The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-02
Max Meadows, Wytfa County,
Virginia.

Perfect site For Industrial pur-
poses. Seventy Two miles west Of Roa-
uoi;r, Va, twcntv-cight miles west of
l,adiord, Va, and seventy nine miles
east OF Bristol. Tenn, on the line OF tho
Norfolk and Western railroads. trunk
line from New York to New Orleans.
IT. is only fifteen miles west Of Pulaski,
the point which the North Carolina con
ncction leaves the main line to connect
with tho Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
railroad. With the com pletion OF this
ami the Ironton extension to the Ohio
river. boih under active construc ton,
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CIucAao TO
;hc ;'ouTU ATLANTIC SEABoAKD will be
opened, giving ample facilities for
reaching the largest and rapidly widen
ing markets.
Max Meadows is only forty miles in
an air line from the great PoCAHONTAs
FLAT Tor COAL FIELDS, although tho
present distance by rail is 1903 miles
il IS surrounded by iron orc properties,
and there IS no point in Virginia that
mas cheaper and more regular supplies
of COAL, COKE, and IRON ORE.
Although in the great Valley of Vir-
ginia, the altitude of Max Meadows is
2.0l3 FEET ABOVE TIpEwATER. The
climate iS perfect, the scenery superb,
and tao district has been noted for
years for tho richness and fertility OF
its soil, and tho oXcnilcncc OF it's FINR
cattle and sheep
One Of the largest and most thor
onghly equipped BLAST FURNACES in the
South is rapidly approaching compile
ton; i ROLLING MILL. and HORSE shoe
factory is under contract, and favorable
negotiations for other industries are
pending. by recent developments
strong red short iron ore is now avail
able at this point at low cost. Every
possible variety Of iron, either red
short, neutral. or cold short can l,o
produced at will.
a proper admixturc Of ores will give
y CHEAP IRON that cannot be cXccllcd in
any portion OF the world for SMALL CAST
INGs, and especially SHELF HARDWARE.
being as FLUID aS water, and TENACIOUS
and STRONG by reason Of the copper in
the red short orc. There are Il number
of CHARCOAL. FURNACES in the vicinity
giving chilling and mallcablc irons To
responsible parties disposed towards tho
establishments of independent or
branches OF any industrial works in
IRON, STEEL, wOoD. WORKING, COTTON,
WOODEN. or in GENERAL LINES, ADMIR-
AELE SITES WILL RI GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearty CO.
Reed Creek. one of the boldcst streams
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sup
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive wATER WORKS arc now be-
ing constructed; LARGE MoDERN
HOTEL will be opened in December; the.
stree Is are being graded and macadam-
lied. and an ELECTRIC PLANT Will be
established at an early day. Between
80 and 30 buildings have been erected
during the last few months. and a large.
number are now under contract and
| construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
OF having located IL FiEsT-cLAss MA
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from IA very
heavy IDEAL demand. it is good shin
ping point for outside places.
a careful personal examination will
convince any Impartial observer that
there is NO roiNr, not merely in tho
| SOUTH. hutin ANY PART OF THE C0uNTR,.
| that Offers create r business induc mcnts
in legitimate way. No boom is locked
for. but simply Il steady and pro.itablo
| developments Correspondence sol cited
President CLARENCE NJ. CLARK
! Philadelphia. Pa: vice-prcsid. nj. ED
! MuND &. PEClllN. Roanoke. Va. /:
manages, fl. {. BAKER, Max Meadows.
Va.