Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-02-06
Development Notes.

At Goshen everything is moving along in
fine style. There are 81 houses being
erected now-11 by the Palace City Con-
struction Co., including several stores; 8
by the Goshen Investment Co., and 20 by
the Goshen Central Construction and In
veStment Co. The stock of this last named
company has advanced Is pei cent. In fiji
teen days from now there will he sixty
buildings under contract. One private
party will build a three-story commercial
house, in the I'd story Of which will be a
town hall. The manufacturers are showing
ahead as fast as the buildings; the Keystone
Wood working factory is at work on orders,
the Woodcock works are putting in their
machinery, and the rolling mill is nearly
ready to go to work. The Spring is open
ing with activity in real estate and there
were twelve lots sold at Goshen Tuesday.
The Grottoes Brick and Building Com
pany has just been organized in Kentucky
to operate at Shendun. President VIM S.
Clarke, Secretary and Treasurer Hez. Jor-
dan, both late of Eddyville; Superintendent
Of Construction John Butler, Frankfort,
KY, Superintendent Of brick making
Thomas Lohr, formerly of Staunton. All
of these gentleman have been for five years
engaged upon the 100000 branch peniten-
tiary building at Eddyville, which is now
completed. They will bring much expert
ence toShendun where they will do contrac-
tors business i'll building Ill brick, stone
and wood. These gentlemen were in Staun-
ton Tuesday, and left that day for Shendun.
The land on North River opposite Glas-
gov, known as the Echols tract, occupied
by Maj. Echols and owned by Gen. John
| Echols, has been sold to Messrs. Edward
Echols and M. e. Miller Of Staunton, A
surveying party is at work on the ground
and the Glasgow Herald suggests that it
will shortly be laid off into lots, which from
their proximity to Glasgow. will be val
liable,
! Judge Mclaughlin has granted a charter
to the Virginia Tannery Company with a
capital of from $50, 600 to 800, 900. Officers
w. IL. Fl. Lynn, Staunton, President; L..
NJ. Koogler, Middlebrook. Vice President;
J. r. McCutchen, Middlebrook, Secretary
and Treasurer. Directors-James Bum
gardner, il, and j. A. Fauver, in addition
to the officers.
Mr.. VIM. Med. Lee, formerly Of Staun-
ton, who had the contract for laying out
the property Of the Warrenton Industrial
Company, has accepted q permanent
position there. He left Luray on the
26th.
The Lexington, Va, Development Co.
has secured the Union Steel Works Com
pany, whose works at Louisville, Ky, were
burned last Fall. They have determined
to locate two new works at West Superior,
Mich, and Lexington.
Two gentlemen from Pennsylvania Or
gained a $50, 1000 cap Nal Building Company
at Basic City last week, and will go to
work at once. The stock of the company
is held in several counties in Pennsylvania.
MI. Chas. f. Nelson of Winchester, for
merly of Staunton, is the Secretary and
Treasurer of 1.-The Virginia Tin Mining
and Smelling Co, of Winchester, of which
Capt. W. IL. Sale is President.
An Electric Light Co. was organized in
Clifton Forge Friday night with G. K. An
derson, President; Jas. A. Frazier, Vice
President, and J. Gardner Woodward, Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Maj. II. NJ. Bell
and Capt. r. II. Catlett. left for New ork
Tuesday, on important business for Shen-
, dun, in connection with a proposed new
railroad.
The new hotel Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Ry. Co. near the Jackson River bridge at
Clifton Forge, is FOOTED in and the floor
laying is under way.
= Among the Directors of the Highland
t Investment Co. which is operating in Lex
3 ingson, Va, are J. I. Lightner of Staun-
e ton. and J. G. Bishop of Basic City.
5 S. NJ. Donald is the Secretary and Treas
D lrer of the n orth Buena Vista Company
< just chartered by Judge Mclaughlin, and
4 J. w. Blackburn is one Of the Directors.
4 Victoria Furnace is expected to be ready
S to go into blast by April list, the repairs
are being pushed.