The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-10
REMARKABLE GROWTH
or Salem, "Thc Queen City of the south
west

west
The Salcm Improvement Company,
the most successful orga nization of it's
kind In Virginia, had its first sale OF lots
December IL 1889. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 100 houses have been built; ST.
600, 600 spent in buildings and improve
mcnts; the population nearly doubled,
and the business Of the postotlice and
telegraph Office increased 500 per cent
The iron furnace about to go into blast.
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousa nd
hands and insure the doubling of the
present populat OF 1000 in another
year.
Negotiations arc nearly closed for adj
ditional plants to employ several thou
sand hands. and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of ST.
000. 600, have voted liberal sums for new
industries. a cotton factory and Il
WOODEN mill (nearly complctcd) that will
manufacture its goods into clothing.
Will employ 4 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 its growth into
a large iron steel and general manufac-
turing ard commercial city. Salon 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 well be proud OF
its SUI passingly beautiful location. its
hcalthful climate. its refined society. its
fine churches, it's excellent schools. and
OF Roanoke College. one OF the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive rs
place of residence. it now offers I'M
usual advantages lor manufacturing and
general business. NO other town in
Virginia has ever oquallcd SALON. 5
record of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed, and salem is now firmly estab-
lished on Il solid industrial basis.
Tho Improvements Company proposes
to celebrate tho anniversary OF its first
great sale OF lots by offering on Deem
Der ! tn and 18th, at reasonable prices,
some OF the most valuable lots in our
growing city. This property adioins the
old town and is surrounded by the lands
of other strong companies. Being inside
property. it will continue to increase in
value. The Norfolk and Western and
the Dummy Line to Roanoke run
through 1T and have their passenger
stations on it. Tho 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 macadamizcd at cost of
1000. only brick or stone buildings NAV
be erected.
On it, tho Hotel Salem, costing SOB
600, exclusive Of the land or furniture.
is under roof, the improvement Com
panys bank and Office building-50 by
80 feet, three stcrics--is nearly ready
for occupancy, and n number of large
business houses arc in course OF cree
ton. This avenue is snrc to become
one OF thc finest business thoroughfares
in Virginia.
The lots 30 be offered on December
/ It'll and 18th, will be sold for one third
cash and the balance in one and two
years. and the company will adhere to
to its policy OF pacing it's lots ut such
prices as will insure investors large and
lQuick profits. For beautiful new man.
\ pamphlet Of thirty-two pages. ana
fkrther information. those interested
npuld address Mr.. j. w. +. AI.LrMoNG.
HssidCnt, Salem, Va.
:verthing worn by men, women and
ofildrcn can he found mt Berlin's Auction
House, and prices way down. novlS-lm