The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-02
REMARKABLE GROWTH
or Salem. "The Queen City of tile South
west.''

west"
Tho Salem Improvement Company.
the most successful organization OF its
KIND in Virginia, had its first sale of lots
December IL, 1859. Since that timo the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built: ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; the population nearly doubled,
ana the business of the postofiice and
telegraph office increased 500 per cent.
Inc iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories i'll operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure tho doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year.
Negotiations arc nearly closed for ad-
d1tlonal plants to employ several thou
sand hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of ST.
100000, have voted liberal sums for new
industries. a cotton factory and n
WOODEN mill NEARLY completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing.
will employ Il large number of females.
The early extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Roanoke and Southern
to Salem will make it an important rail
way center, and hasten it's growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together.
are destined to be the great industrial
center OF Virginia.
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia; and it may we'll be proud of
It's SUI passingly beautiful location, its
healthful climate, its refined society, its
line churches, its excellent schools, and
OF Roanoke College, one of the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
Il place of residence, it now offers I'M
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town i'm
Virginia has ever cqualled Salem's
record of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed and Salon is now firmly cstab-
lishod ON Il solid industrial basis.
he Improvement Company proposes
TO celebrate the anniversary Of its first
great sale of lots by Offering on Deem
Der It'll and 18th, at reasonable prices.
some Of the most valuable lots in our
growing city. This property adjoius tho
old town and is surrounded by the lands
OF other strong companies. Being inside
property. 1T will continue to increase in
value. Tho Norfolk and Western and
the Dummy Line to Roanoke run
through it and have their passenger
stations on it. The streets have been
graded and the town system of water
works extended through them. Lots will
be offered on College avenue and other
business streets and on the Boulevard
Roanoke and other residence avenues.
On College avenue, which has been we'll
graded and macadamized at q cost of
$4,000, only brick or stone buildings may
be erected.
On it, the Hotel Salem, costing SG5.-
600, exclusive of the land or furniture,
is under roof, the Improvement Com
pany's bank and Office building-5O by
so feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and number of largo
business houses are in course of cree
ton. This avenue is sure to become
one of the finest business thoroughfarcs
in Virginia.
The lots to DO offered on December
1lth and 18th, will be sold for nc-third
cash and the balance in one and two
years, and the company will adhere to
to its policy of placing its lots at such
prices as will insure investors large and
quick profits For a beautiful new map
pamphlet of thirty-two pages, and
further information, those interested
should address Mr.. j. w. Il. AILEMoNa
president, Salem, Va.