The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-05-21
GORE SPONDENCE
CLIFTON FORGE.
It's Progress and Advantages as No
ticed by a Non PRESIDENT, but FIRE.
Quent Visitor

ticed by a Non Resident. but Ere
quent Visitor
Destr Editor of The V5iyi,tian
sse are all aware OF the fact that residents O
t any sertain locailty, be il country town or city
~ hoe ieaiize, or notice, the changes. SO strik
ihgly or clearly, that faIher time so invar,ah,,
p'iffss upon as. AS one who is onlyss freouent
visitor and observer OF its people anu happen
lhss, whether they be that of aaya,,ee,uen,
U that OF 4 backward movement To q rasidsf,.
uihhSs may seem to be about the same as they
were nahy Years ago. He does not notice Der.
maps, She silsht changes Ito HIM, that the
months and Years bring with them They are
Part ~ Ills every day life and comparative1v
'ihfoticed by him, they pass by without anv
piafkeo erect upon his memory. But let a form
y i7siustu efsFistoi az that same locality re-
t'ifh AFTER years. or, III some cases only months
81 absence and notice what a marked chance
ne sees III the place and its people. 1t is most
likely that many OF the once familiar facas IN
| hnh are to be seen no more the voices that he
USED 10 recognize are heard no more in merry
/ .aushlos Many OF its citizens, DID ana Young
| iitH anu poor nave been called to that silent
| land from whence no traveller has ever RETURNED
| Faces that carried the bloom OF yout,, now
| carry 5he certain and ndelIible marks left nv
rather dime The firm, elastic step has given
""' 70 cie ieepie' toIteflng step aided by a
| staff The bright eyes are dim ana uncertain
the light has gone out of tllen the musical voice
| is cracked and shaky, the black shining hair has
been charged by the frosts of many winters to
! the snowy white locks that nespeak the raw
ages oftne. All is changed to the vi5itor-and
| lie himself is led to see changes within himself
| 1hat he might not have otherwise Seen--Fiur
enough of this. 1t is the object of this arti-
Gle to uwell upon tie changes tIat time has
| wrought upon the people Of your prosperous
| and growing city they have indeed been COM
| paratively few. with the exception of Il wonder
fu Increase in tic population which has been
very rapid. and is oniyn beginning of what may
be fApected in the future. Some few years ago
While on visit to friends aud relatives in the
bid dominion state. passed through your
then small railroad town. or rather village
Tier. III Il few minutes we eoutd have counted
III the buildings to be fonia III Clifton Forge
ana numbered them on our fingers A year or
SO later we again paid visit to the Old Donin-
ion, and ~ we PASSED through your, then SEEM
insls wonderfalIg growing town we niaryeled
at Is rapid growth and prosperous air. Less
Than a year we had the pleasure of dwelling
for short time anong tue genial and clever
people Of your city, ana very rl1fi indeed di-
'vs then think the npbuillius of yoHr beau
tif'tl ana enticing cts. Then fvr tile space of
1855 than year, we were again absent from
tilfton Forge atsd returned Only few days
since, and 10, the change IN tlat short space OF
time Our eyes could naIsly realize ana believe
il was possible We had often read OF te desert
and Tile ss'ostc places being made to blossom
u ti4e rt,ses4ere oar exc. the actual full
htlnieiit OF THAT statement. From a wilderness
beautiful and anternfisng city had grown-ir
seemed mere ike IL fairy tate, but real wool
brick, stone and iren remove ali doubts as to
or being deiu.iea by some manipulation ri the
magic wal.ti- It is an actual living existence
y'oderfili as it MAY seem, ana ullv he ap-
pfeciated hS those lello saw the quiet little
village of few wears Since ana naw see the
city OF Clifton Forge ana understand what has
been required to l;rilis; about Ills truly great
change This wonderful prosperity of the few
months Just passed IS t.oabt due the reali-
zrtinn Of the natural resources to no found in
and near Clifton Forge and tic untiring ana
generous Efforts put ferth by the Clifton Forge
aud 6. q. development companies. These
com paiieS have been fortunate in having at
tiA-4i,. l41,a hI4,..
preheu>ige IDEAS, who realized tie value of
the material resources Of Clifton Forge and
have not been afraid to invest their money ana
time in promoting tie general interests of your
city and her people The city has been beauti-
fed, enterprise and Industries of all kinds have
received all and encouragement from these
companies, and through item, we think Clifton
Forge fiasjCiie right to say shat She bids fair to
2oeoiaie cue 7-Aitooht OF irslhia Through the
t.i'd II feaiea neg q htte) OF the linton
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