The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-07
Max Meadows, WytIle County,
Virginia.

a Perfect Site For Industrial Pur-
poses. Seventy-two miles west of Roa-
noke, Va. twcnty-cight miles west of
Radford, Va, and sevcnty-nine miles
east of Bristol. Tenn, on the line of the
Norfolk and Western railroad-a trunk
line from New York to New Orleans
It's only fifteen miles west of Pulaski.
the point at which thcNorth Carolina con
nection leaves the main line to connect
with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. With the completion OF this
and the lronton extension TO the Ohio
river, both under active construction. a
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO to
the SOUTH ATLANTIC SEABoARD will be
opened. giving ample facilities for
reaching the largest and rapidly widen
ing markets.
Max Meadows is only forty miles in
an air line from the great poCAHoNTAs
FIAT Tor COAL FIELDS. although the
present distance by rail is l03 miles
1t is surrounded by iron ore properties,
and there is no point in Virginia that
has cheaper and more regular supplies
oisCoAG. COKE. and IRON ORE.
Although in the great Valley Of Vir-
ginia, the altitude OF Max Meadows is
?,ol5 FEET ABOVE riDnwArEE. The
climate is perfect, the scenery superb.
and the district has been noted for
years for the richness and fertility of
its soil. and the excellence of its FINE
cattle and sheep
One of the largest and most thor
onGhly equipped BLAST FURNACES in the
south is rapidly approaching compile
ton; Il ROLLING MILL. and HORSE shoe
factory is under contract. and favora blc
negotiations for other industries are
pending. by recent developments Il
strong red short iron ore is now avail
able ut this point at low cost. Every
possible variety Of iron. either red
short, neutral. or cold short can be
produced at will.
a proper admixturc of ores will give
CHEAP IRON that cannot be excellcd in
any portion of the world for SMALL CAST
INGs, and especially SHELF HARDWARE
being as FLUID as water, and TENACIOUS
and STRONG by reason of the copper in
the rcd short ore. There are number
of CHARCOAL FURNACES in the vicinity
giving chilling and mallcable irons. 70
responsible parties disposed towards the
establishment of independent or
branches Of any industrial works in
IRON, STEEL, WOODWORKING, COTTON,
WOODEN, or in GENERAL. LINES, ADMIR-
ABLE SITES WILL re GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
operation assured
Reed Creek, one OF the boldcst streams
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sup
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive WATER WORKS arc now be-
ing constructed; LARGE MODERN
HOTEL will be opened in December: the
streets are being graded and macadam-
lied. and an ELECTRIC PLANT will be
established at an early day. Between
40 and 30 buildings have been erected
during the last few months, and large
number are now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
of having located Il FIRsT-CLAss MA
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from Il very
heavy local demand, it is good ship
ping point for outside places.
careful personal examination will
convince any impartial observer that
there is NO POINT, not merely in the
SoUTu butin ANY FART or THE COUNTRY
that offers greater business Inducements
in a legitimate way. No boom is looked
for. but simply a steady and profitable
development. Correspondence solicited
President, CLARENCE Nj. CLARK.
Philadelphia, Pa: president, ED
MUND c. PEClIIN. Roanoke, Va.
manager, II. c. BAKER, Max Meadows,
Va.