, several
churches and the bestnf society.
Preston Lea. president OF tie Uoion
National Bank. Wilmington. Del; Led
better " Co., Land and Loan Ass"cia
ton Admission An.; Jno. G. Calhoun.
director in the Richmond Terminal
railroad. y Y; James Swami, Of The
great New Yorl; house Of Inman .Swanu
Il Co George 4. Vanderbilt, capital
Isl, Trenaon, y. j.; &c L. Ball, receiver
! East and West railroad Of Ala; Head
& Co... bankers, Wilmington. Del. .anu
W. NJ Draper. the who esac boot aud
shoe man OF Atlanta Ga, are al stock
holders. and are personally Interested
in the success OF this city. With such
wcl-kn0wn men back OF this enter
prise, it gives 10 the investor assar ice
that there will be 40 lack OF mcaus aud
enterprise. brains and skill, az we'll rs
able management, towards pult!ag
z cdmont in The front rauk among lie
manufacturing cities Of tie New Soalh
The lowest estimate on It's future
growth, as computed by conservative
men OF both North aud South, places
its population at not less than 10000
within The next eighteen months.
The following enterprises and indus
tries are guaranteed by The Piedmont
Land and Improvement Company, ali
of which are now well under way:
\ 5O-ton Charcoal Iron Furnace,
large Iron Rolling Mill,
4 Car Wheel Works,
Three Saw Mills,
An excellent system of Water Works
The best system OF Electric Lights,
Graded and Macadamized Streets,
4 $35, GOO Hotel Building.
4 Bank Building (for Bank OF Pied
mont, the finest in Northern Ala
bama.
The Piedmont Land and Improve
ment Company have also closed con-
tracts with two eastern capitalists,
who will at once erect forty dwelling
| houses, to cost not less than l,4OO
each, which will represent when COM
pleted, together with the ground Gov
cred, an investment of over $1,000
These will be followed in the near
future by the following, negotiations
for several OF which are now nearly
completed:
Two 1OO-ton Coke Iron Furnaces,
A Basic Steel Plant,
A large Planning Mill,
A Carriage and Wagon Factory,
4 Passenger Car " orks,
a Sewer Pipe Works.
A Brick Works, and several other
industries.
Sach are few OF the many advan-
tages that Piedmont offers to the man
ufacturer and to the investor, who are
cordially invited to come and examine
for themselves.
The Piedmont Land and Improve
ment company will put a partial plat
of this town on sale at their office in
Piedmont on February 18th. Special
trains will run from Knoxville and
other points commencing February
10th, and when excursion tickets can
be obtained at reduced rates.
For further information, prices,
terms, etc, apply to the Piedmont
Land and Improvement Company.
feb4-7t
While other agents are advertising
for lots to sell in the Lewis Addition,
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