Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-23

advance Of the South is to great extent
at our expense. Her cotton-mllls VIII
compete with those of New England
and the Middle States, and hcr furnaces
are slpplViR9 pig-irOn at rGteS Uhtch
make IL impossible 10 RIM those Of
PENNSYLVANIA" Certainly. In 1888
the total coal and coke shipments
over the Norfolk and Western was
hundred thousand tons in round
numbers in 1889 the shipments
ran materially over t,oo million
tons in 1892 the shipments OF coal over
this road were 4, 1876 tons; in 1889 the
shipment was over !, 800. 900 tons ; in
1888 this road shipped %, 1852 tons of
coke; in 1889, 80, 504 tons, and yet, 1t
is true, that "neither the coal-felds nor
the ore regions can be considered IN be-
yond the initial steps of development"
Basic City is at the conjunction OF the
two great southern coal, coke, and
iron carving roads-the one courslng
the Kanawha aud New River coal-fields
and piercing the iron mountains OF West
Virginia; the other bringing to us on "A
gravity pull, almost, eIbaustless sup
plies Of coke and coal from the Poca-
hontas, Bluestone, and Elkhorn districts,
in the last of which may be included the
Flattop region, where alone there are
1862. 900 acres "actually underlaid with
coal" These facts must go home and
wear conviction upon the minds OF the
most carefully cautious. | am not inter
ested to the extent of a silver in the rise
or fall of any town North or South, but
so splendid is the history, 80 bralny the
! management, and SO marvellous the
growth of this game city that enthusiastic
| admiration is literally tOrenched from
me. Aside from other considerations,
right here is climate where 1t Is q
luxury to live. Under the sun there is
no lovelier land, none more fertile, none
more picturesque than the Shenandoah
Valley. As the bright correspondent OF
the Financial Reporter says: " II is
as good as Chester Valley or Pequa Val
lev, or Lancaster or Bucks counties, IN
Pennsylvania Just as good as any part
of Western New York and better than
any part of New England for farming,
grazing, or fruit purposes, &c. Let me
say that in my opinion lands quite as good
as those Indicated above can be bought
within an hours ride of Basic City al
much less than half the prices they
would bring. :. -,
The waters of South river, not limpid
because blue, course round the western
and run through the eastern limits OF the
city. catching as they purl the mountain
brooks from the hills hard by. 1t II
spanned within the corporation 10y
TbRKE IRON BRIDGES.
On the bluff west OF this stream there
are for sale some building sites whose
scenic surroundings are inetfabiy grand
1t seems TO me man would DO abou
happy with villa there, Whitehall
boat in the river, plenty OF good fishing
tackle, some minnows, quart nay, 6
pint OF - See? Better call 1t {
pitcher, tho. of the
which wells up through white grave
. coo gallons minute-more than mil
d lion gallons day-and is piped into
K reservoir on an eminence overlooking
v the city. Values have been doublin.
Q here faster than new moons come and
n in many instances. have quadruple'
/. since May last. The soil is fertile ad
4 mixture Of clsy-marl and sand, is conse
quently absorbent, and therefore fire.
: from malarial influences. The drainage
4 prime consideration. is perfect. Tn
!. streets ana avenues are broad and hand
r some. having been graded by skilled en-
, gineers. Cosmopolitan Basic has he
, latch-string hung outside the outer doc
' and heartily asks your coming.
/, The Basic-City Land improvement
Company have advertised large 10
sale, which is 10 take place on Decem
; Der I'd and Sd. At this sale humble
of their choice residence and building
lots will DO put up at public auction,
ARAMINTA.