Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-05
THE GREAT IRON DISTRICT.
ORGANIZATION OF the Low Mining and De-

DETERMINATION Oh the hoW hihs"s '"N nv
yeIopment Company-O,her Notes.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.1
SrAUNToN. Va. August 4. 1890.
The Low Mining and Development Com
many has lust been organized and embraces
in its management number of very promi-
nent Virginians. They have purchased the
Harms farm, adjoining the Low Moor pro-
perty, containing 500 acres OF land, through
which the veins OF iron ore that have been
successfully worked for years by the latter
company run for nearly two miles.
This is one of the most beautiful spots
in this section of Virginia for the
| location of a new town, and ~ IN the neart
| of the great iron district of the State. 1t
| is bounded on the north and northwest by
| the great Douthat survey, containing w.
| 600 acres of iron and timber land, recently
| purchased for So, 000. 900. and the valuable
| iron Mountain Nine; on the west by the
| Iowmoor Furnace, the most successiui
| iron plant in the South; on the south Dy
| the Ritch-Patch lron-Mines and the Low
Moor Mines. and on the east by the pro-
Company. where the last-named company
are erecting shops, depots. hotel, &c.' 10
| cost Sl,0O0,O0O.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the new company are Ma
| ior s. Nj. Yost, president Captain Ham.
| Shepperd, vice-president and general man
ager; Captain John McQuaide. secretary
and treasurer and Hon. John =: Barbour,
| Colonel S. w. Venable. Captain George A.
| Mushback. Major Linden Kent. Major ,.
Nj. Yost, g. w. Perry, Esq. ana captain
John McQuaid. directors.
NEW sTREET-CARs.
Our new street-cars will arrive here to-
| day, twelve in number, and 1T is claimed
| bv our railway people that they are the
| handsomest street-cars ever constructed IN
| the United States. The company Will IN q
| few DAYS complete their SIX miles or track
and by the 10th instant Will DC ready Tor
| business on the entire line. 1helr whole
outft is frst-ciass in every particular, ana
they promise satisfactory service from the
start.
| 'ANDsoME 'ARRY's wALKovER.
Our delegates from the Amherst conven-
ton returned Yesterday, all elated with
| handsome 'Arry's walk-over HIS tather,
| Hon. John Randolph Tucker, attended the
convention and amused all the delegates
| bv informing Harry In very serious MOOD
that il was by mastery management on ms
(the senor's) part that his boy F" received
| the nomination, as every BODY was ciainor-
inc for the "old man."
srpRSApEp BY THE sToNEwALL BAND.
Mrs. General Stonewall jackson was
| guest at the NirElllld f1Otci Htio SOU 10y .
and was serenaded by the Stonewall Bril-
| gade Band that evening.
The Stonewall Band will go TO Ronce-
verte for their summer encampment,
leaving early this week. having received q
pressing invitation from the citizens OF
that growing young town TO spend their
| vacation at that point. They Will be ac-
companied by Professor Willie Schmld, q
member of the band who has been travel
ling with leading orchestra company. but
who has returned. we hope, to make his
home in this city.
VARIOUS NOTES.
Your correspondent has just returned
from trip to the RockbrIdge Alum and
Cold Sulphur Springs, and found both
places filled to their utmost capacity, itch
mond being especially well represented;
| Grand Vice Chancellor w. L. Olivier has
inst returned from Clifton Forge. to which
Doint he went, accompanied by Messrs:: +.
y. Babcock and w. o. Sydnor, OF this city,
and Mr.. East, of Richmond, on an official
visit to Iron Gate Lodge. No. "a. knights
Of Pythias.
Our people are rejoiced at the prospect
of the defeat of the Infamous force blll.
Northern capital is rapidly coming into
this section of the State, and nothing
could so tend to disrupt the business rela-
tions existing between the sections than
the effect of such an odious measure.
JONAS