The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-08
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, "The Queen City Of
the Southwest" in One Wear.

The Salem improvement Company,
the most successful organization OF It's
kind in Virginia. had its first sale of lots
december IL, 1889. Since that time tho
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built: ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; the population nearly doubled
and the business of tho postoffice and
telegraph office increased 500 per cent
The iron furnace about to go into blast
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure the doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are rolling mill from Cincin-
natl. the Olean Speed Cart Works from
Olean, N. Y, and wire nail works from
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations are in progress for ad-
dltional plants to employ large num-
Der OF hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock Of
u, O00.O 900, have voted liberal sums
for new industries. A wooden
mill (nearly completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
Will employ large number of females.
The early extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Roanoke and Southern
to Salem will make it an important rail-
way center. and haston its growth into
large iron. steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
ere destined to be the great industrial
center of Virginia.
The proximity Of the great Flat TOP
coal fields, the cheapness OF the famous
Pocahontas coal and coke, the abundant
supply OF iron ore, timber, and other
raw materials main a
tageous point for manufactures.
Salem is the most ttractive town in
Virginia; and it may well he proud of
It's SUI passingly beautiful location, it's
healthful climate. its refined society, its
zine churches, it's excellent schools, and
No1 Roanoke College, one Of the leading
constitutions in Virginia. Attractive as
"A place of residence. it now offers I'M
usual advantages for manufacturing and
3general business. No other Town in
Virginia has ever equalled Salem's
record of progress for tho last twelve
menths. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly estab-
lished on solid industrial basis.
The property of the Salem Improve
ment Company adj joins the old town and
is surrounded by the lands of other
strong companies. Being inside prop
erty, it will continue to increase in
value. The Norfolk and Western and
the Dummy Line to Roanoke run
through it and have their passenger
stations on it. The streets have been
graded and the town system of water
works extended through it. On College
avenue, which has been we'll graded and
macadamized at cost Of 81, 900, only
brick or stone buildings may be erected.
A the foot of this avenue stands the
fine new stone passenger station OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad, and
on it the Hotel Salem, costing $685.
GOO. exclusive OF tho land or furniture,
is under roof, the Improvement Com
pany's bank and office building-5O by
80 feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and number Of largo
business houses have been built and
others are in course OF erection.
This avenue is sure to become one
OF the finest business thoroughfares
in Virginia.
Persons interested in locating plants.
or in making investments in Virginia,