South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-09-12
A Substantial Boom

plans &c. cf the Romnev Manuiac-
turing Lan1 AMI Improvement Com.
PAW:
The officers emf III ec'ors are !:
Cha r'es Harrison. President
JOHN J H"'zei, Vice Pre-, ident.
j.. NJ GI'bPson. Manager.
J. T.. Russell. Sec'v ami Tronsue-.
VI II. Gilkes m aud r. W. DALEY
Jr. Counsel.
NJ. l.. Or. :. l. Flou:nov, NJ V.
Richards. VIM. A. Engoman. j. C..
Heiskell. g. -. White. I. n G. Pan.
cake WIN Russell, ID rec .ors W tn
the Officers.
Mr. Richards ia Tho head OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Rai'road's De-
partment OF Labor and Immigration.
Mr.. Heel is the Manager in West
Virginia and MARYLAND for the large
firm of Fsyerwe ath'r < Ladew.
Mr. Epgeman il the owner IF
Brighton Farm. in Hardy county. ard
OF very extensive property in New
York and else~ her..
TIE others are well-known con =
sentative. pushing business men Of
our wD community, in whose hands
no enterprise has ever failed.
Thcugh the Company has GU hor-
tv to issue stock to the amount OF
$3.50 600 90. only slOO,OOO.OO worth
will be Issued. Now, upon this stock
ten per cent. will he required TO be
paidin on subscription. and not more
than five per cent. will he called for
in any one month thereafter.
The Company hopes TO secure the
Mill, the Hotel, and Fac'o-v for wor.
king mp woods, as well as some o. her
smaller industries before it has ca'lei
for more than fifty per cent. Of the
stock. After tina, its enterprises can
he extended nv the sale OF its lots. or
by calling in additional payments on
stock. a. may seem wisest
1bi1 IS Int the beginning Cf an en-.
terptise y b ch. rushed theoretically
and "iscly, must prove of immense
benefit to our whole county, and Of
great profit TO those engaged in it.
As viii he seen from the adver-
tisement Of he CompanI in this is
sue, books Wili be opened at Romnpy
on next Tuesday, the 10th inst, for
subscription tn the stock, when the
resources sud pfanS of tue Company
will he fully explained.
1t is desirable that all this stock
should bJ hold in our own county,
aud all persona who able to take any
stock ia tue ente prize should after d
at that time and pl,ce.
We understand that sub crirtions
to Uck 20 the amount OF about
slj. 600, or more. have been msde by
these gentlemen ; that they have pur.
chased twenty acres Of the land sur-
rounding The Depot and on both siles
"f the Raj road, and lave op,iors at
fair prices On 200 acres more imme.
dia,eiy adjJimng the town, this 20
acres and tie Railroad anil river.
embracing about all the good bull J..
ing lots TO the moth and northeast
OF the town. with sunlcic,cnt water
upon it for the supply of the Manu-
f.c'ories contemplated now, and with
good river front.
1t is we'l-known that on and near
this property are large quantities of
brick, Iire.brick aad potters clay,
ard in close proximity TO the town
large quantities of timber valuable for
ynri Us kinds Of Manufacture, he
sides othe' valuable articles not vet
developed.
The Company proposes 10 erect
out Of the first moneys winch come
into its hands, Steam Flouring Mill,
with Roller Process and full spp.ian,
Ces for grinding al other grain.
A Hotel and Cottages for Summer
Resort.
A Factory for the manLfac ure Of
Wood in vauOus rticles Of CONNER.
cial value.
These enterprises will, without
doubt, pay, aud pa well.
And they alone ought TO double
the population Of our town.
This new population will need
building lots near their place OF
lator These lots must aim ost nee.
essarily be bought OF the Compa nv
and at tbepricos for which lots 10 the
town arc now sold, they would yield
enough TO pay for oil tie land and
leave the Company still about IT'S q,
cres Of land which would be then
mony times over the value nj which
the whole land is now rated TO tho
Company.
Besides the ihree ente rprises ram.
ed above. hey contemplate s,on so.
curing a DulaCtory Of Wool to ems
ploy sc yerol hundred hands
And they have already, though rot
under way bad chers from other man.
ufhcturers TO bring their plants hero
.
CApON BWDeE September Sth-
Robert Nj chael is suGeIirg from a
wound in bis foot caused by acct.
dcntGlly stepping on rusty nail,
which penetrated the bottom Of his
foot very near two inches.
Ny last report stated that we
bed had no rain for sometime, and
The prospects were very discour.
aging for The farmer now IL ia
changed we have plenty of rain,
and everything looks fourishing.
The Hon. IT y GiIkeson candidate
for State Senator. made rs an ex-
ccllent speech here on last Mon.