The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
Max Meadows, WytIle County,
yirsinia.

y Perfect site For Industrial pur-
poses. Sovcniy-two miles west of Roa-
noko. Va. twcnty-cirht miles west Of
Radford. Va, and sovonty-ninc miles
east of Bristol. Tenn, on the line OF tho
Norfolk and Western railroad-a trunk
| line from New York to New Orleans.
1t IS only fifteen miles vest OF Pulaski.
the point at which The North Carolina con-
ncction leaves the main line to connect
with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. With the completion of this
ana the lronton extension to the Ohio
river, both under active construction. a
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO to
the SotTII 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 grcat PocAmoNrAs
FLAT Tor COAL Fields, although the
present distance by rail is l03 miles.
1t surrounded by iron ore properties.
and there is no point in Virginia that
has cheaper and more regular supplies
OF COAL, COKE. and IRON ORE.
Although in the great Valley of Viz
ginia. the altitude Of Max Meadows is
lob FEET ARovE TIDEwATEK. The
climate is perfect. the scenery supcrh
s.itA VIZ NlSLi Nv Has DttH DOtcu 10"
wears for the richness and fertility of
its sell. 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
tion; Il ROLLING MILL. and HORSE shoe
factory Is under contract, and favora blc
negotiations for other industries are
pending. by recent Developments Il
strong rcd 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 admiXture Of ores will give
Il CHEAT IRON that cannot be cXccilcd in
any portion of the world for SMALL CAST
iNGs, and especially SHELF HARDwAEE
being as FLUID as water. and TEN ACIOUS
and STRONG by reason Of the copper in
the red short ore. There are Il number
OF CHARCOAL. FURNACES in the vicinity
giving chilling and mallcablc irons 10
responsible parties disposed towards the
establishment of independent or
branches of any industrial works in
IRON, STEEL, WOOD WORKING. COTTON
WOODEN, or III GENERAL LINES. ADMIR-
! ABLE SITES Will. BE GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
operation assured
Reed CrccM, 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; Il LARGE MODERN
HOTEL. will he opened in December: the
stree Is are being graded and macadam-
lied. and an ELECTRIC PLANT will bc
established at an early day. between
40 and 80 buildings have been erected
during the last few months, and II large
number are now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
of having located rIRST-CIASs MA
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from very
heavy local demand. it is n good ship
| ping point for outside places.
y careful personal examination will
convince any impartial observer that
there il no POINT. not merely in the
! SCUM. hut in ANYrAEr OF THE COUNTRY
that offers greater business Inducements
in Legitimate way. No boom is looked
for but simply steady and profitable
development. Correspondence solicited,
President. CLARENCE NJ. CLARK,
Philadelphia, Pa; vico-prcsidcnt. ED
! MUND c. PECllIN. Roanoke, Va;
manager, ii. c. BAKER, Max Meadows,
Va.