Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-02-03
NEW SERIES. VOL. XVI. no. q,

Il Tue 1OCaGlOn OI u large LannerYs Here
it will pay and beyond any doubt
i Gharfestown is fonly two hours ride
4 from ~ asfingeoR, three from Balti-
more. five from Philadelphia, seven
from New York, twenty from Chicago
and twelve from Pittsburg, and either
bTnad will take you there ingthat time,
The town has nov. in successful
ioperatipn three large planing mills,
4 sash and blind factories, foundry and
Machine shops, four mill, fertilizer
j factory, two grain elevators, bark
j mil, tannery, two carrlage factoriesi
l.creamerys jobbing houses q large
mbepofr retail stores and two hotels.
EOatsile. Of the men connected with
the enterprise the town is4s supported
Thy threesexcellent journalsl ably ed
tied, and through their columns WELD
"a poWerfal influence, and are using
lit, not only to develop West Virginia
'but many sind words for the entire
South are puhlished III the columns
\ OF each. The Sp1R1T OF JEFFERs soE,
| Tlrgiaid Free Press and Fdrmeysh
ddUoeate, to ,tfemI say, swell done
good and faithful servants" your
works will live after you, and the
fruits of your lahors will gladden. the
! hearts of manysaj L ssi3al - slz Isl
! accompanied by Colg 3. Preston
Chew. j drove over tile property be-
longing to the company, which ern-
braces about $40 acres as 7 looked,
IoverE this rich farming land / was en-
4 cii5nted truly this is q Garden
/ Spot, = one of the most desirable To-
cations, for ato8ni site,that.I have
eyer seen, in fact. the company
have, secured just the place TO build
\ sn,eztensiye manufacturing city and
as delightful residence town, and it
will be- done. The property is con
Etighous to the corporate limits of the
l'present town, lying around It on all
tsides, with al frontage on both rail-
roads, suitable either for business or
\ manufacturing 1qcations.
/ Upon a comma handing eminence will
The located a modern, yes, model
Tavern a production of architec-
Etqral beauty by Kennedy, of Wash
sington, / think. From this elevation
.Whereon the hotel is to be, the view
is simplY1magnificent; for miles the
Fsnrrounding county is visible to the
naked eye, and youiloolS and. continue
to9gaze upon the beauties of nature
4 as, unfolded, drinking in the wonders
! full, the sublime, the beautiful.
/ 4, 4 Thes company Y was organized with q
I capital stock OF 5000, 600. Many
days ago, the books were closed and
checks Teturned 70 plicants for this
i choice select 2a, BY t as 1 have often
istatedtasmoyement possessing merit
finds anxious, eager claimants, and
/ Charfestown was no exceptioni this
fstoeR required no syndicate to sell It
and consume liberal commissio sine
heavy promoters scheme, but "a
1'straTght; legitimate, honest transae-
ttons~saae could di@noenhe otherwise |;
/, if sso' t9s present official would not
tlbe 'cduhccted With II. H,i1 - ,.L
F % d3efere 1liscoarstng; upon ntlies mif1i
eral wealth OF this region, 1t ls.preper
to enumerute- some OF the new indus-
tfi6s seetirad.s Q A eofhpany has. been
forgahized y known as9the Shenandoah
iIRrass4and Iron Vorks, with a. capital
of 100000, to, imannf factArs liz their
line of trade. Employ gmeflt viii be
fgigeh to- ar least stsstY7tIye: hands,
and the stock has been subscribed
for. a large. harness factory has
YEbeeh secdred from Martinsbufg, Pa.
1la'z,s 70 ehIEea Itsno3 srhepontract
for the erection of twenty-f1ve5hOnses
has been awarded by the company
ana work Wilt be eonmeneedE dt once
lin .6ttfdpy to } provide tioasesEfort the
aEfgmdlfes ct thetnteebanics.j "A vacant
! house IN IGharlestoMn. is equally as
1 hard TO find as II, Roannke or Salem.
To any one Who has visited Chafles-
! town y is readily kpo5Tn that the two
lines of railroads are located q short
4 distance apart. In order, however,
ITO remedy this and result adyattaT
lgconsly TO, ,the5town5i7a belt line is
i now being surveyed and will pass
Directly through the manufacturing
and business portion OF the property
-
4 pSpt9 "lli pe 4ll9 yng aus
tproyemeht Company will erect q
Il Il oSt,yffsfiy1ie 6ffire Effildfn0Itl 9}8Ssi
l.s - ~.
II s-SNog ON mas 'tne com t'aIly secured
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/ nave SecuFeq QptiOnS on all tue Nalu-
4 able ore tS:.TSSes in Jefferson and
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