The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-25
BUCHANAN, VA.
Several Valuable Industrial
Plants Established.
n Future of Bright Promise and Substan-
tial neutrality-suspicious. Advantages
and Ample Capital to Utilize Them.
The Central Land Company.

which have taken out now leases of life.
and arc paving tho way to positions rs
thriving and manufacturing cities in
the early future, Buchanan deserves
moro than passing notice. Known al
most from time immemorial as tho
western terminus Of tho old James
river and kanawha canal, and having
no visible future beyond that distinc.
ton, It's denizens for many years sub
mitted to tho apparently inevitable
fiat of fate and dozed out the period of
their probation with true Rip Van Win
kle submission.
All this however. is happily changed.
The old canal is memory of the past
buchanan has fallen into limo with the
other towns which are now ascertained
to have futures of bright promise and
substantial growth. New scenes, new
industries and new life are observed on
every hand, and unboundcd confidence
in the future is expressed by every
man whose opinion is asked about tho
town. And why not?
The location of buchanan is all that
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tant manufacturing center, while the
Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake
and Ohio railroads, Virginias two great
trunk lines, and the Baltimore and
Ohio'S valley branch, which is certain TO
be extended from Lexington southwark
via Buchanan, will leave absolutely
nothing unsupplied in the all important
matter OF railroad facilities james
river, which runs through the town, pro-
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convenience to coal, iron and limestone,
which arc essential factors in Il manu-
featuring city's prosperity, all of which
are easily accessible IN unlimited
quantities, are conspicuous advantages
of which but few localities can boast,
and they will be speedily recognized
and turned TO profitable account Ivy
capitalists. who have but to "view the
land" to be convinced of its marvellous
possibilities.
The Central Land Company organ
lied year or so ago, is the promote of
Buchanan's boom. great amount of
work in the way of grading streets,
boulevard seven miles in length, build
ing bridges, houses, etc, has been ac-
complished but the preparations now
being rapidly made for the erection of
residences, industrial plants and other
adjuncts to permanent growth and pros
purity SuOW JIG prcScnCo ana control OF
master hand mind in the person Of the
now president, Clarence NJ Clark, ESQ,
of Philadelphia. The details of tho
great work he has undertaken to do
here, and will accomplish, are looked
after by Mr.. Mosby III. Payne, Of Lynch
burg, as general manager. What these
mon fail to accomplish others may we'll
hesitate to undertake, and tho predic-
ton that their efforts to build a popu-
lar and prosperous city at buchanan
will be fulfilled.
plished within short period OF time as
we'll as that mapped out and determined
upon will not be amiss
The berkeley Arms, which when
completed, will be the finest hotel in
Virginia, will be opened for the rccep-
ton of guests about August l. 1t will
have ITO guest chambers and cost $780,
900.
The agricultural implement factory
buildings are finished and in very
short time quite Il force of mechanics
will be employed in the manufacture of
goods for the farmers of Virginia and
other Southern States.
The Franklin Brass Works and the
Smith * Briggs Brass Works are two
OF the most important Industries Sc
cured by any Southern town. and the
only ones OF their kind to be found
south of New York 1t will require
two main buildings GO by 100 feet, with
wings % by 30, and IL by 30 feet, be-
sides an Office building % by 81 feet,
and several sheds to provide adequate
facilities for the Manufacture of brass
pig and its conversion into plumbers
supplies. curtain fixtures. etc. Not less
than 100 people will be employed in
the foundry and factory.
Tho Buchanan Wood Working Fac.
tory is another important and valuable
enterprise. The main building will be
two stories 40 by 100 feet, with wing
40 by 60, and Shed 30 by so feet.
MIR. Clark is negotiating for other
manufacturing establishments anu OK
poets to secure for buchanan the largest
furniture factory in the South. Tho
work of raising the capital necessary to
erect steel plant is progressing favor
ably and the sitc has been staked off.
The industries named above are To-
Gated on 4 large tract of level land on
the north side Of James river and will
Meeting them with the Norfolk and
Western and Chesapeake and Ohio rail
ways. a steel bridge will be thrown
across James river in order to complete
the boulevard herenbefore mentioned,
accommodate the belt and street rail
way lines and vehicles, and at another
point the river will be spanned by
wire foot bridge for the accommoda ton
Of the mechanics and laborcrs employed
in the factories and residing on the OPP
posite side Of the river
The Central Land Company offers free
n fon tnrin OIL