Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-25

socn beela On the tenaier. Thar. ara
"' F1ltaie aHd puIl,a sehoaia. Aeue.
ssnsre, h'iainefY establishments. nuael,s,
~ ftnefai ftnfes. two h1lihlnQ ds,ns Al
shceiifht livery. most eurN,rae,a,, hi
vieAii"n ~ healthy asd fsFoapns1,,s ION !.
a.en oi business I'M rhubandoan h lonnl
"a sae sumberoi real estate men who have
op,cned oiilces IN tha town.
There - no placs In Virginia mora ..e..
eible % Fpicndld hantinr. and ash,n,.-
EfO1ndS Than Shenandoah, and Ia Che 80
son sli tais section "a filed with honter-
,ieaermen. aud tourists. The roe hotel a.
l'e erected, with iss splendid annointm nr,s
ana shenandoah railroad connection with
M the principal Older olties. cannot fail
20 MAKE the place the hnadauarters
"a ,u'se' ASIDE from this there
Ie on too land and Improvement com.
rs1S property magnificent sites for villas
anu anu summer country residences. A man
living IA any Of the older cities who de-
.ires suoh a retreat need not look further
thaa Shenandoah.
AsUSMARY.
=, A Keen observer Of the deyelopment IN
.ne oouth thus, IN recent article, sum
tnhrlzes the situation at Shenandoah
FOR instance: Shenandoah Is the centre
OF the railroad system upon which IL rests
us practical mechanism is kept RUNNING
from the division offices at this point. II
IS me terminal of the northern and south-
ern divisions Of the line. Raflroad-shops
already long in operation, employ large
force OF men, and very soon the capacity
OF these shops Will be increased. Railroad
companies, need hardly remind YOU, ma
turally and properly promote, by ell means
they have large and permanent plants.
1 may say. too, that have been moved in
making this selection for still another
reason, and that is that the character and
practically unlimited financial standing of
the gentlemen who are named as CORPORA
tors and stockholders in the Shea
andoah Land and Improvement Com
pany, organized last May. is guar
anee that should satisfy the most
careful OF men. They have stndied the
place and its resources, and their verdict is
q favorable one, Yes, Shenandoah is all
right. In these days of vast transactions in
iron, which is tho cornerstone of the
prosperity of this whole region, so closely
are the lines drawn in the determination OF
awards IN making contracts that condi-
tons. once regarded as insignificant enter
largely into the calculations that decide
prices.
POSITION uSRIvALLrD.
The proximity of the supply of ores,
OF coke and coal, the gradients Of lines of
railroad leading to points of delivery,
facilities for housing and properly feeding
workmen and their families. railroad fares,
freight rates climatic conditions, score
of other items, all come in to insure sue
cess or hasten defeat. IL il safe 10 claim
that in oil respects Shenandoah is as well
situated as any iron-making community in
the State, while for some reasons her posi-
tion is unrivalled."
ANY one who will run up here and remain
day spying out the land and studying the
conditions must conclude that the future
OF Shenandoah Us hive of industry is as
sured; that it is destined TO become q
fayorite residential place and objective
point for summer visitors, and that invest
ment here will pay, and pay handsomely.
Tho interests here and the money already
put In are q guarantee of great future
and steady advance in values.