The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01
rr11sKrs SrLTNDID OUTLOOK
r,n. Cattle Sales aud Good Crops nave
Made Money Plentiful

Made Money premium
PULASKI. VA. Dec. 3l.-Sp eScal.ii,,,,oro'is
Task! and vicinity have hau q" = G,isiuess
YEAR I'M 1871. All branches Oh 20 i'm
80 bent up well. with prospect oil I'M
prOycment in lS'S. .u,. .-,od and
Cropg have been UNUSUAL! 49, ha,,e
have brought good prices. Oatle nd
been higher than LOT m4Iy 'rD,,suaiiv
shipments OF them have Decl uIlu.''t. 20
iaTp" especially the direct shipments ~
large wheat crop was raised, bilns--
ing a good price. and a large on 4.to-
last fan and Is looking wen. me wiz ~.
SO for has been mild ana stocA 10 ~
Tviaskl merchants have done COCO
business. principally for cash. anu Ia IA
made very few bad bils. ln mr. c.
becn fewer failures than ever DeioIc. 80
erai enterprising houses have been d,ego,-H
IN Tho list Of merchants during loJ''
Christmas sales have been eNceHeht. go,
The Standard oil COMPANY nds pu LEI ~
two Immense oil tanks In the town WllIi5i
I'm the last few months. making Fuiashl
a distributing point for their oH,
NEW TELEPHONE LINES.
Tho pulaski Telephone and Telegraph
Cornpanv has erected q first-cla = system
Of telephones throughout the FOWL .oH.
Meeting with various points trluu.aIl ~ ~
Pulaski especially with the New hlVeF
mines. and Il Is expected 10 extend these
connections greatly I'm lSlS. inls iele-
phone connection has given new ltn-
pctus to business. our two banks nave
nrospered and done large business j"
1897. 49,.
All Of our furnaces and factories have
done n frst-class business IN 1871.
The zinc furnace has done its usual ana
profitable business. mining zinc ores ahu
manufacturing the best spelter IN lHe
world It's furnaces are located IN fulashl
ond IT'S mines on New rTver. on the North
Carolina extension Of the n. x W. rail-
IKDN FURNACES.
me Pulaski iron furnace. or Whlch
Iohn w. EckuaNhas been since its erec-
ton some ten years ago me oihclent
general superirtcndCnt has It's furnace
mere ma SIS own ore ana coal mine. pm
various places iu west virginia ana H'
Virginia near pulaski has mad a me
wear. running day and mght ar us
fufI cauacttv. the furnace being n Il' ION
frn1re and has sold its output before
mode nd now has large orders "htdu'
inc same rs true OF the Dora ron I'l
14rc. founded here during the collapse OF
fra boom rs lN ton furnace mas peel
improved and so sNliiully handed lhat
n.r averaged Caflv more than l0 tons
ur irnu and coat mines IN West VIZ
..... rrd eolthy cst Virginia nave pee"
~ ENLARGED 'n ~. -,., -. ,.,co
.u. Nll.. Foundry Company dld laihe
....fr.. l.rure Hl nut during '' 10 qua
-, "a. ..rnDfv and force. and now
49,. r..H nre,r business. having or
g.rs ,n..H ~ mont on n1I,' ,,,-,-
T.t.. I..f.-I-. ef- W. 900 F0unOfy 'oin.
lu' ''' |r r. nv Iunsh ana
Nlhl if nH. 0Dnr n nne nusl-
Ii. r.t..H fI...H .inf.
NfuTING ANlI H..> l''.',,i. .,
Tha pulaski N'H.T '..... i,
Company h1H D.rr .rIu.ry
go. and viii 'u 900
ana extend itf trade N.... Gid.
The new Clurt-hou|n I.'' ~. I.t.
ie6ed early .u 1875. auN 'I sd I..
beeu held iu 30 since. DIT &.Irrf
largest. most elegant 1nl ...
court-houscs 10 Nirllh.o. ''' '.'
ia the Town and county
NJ Gardner law office hIlIIlnr
been completed. II Be- a. h1nlH0iI
ing with two large store rooms
and ten handsome law Ounces 'u.'
adioins the courthouse sl,aI, -. I'd.
Saoond street Immediately ofror IN.
streat me foundations for i've large '"'
sto.,. buildings have been laid. Ih'tf hi'
for stores a printing office and genera
offices. They will Doe completed lh l"'
DR. Cbaffn has nearly completed biz
1oroe handsome two-st0rV building 'h
Commerce avenue an which he ana DINERS
will have their offices. .,. 49,.
a number Of handsome residences INV,
been built I'm 1897. among them those OF
Or. Holmes ard rev w w. Smith.
ORE MINING.
There IS considerable activity IN iron
ore mining On New River in the vicinity
Of Pulaski
Robinson & Co. are building several
miles Of railroad 10 their mines near CAR
ters Ferry on New River. and the krlse
Iron Company is making extensive prep
arations for mining near Barren Springs
on New River L. 5. Calfee has developed
"a ine vein of coal one mile south OF
Pulaski on Diapers Mountain, while
Wardens coal mine three miles north OF
Pulaski on tho Altoona railroad is fur
nshing excellent coal 10 citizens or the
town. The streets and bridges in Pulas-
XII have been improved I'm 1897.
The Pulaski Public School has had IFS
force and efficiency increased during 1897
II has q distinguished william and Mary
graduate Professor G. VI. Smith. 40 its
head. with seven lady assistants, all
graduates Of the Farmvile State Normal
school. The attendance is good. Mrs.
Savers and Mrs Meyers have each
good private school. these ladies being
experienced teachers and normal grad-
yates.
Good order has PREVAILED I'm the town.
there not being single arrest during
the Christmas HOLIDAYS Christmas being
celebrated iovously but orderly Health
has been excellent I'm 1897.
\ tone az confidence nervades our town
and its citizens who look forward 10 "a
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