The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
Max Meadows, Wythe County,
Virginia.

! A Perfect Site For Industrial Pur-
| poses. Seventy-two miles west of Roa-
noke, Va, twentyeight miles west Of
Radford. Va, and seventy-nne miles
east of Bristol, Tenn, on the line of the
Norfolk and Western railroads. trunk
line from New York to New Orleans.
1t is only fifteen miles west of Pulaski.
the point at which theNorth Carolina con-
nection leaves the main line to connect
with tho Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. With the completion of this
and tho Ironton extension to tho Ohio
river, both under active construction, a
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CnIC.iGo to
the SOUTH ATLANTIC SEABoARD will be
opened, giving ample facilities for
reaching the largest and rapidly WIDEN
ing markets.
Max Meadows is only forty miles in
an air line from the great POcAHoNrAs
FLAT Tor COAL FIELDS, although the
present distance by rail is lO3 miles.
1t is surrounded by iron ore properties,
and there is no point in Virginia that
has cheaper and moro regular supplies
of COAL, COKE, and IRON ORE.
Although in the great Valley of Vir-
GINA, the altitude of Max Meadows is
3,0l5 FEET ABOVE TIDEwATER. The
climate is perfect, the scenery superb,
and the district has been noted for
years for the richness and fertility of
its soil, and the excellence of it's FINE
cattle and sheep
One of the largest and most thor
oughly equipped BLAST FURNACES in the
South is rapidly approaching compile
ton; ROLLING MILL and HORSE shoe
factory is under contract and favora BILE
negotiations for other industries are
pending. BY recent developments a
strong rcd short iron ore is now avail
able at this point at low cost. Every
possible variety of iron, either red
short, neutral, or cold short can be
produced at will.
proper admiXture of ores will give
CHEAP IRON that cannot be eXccllcd in
any portion of the world for SMALL CAST
lNGs, and especially SHELF HARDWARE,
being as FLUID as water, and TENACIOUS
and STRONG by reason of the copper in
the red short ore. There are Il number
OF CHARCOAL FURNACES in the vicinity
giving chilling and malleable irons. To
responsible parties disposed towards the
establishment of independent or
branches of any industrial works in
IRON, STEEL, WORKING, COTTON,
wooLEH, or in GENERAL. LINES, ADMIR-
ABLE SITES WILL Re GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
operation assured.
Reed Creek, one of the boldcst streams
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sup
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive WATER WORKS arc now be-
ing constructed; LARGE MODERN
HOTEL will he opened in December; the
streets are heing graded and macadam-
lied, and an ELECTRIC PLANT will be
established at an early day. Between
40 and 80 buildings have been erected
during the last few months, and large
number are now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
of having located IL FIRsT-CLAss MA
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from a very
heavy local demand, it is good ship
ping point for outside places.
careful personal examination will
convince any impartial observer that
there IS NO POINT, not merely in the
SOUTH, but in ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY
that offers greater business Inducements
in legitimate way. No boom is looked
for, but simply a steady and prof table
development. Core jpondence solicited,
President, CLARENCE NJ. CLARK,
Philadelphia, Pa; vice-prcsidcnt, ED
MUND c. PECIIIN, Roanoke, Va;
manager. II. c. BAKER, Max Meadows