The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-19

the representations. &C.. contained III us
,,roerectus maps. &C., exhibits OF "hlC"
were filed with the bill, and that '.lo
.oent of the defendant company WHO
cold tho lois 10 the complainant had Tue
advertisement and map EXHIBIT - ih
his possession al the time the sdle 3"
c0nplainant was made, and was au'n'-
rized 10 make the representations lll'l'
I'm contained. Exhibit 4 was an auF'l-
usement of private sale OF the deieha-
ant company's lots 10 take place July
IT,. 1890. at an average price OF $40 per
lot. wuch appeared inst in the Richmond
Dispatch. July 9Th. $500. Exhibit d was
a map OF the town OF lvanhoe as lald
out showing large reservations Tor manu-
featuring and mining purposes, large
park. extensive hotel grounds. depots,
railroad lines, furnaces. numerous streets
and avenues and a. great number OF
dwelling and business lots. the lots for
dwellings having only "a front of % feet
with a depth of from 300 10 $50 feet
Tho heading of the Advertisement "EN-
hibit G." represented Iyanhoe as being
az the junction Of the y. G. extension
and Cripple Creek extension OF the y. 81
W railroad. and claimed it 90 De great
railroad junction ln the heart or the
greatest mining district n Southwest
virginia. auc among statements made in
the advertisement IL was presented that
there were immense limestone qu1rries
already being operated within tho town;
that the New River Mineral Company
was already operating one furnace. while
.he Ivanhoe Iron Company, under the
presidency Of John l.. Mott OF the Mott
Haven Iron Works Of New York, had
been ORGANIZED for the purpose N erect
Ing another furnace % large capacity
that the New River Mineral Company ad-
Joining me town was operating eight
extensive mines. giving employment 20
large number NJ men, that the lvanhoe
Zinc Company with q capital or <NiOO.
had purchased immense deposits OF zinc
ores 40 or near IvanhOe which they were
developing and would soon erect several
large furnaces. that Ivanhoe. being the
only cly on tho south connection or the
n. 81 ". r.. r. with G.. J.. e y. Y. X. IN
North Carolina had become the great
distributing point for the immense ore
fields and agricultural and timber dis
tricts In Southwest Virginia and Western
North Carolina: that situated in the
Mist of great wool growing district
and within q short haul - the Southern
cotton fields. no place On virginia pos
sossed greater advantages f0r woollen
and cotton mills than Ivlnhoo. and that
through its connection with steamship
lines. the l.. & ~ r. r.. the Shenandoah
v r. R.. tho @. p. & Y. V r. r.. and
IT'S outlet on tho Ohio river the y. & w
2. r. places lvanhoc I'm direct communi-
cation with an tho great markets n Che
North, South. East and West.
The opinion holds that instead Of Ivan
hoe being ~ tho junction ~ the cripple
Creek extension and the North Carolina
extension ~ tho Norfolk and western
railroad CONNECTING with tho cane rear
and Yadkn Valley railroad in Norm
Carolina The evidence ie conclusive ih"t
This reprcs nlation had no foundation Ut
fact ms tho Crinulo Greek extension OF
the Norfolk and Western railroad was
not I'm existence then or since. ah' 'h"'
the Norfolk AVID Western railroad 'N-
tension CONNECTING with the Cane wear
and Yadkin Valley railroad ODD No''u
Caroline was NOT then and never mas
been completed nor was it1 corn''Non
ever assured. and that Tvanhoe was pm
fac, hut village nc q station %" lil'
Norfolk ana Western railroad. WIN on.N
a few miles ~ fhis branch unoFT '"-
struct'on or CONNECTED south m lvahhoe.
1T i'ANI''" '''IlNH iNNf I'I"
that tho Immense limestone on0fr'e7 I'.-
re=er'od 10 hn alrrn1v i0 onor't'o''
the town wora rroro temporary ana
oncrated chio9v 10 eun'v limestone lnr
tho rso ~ mo furnace Of tho New t'N'r
MINING Comnanv. that instead Of work
inc eight extensive mines the New kl''r
Mining COMPANY were not ~ that tme
ouerating over hair that number. '""e
tho lvanhoe Iron COMPANY was o,l
myth. as such "a COMPANY had never ne'n
organized or chartered: that the lytnno"
Zinc Company with capital of >f"V''
n IL ever eyisted-even IN contempla Ilon-
had not dollar NJ subscribed "anitai ana
never had purchased n foot of lana n-
deposit OF zinc ore NJ or near lvahnoe'
etc. etc.
The oninion ther rolfs 'ha' y - m,
only 20 he irfn~red f-or, the oN7rH"''r IT
tho renresentatiors - tNn co7'r'nV ar0
tho manner IN which th"v woTe ma
that the complainant was induced nv
them 10 make his purchase Of the seven
lots at Ivanhoe at an average price OF