The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-24
VIRGINIA'S GREAT RESOURCES
Goshen the Famous City in The Front
Rank Of Developments.
SUBSTANTIAL BASIS FOR PROGRESS
Facts Pure and simple, without Embciiish-
ment and Without Exaegeration--in-
dustrics in Operation.

tions. and Of discovery: and while from every
sacf,on Of orr wonderful country comes ud-
ines of great and important deve'opinen'''
nothing surpasses that Of the progress tl"'
Virginia has made in her recent rapio s'iiuo'
towards industrial perfection.
THy TrMys. recognizing tho superiority Oh
tba resources Of this Commonwealth. has en-
deavored 70 place them before the WORM d.
large without regard 10 tho statements Oh
others. but through a special correspondents
who in visiting the several Localities peIsOnss
ailv records bnt evidences actually present OF
tho immense growth OF comparatively he"-
Nocity perhaps throughout the wide domain
of the Old Dominion has experienced a more
rapid. and yet permanent growth, thah mas
GOSHEN, THE QUEEN CITY
of the Alleehanies / have noticed in, pro,
found astOnishment the recent Wonuelll u,
u5ditions of absolutely material growth, anu
I state simply what actually exists WITHOUT
embellishments of any KIND. SO, III
inst on the brow OF "a rising NIL WHICH
begins immediately at the present passenger
depot is being erected the splendid
PALACE HOTEL.
ALREADY its walls and roof have been COM
pleted and the interior work alone remains
To be finished II is certainly the most OK
QflfSlfe hotel site ana tue UiDSt
building that ! have seen IN the South. IL
contains 1854 rooms. and will have cost sl50,-
600 when It's opening occurs on July ISL. III
"a of the most modern style OF arcnllecJure
with towers. and turrets and gables. and CON
fains all the conveniences which character
se the prominent hotels Of the country
from it's wi0e piazzas. over a DeautIuly
terraced slope. will extend a marble staircase
10 the depot below This marble IS taken
from the auarries at Goshen, and IS of very
desirable quality The company have pur-
chased the Cold Sulphur Springs, and through
glass pipes will have its waters both on
draught and for bathing purposes for guests
Of the hotel. 80
Another hotel is being erected which will
contain forty rooms and will be a very hand
some three-story brick building. The foun-
dations are already laid and the work IS rap
idly progressing.
THE VICTORIA FURNACE.
This furnace has been in operation for ten
wears. and is without question the largest SIN
gle blast furnace in the United States. It's
ores are brought from the adjacent mountain
sides, and its capacity Is 200 tons per day.
The superior quality of its iron is too well es-
tablished for comment.
Within 800 yards of the above furnace, and
with direct trackage from 1t. Is located the
KEYSTONE MACHINE COMPANY.
This company. with its large corps of work
men. is now in full operation They manu-
facture complete line of woodworking ma
chinery. and when ! visited them they were
crowded TO their utmost capacity with orders
already secured
Their pattern-makers have been selected
from the finest skilled mechanics of the North,
and the plant is operated by the most practi-
cal and thorough men in the business. Al
ready the superiority of their work Is being
recognized. and their orders are from some of
the most extensivei firms of the country. IN
whose establishments machinery Of the very
best makes only is permitted.
Immediately adjoining the above works are
those of the
wooDCoCK IRON WORKS COMPANY.
These works are now in full operation.
No company of its kind, certainly IN the
South and possibly III the North. have O bet
Ger or more complete line of patterns than has
this firm they are prepared TO cast anything
from the smallest casting TO weight OF hve
TONS.
In addition to their extensive foundry they
have perfectly equipped machine-shOp. con-
tanning all OF the very latest improvements IN
iron-working machinery and from their
foundry all castings are here planed, worked
OF finished for the various purposes tor which
they were designed. The company have now
on hand sufficient orders to keep them busy
until late in the summer and are running at
the full capacity of the woI. ks.
lHE GOhhfh hOlJlNb-Mllsls
The enormous buildings required for these
mills are already erected. and portion OF the
vast machinery was to-day being unlOaded,
while quantity of it is already in place. The
magnitude of the concern Is hardly realized
even by the citizens of Goshen.
The main building Is 406 feet in length,
with span of 120 feet. and is 200 feet wide.
IL IS known as merchant mil, ana con
tains one engine of 4OO-hOrse power. another
of'3O0-hors power and four smaller engines.
The machinery is of recent conception and
has been selected with view TO its adapta-
bility in making bar, band, guide, skelp and
hoop iron. the last named being suitable
for cotton ties. bucket and barrel hoops. 1t
contains sixteen pudding furnaces and a heat
ing furnace of thirty tons capacity,
This mill will be in full operation by July
Ist The superintendent is Mr. w w. Neve-
gold, of Pennsylvania and the general ar
rangements Of the building and the placing of
the machinery has been under his personal
supervision and control. His reputation is
that of an experienced mechanic and one of
the most thoroughly practical and successful
men in this particular branch of business.
This single plant will require force of 400
men. which will add at reasonable calcula-
ton, at least 1900 inhabitants TO Goshen be-
fore the summer Is ended.
GOSHEN CAR AND RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY.
BY far the most extensive plant which has
district Is the abOVe-named car works.
The foundry, machine shops and wood
mills are now. under roof, the forge shop is
nearly completed, and multitude of work
men are busy on the erection of the other va
Iious buildings necessary for its perfect oper-
alton.
Two erecting shops capable OF containing
fifty-four cars each, have already the frame
work up. and the ground for the pattern
shops brass foundry and steel plant has been
laid of. Two iron transfer-tables, each ~
feet long. will be utilized in the handling of
the cars when finished and in supplying the
material to the different shops.
The foundry has two cupOlas each of twelve
tons per hour capacity, and the iron is carried
by electric trans, overhead system, TO each
floor.
The machine shop is fully supplied with all
the necessary tools for works of this charac-
ter, including hydraulic cranes, and was
equipped at a cost of $4,000.
The forge shop is prepared 10 do all of the
work required of it, even TO the manufacture
of axles. This. however, will be the only
works of the kind in this country, except the
Pullman Company, which makes. its own
axles. This portion Of the plant will cost
$4,000
The wood mill is complete in all of its de-
tails and was perfected at a cost of SS5, 900.
The entire works will require fourteen acres.
under cover. when completed, and eight acres
have been reserved for undergrad The
iumber-oak, ash, poplar and pine-will all
DC cut from the tlmbered lands of Virginia.