The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-17
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.
SALEM ADVERTISEMENT
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, 1.-THE Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Year.

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of its
kind in Virginia, had its first sale of lots
December IL, 1889. Since that time the
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 the postoffice and
telegraph Office increased 500 per cent.
Tho iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure tho doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are rolling mill from Cincin-
natl, the Clean Speed Cart Works from
Clean, N. Y, and wire nail works from
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations are in progress for ad-
ditional plants to employ large num-
Der of hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
81, 100000, 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 hasten it's growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
are 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, mako Salem an advan-
tageouS point for manufactures.
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia; and it may we'll be proud of
its SUI passingly beautiful location, its
healthful climate, it's refined society, its
fine churches, it's excellent schools, and
of Roanoke College, ono of the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
a place of residence, it now offers un-
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever equalled Salem's
record OF progress for tho last twelve
menths. Tho stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly estab-
lished on a solid industrial basis.
The property of the Salem Improve
ment Company adjoins the old town and
is surrounded by the lands of other
strong companies. Being inside prop
crty, it will continue to increase in
value. Tho 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 well graded and
iWacadamized at cost of $1,000, only
SSick or stone buildings may be erected
%At the foot of this avenue stands tho
IN new stone passenger station of the
No&t@k and Western railroad, and
on the Hotel Salem, costing $685.
600, tsAusiye of the land OF furniture,
IS und&A roof, the Improvement Com
panys Wax and Office building-50 by
~ 1eet' Nss.e stories-is nearly ready
for oocupa. and number Of large
business hSSIas have been built and
others are " course of erection.
This avenue insure to become one
of the finest Raness thoroughfares
in Virginia. 70
Persons interesteNp locating plants.
or in making investA\ its in Virginia.
should not fail to xst Salem. A
pamphlet of 80 pageSds man and
further information wiNss furnished he'd
by j. w. ALLEMONGS PRESIDENT.
Salem, Va. II
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