Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-01-11
W AY N ESB 0 R 0.
Its Increase In Population and
Material Growth.
A Review of its Industries---Its
Educational Institutions - Its
Expanding Trade---Its New
Buildings Its Large Stores, Etc.

WaynesborO, Jan. 10.-For the pas
three months as my journeyings to an
fro have led me through this busy an
happy community, / have promise
myself and the thousands of SPECTL
TOR readers some account Of what
going GU in this Industrious and thri
ty community. l was surprised at th
volume of business handled here as
think any one else would be who tror
bles to investigate.
Undoubtedly the last twelve month
have been Waynesboro's busiest, hes
year, and she starts upon the ne,
year and the new century with pro.
poets that quicken the pulse and stin
ulrte the energy in every line of trade
With the advent of banking facilitie
came also the expanding of trade tina
such advantages usually encourge
With her big stove works, her fiourin
mills, her wood working industries
her large stores, her excellent educa
tlonal institutions, electric plant
water works, and public schools tn
town has forged ahead in materia
prosperity as few others in tho Vale,
have done. During the last decade
from 1890 to 1900, the population ha
increased A per cent. This is from
statistics that any one can verify
Take a stroll out Wayne Avenue as
have done, and you will nesd no verifica
tion. Nearly every building on Soutl
Wayne and the sloping ground west O
it have been erected in recent years
Many of these are city residences
supplied with water, electric lights
and other modern conveniencss.
Perhaps the surest and quickest in,
dex to town. trade is found in thu
sum total of its average ticket sales
and freight receipts. To this source
of information l therefore went with
some assurance. The ticket sales for
the twin towns-Basic City and Way.
nesboro-avaraging for the past five
monts, is over $4,000 per month, and
The freight of the G. & o. at Waynes-
ooro alone, as 1 get it from Agent
Wallace, is as follows for one month
IS cars hay, straw and feed, II cars
GOAL, 70 cars miscellaneous merchan-
liso. and during the season just closed
5 car loads of fertilizer. With these
igures as basis of commercial fore
asst, my readers my expect big things
n the business of the town itself.
INDUSTRIAL.
At the W. ]. 10th Stove Co. I find
1r. F. Percy 10th, its secretary and
reasurer, up to bis ears in work and
very man of his force on a rush to fill
be orders that are, and have been for
1onths ahead. Though the manufac-
ured product last year was about
0, 900 stoves, they were ali sold and
lany orders turned down that could
OF be filled. To meet this condition
nd expanding trade. the capacity of
ne works are to be doubled; lumber
Dr. the new buildings being already on
ne ground. Fifteen thousand dollars
to be invested this year in new pat
,rns alone, which will call for a more
xpenssve and higher grade of goods.
With this class of goods Mr..
18th expects to compete for trade
the norther market. He is already
cling his new air tight heaters in
pennsylvania, New Hampshire.
laryland and other States North. In
lie South his trade is heavy and ex
ends to Texas. With this year the
ompany starts trade mark line,
nown as the 10th Stoves and Ran
Is, Mr.. w. J. 10th is the president
nd senior member Of the company.
Another industry here that gives EN-.
loyment to many men and whose an
ual business runs away up into the
lousands of dollars, is the manufac
lring firm of lambert Bros, makers
furniture, builders supplies and
ndertakers. They employ about IS
len and are in constant operations:
heir business the past year being the
est in the history of the firm. Their
'ade extends over a wide territory.
he members of the firm are S. H.,
'obt. B. and G. H. Lambert.
The Waynesboro Mills and Elevator
nth daily capacity for $50 barrels has
one big business the past year. The
wner and proprietor Mr.. j. A. Pat
erson informs me that the total pur.
bases of grain and the sale of -four
lst year, together with the bushes.
bis other mill just above the town.
bots up total Of more than $500 0OO..
D. The elevator capacity is SO, 900
ushels, Mr.. A. j. Mclaughlin, man
much experience and thoroughly
ompetsnt In his line is with Mr.. Pat
srson as head miller. Across the
own west from the mill is tho ware
CONS and factory of c. w. Alexander
Bro, manufacturers of furniture.
hey make a speciality of fine work IN
hurch, office and bank furniture,
UGH as desks. counters, show cases. |
ews, etc. l have seen samples of their
york in Stanton, some of it
carved work in hard woods
nd all OF it in the highest degree ex-
client. Today they showed me some
eautiful mantels for the new resi-
sncs of MI. z. &. Vance, cashier of
be South River Bank. G. W. Alexan-
OF is in charge of the business, his
rother, T. w. Alexander in charge of
he factory, and John Holley their s1-
erlsnced finishsr, with them for 20
ears. The product of this industry
nds sale over a wide territory and
many of the fine pieces of work have
ound purchasers in distant states.
In the manufacture of buggies, wag-