The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, 1.-THE Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Year.

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of its
kind in Virginia, had It's first sale of lots
December II, 1850. Since that time tho
growth of Salem has been marvellous
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; tho population nearly doubled,
and tho business of the postotiice and
telegraph Office increased 500 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
The factories i'll operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure the doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are a rolling mill from Cincin-
natl, the Olcan Speed Cart Works from
Olcan, n. Y, and wire nail works from
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations arc III progress for adj
ditional plants to employ Il largo num-
Der of hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
81 100000, have voted liberal sums
for new Industries. n WOODEN
mill (ncarly completely that will
manufacture its goods into clothing,
will employ 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 it's growth into
large iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city. Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
arc destined to be the great industrial
center Of Virginia.
The proximity of tho great Flat TOP
coal fields, the cheapncss OF tho famous
Pocahontas coal and coke, the abundant
supply of iron ore, timber and other
raw materials, make Salem an advan-
tagcous point for manufactures.
Salem is thcmoSt attractive town in
Virginia; and it anay well be proud of
its SUI passingly beautiful location. It's
healthful climate, it's refined society, it's
iine churches, its excellent schools, and
of Roanoke College, one OF the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
place OF residence, it now offers I'M
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever cquallcd Salcm's
record of progress for the last twelve
months. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly estab-
lishcd on solid industrial basis.
The property of the Salem Improve
mcnt Company adioins the old town and
is surrounded by tho lands Of other
SIois CoHi paiicS. DclIS lnSluc prop
cr;y, it will continye- TO increase III
value. The Norfolk and Western and
the Dummy Line to Roanoke run
through it and have their passenger
stations on it. The streets have been
graded and tho town system of water
works extended through it. On College
avenue, which has been we'll graded and
macadamizcd at a cost of $1,000, 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 Sos
600, exclusive of the land or furniture,
is under roof, tAe Improvement Com
pany's bank and Office building-5o by
so feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and 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 81 pages, map and
further information will be furnished
by j. w. ALLEMONG, President,
Salem, Va.