The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-20
Max Meadows, Wythe County,
Virginia.

Perfect Site For Industrial Pur.
poses. Seventy-two miles west of Roa.
nokc, Va, twenty-eight miles west of
kadiord, Va, and seventy-nine miles
cas' Oh bristol, Tenn, on the line of the
norfolk and Western railroads. trunk
ire from New York to New Orleans.
10 IS only httecn miles west of Pulaski,
inc Point at which theNorth Carolina con.
npctlon leaves the main line to connect
WIN me Cape Fear and Yadkin VALLEY
ra'iroaG. With the completion of this
ana nc lronton extension to the Ohio
ri'cr' ootn under active construction, q
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO 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 ar line from the great PocAuoNTAs
FLAT TOP Coal FIELDS, although tho
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.
OAlthough in the great Valley OF Vir-
ginia, the altitude OF Max Meadows is
2,ol5 FEET ABOVE TlDEwATER. 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 favorable
negotiations for other industries are
pending. BY recent developments
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 he
produced y. will
propee admixture Of ores will give
CHEAP noN that cannot be cxcelled in
any portion Of tho 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 n number
or CHARCOAL. FURNACES in tho 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,
wooLEN, or i'll GENERAL. LINES, ADMIR-
ABLE SITES WILL BE GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
OpCiahiOi dSSuItQ
Reed Creek, ono Of the boldest 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 be opened in December; tho
streets arc being graded and macadam-
ized, and an ELECTRIC PLANT will be
established at an early day Between
40 and so buildings have been erected
during the last few months, and largo
number arc now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
of having located n FIEsr-CLAss MA
CHINE DRlCK YARD. Aside from n 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 i'll ANY PART OF THE COUNTY,
that oilers greater business Inducements
in Il legitimate way. No boom is looked
for, but simply q steady and profitable
development. Correspondence solicited,
President, CLARENCE NJ. CLARK,
Philadelphia, Pa; vice president, ED
MUND c. PECHIN, Roanoke, Va;
manager, ii. c. BAKER, Max Meadows
Va