Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

it brick walls Will be built across, so, in
case of fire, only one section will burn. The
outside will be covered with corrugated
iron and the inside of the walls will be built
up with brick. These works come from
Wheeling, and MI. Bodley Informed our
representative that they thought they would
be ready to commence work by the 4th OF
July. The firm does not make many two
horse wagons such as we see in the Valley,
but it's field is the Southern trade, for
which it makes wagons for sugar cane
mills, for saw mills, and dump cars for
railroads. 1t makes wheels with tires from
one and one-half inches to thirty inches
wide. The firm has large trade in the
South, as Mr.. Bodley's father before him
had, and has branch house in New Or
leans. The machinery is run by 300-horse
power engine in the lower story, which
runs 400 feet OF line shafting besides the
auxiliary shafting. The works will be
ready to start up just as soon as the line
is in operation, over which they will re-
ceive about two hundred carloads OF
machinery and so forth from the Wheeling
plant. For the five brick walls that are to
pierce the gigantic work Shop at Intervals,
the Bodley company is now making brlck
Oh the spot. Mr.. j. W. Bodley Ill sinking
an artesian well has struck free-stOne
water with delivery of 46 gallons minute
on a ia hours trial. 1t will be pump
ed into reservoir on the elevation nearby,
20 feet in diameter and 10 feet deep. There
is 400 feet of and inch water pipe, and
plugs in case of fire. In the building will
be perforated pipes to he used in case of
fire. The boilers Of the 300-horse power
engine are on the ground. They are
Sterling boilers, eight in number, and will
be set in tiers. The stone foundation for
the engine, made by Mr.. A. M. Valz, is
finished. The bearings for the shafting are
all in place. These works will employ IS
men at the opening and run 120 machines.
There are separate machines for each de-
partment Of work. MI. Bodley spoke of
the excellent timber around here for his
business and said good deal of yellow
locust had already been hauled to the works
from Highland. When the Bodley works
are in full operation they will employ from
$50 to 200 men.
But few yards from the Bodley works
is the ground for the foundry and machine
works of A. J. Sweeny 4 Sons Co. They
are from Wheeling and will occupy six
buildings and employ from 80 to 100 men.
The erection of their buildings will COM
mence right away.
Further across the angle to the East are
the works of the Standard Brick Co., of
which w. J. Perry is President, now in
operation. In few days they will put in
to turn out $4,000 brick day
and will also manufacture vitrifed paw
ing brick. The works are right on the
Chesapeake & Ohio road and will employ
about so hands.
The Alliance Fertilizer works, another
industry is far away from the rest and is
on the Y line just about where it leaves the
B. & O. Ry. 1t is not yet erected but will
be this Spring and will employ so hands.
Returning to the point Of outlook on the
Hotel hill. we see the line marked out for.
the street railway which will leave the
StauntOn street railway at the D., d. & B.
l., pass by the hotel when erected, cross
bridge over ravine in rear of the old Tay-
lor house and continue on below the Kroder
works. On it's way it will cross the B. &
o. Ry. on an overhead bridge. 1t passes
along beautiful rolling site that the De-
velopment Company will lay off in villa sites
of 100x150 feet dimensions.
The pressing need of houses in view of
the number of men about to be put TIC
work is recognized by everybody. A New
York man was in the city this week ar
ranging for 100 lots on the Staunton De
velopment Company7s property on which
he engages to put up $4,000 worth of
houses.
Looking from the hill the stretch of land
residences. On high hill on the HarmaI
farm is to be the reservoir 22O feet above
the general surface, up to which is to bt
pumped the water of some very large
springs. s9~
THE DEVELOPMENT OMPANY7S LAND.
While the Staunton Development Com
pany's land very nearly surrounds the city
a good deal of it lies within the line of ii
and is particularly valuable. On Wednes-
day last MI. Thomas P. Grasty, the well
known correspondent of the Manufacturer
Record, bought three of it's lots at the head
of Augusta street, the sale being condi-
toned on his erecting residence on one OF
them. worth not less than $500. We are
glad to know that MI. Grasty will make
his permanent home here. He will be a
valuable citizen and can do as much to
make the city known as any man in this
country can.
THE PARK ADDITION.
The first company after the Staunton
Development Co., to open the Spring
campaign with new enterprise was
the Park Addition Co., situated OIL
the West side of the city. II
has 40 acres of land and is literally
spending money and labor to make it's lot
a valuable holding for purchasers. Th'
land is intended for residential purposes
and is admirably fitted to that end by tn
fact that for 1000 feet it adjoins the Cit.
Park and Churchville avenue, one of the
finest avenues leading into the city. Its
Spring campaign was opened by contractin!
with the Street Railway Co. to build al
extension of its line and operate it to thu
Park Addition land, one and a quarter
miles. The contract was made a few day
ago; some of the track is already lai(
and it is expected all will be down and CAR
running by next Sunday. This great.
enhances the value Of their land and give
additional building space at reasonable
prices for Staunton people. The Park Ad
dition property is not for industries, bu
for residences, and it will reap all the bene