Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
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81 CLIFTON EORGE,#VA-, December OIL
Especial. )-Clifton Forge is situated IN li1e
eastern end Of Allegheny county, ana ttle
last census gives it dncluding the sepa-
rate corporation Of West Cll1tons T OTIS
and s,iburbs) a population of 1900. LIS
surrounded By mountains. whose rugged
scenery IS plainly visible from the streets,
and enjoys the pure mountain air, Wnlcn
Is invigorating and healthful. 4ounLain
solitudes are within easy walking distance
for the lover of sport and nature. game IN
abundance being found In the rivers and
creek. as well as in the heart Of the
adjacent mountains. It's an ideal resort
for the summer visitor to while away his
vacation in fishing, hunting and boating.
Iron. freestone, limestone, lithia, sulphur
and alum waters are near its corporate
limits. The water system of the town is
perfect. 'rhe source Of its supply Is
spring in the mountains three miles dis
tant, which furnishes pure freestone Wa
ter, at a pressure of 145 pounds to the
square inch, dispensing with the need OIL
pumps or steam boilers and furnishing an
ideal protection against fire.
An excellent sewerage system covers the
town and Is constantly being improved
New granolitfic Sidewalks Give miles IN
iength), wel-graded streets and cutters
nave been recently ADDED to the towns
hood of $4,000. which was appropriated
Inv the town council. Bonds for this
amount were issued several months ago.
Three new steel bridges have also been
built within the last two years, at a Cost
of thousands of dollars. The largest spans
Smiths creek, on IiidgeWay street, pc
ing 60 feet wide and 230 feet long. MAIN
Street bridge In 50 feet wide and 10 teet
long The Church Street bridge is smaller
0fh StTllc-
lures.
All lines of trade arc represented by
the merchants, and their large stocks
would do credit to any town Of It's size
in the State. The public school is housed
in a magnificent building and has nine
teachers. including the principal Fro
lessor N Courtice Scott, formerly OF
Richmond 1t has an enrolment OF 5D
pupils. The Clifton Forge Seminary ana
the Allegheny Female Institute are poth
private schools with large attendance
Clifton Forge has eight churches-Cath-
olic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Christian,
Baptist, and Episcopal. Ali have sub
stsntiaI buildings and resident pastors.
!. fraternity man could hardly make his
distress sign without finding a brother
in the numerous lodges of the town Inc
Masons have two lodges and Royal
Arch Chapter. Other organized lodges
are: Odd-Fellows Knights OF Pythlas'
Heptasophs Royal Tribe of Joseph, Mac
cabees. Machinists, Boilermakers and
Helpers. Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers, Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men. Order of Railway Trainmen, order
of Railway Conductors, Order of Hallway
Teiepraphers. and the ladies have nume-
rous auxiliaries to these lodges
The Clifton Forge Rifles, Captain r: Y.
Roberts commanding, has 90 IN NUMBER
and is an organization OF Whlcn our GU
zans are proud The Alpine Band, WITH
% members. is a credit to the town, and
under the dictatorship Of Mr.. J. s. WOOD
OF the Stonewall Band at Staunton, qa"'
Is making rapid progress.
The town officers are as follows: Mayor.
W. F. Tinsley: six councilmen; >. y.
Jordan, clerk; w. r. Duereson, treasurer
w. H. Davis, chief of police. west CHI
ton Forge, though legally a separate cor.
poration, is under the government ~
Mayor II. S. Jones and six counclimen,
Of whom I. P Haloran is clerk ana
treasurer, and is really u residence sec
ton of Clifton Forge proper recent
street improvements greatly beautty thae
section, and when completed Will De IN
keering with the onward march OF the
two towns.
Clifton Forge offers unusual induce
mcnts to man,lfa cturers. 1t is IN the
tr,cts in the South, six large IRON fur-
naces being within a radius OF twenty
miles the most of them being the prop
erty of the Allegheny Ore and Iron COM
many. whose head offices are situateo
here.
Three divisions of the c. & 0. railway
end here This point is the eastern end
of the Huntington division. linen the
road branches here, the Iames-Rlver oil
70 river nv lLVnClDurR
and Gladstone to Richmond. The main
! line passes over the mountains by Staun-
ton Charlottesville and Gordonsvlile 70
Richmond The Washington DIVISION
bran ches off from GordOnsvllle 10 the
matte nal capitol and northern cities. bolii
eastern divisions connect at snort ulS-
tances with the Norfolk and western
| Southern. Seaboard Airline fehhs ~
| vania. and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
wa,y systems. thus making it an unusual-
ly good shipping point.
The telegraph Office here. under TIE
| management OF skillful operators, nan
dies on an average 700 messages per day.
and is the testing office between Ronce-
verte and Charlottesville and Clifton
| Forge and Gladstone The Mutual Tele-
| phone Company has so local phones, ana
| their lines are connected with the eA-
| changes of Staunton, Lexington, Bue1la
VISTA WaTneSDOrO ana OOVlil6loi', 1AiAo
| with all the county lines in this section
| Of the State The Southern Bell Ieie-
| phone Company has a. pay station mere
! from which connection can be MADE VIII
any point in the United States.
| The banking facilities are the best. me
First National Bank of Clifton Forge was
| established last January with $4,000 capl'
| tai. Five of its directors and the casnlei
| have long been residents or the town,
The Clifton Forge Wooden Mills. the
| only textile manufacturing enterprise
| here. is a two-set mill with latest I'M
| proved machinery for the manufacture o.
blankets and mems wear ana does a Sooc
| business, employing score or more me1
| and women. The Clifton Forge Grocery
| Company has been successfully operated
! for the past ten years and Is under the
| efficient management of Captain Johr
/! Donovan The company employs seVera
travelling men and does an extensive
| business.
The Clifton Forge Bottlins Works, thu
| sole agents for bottled Coco Cola IN TINS
| section Of the State, and the AlleghanS
| Bottling Works are two very enterprlslhs
1 establishments in our midst
The Helms & Scruggs' carriage fac
/ tories. makers of fine vehicles, also de
! serve mention. Here many men are EN-
/ ploved and tho work is 1irst-class. Tht
lice plant of Smith & Snead has a, large
/ capacity and furnishes. ice to the con
| sumers in the town and county. The CHI
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