The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-19
suEEolKs sTRlpEs.
Nansemon'r County Seat ON High Tide
of Prosperity.

Nauscmon'r County Seat On "a High Tide
of Prosperity.
SUFFOLK. y A.. Feb. lo.- Special. This .
town is rapidly growing in wealth popuia-
ton and importance. There are about j.V
people hero and Don Che Immediate suburbs.
The recent growth and improvement may /
he chiefly traced t0 Tine lumber business,
and tho railroads. THE Cav Mauuiuciul- /
ing Company has built large saw miIl /
with DRYING kilns and planning mill. repre-
senfue an Investment of 2lulNW. ID nae H
capacity of twenty million lcci OBJ lNu'.I i
ner auuum.-Ihc southern Lumber cone /
ulnv has built large planning ml with /
drvin. kiln- attached. and al Che modern /
improvements. DO i- iu FAN operation anl D /
nro-nar0u- cOruorati0n.-l Henry W. Brad /
Shaw. haas in mil operation large pimnin- /
mild. with driving hilns attached. ine /
Nireinia Manufacturing Company gives
emul0vmcnt tO one hundred ANA MY pei-
sons. including children, and is engaged DIDO 4
Che business of manufacturing hlli.I
dishes and trays. fruit packages oi aI
Kinds. baskets and Neuecrin-. lilm gum T
and poplar logs Climber THAT bias nar.-
toiore NOT bad much valued 10 has amps +
cauifal. and DIS worked TO its iuil capacity /
w. A. Allen 81 Co. have hindllnt /
wood factory. lie takes the slabs and /
refuse pine timber from the saw mills ANA /
manufactures 10 into kindiine wood. WHICH /
slter being properly seasoned ana h.ue
into bundles. iS shipped ln large quaniiiit- I
fo the Northern cities. where DO finds ready /
sale. This establishment is tine support o. /
far... number az WORKING people.
IA rdvrsrl. has "a mattress factory
rba Snfoik Nanufacurine Company is cr- /
,.r.l in manufacturing raw cotton into /
twinp and cotton yarn for carpci-.-- ur /
suffolk Iron Works, CIV. leiiit, proprietor /
employees skilled workers ln IRON ana mH- I
.binerv mis- chief demands are for saw /
mini machinery ID. G. llarrcil a. Go. are /
brick manufacturers: and so is the Suffolk /
Rriek Manufacturing Company "A cigar /
factory is conducted hv Martin Brothers. /
Tile FIRST National Bank of 0uuuih /
with Colonel Thomas ". Smith as pres
danf and fine Farmers Bank of Nansc- F
roond o0ord sufficient banking facilities /
The Nan-om0nl Water Company CONF
niotoi its works I'm the spring. and supplies /
Ike town with water for fire purposes ana.
'.,.ifi,.r. f,r uriyafeu-o.- New huiidn = /
or.uh.fanfial character are beng erected /
declines in real estate arD active. and vale /
ras me- constantly increasing. +ln the /
na,r fntur. ia is said that there will De au /
'.o f,.for, An electric liaht and power
comnanv has recently been chartered ami /
ia raadv fo commence business. The (0uu- /
cil is now considering tine propositions from /
two parties for electric lignts.-A factory /
f,r cleaning ro9uufS for market. with tle /
Latest and most approved machinery. ls an I
.,e,,,e. f,rf rhaclmnanv has been char /
tered and tine site for the factory bought. /
The present town hall and market-l0uss
have hseu found Inadequate tO the growing /
,lol. ~ An. town. and the Council /
ia now orrlged i'm securing plans.
and Site for new hulld- /
in.- which will cost from $4,000 to 100000.
A syndicate composed of gentlemen /
closely allied Otho Norfolk ANA t-lfin
paffro1I C0muanv has recently bought 2II /
.l.r.. III fsrd adioiuinu the eastern DOuu- .
,iai.r az fho TOWN. and viii utilize 10 in the
ns.f. f,tnra in Some Wav NOT vet disclosed.
m is Said that "a laree car factory is 90 DE
-r..fod on h. with other improvements.
I,. Norr,ik and Western Railroad has just
Maid 81. 80 for land in the town as a SITE
t,r., iarl,. tinion douOf for several roads
cantarino bore. The plans are now being
mafured. These various Improvements
ar. mot the result of advertising, nor
fao result of % "b00m' without SOLID
foundation. Among other causes this DIS To- De
noted that recently suffolk nas become iAe
most attractive railroad centre ln eastern
Virginia. There is me 0eauo"lI ava
Roanoke, the Norfolk ana Ne7'vi"' ."9
laniic ana Dan'li,i,s , "og ' on1 nv the
i'-ii iii, .',.J ,"inerl REGIONS of Virginia.
T ~. 49,. ,I 'ro,,rnleoo fho Norfolk and
....t ..r.rfufaI from Nor /
aroma Ju.. ....H ti,o 3r.at Richmond
ioie' conn. ~ ',, p ooo miles, fh.
amy IAN Aio =, 9, c.'.,.,,, ,,a-ro,y.oiia.-.
0uHolA Luil'st al. iid roroiina IA NOW
fod9' ana llie y. 49,. C1o,,,n conn
foae from 9'noiH ~ ,,iies distant cOn-
i3' -.'i u" ''i 49, f,'f ,,-etar. of Eastern
neclA- "7 "i .s .. .ra two daily lines oil
T. alu'i'i"' l.'.eeil and ono lime f0 Baif-
e-i''5i9 ,'.'.,. cf Nan.emonl river: and the
,'so.rorfirr Timber from the wharcs
i'm snaolk 10 the Northern Cities.
Nessr.. Andrews q johnson have closed
ont their saw mill and are putting in new
,.i9i,,in0 machines. with view 90 increas-
Inc fhoirhouses.- Enough lumberh has been
.ecsred tO run for five years the mills ai
which viii De in full blast 10y
March lsi.-An ice factory Is coniempia
ted. With all these facilities ioI li"us-
u0rfatiOn by competing lines, DO is NOT eui-
nrisine that suffolk should have attracted
iho attention of capitalists ana manuldc-
furars. AS "a distributing centre 30 is uh-
SURPASSED. and It's future prosperity aA"
growth seem 20 DC assured.
s,r,v Count,'s Enterprises.
$50 co,..,uo,..r February ls.-
'Dh"i ,,,an@ NE industries COM
,l,Vi"i' A.. ..,.,t.,,niotion fhero ARE the
49,. 'rioroe Peanut Cleaning Come
..o,,,3 ,,e -,irrv Alliance Fruit and Neecia-
iief snnine and Eyaporatine Company; tle