The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
Roanoke, Jan. IL"
A CITY IN EMBRYO.
buena Vistn Rapidly Becoming n Manu-
featuring Center.

buena Vista Rapidly Becoming n Manu-
featuring Center.
BUESA VISTA, Jan. 17.-[Speciall-
To one visiting Bucna Vista at inter
walls, tho progress OF the place Is simply
ph mil o. a day lat ly srcnt there
was interesting in the extreme. II O
scores OF handsome, attractive resi-
d. noes, on what was hay field less
than eighteen moLths ago, the imposing
hotel, with it's tighty-three sleepin.
10 ms, on the beautiful site Of the old
hotel. the various industrial establish
mentS w er, ctcd and occupied, the
many substantial brick buildings for
"fiicts and stores. the really attractive
large otlio building OF the Philadel phia
Ihvestm mt Company, the imposing
lurn-ce plant in successful operation.
the great group OF br ok buildings NV
gIing p for the IA IL B iler and Ma
chine works. th~ 81 -tr.c lights scat.
tered everywhere, the long sidinCs filled
with loaded cars, and the general nc.
uvity everywhere visible, combine to
impress the visitor with the conviction
that Burna Vista is beyond the danger
line, ana that her future ~ II great
manufacturing point is now ASSURED.
In management have secured big
point in SECURING the Rairg Company,
from Columbus, Ohio, to transfer its en-
tire plant and business to Bu ma Vista.
WAS told that the buildings and appur-
tenanc =, now Well advanced toward
completion. Will cover over six ucrcs OF
ground, and, with the arrangements,
tpols and uppli ,ncas, will be u perfect
modern establishment.
In sucn close proximity to its supplies
OF pig iron, thus saving freight OH much
OF Its raw material, and having TWO
railroads for reaching u wide market,
prudent and energetic management
must bring Il large SUCCESS.
To accommodate the largely increased
population which this and othen indus
tries have brought, and will bring TO
the town, the various building cJlupan-
les must provide large number Of
houses, and this alone will make tho
JASON very active one Mt Bucna Vista
entirely outside Of more prctentious
buildings.
Tho position of the furnace is n stri,s-
ing one, as il en- bc plainly seen from
every portion OF the town, aud the sight
at nj ent OF the flaming bright nlcr
produces An ell, CT that must he seen
~ be appr, GATED was told that the
furn &C WAS lighted up about the mid
die of Dee mber, and has sinco worked
rs smoothly rs possible. For weeks
past 1t has averaged over one hundred
and ten tons day. Tho day | was
there il gave one hundred and tive tons,
and tho largest day was one hundred
and fifteen tons. Mr.. Richards, the
manager r, said that for furnace of this
size, sixteen feet in diameter and
seventy feet high, this was very salts
f-ctory work, cspe cially in view OF the
Let that he was compelled to uso 4
great deal OF lean ore from where tho
mines were first opened, and that he
was only getting an average OF 40 per
c nt., but that when tho weather got
more settl. 4, and better prepared orc
co lid BE- had he expected to do much
ttcr.
lie He'd my attention to n new plan
for ylng the iron out Of tho cast
house. the first one Of this kind in use.
la avy rail il suspended from the roof,
on wA.ch a small c irriage runs, to which
IL long rod IL ATTACHED carrying an iron
cradle which hangs about eighteen
II oh, 8 above tho sand beds. On this
TWO tons OF iron are piled, and single
man runs 1T over a suspended scale,
that waighs it, and it is then run out on
tho iron yard. As each pig is UNI
loaded it is dropped about two feet,
broken and graded.
With this AZ pliance, two or three men
can readily do the work of tho large
gang ordinarily employed. Tho plan
was devised, he told mt, by Mr.. NJ. IL.
Maury, tho furnace constructive en-
glncer OF tho Virginia Development
Company, and was made by thu Aiueri-
can Bridge Company of Roanoke. If
any one mas day to spare, he cannot
do better than stop over at Buena Vista,
and SEQ f,r himself all that is going on
at this Vigorous place. II does u Viz
ginian good to seq how the old State is
waking up to her new life and possibili-
ties. and what wonderful results arc
being h; through the c)miiaation OF
Soutlerhcrs and Northcrncrs working
heirtiiy and satisfactorily together.
c"posing Legislation.
WAsniSeroS, Jan. III Special -
The Democrats ii the House were evil
nny awaiting The action OF the Senate