The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
Max Meadows, Wythe County
virginia.

Perfect Site For Industrial rurE
poses. Scventy-twO miles west of RoaE
nok". Va. twcnty-eigbt miles west Oh
Radford, Va. and seventy nine mileH
east OF Bristol. Tenn, OH the line of the[
Norfolk and Western railroad-a trunE
line from New York to New Orleans.
1t is only fifteen miles west Of pnlaskiE
the pointa which the NorthC Carolina conf
nj ction leaves the main line TO conncc,E
with the Cape Fear and Yadkin ValleyE
railroad. With the completion of thiss
and the lronton extension to the Ohio9
river. both under active construction, al
great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO toE
tho SOUTH ATLANTIC SEABoARD will bel
opened, giving ample facilities forb
reaching the largest and rapidly WIDEN
ing markets.
Max Meadows is only forty miles i'll
an air line from the GREET PocAHoNrAsf
FLAT Tor COAL FIELDS, although thes
present distance by rail is 100 miles.
1t is surrounded by iron ore properties,
and there is no point in Virginia thasI
has cheaper and more regular suppliesI
OF COAL. COKE, and IRON ORE
Although in the great Valley of Virl
ginia, the altitude Of Max Meadows isl
2.0l5 FEET ABOVE TIDEwATER. Thel
climate tx perfect, the scenery superb,
and the district has been noted f0rI
years Tor the richness and fertility OIL
It's soil. and the excellence of its FINE
cattle and sheep
One of the largest and most thor
ouGhly equipped BLAST FURNACES In the
South is rapidly approaching compile
ton; q ROLLING MILL. and HORSE shoe
factory is under contract, and favorable
negotiations for other industries are
npnH RV Mt a
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 Gan I'D
produced at will.
a proper admixtnre OF ores will give
CHEAP IRON that cannot be excellcd in
any portion of the world for SMALL CAST
INGs, and espt cially SHELF HARDWARE,
being as FLUID as water, and TENACIOUS
and STRONG by reason OF the copper In
the red short ore. There are a. number
OF CHARCOAL. FURNACES in tho vicirity
giving chilling and malleable irons. To
responsible parties disposed towards the
esta blishment of independent or
branches of any industrial works in
IRON. STEEL, WOOD WORKING, COTTON,
w0oLEE. or in GENERAL. LINES. ADMIR-
ARI.E SITES WILL. BE GIVEN, fronting ON
both railroad and water, and hearty COZ
OPP ration assured.
Res d Creek, one OF the boldest atreams
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town. furnishing ample water sup
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive wATsK WORKS are now be-
ing cunStrrCt d; LARGE MODERN
HOTEL will be opened in - c.mbrr: the
stree Is are b ing graded and macadam-
IL, Il. and an ELECTRIC PLANT will bq
cstablishtd at an early day. Between
40 and 30 buildings have been ere ted
during the last few months. and a large,
number arc now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly DESTROYS
of having Heated u FIRsT-CI.Ass MAJ
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from very
heavy !. cal Demand it is a good ship
| ping point for outside places.
a circfnl personal examination will
convince any impartial observer thaS
there is No POINT, not merely in the
| SOUTH. hut in ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY
that offers Tr"at business Undue mrnts
in legitimate way. No boom is looked
FOR but simply steady and profitable
development. Correspondence sol oitcd,
President CLARENCE NJ. CLARK,
Philadelphia. Pa: vioe-prcsid, mt. ED
! MVND c. PECIIIN. Roanoke. Va;
manager. Ii. c. BAKER, Max Meadows
Va