Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-27
The Central Land Company of Buchanan

Attention Is called TO Tue advertise ment
| o. the Central Lard Company, OF Buchanan,
81 ano her pe9e. No other young city In
zoe Soplb If RS superior advantages for
manufacturing investment or residence TO
those oif-red by this company 10 this 1nture
| CITY IN BucbsCau. is situated on James
| river. near where it floss between the ALT
cha lies and The B ns Ridge. IL possesses
horn beautiful and henlthful situation,
with temperate climate free from the ez-
;rene heat and eaveTe Geld. Two lines OF
| rpilyrsy run into Buchanan, the chesapeake
am, O 1io and The Norfolk and Western Is.
V r Z J, ana il is now an assured fact that
inc Baltimore and lio and Virginia West
erp will coon be bu;lt. l. is the gateway to
the abundant and valuable iron ore depcsll 8
| OF The upper james and the Craig, and ia be-
syeen tbs inexhsuslabIe coel-tields OF the
Nav river and Fiat Top, witch their seams
N rich cokiug and other btuminous ooa's,
with 9 line of railroad to each giving COM
re.inp fuel. Buchanan affords unusual ia
niIi;iss for manufsc uring town. The fs-
cjltias for the assembling of raw materials
and the distribution of product will be all
| that can be tked A steel rNiroad bridge
ownad by the Central Land Company OF
RuchaDen Is under construction across the
LANES. giving equal railway facilities TO both
sides Of the river. Ample track space for
the fonr railroads has bean reserved.
A level trect Of 400 acres of land, lying on
hoto sides OF The railroads, and on the
hanks offhe jones IS we'll. With Just fall
enough (25 feel to give good drainage,
hes hesn reueryed for manufacturing put
Dosee Not only ara selected sites from this
rsserya.ion offered free to Responsible par
lies ioca,iDg manufacturing establishments
at Rucbanan bit the Central Land Com
many of Buchanan Is des'rous Of Investing
Ia such embellishments as give promise OF
success. Buchanan has oil the conditions
for succe s3fu manu- yacturlDg, cheap fue',
cheap ard most excellent irons, abundant
timber in &c SO reach. and other raw material,
SO ch ss bark for tanning, sand and clay for
| bricks. sand for glsss, etc. at hand. ripe
gorks. paper milIF, furni ure and o.her
wood working Establishments, boot and shoe
factories. iron and steel rolling mills. stove
f,undries woolsn and cotton mile, machine
.hopa. will fiud this ole of the beat locations
in the South. The facilities for shipment OF
produces ar unsuI pa sed; several manuiact-
ming establishments have already been Be-
cured sDd others are considering the pre-
nristy Of locating at Buchanan. Every one
OF these is new works Of the most modern
construction aud not an old works trans-
planted ,,
Though Buchanan has at present no baat
furnace. it ia better situated than any town
in Virginia to secure chesply supply ofthe
various grades of pig iron made in the safe.
The iron ore within easy reach of Buchanan
il unsurpassed in quality and quantity In the
South. The ores OF the Blue Ridge and the
AIlepbepies, as represented In the mouutains
around Buchanan, have fed half d. z q iui-
races in the past. The orea OF The Rich
Patch and Craig's Creek are not, at the far
tbes5. twenty to forty miles distant, and
these are among the largest aud bsss tepoE-
IFS 10 the South. Lines Of railroads are be-
ING constructed 10 bring them TO market.
The roads leading to Buchanan, and these
that are located, lead to all the great blum
Ipuus coal fslds Of The country. the Connell'-
vile. Upper M5pongsheia, Georges Creek,
Nag River. Kanawha. Fiat Top, EikhorD,
and Big Stone Gap.
To develop Buchanan The Central Land
Company of Buchanan has been formed WIN
a cap,t al stock O. 81, 100000 Its stock was
sooo cold, and double the amount cou:o
nave been placed. Ole Significant feature
of i,s saIs OF stock 8es that, with the e1cep-
-, n two small blocks, 1t was all taken
j., he south. chit & in VirPioia. This CON-
nsnv owns 5000 ecres of land, all OF which
:, IN far and portion Of which It fas sid
mt IN g moss thoToHg1 sad 'teeFa' manner
into town site.