The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-14
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

A carload of iron ties was received
Tuesday from the American Bridge
Company at Roanoke for use in the
bridge to be placed over Peak Creek, on
Washington avenue, by the Pulaski
Land and Improvement Company. Work
on the structure will not be commenced
until all the needed material is on the
ground.
The Richmond Chamber OF Commerce
has elected Mayor Ellyson and Col. A.
). Buford delegates to the convention
to be held at Pulaski July Is, to take
steps to have Virginia represented at
the Worlds Columbian Fair.
The stockmen of Tazewell have CON-
menced the shipment of lambs. About
300 were shipped from Tazewell station
last week by Messrs. Crockett Il Moss,
which averaved over seventy pounds.
This is considered good weight fer the
season.
Armour & Co., CT Chicogo, the largest
meat packers in the world, have ar
ranged with tho Graham Ice Company
to refrlgerate all their cars of meats at
this point which will be shipped over
the Clinch Valley and Ohio extensions
for Eastern, Southern and foreign
markets.
a charter has been granted in the Cir
cunt Court at Staunton to the Basic CITY
Development Company. The principal
Office OF the company is at Basic City,
va. w. 5. Gooch, OF Roanoke, is presi-
dent, and w. w. Sproul, of Basic City,
secretary. The authorized capital stock
OF the concern is net less than s.. OCO nor
more than 100000.
The Abingdon Pipe factory will be in
operation within tho next two weeks.
1t Will be an important factor among the
industries OF the town, and will employ
number of hands.
AT the annual meet Of the Harrison
burg Land and Improvement Company,
held May IS, the following financial
statement was made: Assets, $685.
427.52; liabilities. Sl65, O56 43; showing a
surplus OF Sl03.37l.OS The resources
include loans to industries located at
iiarrlsonburg which are secured by
liens on the plant and equipment.
There are also included asa lots valued
at $500 each. Among the industries now
secured for lIarrisonburg, some OF
which are in operation arc: A pottery
for the manufacture of fine pottery ware,
majolica, Rockingham, ETC. Thcre is
also pottery for the manufacture of
the coarser grades. A shoe factory is
now turning out about 500 pairs of shoes
per day. A shovel and spade factory is
being established. the building for which
is completed and tho machinery in
place.
Mr.. II. Il. Shunlebcrger, yho has
chargc OF the building of thirty seven
houses in North Blueield, reports the
outside work as being nearly completed
ana some OF them now ready for Cccu-
pancy This month will see them all
finished.
Mr.. j. p. Welsh shipped on Tuesday
to tho New York market n car load ~
$50 lambs, for which he paid Roc kbridgc
farmers the sum of 81, 100. From u. 600
to 20, 600 lambs will be shipped from the
county in the next few weeks. There
are besides quite number consumed
mere Five years ago scarce car load
was shipped. The farmers of Rock.
bridge evidently find the raising of
sheep very profitable .-Rockbridgc
| News.
The Rockbridge Company has turned
over to the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company it's right of way
through Glenwood, and they will CON
meet with the Arnold Valley branch at
once. Negotiations are pending for
large quantities of iron ore for Roanoke
anu oIuer furnaces, as we'll as lOOking
to the development of the cement and
sandstone, which will afford valuable
freight aflic.
Twenty-Five carloads of machinery
for the Boston Tin Mines Company, near
Nesuvius, has been delivered
The roof is being put on the building
Of The Franklin Brass Company at
buchanan. Every effort is being made to
complete the structure by the time set
forth in tho contract. The engine room
is being prepared for the reception of
the engine, which is already on the
grounds, us stated previously Work
upon the interior will shortly begin.
Work is also being continued upon the
office building.
The foundation work for the Smith Il
Briggs BRASS Company, makers of
plumber supplies at buchanan, has be-
gun and is being pushed rapidly by the
contractors, Hoover Hughes Il Co., of
| littsburg, Pa, also contractors for the
berkeley Arms Hotel Considerable
lumber is on tho ground and il fair
weather is had there will be no difficulty
experienced of completing the work in
contract time
For Another Military Company,
a movement is on foot To orranizo n