The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-03
REMARKABLE GROWTH
O. Salem, 1.-THE Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Year.


Tho Salon Improvement Company,
tho most successful organization of it's
kind in Virginia, had its first sale of lots
December II, 1889. Since that time. the
growth of Salem has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built; 81
900, 900 spent in buildings and improve
mentS; the population nearly doubled,
and the business of the postoiiice 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 tho
present population Of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are rolling mill from Cincin-
natl the Olcan 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
100000 have voted liberal sums
for new industries. a wooden
mill (ncarly completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
will employ Il 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 its growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
are destined to bo 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
M hn
raw materials, make Salem an adyan-
tagcous point for manufactures
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia; and 1T may well lac proud OF
its SUI passingly beautiful location, its
hcalthful climate, its refined society, its
fine churches, its excellent schools, and
of Roanoke College, one of the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive us
place of residence, it now offers un-
usual advantages for manufac turing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever equallcd Salem's
record of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly cstab-
lished on solid industrial basis.
The property of the Salem Improve
ment Company adjoins the old tow. and
is surrounded by the lands of other
oeiOhE I'clllH lJlSluc prop
erty, it will continue to increase in
value. The Norfolk and Western and
tho 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 we'll graded and
macadamizcd at a cost of $4,000, only
brick or stone buildings may be erected.
AT the foot of this avenue stands the
fine new stone passenger station OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad, and
on it the Hotel Salem, costing S65,-
600, exclusive of the land or furniture,
is under roof, the Improvement Com
panys bank and Office building-5o by
so feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and a number Of large
business houses have been built and
others are in course of erection
This avenue is sure to become one
of the finest business thoroughfares
in Virginia.
Persons interested in locating plants.
or in making investments in Virginia,
should not fail to visit Salem. A
pamphlet OF 30 pages, a map and
further information will be furnished
by j. w. ALLEMONG. President,
Salem, Va.