The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12

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mills, and an extensive overall factory,
all OF which are constantly worked to
their full capacity FL {55s5 }f3, III n 85t'
It's hotel accommodations are ample
there being already four or five hotels
5thatiare conducted here. and a new hotel
tho Virginia, which Will be the largest
of any Of them, Is soon to be opened
~ Two Of the leading public 8institu-a
stionss of the State are located hefe-the
Western state Hospital, which Is tho
largest OF the hospitals for the white in-
sane Sin the State, and the Virginia
School for tlle Deaf Dumb and Blind
both Of which are provided with build
1ngs Of the most suitable character md
are conducted by their superintendents
with great ability and success. j8 !33
Within the past four years the county
OF Augusta of which Staunton Is the
county seat. has built In Staunton q new
courthouse, which for its accom1nodn-8
tions, arrangement and general facilities
for the purpose for which 1t, Is Int ended.
Is not surpassed by any other courthouse
in Virginia, and eqlallcd by very few. It'll
This year the Is Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad has completed. at q cost Of over
| $GO 900, a very handsome depot.ES Staun-
ton 1s n distributing point, in the Valley,
not only for great quantities Of freight
that are carried by the railroads coming
into tho town, but also for travellers who
are either on business or seeking pleas
,lre; and It is said t1lut a larger number
of tickets are sold at the Chesapeake &
Ohio depot here than at almost any
other on the line Of the road from Cin-
cinnnti to Richmond. In addition to the
Chesapeake {; Ohio Railroad, the Valley
branch of tho Baltimore & Ohio also
comes Into the town. and ten miles away
Mt Basic City Is the Shenandoah Valley
branch Of the Norfolk & Western. 55 q
Good Roads Help.
A fact which has conducted very much
to the prosperity Of the town is the
good roads In Augusta county that lend
into It, The Valley Pike, running FROM
Staunton to Harpers Ferry, is perhaps
the best road Of Its kind In Virginia; and
the county has macadanlized d about
twelve miles OF road running from Sta,tn-
ton to the prosperous village of NGiddle-.
brook. "A feature OF Augusta county Is
It's largo number Of iron bridges cross
Ing tho various streams thnt water the
there being In all, some twenty-four to
twenty-five Of these bridges. which have
been built Mt considerable cost. a6 3iS
The county's prosperity which cons
tributes 80 much to the prosperity Of tho
town, Is Unusual. 1t owes no debt OF
any kind; Its roads ana bridges. as stated,
arc OF the best; and Its public school
system is well managed and prosperous,
and all tho people tako a great interest
in It. In the county itself are quite q
number of manufactures OF various kinds.
Its flour mills produce more flour than
those Of any other county in the state.
except EIenrico; and among it's prosperous
enterprises may be mentioned the great
Portland Cement Works. near Craigs-
Vile, In the western part OF tho county,
which is said to be the largest OF Its
kind In the South, and about which has
grown up quito considerable town,
known as Fordwick, This plant employs
between 1900 and Zoo nen ana Is a
busy scene OF industry, II
Stnunton has four banks--threo nation
nj hanks and one State bank--wth de-
posits that aggregate somewhere in tho
netghborhood OF l200000O: and there is
also flourlshing bank at Waynesboro,
twelve miles away, and another bnnk at
Weyer's Cave, In the northern part Of
the county.
The yalue of the real estate In tho city
OF Stanton In 1905 was sass. osa which
has doubtless substantially Increased In
tho past year, although the figures are
| not accessible. The value of personal
property In Htaunton for 1905 was 81, 200,-
| 749. The city tax on real estate for that
year WAS $3l.8S2,01. and tho city tax on
personal property was S16, 29l1.
stnunton has paid tire department,