The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-18
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, "The Queen City of
the Southwest" in One Year.

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of it's
kind in Virginia, had it's first sale Of lots
December H. 1889. Since that time the
growth of Salem has been marvellous
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; the population nearly doubled,
and the business of the postoffice and
telegraph Office increased 500 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories in 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 rolling mill from Cincin-
natl, the Clean Speed Cart Works from
Clean, N. Y, and wire nail works from
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations are in progress for adj
ditional plants to employ large num-
Der of hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
$4,000, 900, have voted liberal sums
for new industries. A wooden
mill (nearly 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 its growth into
largo iron, steel and general manufac-
turing and commercial city Salem and
Roanoke, now rapidly growing together,
are destined to. be the great industrial
center of Virginia.
The proximity of the great Flat Top
coal fields, the cheapness of the famous
Pocahontas coal and coke, the abundant
supply of iron ore, timber, and other
raw materials, make Salem an adyan-
tageous point for manufactures.
Salem is the most attractive town in
Virginia; and it may we'll be proud of
its SUI passingly beautiful location, it's
healthful climate, it's refined society, it's
fine churches, its excellent schools, and
of Roanoke College. one of the leading
institutions in Virginia. Attractive as
place of residence, it now offers un-
usual advantages for manufacturing and
general business. No other town in
Virginia has ever cqualled Salem's
record of progress for the last twelve
msnths. The stage of experiment is
passed, and Salem is now firmly estab-
lished on solid industrial basis.
The property of tho Salem Improve
ment Company adjoins the old town and
is surrounded by the lands of other
strong companies. Being inside prop
crty, it will continue to increase in
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 the town system of water
works extended through it. On College
avenue, which has been well graded and
macadamizcd at cost of $4,000, 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 $685.
900, exclusive of the land or furniture,
is under roof, the Improvement Com
pany's bank and Office building-5O by
80 feet, three stories-is nearly ready
for occupancy, and number of large
business houses have been built and
others arc in course of erection.
This avenue is sure to become one
of tho 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 80 pages, map and
further information will be furnished
by j. w. ALLEMONG, President,
Salem, Va.