The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-23

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modesty and nobody knew what treasure
were concealed.
Now she has awakened. The covering i
J partly removed. \ glimpse Of her charm.
is revealed.
The mountains which surround the it'll
town have been found TO be rich i'm mine
rails.
Anthracite coal, which by analysis con
tains ~ per cent. Of pure carbon. burning
with an intense heat and leaving no Stat,
residuum, has been discovered in plentiful
| veins.
The supply Of red and brown hematite
iron ores is regarded as ineXhaustble.
Specimens Of ore from four deposits were
recently sent Professor A. 5. McCreath's.
an anylitic chemist Of note, at Harrisburg.
Pa, and his report on the quality was very
satisfactory.
One specimen he found to contain: Met
allc iron, 1880; sulphur, .lj6; phosphorus,
| LOG.
Another specimen had Metallic iron.
$3.50; sulphur, .l5G, phosphorus. .0i2.
| The Professor says he thinks the ore should
be very valuable for the production of a high
grade Of Bessemer steel.
Any number of other minerals are TO be
found, but iron ore is the leading one.
And as this land all lies convenient to the
working 1t would be comparatively small.
Harrisonburg is surrounded also by
rich agricultural region, highly cultivated.
and its farmers are wealthy and thrifty.
Now as 70 the towns industries:
The leading one, probably, is the $500, 900
steam brick tanDery, where over POO hands
are employed.
This plant has been found too small and
since last spring work has been progressing
on an addition to it.
The output Of this establishment is now
1000 hides weekly.
The SJD,OD shoe mandatory employs 100
hands. and the So foundry and machine
shops - men, the overall factory 100 hands,
the three planning mills 30 hands, the two
carriage factories 20 hands.
The Trenton pottery building has lust been
finished, and fifty hands are at work
there. Only high grade ware is made in
these works, and there is ample room in the
building for moulding, drying, and decor
ating.
Until all the machinery is put in only
such things as cuspid0res, teapots, and |
pitchers are being made, and the skill eX-
hlbited by the WOrkmen is interesting 10 the |
Ia few minutes an unsightlY mass Of |
clay Is Transformed into a pitcher of grace
'ated with twining vines and flowers.
Then there is the steam Touring mill.
which turns out 10 barrels Of flour day:
he cigar factories, 60 hands; the crOckery |
actory, the ice factory, the brlck-yards, and
he newspaper and jOb-pnr ting Offices
Almost any Kind of business can flourish
n locality so Iich in resources aud where
aw material is so cheap.
shoe factory, a ladies' underwear fac
DRY. trunk factory, and a paini-mill will
Don be in operation.
great deal Of the capital put into enter
rises in Ilarrisonburg came from the
,Orth
Lately, however, party Of shrewd Rich
lond capitalists have bought some three
nrdrnd aud hfty ooroo on the southeastern
ubuibo OF tic Town ana lalu IL on IA Dlilld-
~ lots.
The property was capitalized at $500. 900
nj nearly all Of the stock has been taken
. Richmond.
Messrs. Bowman, Boswell 4 Shuman.
No. l2Ol east Main street, are the Rich
lOnd agents.
The first sale Of choice lots will occur
ecember ID and I'd.
The property is situated in the town, and
prcttier location for "A home cOlld not Dee
und in the state.
] rode over the ground the other day. and
ON the Top OF the hill Ton the summit of
men $4,000 hotel is 10 be at once erect
y could see the country for twenty or
iTty miles around in either direction.
W hen speak Of the top Of the hill don't
INK am talking about the steep side of a
Ountain.
lhe land slopes about as much as Main Ii
rect, Richmond, between Twelfth and ~
llrteenth, and oyerOOks the entire town ~
HarrisOnburg. "
! ne property is now being improved. the ~
reefs are being graded, electric lights put 10
:, ana shade-trees planted.
l ne 'front.' lots are not more than two OF
lcks IN the rear Of Colonel Charles T. III
Ferralfs residence. ~
Dung men with small means should mar ~
lpaie IN the purchase Of those lots. be- VI
use the prO.ts on a little money will be-
If the manner in which the on
lperiy Is handled comes up 10 popular til
pectatiOn. ne
n an0tler OrtiOn Of liarrisODmIrg. wher. M
5 were laid of and the property improved. @o
5 are selling much higher now than an -"
he natural course Of development VIII
he Tue property Increase in value. ne
n addition to the Baltimore and Ohio 10
Iey railroad, HaTisonburg is soon to pr
.e competing line, which will connect ,rL
ven miles away. "0I
railroad builds a new line, YOU NAV
sure there's something IN the place il
IS to.
forgot to say that Harrisonburg has =,
TEX oil lately. An
looking for minerals a vein Of petro- the
m on was struck, and it is now Oozine lin,
n the ground in steady now. don
contract has been given out 10 a we'll taos
Wn hrm OF drillers to bore a well OF 49,
o feet on this ground. "le'
cad is being mined about six miles west
larrisOnburg.
assays 80 per cent. Of lead and Yields
ddltion about $40 per ton of silyer.which
Ihcient TO pay the cost Of mining. tool
ne lead Is thus a clear gain. In
le uhDeFs' 0clres, and siennas in the sfO,
rlct around Harrisonbnrg have been 49,,
ID to be OF the finest quality. GO,
saw piece OF black marble. a vein Of Da .,t
III near the place had been discovered. ~Hi
Is susceptible OF very high POLISH
irrls0nburg, which is about TWENTY-FIVE hdu
; IRON siaunton, now has four thou. ents
population. In two or three wears fine ej,Io
: bound ~ in r' or1le sr, W. s uougie. ted
he various industrial enterprises which
be started.
e people OF the town and the adjacent
~ are as attractive socially as any one
] wish.
GA Virginia hospitality and breeding H S's
5 Itself plainly as elsewhere in the Old ,Or
inion. '''' ''' Fur
educational advantages are GOOD: Cap,
are numerous public and private Miss
Us. ''"'0 nr;c,
place is bound 20 grow, ard if the
iern and Western people could only
nc place with their own eyes instead of
Y To he credulOus Cor, as is often the
lncredslous) about what they read. a Z
Y now OF immigration would STIR, into X
rg. l.
Better Than "A Circus.
week only. Our regular e. todio.,