Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-23
A New Route to Avoid the Horseshoe
Curve at Gordonsville.

Curve at GordonsVliic'
tco-respondence OF the Richmond Olspatch.l
GoBpoysv1LLv. December %, 1890.
The Gazette. our weekly newspaper, u
much improved in its new dress. Its cir
culation IL large and increasing. Further
improvements are contemplated after the
holidays.
A rich vein of iron ore is reported dis
covered near here on the farm OF Mr.. T.
Lovelock. This adjoins the lands OF the
Gordon Land Company. and viii enhance
their yalue considerably. There is evident
ly a great deal of ore along the base OF the
Southwest mountains and much OF 1t easily
accessible. and we can expect the smoke or
the iron-furnace to charm our ar IN the
near future Limestone is right alongside
of the ore and coke can easily DC DouSht.
SOLD CHEAPLY.
"Tbistle Wood" bought some months
AGO bv Mr.. James Brough. of Baltimore, was
recently sold. The price at auction was
50. 5OO-very low for such fine farm. MI.
Brough was not pleased with the rough
roads and so sold very cheaply.
Nv the action of the Virginia Conference
n change was made in the Methodist minis
ters here. Rev. A. c. Bergman was sent
to Accomao with the regrets OF his people
here. Rev w. f. Balm, of the Louisa CIR
cult, was sent to fill his place. The circuit
was changed to include GOrdonsyhle,
Forest Hill. Mt. Horeb, Barboursyille, and
Mountain Chapel.
Tho Piedmont Manufacturing Company
of this place. are shipping large quantities
of brooms. They have leased a building
till thew can build They will soon increase
their capital TO $50 600. A seml-annual
dividend Of per cent. will be declared.
THE ROUTES.
The engineers have located new line for
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway running
tbrouch the Gordon Land Company's land.
This Is TO avoid the horseshoe curve and
very heavy grade at the station-house. IL
has ALWAYS been wonder why the road
made such curve here; but we are IN
formed that the intention at first was TO
run the road over to Harrisonburg. IL was
finally decided to 60 TO Stanton cid Char
lottesville and Rockfsh Gap. -,
Now railroad is strongly talked OF run
ming near the Madison turnpike across the
mountains, striking the Shenandoah valley
railroad at Elkton. and thence ON 10 Har-
riSonburg.
FOR FARMv1LLE.
The discovery and mining of coal near
Farmville will quicken the construction OF
the o. and X. railroad.
RICHMOND MERCHANTS.
Our people are awaiting with pleasure
the change by which the Chesapeake and
Ohio trains will run from here over the
Virginia Midland tracks to Washington.
And we expect in the near future to see
vestibule trains from the East to New
York, as well as from the West. so Cor;
donsville will soon become quite a railroad
centre.
The railroad from here to Harrsonburg
would helm the Richmond merchants very
much, enabling them to reach and trade
with the lower valley.
A large force of hands haye been at work
for some time clearing up the park lying
along the railroad to the west OF our town.
The spot is one if great natural beauty,
and il is the Intention of the land company
TO make il very attractive.
The public school closes till Monday,
January 9Th. The attendance has been
large. PIEDMONT.