Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-12
MARION TO THE FRONT.
4 Land Company of 100000 Capital
TO be- Organized nj Ouce.

Marion, one of the most beautifully
situated sites for Il city in the South
west, is now moving to the front, and
will soon have her waste places filled
with manufactures. This place l.
J. 400 feet above the level Of the sea
She has the best water power in the
country, and can supply a city of
10. 000 inhabitants just from a natural
flow, having ITO foot pressure or $50
pound pressure TO the square inch.
rhe country around, including the
Douglas tract on White Top noun
tain. o! 5000 acres, is covered with
timber and rich ores. Pine, walnut.
oak and spruce abound.
Major 4. G P,ndleton. a prominent
citizen and Jealous worker for Ma
rion's DEVELOPMENT, has secured OPP
lions Oh the Hull Secton Fudge w. G..
Peudletnn, Lincoln aud Look Shelley
and Gilmore lands, comprising l.30O
acres, and has associated with him
Mr.. Oscar D. Derr, of Roanoke, anu
other gentlemen of equel vim and ex-
pericnce in presenting the industrial
advantages Of Virginia.
Marion i now in good hands and
ner interests will be pushed to sue
:essfuI elimination Prominent CAPT
talists of Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Boston and Nashville will be assocla-
Ted III Marion's Development
1t is proposed to stock Il company
with IL capital of $500,000 divided in
shares OF $40, payable in 10 per cent
instaliments, thus enabling those OF
small means TO invest. AS Mr.. Derr
put it 10 your reporter:
Marion is l07 miles from Roanoke
high and healthy; ut present has 800
people. She is specially blessed With
a cool healthy climate free from any
miasmat iulluenccs;h her water is free
stone and in Unlimited supply, while
limestone also abounds in a vast
magnitude not exceeded by anywhere
IN the State and is well situated for 1t
.ity of $4,000 The celebrated Chill
howie Iron mines, a tract OF 2,OO0 acres
md 5000 in the Staley's Creek Mining
Co. tract. Marble is found in four
ifferent sections of the vicinity of
Marion. Write black and variegated
marble of the finest texture is found
lere. Salt plaster or limestone is
,ound in large quantities. 1t is firm
v believed that petroleum or coal
oil exists l,@re, rs there are north or
he town rocks strongly inpregnated
with the scent of oil. An option has
neen secured on these lands by Wal
Ter Budwell and Others of this city
Major Pendleton is now iii Roanoke
:onferring with Mr.. Derr regarding
the preliminary steps to be taken IN
this matter. The whole Southwest
,reanxious to see Marion large city,
as she is Just the place for II trade
enter, being thirty miles from Ash
County. n. c., forty miles from Mer
.er County, w. Va, and the vas
Elkhorn AMI Cripple Creek region,
,esides she is soon to have the Oan-
Vile and Atlantic Railroad penetrate
ner borders. The first move will be
TO build a large hotel, lay of and plan
The town, open the streets, utilize the
wo and Il half miles of river front, by
factory plants among the projected
,nnis is "a knitting factory, a large
agricultural implement, q furniture
and a cigarette factory, a wooden
mill, furnace, foundry and novelty
ron works. a stave and barrel works
md gas pipe manufacture,
Snvthe county won at the State
Exposition the $3.50 premium offered
TO any county in the State that would
show the largest exhibit OF high
Messrs. Oscar D. Derr & Co., OF
Roanoke, or Major A. G. Pendleton,
will answer any question regarding;
the future of Marion. The town VIII
be laid out at once, and plans OF tue
new city made for inspection: Marion
is in the line of progress ana Is lofs-
ing on to the front.
Big cut on cheviott suits at COINS;
80 suits, today IS; $12 suits, today siC
One day only.