Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-25
GEN OF THE VALLEY.
ssrNANooAH, ms stAUrifuL slrua-
TON AND rs IMPROVEMENTS.
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,lsrs n a comprehensive and truthflly
5rs-rptiye distinction was sought after.
,benanloah (old Milnes) IA. indeed. gem
,n beauty and considered from point OF
values.
shoaandoah is situated on the east bank
~ The shenandoah river, in Page county,
ston altitude OF LOO feet above sea-leyel.
I'D is another evidence Of tho prodigality
vtl which nature has bestowed sites for
Industrial towns upon Virginia. IL has
le.n the scat of on iron industry for over
iaf century. aud therefore cannot be
called a new place. But this was all
tha better for Shenandoah. for when the
rlo OF development swept over Virginia IL
wont immediately TO the top wave. 10 had
tlc force 20 get there and keep there.
Around the Gem furnace, with its capa-
...r ~ 5000 tons annually Of high-grade
som. has already accumulated q popula-
ION az ], 800 souls aud from having been
-.ftcr primitive furnace settlement She
nan lnah has grown into q railroad centre,
c,-r,iug with Il the prophecy of a great
Industrial hive within the very near fu-
RAILROAD CENTRE.
Shenandoah Is the terminus Of the Roa-
,,kc diyison and the commencement of
tbo Washington and Maryland division of
tbo Shcnandoah-Yalle branch Of the Nor
trk and Western system. Here are To-
rs.cd he round-house, shops, &C.. of the
/, mpnnv. which employ large number Of
skilled laborcrs. These industries of the
r4Dpanv consist of boilor-sbops, machine
shops Observation-Disclosures and foundry, and
their capacity is soon TO be more than dou-
lied. Here is also 70 be erected new ho-
taI a. o cost of $4,000 and q Queen-Anne
6eD0f of stone and brick, and when il is
mentioned that these will be surpassed in
baauty. convenience, and appointments by
none m the Norfolk and Western system
al las been SAID that is necessary.
MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.
Shenandoah Is in the heart Of one Of the
moved mineral sections of Virginia, the
r-r. Of the Gem furnace being from ho-
mon tho product of which has stood the
highest market test for years. The Fur
mace Company owns $1,000 acres of land IN
lie counties Of Page and Rockingham,
which j. remarkably rich in iron and man.
f.nese ores The West Virginia Central
-s,lrcad projected from Cavedo, w. Va,
f1 Quautlco, viii pass through Shenan-
foqh. giving access 20 immense deposits Of
thcs, minerals in the Aassanuttan range.
ln addition 70 this there are large tracts Of
land IN the immediate vicinity, which con-
tain valuable deposits of lead, copper,
asbestos. states, ochres, and fre-clays.
These deposits are practically limitless.
As result OF the iron development of
She-Eadoah ard the success of the Fur
rsreC Company not only is the furnace be-
i've 1vcrhauled and enlarged TO a capacity
q roo tous-that is. practically being made
"a new iurnRce-but an immense rolling
mill IS being built to handle the furnace
rroluct. and other industries IRE spring.
lac Mp. in short, a new town has been de-
wauded. That demand is being met by
tae shenandoah Land and improvement
Company.
ORGANIZED.
This company was chartered MAY Q,
lsgl less than n year ago. and has all the
privileges usually accorded TO internal i'm
provement companies by the general laws
AZ the State Of Virginia. The capital stock
IS $500. 900, divided into shares of 800
each, full paid and worcestershire, and
tle officers are: President, G. Powell
holland. Shenandoah; Secretary, j.
J.. Wheelright. Shenandoah, and
treasurer. James McCredy. Roanoke.
This company owns seven hundred acres of
land in and adjacent to Shenandoah, which
rs nAguifceutly adapted for dwelling,
business, and manufacturing sites. Every
point on il commands q beautiful view of
the Blue Ridge mountains and the
stretches of fertile valley of the section.
The new town, or rather the addition to
shenandoah, has been laid off 10y corps
q Government engineers. The grading
is Of the most permanent character.
A large reservoir has been con-
tractod for, and will be built at
once. and a complete system OF water
Of pure water for domestic purposes.
abundant water-power is afforded by the
Shenandoah river. The company offer
most liberal terms to manufacturers. and
al manufacturing establishments are ex-
cmpted from municipal taxation for q
period Of FIVE years from the beginning OF
operations.
COOPERATION.
The Shenandoah Land and Improvement
Company, the Shenandoah Furnace Com
pany, and the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. without having formed trust, are
GI working in combination for the build
ing up of Shenandoah. The largest stock
holders of the Furnace Company are
heavily interested in the Improve
p.mes associated with the advance
ment of tho place are the following:
/ J.. Kimball, president; Joseph ii. Sands.
General manager; William G.. Mcdowell,
treasurer M. @. jameson. comptroller and
w. W: Coe, chief engineer OF Norfolk and
surer; d. W. Flickwir, general superln;
tendent, and o. Howard Roger, general
freight and passenger agent Of Shenan-
doah-Yalley railroad; Colonel John Nj.
Robinson. president Seaboard and Roa-
noke railroad; George +. Tyler and
Clarence n. Clarke, bankers, Philadelphia;
". j. Arkell. Judge Publishing Company
Jacob Ii. Schif, banker. ana WlIllam L.
Muller. lawyer, New York; and T.. I: d.
Sands and Linden Kent, lawyers, Washing
The policv of the Norfolk and Western
railroad has ever been recognized as most
progressive and liberal. and this policy mas
been the most important factor among the
many influences which have been at WORK
I'D the development of the wonderful
riches Of the State OF Virginia and OF the
uI-building of Shenandoah.
The Shenandoah Furnace Company ana
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany already paw out $4,000 monthly IN
wages at that point, and when the capacity
a the furnace shall have been enlarged,
the rolling-mill completed, and the rall-
road company's shops extended the amount
LsJursed by these two organizations alone
will, as conservative estimate puts II, ap-
prOximAte 100000 per month.
OTHER INTERESTS.
Tut the above mentioned are not the
ONLY industries here. Two planing-mills
are already in operation, and number OF
other industries are being negotiated TOT
with the certainty of the negotiations ter
uluating fayorRbly. Shenandoah mas
4ft4lN communication Win
cUAI-nsds-the Pocahontas Flat Top uld the
Norfolk and Western route. the New-hlyer
ana Kanawha Ga the Chesapeake and ONO
rystem. and the Cumberland cia the Balti-
more and Ohioroad. Anthracite coal from
t.c Lehch and other Pennsylvanla dis-
t-,c,s can DO delivered CT Shenandoah ior
go per ton.
oTHKR RAW MATERIAL
But the vast mineral deposits accessible
g. Shenandoah only represent q part OF
the raw material that is destined TO make
- great manufacturing town. Inc I'm.
Der section drained by Shenandoah 10 not
only immense in area, but the WOODS are
~ great variety. They embrace OAR
hickory. poplar. chestnut. ash, maple,
walnut. birch, pine, and others. Great
Quantities Of bark are shipped from wlthin
radius Of five miles of the station ana NOT
f4l "a are several of the largest tannerles
d. the country. These conditions point
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