Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19
ON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISERS
THE WAYNEsBORO' COMPANY.

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THE WAYNEsBORO' COMPANY.
PROGRESS OF THE wAYNEsBoRo' coMPANY-A
SUPERB HOTEL IN THE CoMMENCEMENT-
ARCHITECT FoULK ON THE GRoUND-AN EYE
i TO THE FUTURE-oTHER MATTERs-A sTAUN-
TON HOTEL.
Correspondence of the SPECTATOR
wAyNEsBoRo'. Va, March II. 1890.
Ofthe several companies organized for de-
velopment at and adjoining Waynesboro. the
Waynesboro' Company have announced some
of their matured plans for early execu
ton. The principal officers of this company
are M Erskine Miller, of Staunton. President;
T. H. Antrim, Vice President; r. s. Wright,
Secretary; ]. F. Templeton. General Manager;
W. M. Chew, Treasurer-all except Mr.. Miller
reside at Waynesboro'. The office ofthe com
pany, which Is located on the West side OF
Wayne avenue between Main street and the
| passenger station of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. is large and we'll arranged. and the
| efficient secretary always in place. and COM
municates freely of the matured plans of the
company.
THE AND-PRoPERTY.
| The Main stl eet of Waynesboro is the line of
| the great highway East and West, and Wayne
Avenue is at right angles North and South.
and these thoroughfares will doubtless in the
| future as they do now hold that relation to the
future of enlargement on the West side of
South river.
The property held by the Waynesboro' Com
pany is what has been known as the Gallaher
farm on the South side OF the town through
which Is the prolongation of Wayne Avenue
with extensive fronts on South river. 1t has
been laid Off into avenues. streets and lots, and
stock sufficient sold, after defraying other
charges. to give the company working CAPT.
tai of sll37 55.
OF the lots, one will go to each share of stock
which has been sold. leaving large residue in
the possession of the company for future dis
position. besides the river fronts reserved for
industrial plants.
WAYNE AVENUE.
Along this thoroughfare 3 number of hand
some buildings have been erected, within the
present corporate limits. which also take with
in their southern border part OF the land of
the Waynesboro' Company. Overlooking this
avenue are the buildings of the Fishburne Male
School. the grounds of which border Its west
ern side. On the opposite are the bui dlngs of
the Valley Female Seminary. and business
houses have commenced opening in that direc-
ton.
1.-The Waynesboro' Company. having an eye to
the future. will not make the mistake which
was so common In earlier days of limited ex-
perience of allowing the location of county
roads and of contracted space along which
town enlargement followed, to be constant
matter of regret In coming time. The com
pany owns the ground through which the road
runs and 10 which the extension of Wayne
avenue will succeed Accordingly the County
Court will be applied to for the privilege of
Strengthening and widening the same to ninety
feet. and conform 1T now to what H. should a. d
will be when occupied boulevard, not in
the completion of such work over demolish-
ed Notifications. but out on the wide pretty
fields inviting in scenery far and near. in loca.
ton and in its typographical elevations and
depressions and measurements.
THE COMING HOTEL.
Out on this avenue extension and on the east
ern side are reservations of grounds about half
way between the town and the point in the
river curve where the avenue strikes the
stream. and not far north ofthe Gallaher man.
sion, elegant hotel is to he located, and it is
to be a work OF rapid accomplishment
Mr.. 8. W, Fouik, the well known architect
of the Young Mems Christian Association and
Lutheran Church buildings of Staunton, was
not in Waynesboro on the 18th except on bus
mess. The plans spread out on the tables at
the company's otfi 9 that day and he in
close conference with the resident officers and
a communication from the President directly
concerning the same matter constantly refer
red to. was the beginning of an elegant TWEEN
ty-thousand dollar-hotel. Vice President An
trim remarked that the company was not on
ly pushing on the hotel, one OF their first chief
designs, but said, I'VE have put our shoulders
to the wheel. and we intend to have large de-
velOpme nts here"
ANOTHER DESIGN.
On Wayne Avenue will be located the finan-
cial centre in the growth of Waynesboro. The
Waynesboro Bank is now established and
transacting business, and the proprietors.
Messrs. Rosenberger & Shirley, will erect
handsome brick banking house on the west
side Of the avenue near the present boundary
line of the town. Mr.. Eugene Pedon, de-
signer and builder. of New Marfet. Va. is
completing the drawings for this brick hous .. |
MANUFA CTURING.
The Lambert Brothers. who erected the large
new furniture factory building, near the sta
tion of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad placed
In 1t 65-horse engine. They removed their
manufacturing department from its first loca.
ton some distance further up he river, where
enlarged accommodations and capacity were
made available. This establishment is now
running at full speed with orders on hand for
the output as fast as ready for shipment
BASIC CITY,
as the junction of the Chesapeake & Ohio and
Shenandoah Valley Railroads is now known,
possesses large tracts of land Immediately at
the junction and along the line of both roads
principally the latter.
The field engineering, which is under the
direction of Professor Humphreys, of WASH
ington q Lee University, with full corps of
assistants, is progressing as fast as is practica.
BILE. in view of the large area and long railroad
fronts ofthis property, which are TO be pre-
sented on elegant maps for public information.
President Forrer. of the company. has pro-
cured the establishment of new post-office at
Basic City, which is the name of the office. 1t
has been opened for business at the hotel.
MR.. FoULK TALKS OF sTAUNTCN.
Mr. Foulk. the architect referred to, said be
had been on a visit to Staunton, and that he
had. or was maturing. plans for an elegant no
tel for Capt. John D. Crowle. In addition to
his own suggestions, Capt. Crowle had investf-
gated the matter very thoroughly with refer
ence to such a building, that 1t might be COM
plete, with modern Improvements. in every
particular. This building. it is understood,
will go up on what Is known as the Tams lot,
opposite the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion building.
SOUTH RIVER.
Personal
Miss MOllie Conrad, daughter of Mr.. George
Conrad, OF Harrisonburg and teacher In the
public school of that place, is suffering SO
much from the effects of an attack of La Grippe
that she is cOmpelied to resign her positIon aa