The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-11
Max Meadows, Wytha County,
Virginia.

a Perfect Site For Industrial Pur
poses. Seventy miles west Of Roa
nokc, va, twenty-eight miles west of
Radford, Va. and sevcnty-ninc miles
| east OF Bristol. Tenn, on tho linc of tho
| Norfolk and Western railroad--a trunl,
line from New York to New Orleans.
| It's only fifteen miles west OF Pulaski.
| the pointat which theNorthCa Carolina con-
nection leaves the main line to connect
! WIN the Cape Fear and Naukin Valley
railroad. With the completion of this
and the Ironton extension to tbo Ohio
river. both under active construction. n
| great BEE TRUNK LINE from CHICAGO to
the SOUTH ATLANTIC s,EABoARD 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 PoCAnoNrAs
FLAT TOP Coal Fields, although the
present distance by rail is lO3 miles.
1T is surrounded by iron ore properties.
ana 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 yir-
glnia, the altitude OF Max Meadows is
lob FEET ABovE TiDEwATEK. The
| climatic Is perfect, the scenery superb,
and the district has been noted for
years Tor the richness and fertility of
It's soil, and the excellence OF it's FINE
cattle and sheep
One of the largest and most thor
oughly equipped BLAST FURNA cEs in the
south IS rapidly approaching compile
tlon; ROLLING MILL and HORSE shoe
factory Is under con tract, and favora BILE
negotiations Tor other industries are
pending. BY recent DEVELOPMENTS
aDlc at TINS point at low cost Every
possible variety OF iron, either red
snort, neutral, or cold short can he
produced at will.
proper admixture OF ores will Give
CHEAP IRON that cannot be cXcrlled in
any portion of the world for SMALL. CAST
iNGs, ana especially SHELF HARDWARE.
being as FLUID rs .satcr. and TENAcJoIrs
ana STRONG 10y reason of the conner in
the red short ore. There are IL number
OF CHARCOAL FURNACES in the vicinity
giving chilling and malleablc irons. TO
responsible parties disposed towards tho
establishment of indcpcnd, M
branches of any industrial works In
IRON, STEEL, WOOD WORKING, COTTON.
WOODEN, or in GENERAL LINES. ADu,n,
ABLE SITES WILL. BE GIVEN, fronting on
both railroad and water, and hearth cn-
operation assured.
Reed Creek, one of the boldcst stroamr
in Southwest Virginia, flows through
the town, furnishing ample water sun-
plies for drinking, manufacturing and
drainage purposes.
Extensive WATER WORKS are now be-
ing constructed; a LARGE MoDEpN
HOTEL will be opened in December: the
stree is are being graded and macadam-
lzed, and an ELECTRIC PLANT will he
established at an early day. Between
40 and 80 buildings have been erected
during the last few months, and large.
number arc now under contract and
construction.
The company is particularly desiro,w
OF having located FtgsT-CLAss Ma
CHINE BRICK YARD. Aside from n yory
heavy local demand, it is good shin.
ping point for outside places.
careful personal examination viii
convince any impartial observer that
there is NO POINT, not merely in The
SOUTH. hutin ANY rARr OF vln co;iSrn,
that Offers greater business indncamontr,
IN legitimate way. No boom is looked
ior' put simply steady and profitable
development. Correspondence solicited
president. CLARENCE NJ. CLARK
philadelphia. Pa; vicc-prcsidcnt. I'D.
MuND {. PEClIlN. Roanoke. Va
manager, II. c. BAKER, Max Meadowx.