Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-05
Development along tie Western Fer


Wonderful progress in developil the ma.
tural es ources and in planting nanufactur-
ing and commercial enterprise along the
Western border OF the Blue Ridge mounts1ns
has been made within the lest nipe months
The iron furnace at fIilnes has been restored
and the town set forward on prosperous
career. More than one hundred tons of iron
are produced every twenty-four hours, and
new life pervades the community.
At Waynesboro' junction, n ow designated
Basic City the comp any, of VIII ich Mr.. Samuel
Forrer is president, il moving on with Its de-
signs of progress ngineers are now laying
off the fields which are included in the plans
Of manufacturing city. Other companies at
Waynesboro', of which mention has been
made, are also at work in availing themselves
of the advantage Of the wide and excellent
locations in that Broad Valley, and around
the old historic town. for material progress.
All along the mountain to the plains of
Vesuvius new energies are taking hold of the
rich ores which the shenandoah Valley Rail-
road is the medium of bringing into new
values as they find markets at Mines and
Roanoke
Farther south and saround Irish Creek and
Midvaie and Riverside prospecting more than
confirms he realities testified to, and new
men are on the ground for earnest work.
The matches B1ens Vista comes next.
where there are thousand souls to-day en-
gagged and dependent upon new enterprises set
in motion there. Nine months have not elaps-
ed since the new town was founded on the solid
basis upon which its first projectors started II
into growing city. The tannery, the wood
working shops. he saddlery aud harness. the
paper and pulp mills, the furnace, the stesl
A.
houses the new rail road stations. the bank
buildings, aud numb .rless other buildings the
splendid hotel, now receiving another addition
O. thirty rooms-with a manager not surpags-
ed anywhere-are only some Of the marvellous
advances which have been made there during
the last nine months. The stock of the COM
pany, which cost s5Oi,er share-not now to be
had at less than 500 per share-for every ten
of which lot is receiv ed that cost nothing addi-
tional and these lots at the advanc ed prices
make the gratifying respect which viii greet
the coming of the stoo kholders in ann ual meet
ing on the 18th instant. New settlers are ar
irving daily with means for investments, and
scarcely any fail to make permar ent lodg-
ment. The go I'd prospect there could be tndef-
initely sketchsd, and among others not be-
fore named, and that should not be omitted
even in running enumeration, is the excel
lent weekly n ewspsper-the Buena Vista I'D.
yocdte which is ably edited and doing good
work for the coming city and all that country
1t is eonservativ an i accurate and paper o
the highest tone. A limit must be reached
but other improveme nts of first Importance
are in full operation, and should not be omit
ted The Presbyter an church building il
nearly completed, aad the congregation or
ganizsd The Methodist e. Church South II
somewhat In advance-the building has beer
dedicated and ministers of both in regular at
| tendance. The town government has been or
ganized under a charter by the LIE gislature
and law and order prevail. Mr.. j. W. Black
burn, formerly of stanton, is the NJ ayor. ant
| the council is compo led ofexcellent citizens
Mr.. W. H. Wolfe, WHO was also of Stauuton, il
| a member of this body.
| From Buena Vista 10 Glasgowsis only twelve
miles, Here is to be great development on {
grand scale in the prolongation OF the Lint
southwa 1t has bee a laid on into citywhich
in beauty and compile sness. wilLvi with any il
| the land and it has unbounded resources O
| material and means to support it. To-da,
/ General Fitzhugh Lee, the President of tn
company, and the Board OF Directors, will con
vene in Richmond to adopt the plans for eff
| feeling the designs rnatured; the first of whicl
| is to put the lots anf locations into the hand
| of those who commence the work of building
| and the establishment of industries.
With the coming OF the Shenandoah Vale,
and the Richmond & Allegheny Railroads ad
ding their advantage along with the Chesa
peake and Ohio, all of which are under til
management of @far ,eeing and earnest me-
| who have at beart The utilization of all til
dormant wealth of the country they have open
ed up. the time is pr ,pit1ous ior the c0-opera
ton OF our own people, and they are movtn
forward with determination and confidence
reap theSbenefts of their location. and in dom
so, they can see how great blessing thes
great lin es Of transportation have conferred o
them