The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-09
REMARKABLE GROWTH
OF Salem. "Thc Queen City OF the South
west


The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of it's
kind in Virginia, had it's first sale of lots
December /, 1850. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built 81
000,0 spent in buildings and improve
ments: the population nearly doubled,
and the business of the postoliice and
telegraph Office increased 800 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure the doubling of the
present population Of 1900 in another
year
Negotiations are nearly closed for adj
ditional plants to employ several thou
sand hands. and the land companies.
with an aggregate capital stool; of 81
0CO, 600. have voted liberal sums for new
industries. n cotton factory and q
WOODEN mill (ncarly completed that will
manufacture its goods into clothing.
Will employ Il large number of females
The carly 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
Nirgin'a; and IL may well be proud OF
it's SUI passingly beautiful location. its
hcalthtul climate, its refined society. it's
fine churches. its excellent schools. and
OF Roanoke College. one OF the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
place of residence ii now offers UNI
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever cquallcd Salcm's
record Of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed and Salem is now firmly estab-
>lished on a solid industrial basis
The Improvement Company proposes
to celebrate the anniversary of its first
great sale OF lots by Offering on Dccem-
her II tn and 18th. at reasonable prices,
some OF the most valuable lots in our
growing city. This property ad Joins the
old town and is surrounded by the lands
of other strong companies. Being inside
property 1T will continue to increase in
value. The 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
he 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 cost of
$4,000, only brick or stone buildings may
he erected.
On it., the Hotel Salem, costing 500
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 a number of large
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 be offered on December
nth and 18th, will he sold for one third
cash and the balance in one and two
years, and tie company VIII adhere to
To its policy of placing It's lots at such
prices as will insure investors large and
quick profits. For Il beautiful new map.
a pamphlet of thirty-two pages, and
further information, those interested
should address Mr.. j. w f. AIiEMoNG.
president, Salem, Va.
Everything worn by men, women and
children can be found at Berlin's Auction
House, and prices way down. novlS-lm