The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-08
Max Meadows, Wythe County,
Virginia.

a Perfect Site For Industrial Pur-
poses Scvcnty-two miles west Of Roa-
nokc. Va, twcnty-cight miles west of
Radtord, Va, and scvcnty-ninc miles
cast of Bristol. Tenn. on the limo of tho
Norfolk and Western railroad-a trunk
line from New York to New Orleans
is only fifteen miles west OF Pulaski,
the pointat which thc North Carolina CON
ncction leaves the main lin" toc)nncct
With the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. with the completion of this
and the lrOnton extension to the Ohio
river, b0th unlcr active construction. Il
great Use TRUNK LINE from CniCAGo to
tn" -9urn Ari4ANTic SEAnoAEn will DO
org n'G, giving ample facilities for
o"ching the largest and rapidly widen
ing markets.
Max Meadows is only forty miles in
IN air line from the greet PocAnoNrAs
FLAT Tor COAL FIELDS, although tho
| present distance by rail is 1913 miles.
1t is surrounded hy iron ore properties,
and there is no point i'll Virginia that
has cheaper and more regular supplies
! OF COAL, COKE, and IRON ORE.
Although in the great Valley of Vir-
GINA, the altitude of Max Meadows is
@.oi3 FEET ABOVE TIDEwATER Tho
climate is perfect, tho scenery superb.
and the district has been noted for
years for the richness and fertility OF
| its soil, and the excellence of its FINE
cattle and sheep
One of the largest and most thor
| oughly equipped BLAST FURNA CEs in tho
! South is rapidly approaching compile
! lloh; ROLLING MILL. and HORSE shoe
factory is under contract, and favorable
negotiations for other industries arc
| pending. by recent developments
! strong red short iron ore is now avail
| abl" at this point at low cost. Every
| possible variety of iron, either red
/ short, neutral, or cold short can be
/ produced ut will.
| a proper admiXturc of ores will rive
Il CHEAP I;oN that cannot be cXc~llcd in
/ any portion Of The world for SMALL CAST
| INGS, and cspt cially SHELF HARDWARE.
! being us FLUID as water. and TENACIOUS
| and STRONG Ivy reason Of the conner in
tle rcd short ore. There are IA number
| OF CHARCOAL FURNACES in the vicirity
giving chilling and malcablc irons. 10
responsible parties disposed towards tho
establishment of indcpcnd, mt or
branches OF any industrial works in
Iron. sTEEL, WOOD WORKING, COTTON.
WOODEN. or in GENERAL LINES. ADMIR-
ABLE SITES WILL Re GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
| operation assured.
hccu Crcck, one OF the bOldcSt streams
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sun
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes
Extensive WATER WORKS arc now be-
ing constructed; LARGE MODERN
HOTEL Will be opened in D. ccmbrr; tho
stree is are being graded and macadam-
iz'd. 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 largo
number are now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly drsirous
OF having located "a FtRsr-CLAss MA
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from il very
heavy cal demand. it is IL good ship
ping point for outsid. p!uc IS.
~ careful personal examination will
convince any impartial ol,,crv, that
there Is ~ POINT. not m~r. " in the
SOUTH. hut in ANY FART OF rlr COUNTRY
that offers great. + busim - indie ,ncnts
in II gitimatc way No boom i looked
Tor. bIo simply steady ana I.uiitablo
drv' lopmcnt. Correspondence 81 cited.
President. CLARENCE NJ. CLARK
Philadelphia. Pa: vic -prosid nj. ED.
! MUNn C. rECIllN Roanoke. Va.
manager. H. g. BAKER, Max NJ ;dows'
Va.