The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-03
VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES.
TALK WITH CHAS. G. EDDY, or
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Some Facts About Development Which
and Iron Fields - Opportunity for

representative Of The TINES called upon
Nice-Presidcnt Charles G.. Eddy. Of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad. and in an inter-
view the following statements were made
"ls the present great industrial develop
ment in Virginia likely to continued"
Yes. There does not seem to be- any
possibility Of q check 10 ~. Those inter
ested in the manufacture OF iron and steel,
from the ore 90 the finished product Of every
character and description. now fully apprc-
cate the advantages offered them 10 locate
in Virginia and upon the line Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad and its branches and
extensions nOw under construction. This
company has oyc' three hundred miles of
new line under construction, developing
new empires Of mineral. agricultural and
timber lands that have hitherto been mac
ccssihlc. The different varieties Of iron
ores from Virginia mines produce the very
best quality of foundry. mill and
ear wheel iron. basic metal. and an
iron unequalied, for the manufacture
OF malleable iron castings. water
pipe, bar iron. horse and mule shoe7. Stove
plate, wrought iron pipe, etc.. by the pro
duct Of any other state IN the Mon, " ith
the additional advantage Of coke from the
PocahOniaS coal field which, from actual
Use in iron furnaces and iOundries. has been
found 10 be superior % any other coke pro-
ducad I'm the United STATE. holm, ln,yar I'm
ash. sulphur and flosphorus. HIGHER i'm fix
ed carbon. carrying a greater burden in iron
furnaces and melting more pig iron in GU
pOlas 60 the pound of coke than any other
coke produced to-day
"What manufacturing indust~ are
! likely to follow those already established ON
J your line of railroadT'
.Diyer.itiod industries Of every character
and de.criDtion. The most imu6rfaut of all
will be steel works. I expccf within the
next eighteen months TO see one or more
basic STEEL ulauts huilt and i'm oporatinu ON
our line. producing steel biilcfs. blooms and
slabs for plate mills: also. producing steel
rails. steel plates. structural steel and mer-
chant steel an sizes and shapes. Others
will follow"
"Nhat malkot. could Doe found for the
product Of such plunt." Largely here at
nome: also throughout the south, south
west and Northwest. a- well as i'm Penn
sylyania. New York and the New England
| states. ! feel confident THAT steel can h.
produced ly ihc basic process in plants
! located on our line. at Roanoke or points
| West at cost from three 90 four aOl-
| lars per tom below Oh. cost 40 the most ia-
! Norably located plant in PENNSYLVANIA.
d" VI oar represent ilNcs 300 congress VIII
rise 10 the occasion and sec. as they ought
20 see. ihe interests oft the nation at large.
and promptly pass the Merchant Marine
! or .'Tonna-a Ril' - .plarp fine Nwari-
cam merchant marine in tho foreign trade
mon am eouoiity ,yitbthatore other nation. .
| .Ireo wear, from NOW Won can visit Uamp-
| tn,, p1,,1- and ,.itno-. fla ht,ildiu0of oca If,
! -tn,mshius i'm ship.yarl. M Norfolk. Ports
mouth and NcWlort News. the mater.a s.
| forwbicb. yil:sfcol nlaf.s. beams. forein.-.
etc.. will bc manufactured here i'm the
! Roanoke Valley. af Roanoke or Salem.
or nj Iyuchhury. or further West.
at Radlord, Pulaski. yauhoe, Max
! Noodows. or Bristol. II is 10 lo
L,,..d th.t Cou.ro.. will -nredilv mass Ga.
| XII tbe sooner fi.. l0tf0r Tor The notior m
ier... Nir,itian. .houid insist uuon tl.ir
Snr,tor. ami REPRESENTATIVE. sunro-fin,.
and ,.,t,,,, .rtr.tu Invn..f r., see ,'..,,r
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L',iors I'M. fine cruiser ..CeNa.." Obtain ,l.nir
s,,,.i,. of st4al off every dissertation tbatf .,K
ra,.,iir. i'm fha Manufacture of engines. lnij-
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| t,,.I articles dn.fiu,d to some ~.ufh
/ ,,.,.rfo., ,r other f,r.ion nori
viii .,I from ynur mort and i1af.
too moi very many wears hence. ~ucb an
! evsnf .boull b.. me occasion for a celebra-
/ tion IN t. n1rticiultnd I'm Lv every citizen
Of our state. and expect 10 live 10 attend
| such a celebration. for believe C0n-re-- IS
will pass the bin ] have referred to. n
! should %. passed as "a national measure.
and NOT a- "A partisan measure"
! ..Do WON think fine tide of Immigration
! from, t6s T.sfDrn and Middle states Inns
| t,,,,,,I ~0,,fn to tho cNtrut th,f r. Mas
| n,,,'.d 1y..t fr,u, l~55to. l>-ns'
..Zot to th, -.,fno o., font ,,t bnf IL f..
/ e,,nin., Horace GrDDlt-- advice. .Yogr~
man zoo V-t-ff- -ruf over hllfa million ~
the br,inie~t youugmon ef New England
! and tbn Ea.fcru and Middle state, fo lu-
lioul Ulfupi.. Wisconsin. Michieln. and
! STATE. and Territories further West. from
! $50 to 1870. who are to-day tn, leaIu.
business men ofall the Western -.iic-. IT,
| person living IN thc Northern stale, Wiil
! lake "a man Of the United States AVID
/ trace fine mountain ranges. and study lho
zoology of The country. be- viii lind tine
! same Blue Ride and Allc-hany mountains
Icxtondin. through Virginia Tennessee.
/ Alabama and Georgia. and, ] believe. COM
! famine richer treasures in ir0n zinc. losd.
copper and other minerals. ihan ANY e..-
/ ton, tralorscd hy these mountain ranges go
! tbp Northern states. have here before mo
| a Ginning that came 10 m. giving
fine advice of one of the foremost and
most ,r,ere--i,e men Of the present time.
and han. ma mind fine fact thai fbi. advice
,,',s .,i,.u aft4r n. had recently ni,ia "a
,,,,,. of the southern stats vitne..in., tbo
moot Industrial doyalormonf ,,oin, an and
m,.tins the representative mon al many of
| Tho lorD.st cities i'm fine South. rotor
f." the lion Cbouncev NJ D.,ev. nrnsiIant
| of one of the Greatest railroads Of our conn
trv and one that il lined with industrial es-
fablishmepts from New York TO Buffalo.
Note what me saws i'm his address. delivered
only "A few night. ago. 10 the alumni OF Yale
University. After telling Of his visit 10 the
south. he said. The met result Of This visit
Ia tba South. To- INV mind. is inst thi.-fhat
fine South is the bonanza Of the future. We
b.va d.yalopcd an fine GREAT and sudden on.
,.ortnniti.- for wealth r,no.t If fbon, III