The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-12

affording ample transportation facilities
and the benefit of competition freight
and passenger rates. Coal and coke can
be obtained from either the Flat Top or
Connellsville mines in short time and
at low rates of transporta ton, enabling
manufacturers to compete with them of
other valley towns and States.
Charlestown is by no means a dead or
slow town. IT is progressive, but here
tofore the progress made was due solely
to the demands of it's agricultural pa
irons. No other trade was catered to,
hence the growth of the place was not
as rapid as where larger market was
sought and obtained. The streets are
we'll graded and paved and lighted with
far better gas than is used in bustling
Roanoke. There are two banks, one
National with capital of SlOo, 900; a
foundry, three sash, door and blind fac
tories, a trck plant, tanncry, two
grain elevators, two cigar factories,
machine and repair shops and several
other industries in operation, not in
Guiding those established by the Charles
town Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany. The John Stevenson Female
Academy, the Charestown Male Acad
envy and fine graded free schools for
white and colored children are we'll
patronized and will supply the educa-
tional demands OF the towE and section
| for several years TO come.
We have briefly ske tchcd Charlcstown
| before the boom. 1t had naught to be
ashamed of and much to commend. 1t
was Il pretty town. we'll supplied with
water from living springs; the people
more intelligent, refined, hospltablc,
wcll-to-do and happy, and a more de-
lightful place of residence could not be
found in the great valley of which it was
small part. What about "New" Char
| lcStown?
There is only one land company opcr-
ating here, and this We have already
mentioned. 1t is capitalized Mt $500, 900,
and OWNS SIS acres within and adjoining
the town. There is no promoters fund,
and the officers and stockholders stand
upon exactly the same ground. The
company some time since determined to
establish a number of manufacturing in
dustrics before advertising tho lot draw
ing and sale, and it has made gratifying
progress in this direction, as will be seen
in the following paragraphs.
The first industrial plant secured and
erected was the Shenandoah Brass and
, Iron Works. Forty men are at work
with so many orders booked ahead tha
it has been found necessary to increase
the force to 100.
c The buildings Of tho CharlestowI
q Glove Factory, now in course of cree
S ton, are designed to work 100 girls an(
:. women who will earn from S. to 81
g weekly in wages according to speed
\ and skill. Buck, goat, sheep and dol
n skins will be used in the manufacture
II of working and driving gloves. TIL
Y, skins will be bought in tho rough stat
n and finished by process owned by tn
< company and said to be superior to an
lie now employed for that purpose.
a largo thrce-story brick building
80 by 10 feet, with basement, is goin
a up and will be used by company fc
O. the manufacture Of harness of over
Id description. Sixty hands will be en-
by ployed at the start.
Q, BESIDES these, a rim factory whic
IS will furnish material for every kind
tt, vehicle and q WOODEN mill have bee
Or secured, and plant for making roa
nd machines is practically assured.
n The company is preparing for u