The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-25
Max Meadows, Wythe County
virginia.

A Perfect Site For Indus.rial Pur-
poses. Scventy-two miles west OF Roa-
noko, Va, twenty eight miles west CT
Radford, Va, and scvcnty-nine miles
east of Bristol. Tom, on the line of the
Norfolk and Western railroad-a trunk
line from New York to New Orleans.
1t is only fifteen miles west of Pulaski,
the point IS which theNorthCarolina CON
nection leaves the main line to connect
with the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. With the completion of this
and the Ironton extension to the Ohio
| river, both undor active construction,
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO 60
the SOUTH 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 Rront POcAHonrAs
FLAT Tor Coal FIELDS, although the
present distance by rail is 1o3 miles.
1t is surrounded by iron ore properties,
and there Is no point in Virginia that
has cheaper and moro regular supplies
OF COAL, COKE, and IRON ORR.
Although in the great Valley Of Vir-
GINA, tho altitude Of Max Meadows is
2,oi5 FEET ABOVE TIpEwATER. The
climate is perfect, the scenery superb.
N'AA eiS UiSbi4O Aoo DctD HOLtu 1Or
! years for the richness and fertility OF
its soil, and tho excellence OF it's FINE
| cattle and sheep.
One Of the largest and most thor
oughly equipped BLAST FUnNAcRs in the
South Is rapidly approaching compile
! ZION; ROLLING MILL and HORSE shoe
/ factory is under contract, end favora bio
negotiations for other industries arc
| pending. by recent developments a
! strong red short iron ore is now avail
able at this point at low cost Every
possible variety OF iron, either red
F, short, neutral, or cold short can be
| produced at will.
| proper admiIture of ores will give
q CHEAP IRON that cannot be eycclled in
any portion Of tho world for SHALL CAST
RIGS, and especially SHELF HARDWARE,
being as FLUID as water, and TENACIOUS
and sTEoSG by reason OF the copper in
| the red short orc. There ara q number
OF CHARCOAL. FURNACES in the vicinity
| giving chilling and maleable jrons 10
responsible parties disposed towards the
| establishment OF independent or
branches OF any Industrial works in
IRON, STEEL, WOOD WORKING, COTTON,
| WOODEN. or in GENERAL. LINES, ADMIR-
ABLE aITES WILL BE GIVEN, fronting on
| both railroad ana water, and hearty CO.
operation assured
J Reed Crock, one OF the boldest streams
| in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sup
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive WATER WORKS are now be-
| ing constructed; LARGE MODERN
HOTEL will bo opened in December the
stree is arc being graded and macad am
| lzed, and an ELECTRIC PLANT will DO
established at an early day. between
40 and so buildings have been erected
during tho last few months, and larre
number arc now under contract and
| construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
OF having located FIRsT-cLAss M
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from very
heavy local demand, it is good ship
ping point for outside places.
~ careful personal examination will
convince any impartial observer that
there is NO POINT, not merely in tho
SOUTH, butin ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY
that offers greater business Inducements
! in legitimate way. No boom is looked
for, but simply a steady and profitable
/ development, Correspondence solicited,
President, CLARENCE M. CLARK,
Philadelphia, Pa; vice president, ED
MUND G. PECHlN, Roanoke, Va.
manager, ii. c. BAKER, Max Moadows,
Va.