Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04
Norton.
A Prosperous Young
Cities Enterprise.

Only few years ago, the site Of the
present, growing young town OF Norton
was a forest OF swamps and bogs,
known as Princess Flats" inhabited
chiefly by wild beasts, with here and
there log cabin and a lonely settler.
To day, 1t is fiourishing town OF per-
haps twenty-five hundred population,
and growing rapidly. with n well or
ganized town government, water sup
ply, schools, churches, etc and as
progressive, intelligent citizenship as
can be found in any community. A
brief statement of the present condi
ton may not be uninteresting.
After the completion Of the Cllnch
Valley Division of the n. & w, and
the l.. & N, which have their termini
there, which was in the year 1891, the
town built up rapidly for while, and
then there came a slump and like
many another boom towns, Norton
crested" far a while. but with return
ing prosperity took on new life, and has
been "booming," with healthy growth
ever since.
The Norton Land and Improvement
Company bought the present site OF
the town from Patrick Hagan, we be-
lieve, for about $4,000 per acre as well
as large boundaries OF land adjoining,
and large boundaries OF valuable coal
lands were soon purchased and opened
up in the vicinity, and the town started
out at steady pace toward the goal of
city proportions. A fine start has been
made. Houses are in demand. Lots
are selling daily mt good prices. New
buildings, Of all kinds are going up, and
"every prospect pleases."
A cursory glance and few inquiries
shows up fine lot OF business houses,
etc, a few if which are as follows:
| Wholesale HOUSES.
Thomas, Andrews and Co., Whole
sale Grocers. Capital stock, 100000. =
90. L. l.. Dameron, Manager.
Norton Grocery Co. Capital stock.
S5O,000.0O. Judge ID. L. Johnson,
President, J. F. Surface, Manager.
Norton Hardware Co. ]. r. McNutt,
President, Manager, J. r. Goad.
Standard Oil Co. III. H. Casper, Man
ager.
Armor Packing Co. C. Walter Steele
Manager.
! RETAIL HOUSES.
Hall and Hall, General Merchandise;
l. kaufman, Clothing; Thompson
Grocery Co.; A Flanary and Co., large
dry goods merchants f. G.. Browning,
dry goods; W. l.. Barker and Co.; j.
Cohen and Co; II. M. Taylor and Co;
A. M. Wilson and Mrs. S. S. Richmond.
The Whitehead Drug Company is do
ing fine business. DIR. Whitehead. n
large hearted Kentuckian, is popular
and progressive citizen. A good meat
market is run by n. V. Robertson and
Co. I'll. o. Ballou is the town jeweller.
There are two barber shops. J. ID. Nc
Colgan conducts n popular restaurant,
thou gh crowded for room.
There are three good hotels, viz:
The StCharles, Lindsey Hotel, and
Mountain View, the latter the oldest in
town and beautifully located.
The StCharles is new hot,l, owned
by Mrs. E. j. Lindsey, so well known
in hotel circles. This popular hotel
changed hands the first of the present
month, Mrs. Lindsey retiring for rest
and recuperation.
There are two livery stables, Messrs
John Dixon and b. p. Herndon, pro
prietors, respectively.
OTHER COMPANIES.
the Chicago House Furnishing
Company has a large and beautiful
stock Of goods here.
Inc norton manufacturing Co., will
L. NJ Pepper, manager, makes mat
tresses, etc.
| There is brick company in success
full operation.
The Norton Coal Company, presi
dent W. J. Willetts, E. H. Henderson
secretary, employs about 500 men, an,
are getting out good coal.
The Middle Norton Coal Co., is op
Grated by Messrs Esser and Taylor.
LAWYERS.
The Norton Bar is composed OF
first class company of lawyers. Messr
A. N. Kilgore, A. G.. Parsons and J. T
Alley, look closely after the legal in
tersts of the citizens of Norton, and a
have a lucrative practice.